Enjoying some southern rock!
Times are tough, money is tight
On my way home from work today I stopped to get some gas. As I filled up my moderately fuel efficient little Mazda pickup I watched the sale price climb to nearly $50. I began to think about how prohibitively expensive gas is for the average family in my town. Just as I was about to let my mind wander on to another topic I looked up and saw the display on the pump next to me:
iPhone and me
12 days and counting since purchasing my iPhone. I honestly thought that at this point I would be mostly tired of it, however I haven’t even begun to scratch the surface. There are still tons of free apps that I have not checked out, and hundreds of non-free also.
About the only real problem (other than some OS stability issues) is that I don’t have a Mac to setup the SDK on. Everyday I come up with several ideas that I would love to implemented, and seeing thousands and thousands of people pay $2.99 for what amounts to a virtual glass of beer makes me think I might be able make a buck or two while I’m at it.
Income inequality a good thing?
While searching for airline tickets, I mistyped a domain name and ended up at American.com. On this site I found a link to an article titled The Upside of Income Inequality.
Of course your first instinct might be to shout something like "Down with those damn rich people! They are always taking all of the money!". Well according to this article they are actually earning all of the damn money. The ditch which sat between the high school educated worker and the college educated worker has become a chasm. Apparently while the high school educated group has grown with inflation, the college educated group has been growing far above it. This is thought to be due to the shift in America's economy away from labor and towards information management. Anyway, the article points out that while the gap grows larger is doesn't mean that the rich are getting richer while the poor get poorer. (Note: the rich always get richer, it's what they do best) It's actually the middle class that has excelled and pulled away from the lower end of the spectrum and is moving up towards the rich.
One other thing that caught my attention in this article is that women and minorities seem to benefit the most from a college education in terms of income growth percentage. I suspect that this is because of the disproportionately low income they might have made before becoming college educated. But hey, what do I know?
The Nightline Face Off: Is God Real?
I was reading this article on abc.com about a show they taped on the 5th of May that will be aired on the 9th. You can read more about it here. As I started reading it I noticed an ad over on the right and it made me laugh quite a bit, so I thought I would share it with everyone else. Click on the image below for the full size version.
I know you like my grill!
I saw a banner on some site for another site called SeeMyGrill.com. Curious I clicked to check it out, and BAM!!! Staring me back at me is young clover with what looks to be possibly the most obnoxious grill on the site. I almost spit my drink all over my desk. I'm still trying to figure out if he can close his mouth with that grill on. Maybe he has a little spray bottle he carries around with him to re-moisturizers his grill through out the day…? lol Reminds me of the old "Gold Overdose " joke in that movie "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka". (Edit: OMGWTFBBQ!!!1!ONE! is he wearing Richie Rich pajamas!?)
So of course after finding this I just had to check the site out a bit more. Here are a few funny entries that I found:
pimpin_gator is currently ranked number 10. Personally I think he got robbed. That grill is straight pimpin!:
jaws_new_addition of course is rated number 1. Which is as it should be, because even with out the bling, sharks have the baddest mutha fuckin grills around:
