It has always been a topic of debate in the sporting world; at what point is scoring too many points a sign of poor sportsmanship and lack of respect for the opponent. Is is Tom Brady and the New England Patriots putting up 52 points against the Washington Redskins, throwing deep passes late in the game? Some say yes, some say they are paid professionals, they get paid to put up points. Well, what about amateurs, like high school football.
This brings me to the Smith Center Redmen. Apparently, they have taken the act of scoring to a new level, an art form really. In nine games this season, this small town high school in Kansas has been outscoring 640-0 this season. That is an average of 71 points per game. Most recently, racking up 72 points in the 1st quarter. I understand the argument that a team is just doing what they are supposed to, but come on, how hard is it for a coach to send in the C squad, dummy the offense, and run up the middle when the score is 40+ to zero? Talking to friends who have watched this team play, they haven't done much to pull starters and simplify the offense, they continue to do what they do. Great team, probably, respectful, no way!!!!
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Ahhhhh, Flowers!
I have been married now for 5 and a half years. I can still remember back to the day that I got married, it was a beautiful summer day, an awesome ceremony, and a wonderful reception. Of everything that went on that day, of everything that we did to prepare for one of the biggest days of our lives, there is only one thing that I remember vividly that made the day the best ever. That was the flower arrangement, I mean, without those flowers, the day would have been ruined.
I hope that you could sense the flowing sarcasm in that statement above. Honestly, of all the weddings that I have been at and been apart of, I can say with certainty that the flowers are the last thing that I notice and remember, heck, I don't even remember what flowers we had at my own wedding or even what color they were.
However, for Elana Glatt, the flowers are apparently the only thing that she can remember. She spent over $27K on the floral arrangement at her wedding. So, you can imagine that she was upset when the flowers were not the correct color, and apparently somewhat wilted. She has decided to sue the florist for ruining her wedding. Now, at this point I can see her point. If I paid that much for flowers, I would expect them to be correct. I get upset when I read the next fact of the case.
She isn't sueing to get her money back, instead she is sueing for more than $400K. Yes, that's right, more than $400K. Now, I understand wanting your money back, but come on do you really need 14 times what you paid, especially for something as insignificant as flowers. This is what I dislike about our justice system, someone can sue for any reason and any amount and the courts will hear it and sometimes side for stupidity because of some loophole or other retarded reason.
I hope that you could sense the flowing sarcasm in that statement above. Honestly, of all the weddings that I have been at and been apart of, I can say with certainty that the flowers are the last thing that I notice and remember, heck, I don't even remember what flowers we had at my own wedding or even what color they were.
However, for Elana Glatt, the flowers are apparently the only thing that she can remember. She spent over $27K on the floral arrangement at her wedding. So, you can imagine that she was upset when the flowers were not the correct color, and apparently somewhat wilted. She has decided to sue the florist for ruining her wedding. Now, at this point I can see her point. If I paid that much for flowers, I would expect them to be correct. I get upset when I read the next fact of the case.
She isn't sueing to get her money back, instead she is sueing for more than $400K. Yes, that's right, more than $400K. Now, I understand wanting your money back, but come on do you really need 14 times what you paid, especially for something as insignificant as flowers. This is what I dislike about our justice system, someone can sue for any reason and any amount and the courts will hear it and sometimes side for stupidity because of some loophole or other retarded reason.
How Good is Starbucks
The highlight of the week at my place of business is the fact that we have switched out our vending machine vendors and gone with a new company. They promise to provide a higher quality product, more selection, and less prices. Well, the price of pop and food did go down by a whole 10 cents, apparently there are healthier options for snacks, but most importantly, they switched out our coffee machines and put in new ones that serve up coffee, hot chocolate(made with milk or water), cafe mocha's, latte's, etc....(decaf versions, too). Of course, while it is free coffee, why would I want something that is from a lousy vending machine when I can get starbucks coffee(I can hit them on the way to work or our cafeteria sells it, as well).
Starbucks is one of the biggest brands in coffee in the U.S., great tasting, many believe you cannot get a better cup of coffee anywhere. Well, the other day I did get a better cup of coffee than Starbucks, it came straight out of the new coffee machine that was installed. I am no coffee guru, but it tasted as good as any cafe mocha that I have received from Starbucks, so I ask everyone, how good is Starbucks, really?
Starbucks is one of the biggest brands in coffee in the U.S., great tasting, many believe you cannot get a better cup of coffee anywhere. Well, the other day I did get a better cup of coffee than Starbucks, it came straight out of the new coffee machine that was installed. I am no coffee guru, but it tasted as good as any cafe mocha that I have received from Starbucks, so I ask everyone, how good is Starbucks, really?
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