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I woke up in your arms, and almost immediately I felt sorry
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You are listening too . . .
F*ck and Run from Liz Phair. Yes, I am sure many a lady can understand this song.
YAY!
Hey Dad! Versus is back! Just in time for the big UFC premiere!
The Weather
Even I had a little water in my basement. S’all right though, gonna be in the 60’s in the middle of the week.
Malach’s Video of the Day
I am Malach and if you have ever owned a cat, you will get this video
They say he rode in on a back of a pickup
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HAPPY π DAY!
Today is π Day! So let’s celebrate! Where would the world be with out π? We would still be banging rocks off of each others heads we would be! So to celebrate:
Well now . .
This is a interesting article . . There has been a long debate in the Autism Community about Themerisol, the MMR vaccine, and it’s potential links to Autism.
Recently the CDC as well as some other scientists began disputing the claims of people who say the link, including other researchers. Even more recently a leading Danish research groups funded a number of key studies into it and came to the conclusion that there was no connection . .
Well now, one of the central researchers from the group along with more that $2 Million is missing . . .
Malach’s Video of the Day
I am Malach and Cthulhu celebrates π day
He just a hero is a long line of heroes, looking for something attractive to save
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You are listening too . .
Soap Star Joe from Liz Phair.
Daylight Savings tonight!
You lose and hour of sleep, but gain an hour of light!
Malach’s Video of the Day
I am Malach that seems pretty accurate to me
It’s cold and rough
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Geek Time
So, if any of you play Heroscape out there, I just recently bought the latest Master Set. Long story short, Heroscape is a minatures game put out by Hasbro in 2003. Unlike many minatures games it is cheap, and kid friendly and my 8 year old loves to play it. Was fairly popular, but not popular enough for Hasbro, so they shipped it to their Subsidiary Wizards of the Coast (of Magic, and Dungeons and Dragons fame). This is Wizards first offering, they mixed it with D & D. For more in depth on it, the Wiki article is a good start.
Nice little set adds a different flavor to the main game, and plays like a simplified form of Tabletop Miniatures D & D. Son and I played a little today with that set only and both liked it. As a old school D & D it is interesting how they mixed it in.
No a little aside on D & D. Malach has been play for about 30 years. Yes, I started around age 8. I am old school and have pretty much played every version, in fact, I still own a Monster Manual from 1979. Again long story short, D & D set a whole genre of Pen and Paper RPG going, and was a huge influence on video games. It was sold for years and year by TSR until it ran out of steam, and went backrupt and Wizards bought the whole shebang.
Wizards complete changed the game mechanics, but they were better. They took some of the craziness out the old rules, but still made it a geek game. They put out several edition of their version of rules (3.0) over 10 years and then suddenly last year, made a business decision to totally revamp the rules (4.0) again to go after the “video game” generation. Of course old schoolers like me hate it, way to simplified, to much like a video game. So most of us have rebelled, not bought the new rules, in fact, some of the people who worked in 3.0 didn’t agree, and started their own gaming company, updating 3.0 rules.
But that is a little aside. One of the complaints of 4.0 is you can no longer play the game without using minatures, and grids for battles. Well it seem Wizards might of developed something even better with Heroscape D & D. we will see.
I wasn’t going to get into this, but here I go.
I am sure you have all heard by now, the Mississippi School that cancelled their prom instead of letting a lesbian student take her girlfriend to the prom. Of course she is now suing. Here is the issue I have. The school said it did not want to “distract” the student with this. Seriously? It ain’t 1986 anymore here. Homesexuality is not only very open now, with my generation and younger, it is pretty much accepted. None of those kids would be shocked by this, and I think the high school has created more distraction now, that if it just had the prom.
Now don’t get me wrong, if this was a Christian School, ok, they could ban it. Just as I have no issues with the Catholic Church here in MA refusing to marry gays, it is the same there. But this is a public school, and seriously, what do they think would happen? Lesbian sex on the dance floor?
Malach’s Sheik Yerbouti Friday Video of the Day
I am Malach and that was weird
I bet you fall in bed too easily
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You are listening too . . .
6′1″ from Liz Phair
Dear Malach
- Nursemyra asks: Dear Malach, what’s with the video today? – INXS are cool, but Jimmy Barnes is such a tosser. I had to look up Jimmy Barnes because it seems he is the most popular Australian Singer ever, but never made it out of Down Under, got a nice lesson on Cold Chisel too. Video was posted as the song was from Lost Boys, and it was the death of Corey Haim. A tosser huh? Gonna use that one.
South Beach Diet
So, I stated the South Beach Diet 2 and half weeks ago, and following fairly closely. So far I like it, have lost 12 lbs. Good too, I got up to 240 this winter. Got to start jogging this weekend as Daylight Savings comes back into effect.
YAY!
Betty White rocks!
Wow
Who wants to go to the hospital in Amsterdam with me? HEEELLLLO NURSE!
Malach’s Video of they Day
I am Malach and I am a scientist
When you said I wasn’t worth talking too, I had to take you word on that.
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Another kooky day at work
So I began working with a new client last week, that was referred to me by another long time client, those can always be risky. A 65 year old alcoholic, who I am trying to convince to retire, and helping get on Medicaid.
He had a appointment with me on Monday, but was a no show, that happens so I thought nothing of it. He’s an old school macho man, not confortable with asking for help, so I thought nothing of it. One thing I do not do is chase clients, way to busy to do that.
So, I get a call from him this morning, he is heading over to St. Luke’s Emergency Room. I guess on Sunday he got hit by a car on his bike. Lounged around his apartment though he might recover on his own, but couldn’t breathe that well.
So, I took the other client to see him later in the afternoon, evidently, he had a broken clavicle, scapula, dislocated shoulder, 3 broken ribs, possibly broken facial bones, and a collapsed lung. They immediately put in a chest tube and admitted for at least 3 – 4 days. Good excuse to miss me no?
On the bright side, St. Luke’s is trying their damndest to get him on Medicaid.
NOMAH!
It was good to see Nomar retire in a Red Sox Uniform.
RIP Corey Haim
I was more of a Corey Feldman guy, but it won’t be shocked if it was drugs. RIP.
Not only does smoking make you look cool!
It prevents Parkinson’s Disease, so light up!
Malach’s Video of the Day
I am Malach and that is for Corey Haim
But you’ve never been a waste of my time, it’s never been a drag
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There is a new Monster Millikin, and it seems it is the story of my life!
You are listening too . . .
Divorce Song, from Liz Phair off her first album, Exile in Guyville, one of the best albums of ALL TIME. Yes it is. I love this song. It is so pissed off, but not overly so. Liz got those feelings just right here.
More Fun!
Uh
Yeah, this didn’t make me think of Lindsay Lohan. . . . Dana Plato, that makes me think of Lindsay Lohan. Out of money already Lindsay?
Malach’s Video of the Day
I am Malach and Paint your damn house, it could save your life!
And I’m gonna tell my son to be a prophet of mistakes because for every truth there are half a million lies
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You are listening too . . .
Whip-Smart prior to Liz Phair going all crazy and going main stream Avril LaVinge on us.
Spring is Upon us!
Had a nice 60 degree day today! Kids were out learning to ride bikes, got lots of sprouts coming up. Was fun, fun, fun.
MAMOO!
YOUR BACK! What happened, you got so quiet there after that election your stole!
Malach’s Video of the Day
I am Malach and Zach Galifianakis makes me giggle
Everything is turning round
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Ponyo
So the kids and I watched Ponyo today, the latest from Hayao Miyazaki. First the kids LOVED it, it was very cute, very spiritual, very mind bending like much of Miyazaki’s stuff, yet much less adult oriented.
It was beautifully animated as usual. It was not as good as his best films Spirited Away (which is a personal fave of mine) or Princess Mononoke. As usual it mixes fantasy, and sprituality (using much of Japanese and Easter influenced spirituality).
If you are into his stuff, or anime, watch this one, if not, might be a good intro for you and kids.
The Weather
So that past 3 or 4 days, it has basically been snowing, and it let up this morning to sun. The sad part? It came down really hard during that time, but the ground is so warm and it warmed up during the day, it didn’t stick. It was really wierd Wednesday basically driving around in a blizzard, but no snow stick to the pavement. Even better? This cold is dissappearing the next few days, we are going to be pushing 60 degree F.
Malach’s Sheik Yerbouti Video of the Day
I am Malach and what’s up Hip Shaking Mama?
OOOO, you sassy frassy Lassie
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You are listening too . . .
I am still feeling the Ween, so you got a fave of mine, Mutilated Lips
Stardom once again . .
Once again, Malach and his program will be featured on TV by Catholic Charities and the Fall River Diocese.
Dear Malach
- Syncopated Eyeball asks: Dear Malach, Hey Malach, do you know of Bishop John Shelby Spong? I think he’s very cool. Yes, he is cool, and I like his ideas about Christianity and Jesus and the philosophy of both. SHHH, many of the Catholic Priest I know and deal with, like his stuff a lot too.
- Dr. John Rebello asks: Dear Malach, Can you take your kids to work? Yes, I can, but they would be bored, scared, or in the way or all three.
Malach’s Video of the Day
I am Malach and that was dedicated to 4 Dinners
Your lips are like two flaps of fat, they go front and back and flappity flap
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This little game was not only fun, it was funny as Hell. Sushi Cat! Wish it was longer!
It is really nice to see . .
They are big on take your son/daughter to work day there at JFK Airport.
HEY DC!
Welcome to MA! We been doing this for 10 years, but never had guys like those sign carriers. Some of those signs don’t even make sense. And what is 2Pet. 2:12? I assume that is Peter2 2:12 of the bible that states:
But these men blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like brute beasts, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like beasts they too will perish.
Which if you read the whole part of Peter2 2, it is about false prophets and false Christian Churches.
AWESOME!
Hey Four Dinners! Was this any of you neighbors?
Malach’s Video of the Day
I am Malach and what a winning smile
Let’s begin with the past in front.
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You are listening too . . .
Another one from Ween, Exactly Where I’m At.
YAY ME!
So, after sending out my billing today, I finally got rid of the last 37 cent stamp! For those no US readers, mailing a letter cost 44. Now, I just got to get rid of the 41 cent ones now.
Thank God
Cause you know what if this idiot did not relent, I WOULD BE SWARMED WITH NEW CLIENTS IN THE COMING WEEKS! The issue becomes, so you don’t renew . . then what? I see no solution to the thousands going into no income by welfare.
That right . .
Leave it to the Massholes from Hyannis, although this is more of a New Bedford move.
Hey Jessica Simpson . .
Isn’t one of the unwritten rules of Hollywood not to date Josh Mayer? That is like a Male dating Lindsay Lohan or Paris Hilton. Sexual Napalm . . .HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Chile-quake
What a nasty customer that was, throwing off the Earth’s axis and shortening the day!
Malach’s Video of the Day
I am Malach I AM SEXUAL NAPALM!
A million layers of crust and deposit
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Guess what? Got a new piece of short fiction from Ben Byrd. It is called HER. Yes it is 6 Chapters, but you can read it in 10 – 15 minutes. Interesting stuff. I am going to re read it at work tomorrow.
You are listening too . . .
OK, now that I got the music fixed you are listening to She’s You Baby from Ween.
Yes, I am a party pooper.
So I reported a Facebook page today, this one. Why you may ask? Clyde is one of my clients. He is Brain Injured, and does not use the internet. He is very friendly, and party guy, but also has significant congnitive issues. He was homeless for 5 years before I got to him. He also gets into a lot of trouble with the law, so I am leery about pics and posts people will do about him.
In addition, why should someone do this to someone without their knowledge anyway?
Hey it could be worse . .
30, 40, 50, 60 years ago, you would just kind of disappear.
Malach’s Video of the Day
I am Malach and that’s right I know Karate!
WOW!
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Wow!
That was perhaps the greatest hockey game I have ever seen. Even with the US losing . . and it’s ending was appropriate, the best Hockey Team won, and the best player on the planet scored the winning goal. I am still speechless. Even Jeremy Roenick and Mike Milbury for US NBC, were dumbstruck. Amazing. It is rare the hyped games like this live up to the billing.
Man, best couple weeks of hockey I have seen in a LONG time. The NHL has some long hard thinking to do . . .
Overall this was a pretty cool Olympics, kudos to Vancouver.
Malach’s Video of the Day
I am Malach and Gravy Robbing made me rich
She blows you a kiss from her lips
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You are listening too . .
She’s Your Baby from Ween.
Your DMDSS Olympic Update
Well know, the Fat Bald guy wins gold! Also I cannot wait to see the US/Canada Hockey Game tomorrow, should be a classic, I think Canada is going to win, they are the better team. I will glued to the set. And of course the US owned the medal count too . . Canadian quickly moved up the past week. I bet the rest of the world can’t wait to get these games away from us North American partners.
Malach’s Video of the Day
The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Skate Expectations – Curling Team Tryouts – Colbert vs. Shuster www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Skate ExpectationsI am Malach and I am a cute curler too
I am so easily amused
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Yes, I amuse myself way too much . .
So at the local Social Security Office, there is a new employee named Ms. Farder. Now I have a client who is on SSI whose last name is Belcher. I am try to get her cased transferred to Ms. Farder, so I can call them Farder and Belcher. Yes, I am too easily amused.
So
Most of you know, my employer works a 4 day work week, which rocks. Today I did work though about 7 hours. I went to a local grade school and did presentation on my employer and homelessness for Kindergarten through 6th Grade. The kids were great and it was a lot of fun, especially the Kindergarten.
USA, USA, USA
So the US Hockey sent a message to Canada by ABSOLUTLEY DEMOLISHING Finland to advance to the Gold Medal round. Canada is playing Slovakia tonight, winner plays the US. Of course Tim Thomas gave up the only goal in the game to Finland after Miller was taken out, story of his life.
It is still a real shame, that watching all these games has gotten me back into hockey, by the NHL can’t duplicate it without contracting at least 6 teams if not more.
T-Shirt Friday!
It is the last Friday of the Month, time for T-shirt Friday! Too Malach does his Wolverine posed whilst wearing his Wolverine shirt:
GRRRRR . . Bub
Yeah that one’s going up on Facebook.
Malach’s Sheik Yerbouti Friday Video of the Day
I am Malach and my wedding went wild after that song, I tell you
Gotta another confession to make . . how ’bout you?
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You are listening too . . .
Best of You from the Foo Fighters. Song was featured in the best Superbowl Halftime show in the past decade . . .
It starts at about 5:40.
This morning
This nut on the radio reported this, and reported how this particular whale has been involved in a couple other deaths and then suggested they euthanize him as “that what we would do for a dog who did this”.
I really could not believe he was serious. This is a “killer” whale. It is not a domesticated animal, it is carnivorous, and one of the only creatures in the ocean that can go toe to toe with a great white an win. So you going to punish it for it’s natural instinct? Especially since us humans are the ones that put it there?
This is like someone getting killed who is a lion tamer by his lions. You wouldn’t fault the lions for that would you?
Hey Lucas
Canadian Women won gold in Hockey!
Malach’s Video of the Day
I am Malach and I am hothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothothot
i’m dying just to, dying just to crash your precious car
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RIP Mosi Tatupu
Unless you are a older Pats fan, you don’t know what Mosi Tatupu meant to those teams of the 80’s. Mosi was Kevin Faulk, only bigger. You needed a TD on a goal line stand, and 3rd down catch, a big block, extra protection, you put Mosi in. Like Faulk, he was not appreaciated by the NFL pundits until later in his career, cause he did not put up huge numbers.
Shame for someone to die at 54. RIP Mosi Tatupu.
Your Olympics Update
So the Canadian Hockey team spanked Germany only to have to tonight face Russia. We also got the US team facing Switzerland, who also played yesterday, and unfortunately that is on at 3PM EST. Gonna see if I can watch it on the internet.
Also, what a beautiful performance by figure skater Joannie Rochette. Rochette mother died unexpectedly in Vancouver earlier this week, much like what to Dan Jansen when his sister died a number of years ago. Not only did she do her program flawlessly, she earned her best score ever in the short program. It brought a tear to my eye late last night, and Scott Hamilton could barely talk without balling at the end of the program.
And maybe I am crazy, but I still to this day want to try bobsledding.
Way to go US, basically dominating the Swiss (which I watched at work, thanks to the internet), with two called back goals. Canada is also rampaging on Russia right now. Talk about a scoring fest it is 7 – 3 in period 2.
Some interesting debates/thoughts
So, between Lucas TdS bringing up what is a “sport” and the Reverend Angalyph’s tirade on the music industry and the financial viablity of the internet, it has give too great subject for today. So we begin with:
What is a Sport?
Sport is commonly defined as as an organized, competitive, and skillful physical activity requiring commitment and fair play. It is governed by a set of rules or customs. In a sport the key factors are the physical capabilities and skills of the competitor when determining the outcome (winning or losing). The physical activity involves the movement of people, animals and/or a variety of objects such as balls and machines.
The comment from last night was that Ice Dancing was not a sport, but by the definition of the word it is. It just not ice dancing, this has been argued about gynastics, figure skating, cheerleading and similar types of sports are all not considered sports some times. Why? Those sport are not primarily male persuits for one, and I think that still has some play in this. The other issue, is unlike most sports, those sports winners are determined by some element of opinion and/or judging. The same could be argued with “extreme” sports are judged sports but most consider them sports. Even Ski Jumping has a judged element to it. I would argue that any of the above meet the definition of sport, even ice dancing. You or I could not do what a competition level ice dancer could do (or a curler for that matter), just as I could not run like Usain Bolt. With some training, who knows, but these are very physical (ice dancing, gynastics, all of it) activities where your physical skills determine whether you win or not.
There are also arguments about NASCAR being a sport, being that the racers are just driving cars. But I challenge anyone to go to a track, get a car up too 200MPH, and drive around the track in one direction for 3 – 4 hours, never mind add 40 other cars doing the same thing inches away from you. But just as I probably could not hit a 98MPH fastball without some practice and luck, I probably could not do NASCAR (or even something like Figure Skating) with out some serious injury or even death.
One this I do agree with is the concept of Hunting not being a sport. Hunting is a not a competition (well and very one side competition). I don’t know some of you may have other thoughts, and I would love to hear them.
Do you come from a land Down Under?
So Reverend Anaglyph has a very interesting rant yesterday at his blog. It is a very interesting read, but very long. If you want to read it, it is here. You might want to read it as Agalyph is a much better writer than I am.
The whole premise of the rant is how the internet has specifically changed the music industry and the way one does business. It began with the recent court ruling in Australia, with Larrikin Music who owns the popular Australian child’s ditty, Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree. Any child growing up in Australia knows this song like someone here in America would know a nursery ryhme. We here in the states are also pretty familiar with the song and it is in most children’s music. Song was made in the 1930’s by Marion Sinclair, and when she died in 1988, the publishing rights for the song transferred to Larriken music. The song is still copyrighted according to Australian copyright law (as a little aside, we will soon be having some major court battles involving the copyright status of many of the characters introduced to us in the 20’s, 30’s, and 40’s. It has already started with Superman, Mickey Mouse ain’t far behind).
So, Larrikin Music in 2009, decided to sue Sony BMG and EMI for infringement of copyright for the song Down Under from Men at Work; I think everyone in the world is familiar with the song if not click the link. The issue with the song is the flute riff at the begining, which I have been whistling all day. Larikin claimed it a direct reproduction of a piece of the Kookaburra song. Something I never noticed, and even now I can only kind of see it. I have read that Colin Hay has stated the flute riff is a tribute to the song, being very much Australian. The Australian courts sided with Larrikin and now back royalties from this extremely popular are due, back from 1982.
30 years. All this time, no one has had issue with the song, not even Sinclair who I a sure heard the song. All for a small little riff. This in part goes back to the issue of sampling, and interpretation of copyright law.
This in turn got onto a rant how the music industry needs to find new ways to make money, so people buy rights to songs, and sue people. With the advent of the internet, and someone like me being able to post this song without permission, so any could theorectically take it goes right up the record companies ass. But everyone does it, and the Music industry is trying to catch up by suing people who download music illegally, sue for sampling, and not eve based on content on the use of the sample. On top of that people are getting discovered by the internet, and many bands have even gone internet only.
Same thing is happening to the newspaper industry, they don’t know how to make money off all this free internet. I will use my local newspaper for example. The Standard Times is the local paper, covers the Greater New Bedford Area. They have had a free website for a number of years. So the past couple of months, they have been limiting what you can view on the website unless you have a newspaper subscription or you pay $4.00 a week to view what you want. Of course it hasn’t been working cause there are plenty of other website that are free, that I can get the same news from.
There was also something from a web architect about Web 2.0 failing cause no one made any money off it. Dude, there are is way too much free stuff on the net. Example: Facebook. If tomorrow, Facebook started charging a monthly fee, what would happen? Everyone would leave for the next big free knock off.
It was just a very interesting conversation, head over and join it.
So . . .
That made you throw up in your mouth a little, admit it.
This makes me giggle
That the President of Toyota’s name is Toyoda, yeah I know, I am sad.
Malach’s Video of the Day
I am Malach and that was nothing like that Kookabura song
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