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Man, thanks for the great review and info. I love that it could be argued that this movie is targeted at social workers and teachers who practice LaME. On a side-note: I hope to have that indexing turned around in 36 hours at the latest. Lots going on tomorrow. Moving furniture for wood floor dude Grandma hired for us (Christmas gift). […]
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This is an October 2009 RANT…tapping into the Frustrated White Man gimmick…little Michael Savage New Yawk sometimes…What happens when you can’t get a TalkShoe Podcast recorded after 10 times? You get the 11th time! Pure insanity.
Damian Hospital covers: TalkShoe sucks, microphones suck, highways suck, Florida traffics, South Florida drivers, dysfunctional families, and the most memorable constipation method of all time. Gotta listen to it all the way to the end.
If the above Shockwave button doesn’t work, here is the direct sound file: DailySkew Podcast.
With the bourgeois flying to Copenhagen and driving their limousines to discuss the future of the United States converting the world to being carbon neutral at the tax payer’s expense, ladies and gentleman, Mr. Al Gore:
One thin September soon A floating continent disappears In midnight sun
Vapors rise as Fever settles on an acid sea
Snow glides from the mountain Ice fathers floods for a season A hard rain comes quickly
Then dirt is parched Kindling is placed in the forest For the lightning’s celebration
The shepherd cries The hour of choosing has arrived Here are your tools
Thanks, Al Gore. Your poetry reads like a Dark-Truths.com parody.
As the late Michael Crichton had demonstrated: being Green is a business. And even today with the Global Warming Hoax revealed, legislation, tax benefits, and corporate “initiatives” have already gone into motion and will continue to dominate our lives.
We live in a world where THEY created terms like “carbon footprints” and “carbon neutral”. THEY make you feel guilty for using a computer or burping. Meanwhile THEY practice “do as I say, not as I do”.
At first I imagine corrupt multi-billion dollar corporations hated the Green movement because of the regulations and costs, but thanks to tax breaks and the benefits of saying “Our company is carbon neutral” or “Our company is green”, even the most devious corporations get defended by THEM for complying with carbon neutral protocols. “Yeah sure Company X may have exploited child labor in India and defrauded shareholders, but they have a low carbon footprint.”
We’ve already seen government bids incorporating Green standards. The special interest groups have won, even with the Global Warming Hoax, because the machine had already started.
Now, me, I’m a tree-huger and vegetarian, but I never agreed with the stats behind global warming or the world governments getting involved to force Green.
Generation Y and Generation Z are taught about carbon neutrality and global warming as an accepted fact in school.
With the clay feet of golf icon Tiger Woods finally showing, I think it’s time for me to deconstruct golf as a sport and a money-maker. The thing that set me off this morning was the news that Tiger Woods has canceled his interviews with police (FHP- Florida Highway Patrol) who want to investigate the 911 call, car accident, and scratches on his face. Must be wonderful to be so rich and famous that you can “cancel police interviews” and just post cryptic messages from your website. (This confirms that Tiger Woods is indeed an Enneagram Type 9).
I mean, can you imagine Tony Vahl “canceling police interviews” if his wife (God forbid) beat him up at 3:00AM due to allegations of cheating, scratched his face, and then Vahl tried to escape in his car but collided with a fire hydrant, and was knocked out? Then when the FHP want to interview him, he CANCELS three times, and then posts his side of the story on Dailyskew.com/blog.html?
Dang.
Anyway….why do golfers make so much money (or…why are golfers so rich)?
First, let me defend them for being rich bastards-
It takes a lot of skill to be a pro golfer
You have to win to get paid
You have to pay for travel expenses
Most pro golfers just break even in the first few years and earn around $100,000
They were born rich. As the old saying goes, the most common way to make money is inheritances.
(This golf rant is not targeted towards my buddies that like to test their mettle on a local golf course every now and then, and enjoy a new challenge, the spirit of playing, and the fresh air.)
One of the reasons why golf is not really a “sport” in my book is because the number of fans is dwarfed when compared to football, baseball, basketball, NASCAR, and even pro wrestling (granted, not a sport, but still an athletic performance). I’m basing this on stats: TV ratings, attendance, merchandise, special events, website traffic, etc.
The big joke to me is that most golf fans are simply amateur golfers- usually business men or retired business men who have nothing else to do, but still have the competitive drive. This has been going on since the 1950’s, when rich white men wanted to become the next Arnold Palmer. Athletes from other sports like to golf after they retire, and realize how hard it is, so they look up to pro golfers. But it’s the only sport out-of-shape senior citizens can play, unless you include shuffleboard, dominoes, poker, checkers, and chess in the discussion (and why not?) Bowling is too tough for the guys I see on golf courses.
In other words, I’m trying to say that most true pro golf fans are consumers of golf products, and frankly most come from the upper middle or high class, and are mostly white. Therefore, the entire sport is based on advertisers and sponsors selling products to their target audience- arguably the best target audience in terms of spending money. Like many industries, it’s self-perpetuating.
Anyone inside internet marketing knows that the “golf niche” is a money maker, and it is extremely competitive, almost on par with diet pills. Golf fans will pay for golf instruction and golf equipment, and they have the money to burn on these fantasies of winning the senior citizen crown of their local city.
But advertisers sell more than golf-related products. Pro golfers sign endorsement contracts with ExxonMobil, Stanford Financial, Barclays, GM, real estate, clothing, wine, energy, etc. These companies pay for the branding. Stats show that Tiger Woods old GM contract increased sales of their SUVs in Asian countries. It’s become a status symbol for both the golfer and the corporation.
It obviously must be working within the target audience, otherwise companies wouldn’t invest $24 million in “El Nino” Sergio Garcia. However, to an outsider such as myself, I just have to shrug it off because golf seems to be overrated to me. Basketball remains the cheapest and most popular “pick up game” for American youths. Golf is the opposite- it remains the “Gentleman’s Game” and you need money to play.
Golf is a culture now: it is the most accepted way business men communicate and compete with each other. If you don’t know how to play golf and you are trying to close a business deal, you may be out of luck. It’s like not speaking Spanish in Miami. Golf is also part of the tourism industry, as rich men will travel far and wide to indulge in an overpriced golf course. Of course, it goes hand in hand with sexual tourism. Golf is an accepted way to raise money for charity as well. It also is the preferred choice of leisure all of our U.S. presidents.
Did you hear about the Clash of the Titans remake in 2010? Oh, you didn’t know? Well, the Clash of the Titans CGI looks fantastic, and I see a few familiar actors in there. Just based on the trailer, the Clash of the Titans remake looks pretty cool. So why can you detect my underwhelming excitement?
Could it be…that there was no reason to have a Clash of the Titans remake? Yeah, that could be it. Here’s another one: is the plot going to be the same? It looks so based on the trailer. So all we will have is enhanced graphics, better music, and maybe some sex.
Am I being jaded? How long before Clash of the Titans 2010 will be streaming in the Netflix Instant Browse section?
Remake, remake, remake. Because you demanded it. You demanded a King Kong vs Godzilla remake, so you’re going to get it.
What, a new generation must experience Clash of the Titans in full CGI HD? They can’t enjoy the 1981 version? Or is that a myth: perhaps children and young adults actually watch and enjoy movies and TV shows pre-1998?
By the way, what’s the difference between watching the 1981 Clash of the Titans on DVD or TBS vs. going to the movie theater in 2010? Why must be spend $10 per person to experience the same story, but with “updates”? It’s the whole Madden 2010 syndrome. Newer = better in our world.
Why are we as a society so attracted to the new, shiny, gold jewelery that someone is dangling in front of us like a pendulum? Why do we drool and say “that’s awesome” when we see CGI. Twenty years from now this “cutting edge CGI” will look like those Styrofoam rocks in Star Trek: The Original Series. Okay, so I’m exaggerating, but I’m just sayin’. WHY ™?
Okay, it’s cool. But was it necessary to create a Clash of the Titans remake? If you ever watched the original (which I suggest you do if you haven’t) did you ever say, “Man, I wish they could remake that movie.” Can we get Chris Rock to play Calibos?
Titans. Will. Clash. Wow…sounds like a WCW pro wrestling pay-per-view from 1990: Sting vs Ric Flair, this time in a CAGE.
Hollywood marketing and ideas board room meeting (various voices):
“Any new ideas?”
“Well, I was with my girlfriend last night, going through the channels, and I saw this old movie- Clash of the Titans. I don’t know it must have been made in the 1960’s or something. But it was pretty cool. I was thinking- with the success of 300 and Beowulf, we should do a Clash of the Titans remake.”
“Sounds great!”
“Yes, let’s get May and Manfredi on the phone and see if they can come up with a screenplay!”
“Liam Neeson would be a great Burgess Meredith!”
“Who?”
“Nah, cast Neeson as Zeus.”
“Sam Worthington should be the lead.”
“Perseus?”
“Who?”
“Perseus- the hero!”
“Get Worthington’s agent on the phone.”
“Worthington was excellent in Terminator Salvation.”
Why is taking multiple anti-depressants at once common? When did the United States jump the shark with this crap? I spent the entire day and night with someone whom I care about deeply. Unbeknown to me, she did not eat much and was having a nervous breakdown for the last two days before she was taken to the emergency room this morning. She finally called me today at 10:30AM at work and told me what happened. I picked her up when she called back and I stayed over her house until 8:00PM after making sure she would be OK tonight.
It turns out that she was having depression and anxiety issues over many different things and a psychiatrist had prescribed her three or four separate anti-depressant medications plus sleeping pills. She was already on pain-killers because she has advanced arthritis (mixed connective tissue disorder) and back pain.
This is the problem with mental health medicine today: there is no therapy, no method to change your life and try to create a happy atmosphere. It’s a pill factory. For the record, she’s not the only one I know that this has happened to; I currently know at least 5 people that are on multiple anti-depressants at once. Heck, I thought Wellbutrin would be enough. But now psychiatrists are prescribing Wellbutrin + Zoloft + Paxil + Ambien? 15 years ago people just took Prozac. When I was a kid adults would take Valium for everything…
This is a symptom of our society where kids get diagnosed with ADD for being…kids, depressed people get drugged up with no regard for body chemistry and side-effects, and everyone is a freakin’ hypochondriac. How about going deep to the root of the problem of depression and anxiety?
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Tony Vahl wasn’t the only one who was exposed to trash TV at the hospital today..he are my notes:
President Obama’s people are still spinning that they created hundreds of thousands of jobs, but local newspapers around the country debunked his stats and showed examples of funny accounting. Looks like the stimulus plan was a failure as the unemployment rate rises to 10.2%.
Taylor Swift…something…very important…or not. Taylor Swift.
Twilight: New Moon…coming to a theater near you soon. The two lead actors are probably gay, but none of their millions of teenage girl fans know it. Oh, and A-Rod partied with one in Miami last night (probably to get those girls).
Sarah Palin is selling her book on Oprah.
I saw a GREAT John Rich country music video featuring Kris Kristofferson and Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) called Shuttin’ Detroit Down. Check that one out when you get the chance.
Some blonde chick walked off Larry King; I think she was that Miss Universe runner-up, I don’t know anymore, all these blonde white girls look alike.
Obama China End Days Prelude
Fort Hood…Islam…Terror Websites….Jihad…
Reality TV shows…everywhere.
Disney Channel, ABC Family, Nickelodeon: Miley Cyrus is truly the ultimate symbol of Young Teen TV. And we think the Japanese are sick with their pre-teen anime?
TMZ is a sick TV show/Website…the paparazzi have taken over and are more influential than ever, and we as fans support them. What a world we live in…Godzilla, anyone? Anyone?
No wonder people have to take multiple anti-depressants at once. TV sucks ass. Seriously.
Let’s face it- before we were drivers, the term “school zone” had a completely different definition than it does now. Now, it’s a pain for many drivers, and the penality for disobeying is stiff. So my pet peeve is when someone is tailgaiting me down here in South Florida even with the flashing yellow traffic signals demanding that we travel 15MPH.
Sometimes I fantasize about a motor cop pulling this slob over, but that has never happened yet.
Other times I fantasize about getting out of the car and explaining to him about the school zone speed limit.
There are some days when everyone puts peer pressure on me to go over 15MPH- it’s like everyone is ignoring the school zone flashing light.
Granted there are some cases where it is hard to know if you are even in a school zone if you don’t see the flashing light or sign (like if you turned onto the street), but it seems like everyone plays “follow the leader” even with the yellow flashing traffic signal.
Lazy Man Ethics (LME) says to always follow the leader and “go with the flow”. I hate LME.
It is especially frustrating when an Enneagram Type 8 or Enneagram Type 7 “knows” it’s teacher’s planning day at a certain middle school and “knows” that the cops won’t enforce the law even if the yellow light is flashing. Yeah, okay, I’m sure a judge is going to be OK with that.
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I don’t know about you, but for once I agree with Mac in the Mac vs PC commercials- I’m not buying or upgrading to Windows 7. I have no desire to. Windows Vista will go down in history as a folly no matter how well it was patched up months after Vista launch day.
But guess what? Windows 7 already made millions, it’s on top of the search engines, the marketing campaign already worked no matter how LOUD the Linux community is and no matter how LOUD the Mac community is.
If you are a hardcore internet surfer or Linux dude or Mac chick, you may no believe me, but Windows 7 is here to stay, Windows 7 is selling like hotcakes, and Microsoft can never be defeated no matter if Windows 7 is bad or not.
My first exposure to Windows 7 occured when Microsoft was allowing people to download beta versions of Windows 7 for free. Their servers crashed because of the interest. Of course, intial results filted through- people had crashing issues and some lost their hard drives.
According to Windows 7 reviews, PC veterans such as myself enjoy the Mac-like interface. I’m a Mac virgin, so I can understand their reaction to engage in something that feels new. Others report that it is faster than Vista, which doesn’t say a whole lot. The complaint department is full, of course. No matter what the Windows 7 commercials say, programs do freeze, Windows 7 sleep mode still sucks, and there are around 200 issues people have with it.
I’ve already exhausted the PC vs Mac vs Linux argument in the past- DO WHAT YOU WANT, I won’t stop you-but the bottom line is that Microsoft’s marketing campaign rubs me the wrong way, and Mac’s marketing campaign has already rubbed me the wrong way, and Linux can never be marketed to the general public as long as you have to use the command line and self-install drivers.
Each community turns me off. I dislike the PC/Mac/Linux apologists and defenders. Even if Windows 7 is bad millions of people will buy it based on the brandname and commercials alone. Microsoft has all the computer manufactors and retailers in their pockets- Windows 7 will be pre-installed on all new machines. It’s already a gold mine. The demand is there, the interest is there, no matter how many problems people have with upgrading from Vista to Windows 7.
PC tech junkie have run benchmarks and decreed that Windows 7 is vastly superior to Windows Vista and Windows XP, and runs more smooth. However, keep in mind the initial reviews of Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows Infinity Squared all were gushing from these same techies for the first week.
Check out the Windows 7 reviews: they are written by snarky computer geeks that proclaim that it passes all the speed tests. They remind me of Captain Software II from Tashman Technologies.
It’s like getting a new dress.
Guess what? Windows 7 is not bad. In fact, it’s perfect! Microsoft finally got it right! Guess what, though? I’m done! I want a refund for all the stress they gave me for buying their products in the past.
Blinders. False constructs. The limitations of your five senses. Attachment to powerful emotions. Being the sum of our experiences. Traditions and society indoctrinating customs and beliefs. Intelligence (or the lack of). Genetics. Personality. Physical desires which cannot be quenched. The ego’s need to feel powerful and important. All of these things can obscure how we see the world.
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Let’s take South Florida’s obsession with complaining about ducks and iguanas. This is a sore subject for many Floridians. The ducks and iguanas you see walking around are not native to Florida. People brought them over a while back, and the population has boomed.
The humans and governments in Florida have major issues with ducks and iguanas. Florida law says specifically that you cannot feed ducks. There’s no explanation on the books, and some apologists want us to believe that lawmakers and cops are concerned about people making ducks reliant on humans and being unable to fend for themselves. In fact, there is *one* person who posts on every duck blog or duck forum and has a duck website spreading this and trying to make it a fact.
But that’s not the real reason.
Speak to any member of a homeowners association. Talk with your neighbor. Ask your rental manager. Floridians hate ducks because they crap on the ground and eat stuff.
Can you imagine?
How dare those birds do that. Why can’t they use the bathroom like (most) of us?
I know a former co-worker who is part of his townhouse association, and his job is to crack duck eggs that he sees (or someone reports!) so they don’t hatch. He also tells the board head if someone is caught feeding ducks, and the Broward County Sheriff’s Office may be called in to deal with the homeowner.
I’m serious, folks.
I see a dead duck on the road and cry; these people are happy there’s one less duck, and just want someone to dispose of the body- but not in their garbage, it would attract maggots. Our minds have different perceptions of the same event.
When it comes to animals, I am in the less than 1% percentile of people who treat animals as equals. I read forum debates, and have had debates with people in real life about their perceptions of pets, food, and animals in general. It’s amazing how contradictory people are.
Most people love turkey for Thanksgiving. There are disturbing videos out and confirmed reports, showing how the turkeys are kept before they are killed. It’s not pretty, folks. Think Auschwitz. I won’t even link it. But most people don’t care. The food is nicely packaged, and holiday tradition says it’s okay, so…
People don’t want to know how they get their food. They rationalize it. A great scene is where you eat your KFC chicken while your pet parakeet is chirping away.
I know how hard it is, though. So please don’t interpret this as an attack on carnivores. You can do whatever you want. When I was a kid, and was fed lamb chops, I didn’t see the cute lamb in that slab of meat on my dish. Pass the ketchup, please. I mean, my family was eating it. People on TV eat it. My role models ate it.
But one day I stopped. It was because pets were treated as members of the family. So if we are going to treat a cat like my sister and a guinea pig as my little brother- once you realize that all animals have feelings- then my would I want to be contributing to the suffering of a lamb in some sick farm factory?
I don’t discriminate, although I am a mass murder of non-sentient microscopic beings. I don’t practice “speciation”, or have a ranking of animals based on intelligence or feelings. So your cat has the same rights to live as you do. What- you think you are entitled to more because you can turn on the TV and sit in front of the idiot tube all night while you doze off drinking beer?
So many people boast about being on top of the food chain, and being more intelligent than animals. It’s like just because you can debate morality or appreciate beauty or practice religion or have the awareness of science somehow makes your feelings and right to live more important than other animals. I mean…Rush Limbaugh is a human. Is he “better” than a snail?
Others like to say, “Hey, this is survival of the fittest, and we are the apex predator”. I’d like to see their reaction if more intelligent aliens come here and use them for food. It would be perfectly okay in their belief system, but watch as these fools protect their families with shotguns in a hopeless attempt to stop our superior overlords. It should be noted that Adolf Hitler believed in practicing “survival of the fittest” with humans, as well.
The truth is some people are subconsciously jealous of animals because animals don’t have to go to work from 9-5 or worry about paying bills, and animals are beyond worrying about “right and wrong”. But animals have a such tougher life- they can be eaten at any given time, and have to worry about shelter and food constantly.
Most people who try to debate the South Floridians who use baseball bats to club iguanas refuse to get pushed by their opponents to admitting that they think humans are equal to iguanas; they never want to go there.
Well, I will go there. If monkeys take over India or Iguanas eat your fruit trees and sunbathe on your roof- good for them. I really don’t care about your selfish needs. The debate rages on when animals start destroying ecosystems or if rats start owning your house..but again….it is what it is. {shrug}
Get used to living with nature.
That’s my perception. It could be interpreted as an extreme skewed stance, or it could be an accurate description.
I get real riled up when someone complains about an iguana swimming in their Dade County swimming pool or if a duck poops on your steps.
The animals haters always say raccoons, possums, foxes, and birds spread disease and stuff. Most Floridians consider the wildlife here “pests, nuisances, and annoyances”. The law is on their side- they can kill any of these animals with no punishment as long as the animals (certain animals) aren’t “tortured”.
You can rationalize food chain and the right man has over animals all you want. The bottom line is humanity has destroyed so many habitats, has polluted the air, ground, and water, and has hunted species to extinction or to the brink of extinction, that you think I give a f–k if an iguana ate your tomato plants? Whose side do you think I will be rooting for when Godzilla comes back at takes care of business? The world would be a LOT quieter without humans destroying the environment in the name of “progress” [profit], and the laws of nature would take care of things in the animal world without human intervention (such as population control).
Animal abuse is all over YouTube…as animal populations grow, many South Floridians have become amateur hunters and post their “exploits” on the net.
Always listen to your children, because their perceptions are innocent and are not tainted:
BREAKING NEWS: Not only did TV pitchman Billy Mays die, but comedian Fred Travalena died as well. Rumors of Miley Cyrus death were greatly exaggerated thanks to a Twitter prank.
I’m glad I work with Tashman Technologies’ very own Captain Software II, who gives me the celebrity death updates every hour. He thinks that there is a cosmic conspiracy. First he said, “Deaths come in threes”. Then he said, “Deaths come in fours”. Now he says the whole world is messed up.
Here’s a NEWSFLASH for everyone searching for death trends, I’m gonna say it nice and clear:
About 250,000 – 300,000 people die per day.
Again, about 250,000 – 300,000 people die in the world per day.
So STOP saying “wow another celebrity died today?whats going on?”
It really makes you sound like a message board mutant.
The American Red Cross wrote some pro-blood donor lists to stop people from making “excuses” to avoid giving blood. Instead of just saying, “Hey folks, we know it hurts and is an inconvenience, but please help your fellow man”, they have to get snarky, make you feel guilty, and try to make rebuttals for all the “excuses” we make.
With North Korea on the brink of causing World War III, allow me to re-rebuttal.
I don’t like needles / I am scared of needles / I am afraid to give blood Nearly everyone feels that way at first. However, most donors will tell you that you feel only a slight initial pinch, and 7-10 minutes later, you are finished and headed for the canteen. If you take the time (and courage) to make one donation, you’ll wonder why you ever hesitated.
NOT. Slight pinch? Maybe by someone who actually know what they are doing. Instead, I always get some 19-year old girl fresh out of her one-week vocational course who misses my vein and uses my like a pin-cushion.
I am too busy The entire process takes about an hour, and the actual blood donation time is only 7-10 minutes. If you stop to think that an hour of your time could mean a lifetime for a premature baby, someone with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, or someone who’s had an accident, you might decide that you can make the time to give the gift of life.
An hour? Damn. Ya see I’m usually just trying to buy food at Publix on Friday night when you stop me and try and drag me in your van…An hour? Whew! That’s asking for a lot! I get a cookie?
No-one ever asked me… I didn’t realize my blood was needed Consider yourself asked! There is simply no other way to supply the blood needs of hospital patients but for the generous donations of people like you. Every two seconds someone in America needs blood. More than 38,000 donations are needed every day in communities across the U.S.
This is actually a fake FAQ. Everybody gets pressured and hounded in front supermarkets and malls. They are just as bad as the boy scouts and girl scouts.
I already gave this year You can give every 56 days. Many donors give 5 times a year!
Hey folks, I am not a crack head. I weigh 90 pounds and have marks on my arms because I donate my blood every 56 days. Yup, that’s the ticket.
I am afraid I’ll get AIDS It is not possible to get AIDS by donating blood to the American Red Cross. A new sterile needle is used for each donor and discarded afterwards.
Uh-huh. Then why are gays and lesbians banned from donating in some states?
My blood isn’t the right type Every type of blood is needed daily to meet patient needs. If you have a common blood type, there are many patients who need it, so it is in high demand. If you have a less common blood type, there are fewer donors available to give it, so it is in short supply.
I’m pretty sure no one really uses this excuse.
I don’t have any blood to spare The average adult body has 10-12 pints of blood. Doctors say that healthy adults may give regularly because the body quickly replaces the blood you donate.
Uhhm..like what if I have a medical condition? Underweight? Tired of medical assistant prodding and poking me?
I don’t want to feel weak afterward Donating blood should not affect adversely a healthy adult because your body has plenty of blood. You will donate less than one pint, and your body, which constantly makes new blood, will replace the donated volume within 24 hours. Most people continue their usual activities after donating.
I’ve known people to THROW UP and FAINT.
They won’t want my blood (I am too old / I’ve had an illness) If you have doubts, check with your physician. The qualified staff on duty at a blood drive or donor center will also review your medical history with you. There is no upper age limit to donate blood with the American Red Cross, and a great many medical conditions do not prevent you from donating blood, or may have done so only temporarily in the past.
Oh yeah? Okay, lemme check my “my physician” and I’ll get right back to you.
I have a rare blood type, so I’ll wait until there is a special need Blood that is rare or special is almost always in short supply. There is a constant need for these blood types in order to avoid having to recruit specific blood types in a crisis.
Again, no one uses this line.
*** Look, donating blood is cool…if I didn’t have such an aversion to getting needles, I would do it. I sure wish I had the courage to sacrifice one hour+ of discomfort, but I just don’t have faith in the System that my blood will actually be used or the “qualified” people in the van.
I get knocked out for hours when I give up blood, and it feels like a continuous bee-sting when I’m getting drained. Yeah, I feel guilty about it, I do. But in the end…I’ll have to pass. If I listened and obeyed every not-for-profit group (save children in Africa, save the rain forests, stop global warming, stop animal abuse, fight AIDS, etc.) I’d be even more broke and totally spread too thin.
The mainstream U.S. MEDIA will no longer report it, but the DailySkew will.
The Somalian pirates are still active. The only “good” news is that NATO has agreed to extend its short term missions for a while.
While they figure it out, the current totals are:
14 ships being held in the Indian Ocean or Gulf of Aden or the Somalian cost
200+ crewmen stuck there until their home country or boss pays a million dollars or more
44 successful sea-jackings this year
49 captured ships last year
126 attacks in 2009
MEANWHILE, Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse, the sole survivor of the U.S. and pirate shootout, had lied about his age when captured by the U.S. He went from being 15 to 16 to 19 to 26 and then back to 18.
His mother said:
“I appeal to President Obama to pardon my teenager; I request him to release my son or at least allow me to see him and be with him during the trial.”
His father said:
“He just went with them without knowing what he was getting into.”
Insert Damian’s RANT:
Because he is “scrawny” and a “teen” and the product of an 3rd world black country, I’m sure he will get a lot of sympathy from certain groups in the U.S.
Take a look how the AP described him when he arrived in New York for his hearing:
“The 5-foot-2 Muse looked bewildered and so scrawny that his prison clothes were several sizes too big. He had a frayed white bandage where he was stabbed.”
And here’s the ultra-left wing excuse for everything in the fu$@$%@ up world:
“Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse grew up destitute in Somalia, the oldest of 12 children and the product of a violent, lawless nation where his parents scraped together a few dollars a day selling milk and tending to a small herd of camels, cows and goats.”
The first time I had my bag of lunch stolen in Junior High School in New York from my gym locker, my grandmother told me, “Maybe they were hungry and didn’t have a family to make them lunch.” There is some wisdom in her words, but they are illogical and excuse criminal and immoral behavior in society.
Side notes: my gym coach gave me 3 bucks for hot lunch. I wound up getting a mediocre grade in gym because I was with a bunch of hoodlums who threatened me all the time when I messed up a volleyball service and missed soccer kicks. I’m sure they all had Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse excuses in life for being like that.
Buddhist thoughts: I’m ignorant and too attached to my illusion of self. I should let people steal my lunch and pirates run free. After all what is materialism? My grandmother was right.
Seriously. I live in a town house community in Coral Springs where no one is ever home…the parking lot is always empty except during the Super Bowl. Holidays? They travel. No one is is ever home…they are in Atlanta during the week, they stop by Friday evening, and then they are off to Gainsville. Others go “up north”. Yet every parking space is full this Saturday.
WHY?
What? It’s the weekend AFTER Memorial Day? Big freakin’ deal.
What? It’s RAINING EVERYWHERE IN AMERICA? Boo-hoo. It’s amazing how humans are afraid of rain.
I have to sit back and laugh at this “trend”. It’s not like the neighbors talk to each other and plan this stuff.
Yep..let’s all stay home today. Yeah, welcome home folks. Glad you can enjoy your home on this Saturday, I’m here EVERY DAY and EVERY NIGHT. Nice to see you, too.
Jerks.
I mean, people are double-parked today. Usually it looks like a closed mall, where there are just a few cars. But today? Even Cousin Manfred was invited over today.
What? Do people in Broward County actually care about the Cleveland basketball game? Oh, we’re supposed to be Orlando Magic fans now?
Come on…
What’s the secret?
Everyone was gone last weekend due to Memorial day. Heck, because of the three days off, people weren’t here for the WHOLE WEEK. Where do they go?
But today? Yeah..it’s the weekend after Memorial Day, let me take a break from driving..weather’s bad anyway.
Yeah, okay whatever.
It’s not just a South Florida thang.
When I was in Tampa it was the same thing. I lived in campus at USF- in Theta Hall. My dorm and campus was EVACUATED on the weekends and holidays all the time. You’d think someone called in a bomb threat or something.
Does everyone have two homes?
It’s like people in cities are just transient by nature
Heck, we live in a global economy now, and surely our capitalism will influence China in positive ways. After all, getting paid 20 cents a month is better than nothing, right?
Anyway, before you rationalize and apologize for the U.S. aiding and enabling the oppression of billions of Chinese, here’s a quick list of known human rights violations in China…just for the record:
No one really knows what the law is in China. The only law which seems to be enforced is when a citizen is charged with “subversion of state power” for…speaking… or…being at the wrong place or the wrong time.
The MEDIA is run by the government (with only a few exceptions)… ’nuff said.
Caps on freedom of speech include: you can suggest that territories which the governing party claims (like Tibet and Taiwan) should be independent; criticizing the ruling Communist party; mentioning democracy in a good light; intense monitoring of publications and internet posts- with severe punishments.
Speaking of Internet, China got Yahoo, Google, and MSN to ban certain words to come up in search engines…such as “DEMOCRACY”. Skype filters such words as well. Some internet sites are totally blocked.
Want to apply for a protest permit at a particular park? Don’t be surprised if you get sentenced to “re-education through labor” instead of getting your permit.
Movement is restricted by the bureaucracy. If you have a “rural” working permit, don’t be seen trying to work in a “urban” district. This creates a second class citizen scenario. Peasants are non-persons in urban areas.
Repressive Chinese factories- whatever the boss says goes. Period. He (never a she) sets your hours, pay, and discipline. Caught talking to a girl? No pay for a month.
Communist party members must officially be atheists. All religions must register with the government. Religious leaders get chosen. Content gets censored. No living Buddha may be reincarnated without government approval. There is a “Pachen Lama”- a fake monk leader- who serves as the mouthpiece for Red China.
There is no due process. The police round people up and imprison protesters or enemies of the state. IF there is a trial, many judges are corrupt, paid off, or afraid. Forced labor, torture, and forced confessions exist.
“For a prosperous, powerful nation and a happy family, please use birth planning.” There is a ONE-CHILD policy. How do they enforce it? Jail-time, forced abortions, and sterilization, of course. Some say even killing. This policy is somewhat relaxed in certain urban areas.
CRIMES PUNISHABLE BY DEATH: Tax fraud and 60+ more.
Ethic minorities living in China? They are discriminated against and are “non-persons” even though the”Chinese constitution” says “All nationalities in the People’s Republic of China are equal”.
Workers can’t form their own unions, they can just join State-run unions.
Postal mail and e-mails are sometimes…delayed. Internet chat rooms? Blogs? Watched.
North Korean refugees? They wind up as forced prostitutes.
Farmers have their land seized.
Citizens have their apartments demolished.
Defense lawyers are monitored, and some are beaten.
Now, I’m just a blogger. I’m not a world leader or on a committee with influence. I know I’m illogical. Heck, I’m the type of guy that would free animals being trapped in labs for painful experimentation even though they would surely die if I freed them. I just tire of people defending China human rights violates by saying “China’s not there yet, but they are on the path to democracy” or “our economic partnership is logical”. I’m tired of the U.S. supporting it. Heck if you go to China on business or vacation, you probably won’t see ANY of these violations, especially if you meet the girl of your dreams there. I guess I have to stick to the Civilization PC game to boycott China.
Anyway, we can HOPE that the spirit of freedom will be ignited from U.S. companies like Wal*Mart setting up shop there, and Chinese workers are getting paid thanks to our influence.
Yet another one of my co-workers was diagnosed with high blood pressure…his diet is fine…his exercise is fine…his genetics are fine…yet IT is another story. Yeah, my co-workers are dying like flies on wax strips because of IT.
From other friends I’ve spoken with, it seems as if the IT department is the same wherever you work. Here are some IT trends and personality quirks I’ve heard from other people, and have experienced myself:
1) You, the user, are an idiot. It’s never the computer or servers fault; it’s the user’s fault. However, when the confident and haughty network administrator, engineer, or programmer is shown that it’s really a hardware or software issue, they deny it or rationalize it…and ultimately forget the lesson. It always your fault.
2) Things that users notice are figments of their imagination, such as slow network, server crash, poor computer performance, and error messages. You must provide screen shots and always duplicate the error (with no exception) to prove your case.
3) No production. IT guys are like writers, artists, and baseball pitchers: they work at their own pace, and have no patience for meetings, organization structure, rules, or a boss setting their priorities or work queue. For all their logic, they actually rely on their creative bursts of energy, and tend to put important projects on the backburner when they reach an impasse.
4) No help files, menus, notes, or manuals to assist users or other programmers.
5) Clients are stupid. Customers are stupid. Bosses are stupid Everybody’s stupid except those whom the IT person believes has a computer skill greater than their’s. Once they find that person, they will obey.
6) Spend hours to automate a one-time quick job instead of just doing it manually. They love to write scripts for something (they like to create and the challenge of solving a problem), convincing themselves that we will get another job just like it in the future, so the script has value. Welcome to the Skew.
7) Linux is God. Windows sucks. Without ever seeing the obvious fact that 90% of users prefer can’t and don’t want to code command lines.
Job security. They withhold how to use, design, or update their network configurations or programs, to purposely make themselves invaluable.
9) We CAN’T do it…or yes we CAN? Are IT people bi-polar? I guess it depends if THEY pitched an idea. If THEY pitched an idea, it will work. If YOU pitched an idea, “it’s not possible”.
This past week, I’ve been under a little bit of stress because my dog Stormy wasn’t feeling well. I also have a doctor’s appointment for myself today at 2:00PM. Add the full moon to the mix, and you have a possibility of weirdness. Add Friday the 13th (many Hospitalers were killed on that day) to the mix and you have potential for explosion.
Road Rage
Thus this morning, I was in a right turning lane (no light) on Pine Island and McNab. There was a split second where I could have turned but there were still cars speeding, and I didn’t think it was worth the risk to jump into incoming traffic.
The SUV behind me had a different idea, and took exception to my caution (and my breaking) by beeping me. Normally I just let it go, and I may have let it go today but…
When I turned after the traffic was clear the SUV (driven by a stocky white man in his late 20’s or early 30’s and a passenger that was his double) was once again speeding and tried to pass me on the left lane that I legally passed into. So I beeped MY horn. I had put my turn signal on, and paused a few seconds to get into the left lane, but he tailgated me, and then quickly passed me. He looked at me and gave me the F-finger, and went in front of me. He looked like a craigslist beer guzzling college football loving closeted homosexual fishing closed minded redneck message board mutant trying to show his macho bravado, and impress his buddy in the passenger seat.
So I sat on my horn…for a while. My adrenalin was pumping. I was ready for him to stop, and I was going to fight two men that could have teared me apart. Like my little dog Stormy who barks at German Sheppard’s, I didn’t care. I lost control.
Seems like I scared these two fat white guys because they passed the car in front of us, went into another lane, and sped as far away from me as possible. He didn’t even pull right next to me, roll the window down and threaten me. I was ready for that…and I was ready for more. I didn’t slow down, and I didn’t avoid him. But he was running away from me.
I guess he figured this little 120-pound man must have been crazy (or packing heat) to bully back two bullies. I guess they were right.
Unfortunately so did my wife. While this was happening, she torn my right forearm to pieces while I was hitting the horn. I got marks all over it now. She got scared and panicked, so we had some words about expressing emotions, but everything is okay now. You have to understand my wife has better morals and ethics than I do, and she doesn’t think that I should have went down to their level. Wrong time to say that while I wanted to see them squeal and see their blood.
How did my trip to work end? I was on Hiatus and Commercial. I was in a left turning lane (green light with no arrow, with incoming traffic from the highway). The white haired man behind me didn’t like the fact that I wasn’t inching up in the intersection to wait for an opportunity to turn. So he actually went around me and waited for the traffic to stop. I wound up tailgating him to put pressure on him, but I let him off easily because at least he didn’t beep or give me the finger. My heart was still pumping a mile a minute when I got out of the car.
Anyway, after I got to work I pumped some iron to capitalize on the adrenaline rush. It’s 10:30AM and my blood pressure is still high.
I’m not saying I would break the law and fight, but I probably would have bluffed my way in a shouting match, but if those assholes stopped and got out of their car, there’s no telling what I may have done with my wife in the car. This was broad daylight in heavy traffic with coppers always around, so I wasn’t that worried about a physical altercation that much, but I was ready to stand up.
I don’t feel proud of this. I’m not boasting about it. I don’t feel guilty about it either. I’m okay with being wrong. I’m glad no one got hurt and no one got arrested. I’m glad they sped away. It is what it is.
We worry about the stock market, we bought multiple housing properties, new cars, the latest technologies, and frankly wasted money and credit on things.
The politicians don’t like to place any blame on us, since we are “the victims” of a poorly regulated system and greed.
But we should share the blame.
Each and every one of us are blessed to be living in the United States of America. It’s no accident that we are here…I don’t believe in coincidences. If you visited a country in Africa or South America or Asia, and complained about not being able to take your usual three annual vacations, you’d get robbed and shot.
Every generation of Americans had classes that struggled to make end’s meat. We are nowhere NEAR the Great Depression, no matter what talk radio sells every day.
There’s an old Buddhist story about a farmer complaining to Buddha about losing all of his cows, and how will not be able to meet his quotas, and all the money he’s going to lose. Buddha doesn’t see the problem- because now there’s less things to worry about. Get back to the basics, people.
Will you be performing your “patriotic duty” this holiday season by spending your dwindling funds and giving back to the billion dollar corporation retail stores? “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” sound like WWE Pay Per Views.
I’m sure there *will* be deals, promos, coupons, and sales at all of your favorite merchants, no question about that.
My problem is that the market adjustment should be every day, not just two days. Our economy has been too slow to adjust in recent times. Let’s face it, our salaries haven’t increased, yet unemployment is on the rise, and yet everything else goes up- food, rent/mortgage, cars, plane tickets, clothes, school, etc.
As for the gas crisis, I’m very happy (obviously) that we are under $2.00 after being CRUSHED all year. That’s supply and demand in practice. We, the people, said “F-U”. That’s what we need to do with everything else- we need to force supermarkets and auto makers and everyone else to adjust to our needs . And that means not crying about buying expensive milk- it means to boycott milk. Text book capatlism says that automobile companies will continue to sell a $4,000 car for $25,000 until WE REFUSE TO BUY IT, and then- to survive- business need to cut their prices. I do this all the time in my business.
Back to these two “shopping holidays”, on wikipedia it says: “The term Cyber Monday refers to the Monday immediately following Black Friday, the ceremonial kick-off of the holiday online shopping season in the United States between Thanksgiving Day and Christmas.” Smells like a MEDIA-driven buzzword advertising fluff to me…
I know you’ll still be standing out in the cold waiting to buy your iPhone G3 or Blackberry Storm on Black Friday and using your credit card to buy jewelry on Cyber Monday no matter what I blog about. But may I ask you: do you really think your life is improving by buying a digital camera for $89.99 instead of $149.95?
Are you depressed? Do you not want to admit “Christmas is Canceled due to Financial CRISIS”? How about being a model to your friends, co-workers, and family the power of discipline and saving money? Why fall for the marketing gimmicks every year? Or the so-called “holiday tradition”- which did not exist when you think it did?
I know 2008 has been tough on everyone, and it is tempting to make “emotional purchases” on these two days because “you deserve it”. All I’m saying is:
#1 You’re lucky to still be employed, and probably want to save as much as you can now since the future is uncertain #2 You’re probably going to run up your credit card debt even more- and regular people don’t get bailouts, and #3 You are not helping to adjust the market by going on a spending spree on Black Friday and Cyber Monday or whatever other says you are programmed to.
Similiar to how 3 armed guards can control 100+ prisoners in jail, we have been controlled by corporations for too long. You actually have power as a consumer. Don’t be a sheep- there are great deals on Buy.com, ebay.com, and amazon.com every day. Don’t sell yourself short, and don’t believe the MEDIA hype which we are being bombarded with daily.
I was walking my dog after I got home from work and saw that a bunch of bees made a hive on my Columbian neighbors’ lawn chair. My first instinct was to protect my dog from the bee stings, so I walked the other way. I was staring at the bees for so long, like a car wreck.
After my dog did her business, I went home and got my wife to take a look, and to take these copyrighted photos.
I saw the parking lot, both of my neighbors cars were not there, just their motorcyle was parked. No one was outside, so I don’t know if anyone was home or not.
My wife suggested that we knock or leave a note, but we didn’t.
I even joked that it would be funny if one of them sat on the lawn chair tonight.
So..why am I anti-social? Why did I not tell the neighbors about the bees right behind their house? Is it because they are immigrants that have 7 people, 2 dogs, and 2 babies living in one house? Is it because I’m shy? Is it because the bees aren’t in my backyard? Is it because I don’t want the bees to be disturbed because they may fly inside my home? Is it because they shouldn’t have left their lawn chair out? After all I live in a townhouse community; none of us own the land and we shouldn’t leave junk on it. Is it because their little dogs bark at my dog? Is it because I want to hear them scream when they sit on that chair tonight? Is it because I don’t want them to spray water on the bees and kill them? Or is it because because they ALMOST KILLED MY DOG AND I BY LEAVING THAT STUPID CHAIR OUTSIDE, which is now a FREAKIN’ BEE HIVE? My dog and I would have gotten STUNG TO DEATH if I wasn’t so observant. SO…SCREW THEM. I HOPE THEY HAVE A BARBECUE TONIGHT.
Former WCW professional wrestler Disco Inferno was on Main Event Radio and had this to say about Internet message board fans:
All Internet wrestling fans are basically critics. You don’t see a lot of praise online. Not even only wrestling forums, but you look at political forums, sports forums, any type of message boards and it just breathes a very negative atmosphere. I’m convinced that what people do is that they cut promos against each other. A message board or forum is a free way to go online and basically argue and cut promos on each other. The problem that I have is that some of the ideas that people talk about online have a snowball effect and so many people start writing about them that they become fact. To me, they become erroneous facts.
The fact is…he’s right. I have a lot of hobbies (probably too many), and every time I go on a message board forum or blog (including my own), I see some similar themes and patterns:
1) There are apologists and bootlickers who support the website administration. 2) There are posters full of hate, anger, and frustration. 3) They usually get into illogical “SHOUTING” debates with the apologists. 4) No one actually wins these “arguments”. 5) The “facts” are all wrong, and generally change as you keep reading a thread. 6) Tony Vahl and Damian Hospital believe that most of the posters are sock puppets. 7) Being anonymous is an addictive feeling, and leads to people to be impolite, sarcastic, and mean. The person that rants, raves, and is “confrontational” online is teh same geek that can’t even look at you straight in the eye in real life. Having an “online identity” HAS to be hazardous to one’s health. 9) The atmosphere is extremely negative. 10) If there is a positive thing about message boards, it’s that they easily unravel scams and tear apart conventional or mainstream thinking: NOTHING and NO ONE is sacred from criticism. Although most of the time, it is unwarranted, occasionally it can be very helpful. 11) Another positive aspect is that people with similar interests can swap information and get questioned answered very quickly, and it’s a great place for like minds to stroke each other’s ego. However, back in my day, people did this in “real life”. We as a society are headed down the road (or may already be there) where human interact becomes secondary.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Boy, did Eight Belles hang with the boys. All that heart and her gallant fight, however, ended in the worst of all possible ways: a breakdown, an ambulance on the track. And, with no other choice, she was euthanized by injection.
“There was no way to save her. She couldn’t stand,” trainer Larry Jones said. “She ran an incredible race. She ran the race of her life.”
“Losing animals like this isn’t fun. It’s not supposed to happen,” he said. “We’re heartbroke. We’re going to miss her, no doubt.”
“When we passed the wire I stood up,” said a distraught Saez, a first-time Derby rider. “She started galloping funny. I tried to pull her up. That’s when she went down.”
“That’s one of the saddest things I’ve ever seen,” said fan Kathleen Brower of Louisville. “We went from the high for the winner and something like this happens. It just takes the wind out of the sails.”
“She didn’t have a front leg to stand on to be splinted and hauled off in the ambulance, so she was immediately euthanized,” Bramlage said. “In my years in racing, I have never seen this happen at the end of the race or during the race.”
Another tragic reason why horse racing- and any animal racing- should be banned in today’s so-called modern society. A female horse was put to death after breaking her ankles and finishing 2nd at the Kentucky Derby yesterday.
I mean, COULDN’T THE HORSE BE AIRLIFTED TO A HOSPITAL? AMAZING HOW THE CELEBRATIONS CONTINUED WHILE A RUNNER IS BEING KILLED.
It’s an injustice how horses are USED like slaves by humans. It’s so ironic how people call the horse “it” after she breaks her legs, but she was being promoted as the only girl competing (a filly) before the race.
And what kind of callous Associated Press lead in is that- “Boy, did Eight Belles hang with the boys. All that heart and her gallant fight, however, ended in the worst of all possible ways”.
With the growth of vegetarianism, children’s films and TV shows showing how animals feel the same way as humans, and the billions of dollars families spend on veterinarians, pet food, and toys every year, you’d think the death of a horse (who died to make her “owners” money, and to entertain you) would be reported a bit more tactfully, and a reporter would challenge the act of killing the horse because they allegedly couldn’t move her. It’s more like her “owners” no longer saw a use for her anymore, and wanted to cut their losses.
I don’t care about the dumb tradition of killing a horse if she breaks her ankle. It truly is modern day slavery, and everyone involved will hopefully be held accountable by karma- perhaps being born as a horse in their next life, and see how it feels.
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This time around I realized that the raccoon was free from suffering now. It's a shame its life had to end like that- it was blameless; humans built roads in the middle of his ancestor's forest. Progress and technology broke that raccoon's legs and took his life tonight. But now the suffering has ended for it. I mourned the raccoon and the way […]
ust a quick observation before I run: I jumped from watching 1980's pro wrestling to the 1991 Survivor Series because WWE put up the whole PPV online for a limited time. It never fails to amaze me how much things change. It was like I was in a time machine from 1987 to 1991... […]
This is an October 2009 RANT…tapping into the Frustrated White Man gimmick…little Michael Savage New Yawk sometimes…What happens when you can’t get a TalkShoe Podcast recorded after 10 times? You get the 11th time! Pure insanity.
I don’t like needles / I am scared of needles / I am afraid to give blood Nearly everyone feels that way at first. However, most donors will tell you that you feel only a slight initial pinch, and 7-10 minutes later, you are finished and headed for the canteen. If you take the time (and courage) to make one donation, you’ll wonder why you ever hesitated.
I am too busy The entire process takes about an hour, and the actual blood donation time is only 7-10 minutes. If you stop to think that an hour of your time could mean a lifetime for a premature baby, someone with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, or someone who’s had an accident, you might decide that you can make the time to give the gift of life.
No-one ever asked me… I didn’t realize my blood was needed
I already gave this year You can give every 56 days. Many donors give 5 times a year!
I am afraid I’ll get AIDS It is not possible to get AIDS by donating blood to the American Red Cross. A new sterile needle is used for each donor and discarded afterwards.
My blood isn’t the right type Every type of blood is needed daily to meet patient needs. If you have a common blood type, there are many patients who need it, so it is in high demand. If you have a less common blood type, there are fewer donors available to give it, so it is in short supply.
I don’t have any blood to spare The average adult body has 10-12 pints of blood. Doctors say that healthy adults may give regularly because the body quickly replaces the blood you donate.
I don’t want to feel weak afterward Donating blood should not affect adversely a healthy adult because your body has plenty of blood. You will donate less than one pint, and your body, which constantly makes new blood, will replace the donated volume within 24 hours. Most people continue their usual activities after donating.
They won’t want my blood (I am too old / I’ve had an illness) If you have doubts, check with your physician. The qualified staff on duty at a blood drive or donor center will also review your medical history with you. There is no upper age limit to donate blood with the American Red Cross, and a great many medical conditions do not prevent you from donating blood, or may have done so only temporarily in the past.
I have a rare blood type, so I’ll wait until there is a special need Blood that is rare or special is almost always in short supply. There is a constant need for these blood types in order to avoid having to recruit specific blood types in a crisis.
Job security. They withhold how to use, design, or update their network configurations or programs, to purposely make themselves invaluable.
