who has time to keep up with these things?
here are some short phrases on whats been going on -
BBQ wings
fantasy football
running outside
spamalot
bad movies
good movies
darts
wii
small group
car shopping
BBQ wings
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Security guard Frank Wills
i just read this really cool article about the guy brought down a US president. Ever heard of Frank Wills? There you are, getting ready for work, brushing your teeth, staring at the mirror, wondering if anyone is going to notice that zit... and then this thought kinda just pops into your head:
"Today, I'm going to accidentally bring down the American government."
Never happened to you? Security guard Frank Wills had no early warning either. With a hefty paycheck of $80 a week, Wills might have had good reason to believe he was well out of History's high beams. But in 1972, while patrolling the offices where the Democratic National Headquarters was, Frank noticed that little strips of tape was holding a few doors open. He tore them off. Coming back later, he saw that the tape had been replaced and, deciding that shenanigans were afoot, he called the police.
You all pretty much know the rest of the story. The burglars were arrested, tied to Nixon's re-election campaign and eventually, to the President himself. Amidst charges of massively illegal behavior, Nixon finally resigned in 1974, and was beaten to death in an alleyway behind a New Jersey Taco Bell.
No, wait. He became a bestselling author, and lived for years.
Wills, the hard working American who was just doing his job, managed to disintegrate into obscurity almost as quickly as he'd emerged. He played himself in the 1976 movie All the President's Men, but he didn't even get a raise for bringing down the government. In fact, when he left the job because they apparently refused to pay for vacation time, he found he couldn't get work anywhere else. One university told him that they didn't want the government to withhold funding because they'd hired him as a security guard.
Money went fast, and there wasn't a whole hell of a lot of it to begin with. He couldn't pay his electricity bill, couldn't afford to bury his mother, and had to wash his clothes in a goddamn bucket. And not one of those fancy golden buckets. In 1983, he was sentenced to a year in prison for shoplifting a pair of $13 shoes. And that was pretty much it until he died in 2000.
"Today, I'm going to accidentally bring down the American government."
Never happened to you? Security guard Frank Wills had no early warning either. With a hefty paycheck of $80 a week, Wills might have had good reason to believe he was well out of History's high beams. But in 1972, while patrolling the offices where the Democratic National Headquarters was, Frank noticed that little strips of tape was holding a few doors open. He tore them off. Coming back later, he saw that the tape had been replaced and, deciding that shenanigans were afoot, he called the police.
You all pretty much know the rest of the story. The burglars were arrested, tied to Nixon's re-election campaign and eventually, to the President himself. Amidst charges of massively illegal behavior, Nixon finally resigned in 1974, and was beaten to death in an alleyway behind a New Jersey Taco Bell.
No, wait. He became a bestselling author, and lived for years.
Wills, the hard working American who was just doing his job, managed to disintegrate into obscurity almost as quickly as he'd emerged. He played himself in the 1976 movie All the President's Men, but he didn't even get a raise for bringing down the government. In fact, when he left the job because they apparently refused to pay for vacation time, he found he couldn't get work anywhere else. One university told him that they didn't want the government to withhold funding because they'd hired him as a security guard.
Money went fast, and there wasn't a whole hell of a lot of it to begin with. He couldn't pay his electricity bill, couldn't afford to bury his mother, and had to wash his clothes in a goddamn bucket. And not one of those fancy golden buckets. In 1983, he was sentenced to a year in prison for shoplifting a pair of $13 shoes. And that was pretty much it until he died in 2000.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
top 5 movies with white dudes dancing (and why)
5. Grease (even greaser dudes can dance)
4. Swing Kids (hot chicks and fighting nazis)
3. Goonies (truffle shuffle)
2. Saturday Night Fever (white suits are sweet)
1. Dirty Dancing (cheezy songs and power mullets)
4. Swing Kids (hot chicks and fighting nazis)
3. Goonies (truffle shuffle)
2. Saturday Night Fever (white suits are sweet)
1. Dirty Dancing (cheezy songs and power mullets)
Thursday, September 11, 2008
the uncoolest
nothing makes you feel as uncool as when an some older than you explains some new piece of technology. Some 40-ish year old had to re-train me on me on what twitter was. seriously. Next my grandpa is going to teach me how to optimize my itunes playlist or show me how to use MusicID on my blackberry. dang it people, i cant be savvy at everything.
random link
http://www.cracked.com/article_15714_9-most-unnecessary-greatest-hits-albums-all-time.html
random link
http://www.cracked.com/article_15714_9-most-unnecessary-greatest-hits-albums-all-time.html
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Australian Toaster Biscuits
one of my favorite treats growing up was this little crumpet/english muffin thing.
Do yourself a favor - order a package of these and for anyone whose good side you wanna get on.
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11023048&whse=bd_115&topnav=bdoff&browse=&lang=en-US
Just one of those food items that I might trade my soul for.
Do yourself a favor - order a package of these and for anyone whose good side you wanna get on.
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11023048&whse=bd_115&topnav=bdoff&browse=&lang=en-US
Just one of those food items that I might trade my soul for.
Monday, September 8, 2008
I'm back
For reasons that are too numerous to post, jgrenn.blogspot took a needed vacation from the online world. adventures were had. lives were changed. and now, I'm back.
In honor of this new undertaking, here is a list of the top 10 characters played by Reginald VelJohnson, one of the greatest actors of the 20th century.
10. Jail Guard - Ghostbusters
9. Police Captain - Plain Clothes
8. Police Captain - Turner & Hooch
7. Limo Driver - Crocodile Dundee
6. Policeman - Kojak
5. Police Detective - One of her Own
4. Policeman - Designing Women
3. Police Sergeant - Die Hard 2
2. Police Sergeant - Die Hard
1. Police Captain - Family Matters
In honor of this new undertaking, here is a list of the top 10 characters played by Reginald VelJohnson, one of the greatest actors of the 20th century.
10. Jail Guard - Ghostbusters
9. Police Captain - Plain Clothes
8. Police Captain - Turner & Hooch
7. Limo Driver - Crocodile Dundee
6. Policeman - Kojak
5. Police Detective - One of her Own
4. Policeman - Designing Women
3. Police Sergeant - Die Hard 2
2. Police Sergeant - Die Hard
1. Police Captain - Family Matters
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