Monday, December 29, 2008
Erin Andrews!
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Friday, December 19, 2008
70 YEAR OLD WOMAN GIVES BIRTH!
Mon Dec 8, 2:45 am ET
Indian woman gives birth aged 70: reports AFP/File – A hospital in Calcutta. An Indian woman has given birth to her first child at the age of 70 after receiving …
NEW DELHI (AFP) – An Indian woman has given birth to her first child at the age of 70 after receiving IVF treatment, newspapers reported her doctor as saying Monday.
Rajo Devi, who married 50 years ago, gave birth to a baby girl on November 28 after in vitro fertilisation, said Anurag Bishnoi, a doctor at the Hisar fertility centre in Haryana state.
"Rajo Devi and (her husband) Bala Ram approached the centre for treatment and the embryo transfer was done on April 19," he told the Hindustan Times. "Both the mother and child are in good health."
Bishnoi claimed Devi was the world's oldest mother.
Another 70-year-old Indian was reported to have given birth to twins via IVF in July this year, while a 66-year-old Spanish woman had twins in 2006.
Devi's husband, aged 72, had also wed his wife's sister after 10 years of his first marriage did not result in children. His second wife also failed to become pregnant.
It was not clear whose egg and sperm were used in the successful treatment.
"IVF has revolutionised the way we look at infertility," said Bishnoi. "Infertility is no longer a social taboo or a divine curse. It can be treated scientifically."
Monday, December 1, 2008
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
I Got SCAMMED!
Gold's Gym is a scam. In fact, I think the whole fitness club industry is a scam.
I saw pictures of people who were fit and trim and beautiful. And I wanted to be fit and trim and beautiful. So, I paid the $30 fee to come every month.
Then, guess what! No one told me that I had to pay extra for those power-bar snacks that were on the counter. Or that my membership fee didn't include the sports drinks. Or that a personal trainer wasn't included.
These things should have been my first red flags.
But, still I was excited that I might be able to lose some weight and start looking good. So I ignored the warning signals and started working out.
Well, I did everything they told me to do. I worked my legs a little. I didn't work out my arms because I hurt it one time in the past working out and I was afraid I'd get hurt again. So I skipped the arms.
I worked out my back. I worked my stomach a little bit but I decided I didn't want to push myself too hard. Plus, I was getting hungry after all this working out so I went and bought a powerbar. SIX DOLLARS! I kid you not. If I hadn't been so hungry, I wouldn't have bought one. But one of the guys who worked out there said he used them for daily snacks and he looked pretty good. So I thought I'd "try" one.
Anyway. That's not what made me mad. I'm coming to that part.
This all went on for a few days. I even spent $100 on workout clothes. It wasn't required but other people in the gym had them so I thought I'd get some, too.
In fact, I spent another $100 on a pair of new workout shoes. I picked a pair that I felt like I could still use even if I stopped working out. You never know if things are going to pan out the way you want, you know?
Anyway...one day, I was talking to a guy in the locker room. He was about 40 pounds overweight and he told me he'd been coming to the gym for SIX MONTHS. I did the math in my head..."If this guy has been here for six months, why isn't he thin and trim yet???"
That's when the warning bells went off again. This whole thing might just be a scam to get people's money. I mean, this guy wasn't mad or anything....in fact, he was excited that he'd lost some weight....BUT HE'S STILL OVERWEIGHT! And he's spending that money every month...and Gold's Gym just keeps taking it!
Then I thought, "I should get on the Internet and look up Gold's Gym!". I don't know why I didn't do that before! So, I went to Google and typed in "Gold's Gym scam" and you won't believe what I found!
Seriously.
Did you know that 80% of the people who join Gold's Gym cancel their membership within the first year? That 95% of the people who join Gold's Gym have never won a fitness contest? Or gotten a job as a model?
I found one lady online who said she joined Gold's Gym and the manager of the gym said she needed a personal trainer to help her create a "fitness plan" and to keep her on track. Guess what? She said it cost her an additional $200 a WEEK! What a ripoff! She DID say that she lost some weight while she was going but that -- after she stopped going every day -- the weight came back. She fired the trainer and said it was all a scam, too.
I even found one story about a guy who said that they Gold's Gym stole his money. He was supposed to get a promotional price of $19 a month but when he got his credit card statement, he found out that they were charging him $30 a month. That's like $120 a year in stolen money if he hadn't caught it.
Anyway....
As if that wasn't enough, some friends and I were at McDonald's the other day and I mentioned something about Gold's Gym. My friend Susan said that she'd tried Gold's Gym a few years ago and got NO results at all. She laughed that I'd fallen for it, too. I was so mad I almost spilled my milkshake.
Anyway....after I read all the stuff on the Internet about Gold's Gym and talked to some of my friends, I decided to quit. I don't deal with scam artists. They're just in it for the money. They act like they're interested in people's health but I guarantee you that -- if no one paid them -- they'd close up shop. So much for their "mission", huh?
And I'm beginning to think that those fit, trim, beautiful people in the Gym are part of the scam, anyway. Gold's Gym probably pays them to come in there and work out so they can sell more memberships.
Am I saying that exercise doesn't work? No, I'm not saying that. I'm sure it does. I'm just saying that you have to be careful when you join these big fancy gyms with the full-color brochures and all the stories of how people are getting results.
Because the truth is that those people are probably coming in there EVERY day (not just sometimes).....they've probably changed their eating habits (which no one mentioned to me)...and you can bet that they're all buying a lot of extra stuff from the Gym that's not part of their regular membership fee.
So, take it from me: Gold's Gym is a rip-off. I know. I've been there. The idea that you can come in and work out every day and start looking fit and trim SOUNDS good....but that's just to get you in the door.
Remember what they say, "If it sounds too good to be true...it probably is."
Anyway, all this has taught me a lesson. I'm not going to get suckered again. Next time I see someone or something that can supposedly "improve my life", I'll think twice.
Whether it's a diet.....a business idea.....or just an idea....I'll go check it out on Google first.
After all, if it's on the Internet it must be true, right?
Tongue firmly in cheek,
Tony Rush
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Okay, unless you've completed missed the point, none of this is real. I know nothing about Gold's Gym. But what I DO know about is people. And people LOVE to play the victim role and pretend that their own situations and circumstances are anyone's fault but their own.
And what's worse is -- rather than actually using their brains -- they love to rely on someone else to do all their thinking for them. People who have money problems will ask advice from the most unqualified people imaginable.....people who are no more successful than they are.
They'll take financial advice from broke people.
They'll take weight-loss advice from fat people.
They'll take health advice from sick people.
And they'll rely solely on the Internet for information about some of the most important decisions in their life......without any regard for how many idiots are on the Internet.
The moral of the story: you can figure it out.
Be the leader. Be the critical thinker. Be the person of analysis.
THINK
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Did You Watch the Game Last NIGHT?
Mike still looks like he could be playing in the NFL. He is HUGE!
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Monday, October 27, 2008
How to Cope With Hair Loss
1. The fastest and cheapest way for men to cope is to ignore their hair loss. If you don't care, the world won't care, and life will go on. Follow the examples of people before you who have also lost things in their lives, who can be themselves and be respected because of who they are, not because of what they look like.
2. If hair loss truly bothers you, then fix it. Take positive action. The only drug treatments proven to work for hair loss from male pattern baldness are Minoxidil applied directly to the scalp twice a day and 1mg of Finasteride taken orally once a day. Today you can buy a three month supply of 5 percent Minoxidil for about $20 anywhere.
3. Do your research. Go to a doctor, find out as much as you can about treatment options, ask questions, etc. For example, Minoxidil should be applied directly to the scalp twice a day. Finasteride should be taken once a day without food. It is believed that the best result is from using both drugs (Minoxidil and Finasteride). If you can only afford one treatment, go for the Minoxidil, as it is cheaper, more readily available, and well-proven. Avoid snake oil products such as shampoos and vitamins marketed for hair loss.
4. Take a good hard look at your diet. Too much intake of foods high in saturated fat -- such as cheese, meat, etc. -- has been associated with hair loss from male pattern baldness (Japan is a well-known example of a population where male pattern baldness was virtually non-existent before the introduction of high-fat western diets.) Yes, these foods are delicious, but consider cutting back as a small price to pay to help keep your hair.
5. Be patient. All the hair you've lost so far wasn't lost all at once, and it won't grow back all at once either. Keep a positive attitude. If you are young, you can see excellent results if you get started fast, and stick to your daily medicinal regimen with discipline. For example, Minoxidil can take two to four months to see results.
6. Stick with it. Until science improves its treatments for hair loss, you may have to keep using these drugs to maintain your hair once you have grown it back. Think of it like brushing your teeth -- you would not stop brushing and flossing daily just because your teeth are clean today, would you?
Friday, October 24, 2008
Learning Disability Dynamics!
Friday, October 3, 2008
You WOULDN'T Believe It If I Told You!
Friday, September 19, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Updates...
1. Closing out my house has turned out to be a huge pain. National City is the worst bank EVER! I wish I could have walked away from this deal, other than NATcity was the only bank that would lean on the property! My only piece of advice to you is NOT to do business with them.
2. Learning Disability Dynamics has been on hold since this house buying process started. I have roughly 80 pages of texts written. Except a finished product in 45 days.
3. Life in general has great. Never before have I had so many great things happening at once! Be prepared for the big things!
4. Fitness: I'm off of reaching my two major goals for the year: Dunking a basketball in a game and bench pressing 300 pounds! I am still training daily to reach these goals!
More to come later!
Monday, June 16, 2008
So...The Deal is Going DOWN!
Howl at My Bank Account!
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
How To Hold My Attention for More than 5 Seconds!
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Sunday, March 30, 2008
How to Determine if Your Significant Other is Crazy?!
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Who invented the Egg McMuffin?
LOS ANGELES - Herb Peterson, who invented the ubiquitous Egg McMuffin as a way to introduce breakfast to McDonald's restaurants, has died, a Southern California McDonald's official said Wednesday. He was 89.
Peterson died peacefully Tuesday at his Santa Barbara home, said Monte Fraker, vice president of operations for McDonald's restaurants in that city.
He began his career with McDonald's Corp. as vice president of the company's advertising firm, D'Arcy Advertising, in Chicago. He wrote McDonald's first national advertising slogan, "Where Quality Starts Fresh Every Day."
Peterson eventually became a franchisee and was currently co-owner and operator of six McDonald's restaurants in Santa Barbara and Goleta, Fraker said.
Peterson came up with idea for the signature McDonald's breakfast item in 1972. He "was very partial to eggs Benedict," Fraker said, and worked on creating something similar.
The egg sandwich consisted of an egg that had been formed in a Teflon circle with the yolk broken, topped with a slice of cheese and grilled Canadian bacon. It was served open-faced on a toasted and buttered English muffin.
The Egg McMuffin made its debut at a restaurant in Santa Barbara that Peterson co-owned with his son, David Peterson.
Fraker said that, although semiretired, Peterson still visited all six of his stores in the Santa Barbara area until last year when his health began to deteriorate.
"He would talk to the customers, visit with the employees. He loved McDonald's," Fraker said.
Fraker, who said he worked with Peterson for 30 years, said "he was amazing as far as giving back to the community."
"He embraced the community and the community embraced him," Fraker said. "We loved the man."
Peterson is survived by his wife, son and three daughters.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
I Finally Came Out!

No....It is not what you are thinking!
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
I Am A Nerd!

I hate to say this but I am a nerd.
Is being a nerd such a bad thing...Maybe?!
In today's information rich world I believe we are
all slowly becoming nerd.
Whether you like it or not you have your quirks
just like me.
I realized I had officially become a nerd when I saw
this comic.
My nerd subject of choice is business. Primarily, new ways to make tons of cash. So naturally marketing is a subject of great interests for learning more effective ways to sell my products.
At the same time I believe there is even a bigger and more
common group of nerds. It is primarily made up of woman.
It is the Celebrity Girl Group of Ultra Nerdyness...I mean
if you are a single guy and you want to get just about any
woman talking, make one statement about Britney Spears...
You will not have to say another word because she will show
how much of a nerd she is when she can tell you every single
detail of what is going on in Spears life.
No matter what....Everyone is a Nerd.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Have Not Been Writing Much...
I have been catching up with people every night of the week.
Having been writing much.
Just letting all my fans know the kid is still making moves.
I start my new gig Monday.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
I am SO PISSED!

Hello....
So I got home Monday night.
I was feeling pretty darn good so I started working. Went to bed around midnight. Then it all started!
I woke up at 3:45 in the morning! What is heck is going on?
Then around 11:45 that same day I was hit with a ton of brinks. Passed out instantly like I had some case of Narcolepsy! Matter of fact I think I was sitting on the toilet!
When I woke up five hours later, I felt like I had just finished off a gallon of robotussion.
After a little while I was back to my regular self.
Point of all this is I can not sleep regular flipping hours. My day is all screwed up!
Any ideas?
P.S. I actually slept 6 hours last night!
Monday, March 3, 2008
No Sleep!?
The 85 Million Dollar Oven-Mitt!
YES! You read that correctly! 85 Million Dollars spent on an Oven Mitt!
The worst part of this Oven Mitt is it has the voice of Tom Arnold!
The purpose of this Oven Mitt was to sell food!
Make sense?
I didn’t think so!
Here is the story:
You probably remember this…Back in 2004 Arby’s commitment 85 million dollars to marketing an Oven Mitt attempt to get more people to buy Arby’s food! 85 million! Can you believe this? As you can assume the results were terrible.
How does this happen and why does it matter in your business?
First thing first, this happens when you do not understand how to market. People often think they have to create the most impressive websites with the latest technology. If you don’t know by now, building your business around technology does not equal profit. What you need is great marketing with specific products equal profits.
What does this have to do with you business? EVERYTHING! Most people want to be a great success in network marketing. Yet they lack the critical information about HOW TO market their business.
Here is a confession: I did the exact same thing. I believe if I exposed a whole lot of people I they would all get involved in my business and I would be RICH! I spend $750 my first month in my business. Unfortunately, it amount to five leads!
What is the solution?
You must learn to grow you business or DIE!
Fortunately, the market place is very clear in what it wants. The market will tell you exactly what to do. You just have to know to TEST. Great marketers do not have any secrets other than they test everything they do religiously! You need to do the same thing. You must figure out how to market yourself or partner with someone you has figure it out. Otherwise you will have to go through years of trail and error until you figure out how to get the results you want.
The sad part about figuring out success is most people will NEVER earn the results they want! Do not reinvent the wheel! Learn from others!
Source: http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=John_T.S._Murphy
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Thomas W. Steppe!
I have many mixed emotions.
Here is a link:
Obituary for My Grand Father
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Not to be Negative...
Only one small issue that I have:
I had my camera stole from me at a bar. But I really don't care that much because I was being maniac.
Tonight was a different story...
My sister and I are going out to eat. We are riding in a taxi with our friend Kelly Jo. We are exiting the taxi. We ask KJ if she wants anything to eat. So I total attention is focused on listening to what she wants.
Then it happens...
Some dude attempts to STEAL MY SISTER PURSE!
Right away I grab this dude. My intention was to take out my frustration on his face. He was might for the beating. Luckily for him, my sister said to let him go because he didn't actually get her purse.
He struggled for a bit then pull out of his shirt.
It all happened in the course of five seconds.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Reporting from Kenya
Nairobi is a great city.
Is there massive amount of violence happening all around me?
No. What I have seen is much different than why the national
United States media has share. Our friend whom we are staying
with has been an awesome tour guide. We have experience so
much in the 48 hours we have been here.
Time line of my visit:
We left Heathrow Airport at 2:50 pm London time.
We arrived an hour later in Amsterdam. We had a 3 hour lay
over.
Left Amsterdam airport at 8:45 pm. We flew Kenya Airlines.
The service was first class. The seats were huge. The only problem
I had was I couldn't sleep. The entire 8+ hours of travel time was
spent reading The Wolf of Wall street, a great book I might add.
We arrived in Nairobi at 7:45 am. Our first day was pack with
activities. I basically did not sleep for close to 40 hours.
During the day we visited the slums. Great experience! I took
what I felt were award winning photos of the kids having fun.
Then evening I went out with a group of college kids from
American University. They were very hospitable and are
great people.
We went out to a two clubs/bars. I was leisurely taking massive
amounts of pictures over everything. Everyone warned me
that I should not be so free spirited with my camera.
I of course did not take any advice from anyone. At the next
bar, Carnivore, my camera was stolen from my pocket. I
really didn't care. It actually gives me a great response to
locals asking me for money; I tell them I donated my prized
camera to Kenya.
Tonight we went to a show. The artist name is Eric Wainaina.
He put on a great set. We has a blast to say the least.
Right now it is 1:17 am. I am done...
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Reaching 100 is easier than suspected
CHICAGO - Living to 100 is easier than you might think. Surprising new research suggests that even people who develop heart disease or diabetes late in life have a decent shot at reaching the century mark.
"It has been generally assumed that living to 100 years of age was limited to those who had not developed chronic illness," said Dr. William Hall of the University of Rochester.
Hall has a theory for how these people could live to that age. In an editorial in Monday's Archives of Internal Medicine, where the study was published, he writes that it might be thanks to doctors who aggressively treat these older folks' health problems, rather than taking an "ageist" approach that assumes they wouldn't benefit.
For the study, Boston University researchers did phone interviews and health assessments of more than 500 women and 200 men who had reached 100. They found that roughly two-thirds of them had avoided significant age-related ailments.
But the rest, dubbed "survivors," had developed an age-related disease before reaching 85, including high blood pressure, heart disease or diabetes. Yet many functioned remarkably well — nearly as well as their disease-free peers.
Overall, the men were functioning better than the women. Nearly three-fourths of the male survivors could bathe and dress themselves, while only about one-third of the women could.
The researchers think that may be because the men had to be in exceptional condition to reach 100. "Women, on the other hand, may be better physically and socially adept at living with chronic and often disabling conditions," wrote lead author Dr. Dellara Terry and her colleagues.
Rosa McGee is one of the healthy women in the study who managed to avoid chronic disease. Now 104, the retired cook and seamstress is also strikingly lucid.
"My living habits are beautiful," McGee said in an interview at her daughter's Chicago apartment. "I don't take any medicines. I don't smoke and I don't drink. Never did anything like that."
Until late 2006, when she fell in her St. Louis home, McGee lived alone and took care of herself. Now in Chicago, she is less mobile but still takes walks a few times weekly down the apartment building hallways, with her daughter's help.
McGee credits her faith in God for her good health. She also gets lots of medical attention — a doctor and nurse make home visits regularly.
Genes surely contributed — McGee's maternal grandparents lived to age 100 and 107.
But while genes are important, scientists don't think they tell the whole story about longevity.
A second, larger study of men in their 70s found that those who avoided smoking, obesity, inactivity, diabetes and high blood pressure greatly improved their chances of living into their 90s. In fact, they had a 54 percent chance of living that long.
Their survival decreased with each risk factor, and those with all five had only a 4 percent chance of living into their 90s, according to Harvard University researchers.
Those who managed to avoid lifestyle-related ailments also increased their chances of functioning well physically and mentally two decades later.
The study followed 2,357 men for about 25 years or until death, starting in their early 70s. About 40 percent survived to at least age 90. Among survivors, 24 percent had none of the five risk factors.
"It's not just luck, it's not just genetics. ... It's lifestyle" that seems to make a big difference, said lead author Dr. Laurel Yates of Harvard's Brigham and Women's Hospital.
"It's get your shoes on, get out there, and do some exercise," she said. "These are some things you can do" to increase the chances of a long life.
Yates said it's never too late to adopt a healthier lifestyle, though the findings don't address whether waiting until age 70 to stop smoking, lose weight and exercise will increase longevity.
Hall noted that the United States has more than 55,000 centenarians, and that Americans 85 and older are the country's fastest-growing group of older adults.
He said the new research underscores how important it is for doctors to become adept at treating the oldest of the old, who are "becoming the bread and butter of the clinical practice of internal medicine."
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008
Let Me Air It OUT!
To make a confession, I hate the Patriots.
It came all too natural to support the Gaints.
Even though I think they I really don't care for them either.
IU Basketball:
What the hell is wrong with Gordan? Did he run out of HGH?
That dude must be tired. I can't watch the game, all I can see is the stats.
It is said that he is injured, but only shooting 21 free throws in the last four games?
What is up with the noise?
I can't figure it out...
Friday, February 1, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
A Billion Dollar Sales Letter?
Simple.
Follow the principles behind the letter.
I find it interesting.
Here it is:


Dear Reader:
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Recently, these men returned to their college for their 25th reunion.
They were still very much alike. Both were happily married. Both had three children. And both, it turned out, had gone to work for the same Midwestern manufacturing company after graduation, and were still there.
But there was a difference. One of the men was manager of a small department of that company. The other was its president.
What Made The Difference
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Monday, January 28, 2008
Want To FEED The World?
Here is a start!
I found this website yesterday:
http://freerice.com/
For every word you guess correctly they donate 20 grains of rice!
Now get after it!
Sunday, January 27, 2008
What She Really Wants
We often hear advice from our friends on
how we should behave around the opposite
sex.
I have some friends who act totally polite, when
it reality they are the far from it.
I have other friends who act totally ridiculous.
Yet, they are probably the most redundant
and boring people I know.
At the end of the day, single guys have to figure
out what attracts woman and build a emotional
connect.
Esquire just put out an new article on the subject:
www.esquire.com
How did a 23 year old earn 27 MILLION?
Check out the link to the article below:
www.forbes.com
Did you say your STILL GOING TO KENYA!
Thursday, January 24, 2008
SPEAKING MY MIND: On the Superbowl!
going to be a joke.
Colts pissed away what should have been a great
victory for the ultimate titled match.
I hold the management of the Colts responsible.
What type of organization talks about any-
thing other than playoff the week before the game.
I can't believe Irsay was trying to figure out the
situation with Dungy during that week.
Let the guy focus. He doesn't need any more
stress in his life!
Other than that I don't know what to say...
I am just ticked off about the whole deal!
Updates
I talked with him last Saturday. I could hear over the phone how weak he is.
I am praying every day for his return to better health!
Lighter note:
Played basketball for two and a half hours last night.
We went 3 for 2. We only lost the two games by 1 point!
Was the competition quality? Kinda. This group of guys was keen on making BS calls. But that didn't stop me.
I also just launched a new website
www.imnotaguru.net
Check it out!
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Haruki Murakami: On seeing the 100% perfect girl one beautiful April morning
One beautiful April morning, on a narrow side street in Tokyo's fashionable Harujuku neighborhood, I walked past the 100% perfect girl.
Tell you the truth, she's not that good-looking. She doesn't stand out in any way. Her clothes are nothing special. The back of her hair is still bent out of shape from sleep. She isn't young, either - must be near thirty, not even close to a "girl," properly speaking. But still, I know from fifty yards away: She's the 100% perfect girl for me. The moment I see her, there's a rumbling in my chest, and my mouth is as dry as a desert.
Maybe you have your own particular favorite type of girl - one with slim ankles, say, or big eyes, or graceful fingers, or you're drawn for no good reason to girls who take their time with every meal. I have my own preferences, of course. Sometimes in a restaurant I'll catch myself staring at the girl at the next table to mine because I like the shape of her nose.
But no one can insist that his 100% perfect girl correspond to some preconceived type. Much as I like noses, I can't recall the shape of hers - or even if she had one. All I can remember for sure is that she was no great beauty. It's weird.
"Yesterday on the street I passed the 100% girl," I tell someone.
"Yeah?" he says. "Good-looking?"
"Not really."
"Your favorite type, then?"
"I don't know. I can't seem to remember anything about her - the shape of her eyes or the size of her breasts."
"Strange."
"Yeah. Strange."
"So anyhow," he says, already bored, "what did you do? Talk to her? Follow her?"
"Nah. Just passed her on the street."
She's walking east to west, and I west to east. It's a really nice April morning.
Wish I could talk to her. Half an hour would be plenty: just ask her about herself, tell her about myself, and - what I'd really like to do - explain to her the complexities of fate that have led to our passing each other on a side street in Harajuku on a beautiful April morning in 1981. This was something sure to be crammed full of warm secrets, like an antique clock build when peace filled the world.
After talking, we'd have lunch somewhere, maybe see a Woody Allen movie, stop by a hotel bar for cocktails. With any kind of luck, we might end up in bed.
Potentiality knocks on the door of my heart.
Now the distance between us has narrowed to fifteen yards.
How can I approach her? What should I say?
"Good morning, miss. Do you think you could spare half an hour for a little conversation?"
Ridiculous. I'd sound like an insurance salesman.
"Pardon me, but would you happen to know if there is an all-night cleaners in the neighborhood?"
No, this is just as ridiculous. I'm not carrying any laundry, for one thing. Who's going to buy a line like that?
Maybe the simple truth would do. "Good morning. You are the 100% perfect girl for me."
No, she wouldn't believe it. Or even if she did, she might not want to talk to me. Sorry, she could say, I might be the 100% perfect girl for you, but you're not the 100% boy for me. It could happen. And if I found myself in that situation, I'd probably go to pieces. I'd never recover from the shock. I'm thirty-two, and that's what growing older is all about.
We pass in front of a flower shop. A small, warm air mass touches my skin. The asphalt is damp, and I catch the scent of roses. I can't bring myself to speak to her. She wears a white sweater, and in her right hand she holds a crisp white envelope lacking only a stamp. So: She's written somebody a letter, maybe spent the whole night writing, to judge from the sleepy look in her eyes. The envelope could contain every secret she's ever had.
I take a few more strides and turn: She's lost in the crowd.
Now, of course, I know exactly what I should have said to her. It would have been a long speech, though, far too long for me to have delivered it properly. The ideas I come up with are never very practical.
Oh, well. It would have started "Once upon a time" and ended "A sad story, don't you think?"
Once upon a time, there lived a boy and a girl. The boy was eighteen and the girl sixteen. He was not unusually handsome, and she was not especially beautiful. They were just an ordinary lonely boy and an ordinary lonely girl, like all the others. But they believed with their whole hearts that somewhere in the world there lived the 100% perfect boy and the 100% perfect girl for them. Yes, they believed in a miracle. And that miracle actually happened.
One day the two came upon each other on the corner of a street.
"This is amazing," he said. "I've been looking for you all my life. You may not believe this, but you're the 100% perfect girl for me."
"And you," she said to him, "are the 100% perfect boy for me, exactly as I'd pictured you in every detail. It's like a dream."
They sat on a park bench, held hands, and told each other their stories hour after hour. They were not lonely anymore. They had found and been found by their 100% perfect other. What a wonderful thing it is to find and be found by your 100% perfect other. It's a miracle, a cosmic miracle.
As they sat and talked, however, a tiny, tiny sliver of doubt took root in their hearts: Was it really all right for one's dreams to come true so easily?
And so, when there came a momentary lull in their conversation, the boy said to the girl, "Let's test ourselves - just once. If we really are each other's 100% perfect lovers, then sometime, somewhere, we will meet again without fail. And when that happens, and we know that we are the 100% perfect ones, we'll marry then and there. What do you think?"
"Yes," she said, "that is exactly what we should do."
And so they parted, she to the east, and he to the west.
The test they had agreed upon, however, was utterly unnecessary. They should never have undertaken it, because they really and truly were each other's 100% perfect lovers, and it was a miracle that they had ever met. But it was impossible for them to know this, young as they were. The cold, indifferent waves of fate proceeded to toss them unmercifully.
One winter, both the boy and the girl came down with the season's terrible inluenza, and after drifting for weeks between life and death they lost all memory of their earlier years. When they awoke, their heads were as empty as the young D. H. Lawrence's piggy bank.
They were two bright, determined young people, however, and through their unremitting efforts they were able to acquire once again the knowledge and feeling that qualified them to return as full-fledged members of society. Heaven be praised, they became truly upstanding citizens who knew how to transfer from one subway line to another, who were fully capable of sending a special-delivery letter at the post office. Indeed, they even experienced love again, sometimes as much as 75% or even 85% love.
Time passed with shocking swiftness, and soon the boy was thirty-two, the girl thirty.
One beautiful April morning, in search of a cup of coffee to start the day, the boy was walking from west to east, while the girl, intending to send a special-delivery letter, was walking from east to west, but along the same narrow street in the Harajuku neighborhood of Tokyo. They passed each other in the very center of the street. The faintest gleam of their lost memories glimmered for the briefest moment in their hearts. Each felt a rumbling in their chest. And they knew:
She is the 100% perfect girl for me.
He is the 100% perfect boy for me.
But the glow of their memories was far too weak, and their thoughts no longer had the clarity of fouteen years earlier. Without a word, they passed each other, disappearing into the crowd. Forever.
A sad story, don't you think?
Yes, that's it, that is what I should have said to her.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Midwest STAND DOWN!
I can't watch anything about sports other than highlights on espn.com
When I woke to see LSU steamrolled OSU, I was pretty sad.
Over the weekend, BSU only saw Rutgers run them over.
Then OSU again is smashed in the BCS championship.
I would have enjoyed watching these games. But after seeing the results, no so much....
More....coming.....later.....
P.S. I've been meeting some local over here. My main man calls himself Da' Ritz!
Watch out now. The kid is putting together a crew!
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Ball State Football MUST come up BIG!

Indiana is known across the USA for usually three things:
1. World Champ Colts
2. Basketball Capital of the World
3. Indianapolis 500
Many of the state colleges have excelled in sports like basketball and soccer. But college football in Indiana is some what of a low point. Fortunately, Purdue won. Unfortunately, IU lost. Luckily, BSU plays today!
Some of my good amigos are actually in Canada right now rooting on Ball State.
In my humble opinion, college football in Indiana is transitioning into a better programs. Yet, we need consistency and a run for the whole enchilada!
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Update
I have been in London since the 21st of December. From the 21st to the 2nd of January, I spent all my waking moments with my siblings and parents. I can not even think of any other time our entire family had that much daily contact with each other. It was nice while it lasted.
Everyone departed on the 2nd. Once they all left, my body proceeded to die for roughly 36 hours! I am in one of the coolest city's in the world, but I was stuck inside for all that time. Thankfully, I am feeling better. I was supposed to start my internship on Wednesday, then today, so if everything goes as planned tomorrow will be my first day.
One challenge that has come up is my trip to Kenya. With the recent events, I am planning on canceling my trip. However, I am shopping for new destinations. Only time will tell.
Thats whats up!

