Archive for October, 2008
I’m A Thinker and Your’e A Dipshit!
Posted by: | CommentsToday was truly a wonderful day. I was impressed by something extraordinary, something completely out of the ordinary, something to write about or record in your log -- today was a day of real note because of something I just saw. It was a day where all of the birds singing are in tune and something exceptional occurs. I submit to you a wonderful satire in operatic song written in the mode of “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina”.
Now I know that you are convinced of your own delusions but for a moment try to put yourself in the mind of this Minnesotan mother. I challenge you to come up with something better more erudite or insightful into the present dilemma facing this country. I am not talking about some crap about how we work for a living and give it all away to those who just want to scab it off the rich. Be real now, this is GREAT singing and from the heartland! Does this challenge your assumptions about what it is to be genuine or what Middle America is about?
Listen to this video a couple of times and you will come away with me rejoicing in the wonder of what it is to be an American. This has made my week! Why is this mother from Minnesota, most likely a Republican, so adamant in her support for Barrack Obama?
In this time, a week before the national elections when we will choose the President of the United States, arguably the most powerful man in the World, listen and learn from America’s heartland. America we hear you!
So If you don’t think that was simply incredible maybe you should go soak your head in a bucket of old rotten sour crout. That was f#$king awesome! I think I will listen again. I am still laughing.
New Theme for Web Site
Posted by: | CommentsIn the process of changing things around and updating to the latest and greatest version of Wordpress, it was necessary to upgrade the theme and look of the website so that compatibility issues were at least controllable. I checked out the available themes for the newest version and found Vigilance by Jestro.com/. The look of the website now is really different but the content is the same.
One of the features with this new look is the rotating pictures in the headers which is really nice. Every picture here at ‘The Average Man’ is from my camera. Most of the stuff that you will see is from our recent trip to China and our travels around the Yellow Mountain district.
The addition of video capability is really slick. It will have to be used judiciously but I am just loving it right now. There are a lot of Pod Casts that are really cool and I would like to keep them on file.
Chinglish?
Posted by: | CommentsWhat is Chinglish?
Since I have been in China for the past month traveling to exotic as well as modern port’s-O-Call, language has been in the forefront of my daily interactions. Mostly for us simpletons, it is never even considered difficult getting around or making simple transactions at home like getting directions or ordering dinner. But, travel to China, or to virtually any weird foreign place, and the world is another universe with different sensibilities and LANGUAGE. Its a real bitch not being able to ask where the bathroom is when you just sucked down a pitcher of beer “Gam Bei” style.
With these difficulties facing me on a daily basis I decided to do something about it. You have to realize that my wife is Chinese and getting around for me is a breeze so long as I am a prisoner. If I want any freedom at all, drastic action has to take place. My first step was to drop by the local book store at the swanky upscale market in down town Shanghai. This place has every thing from Mont Blanc Pens to asparagus. I found the Lonely Planet section and looked up the Mandarin Phrasebook and I was off – literally. The police were called and several hours later I was found safely enough wandering around the fruit isle. Well my adventure did not get very far so it was back to the drawing board.
My second thought was to do a search on the Internet for an easy way to communicate with the natives here in China. What I can up with was the term Chinglish. Really, what is Chinglish? Could this be the answer to all of my delemna? With great hope I did a few more looks and found that no Chinglish would not solve my problem but it was good for a laugh anyway. So have a look, do a couple of searches yourself with google for Chinglish and enjoy.
The web site of the day is a British one that posted an article that I wanted to share.. A wonderful rag full of signage that somehow missed the translation. I have my own version of a sign that missed it somehow – I picked up in our Yellow Mountain trek which I will share with you here. When I took the picture laughing out loud the rest of the company was taken back a bit but got over it. Enjoy!
The Art Of Manliness: Web Page of the Day
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In the never ending search for crazy things on the web I discovered a great web page that I wanted to share. Then I got to thinking, always a dangerous proposition, what if I tried to find a good web page to highlight once and a while. Bingo! I good idea was born.
Today introduces the Web page of the Week Review. Todays find is The Art Of Manliness. I recommend that you check this hilarious web page out. There are currently 20418 subscribers to the page with email updates on the latest is what is Manly and what is not. My favorite section discusses “Is It Manly”. Todays topic is whether a Stay-At-Home Dad is manly. Its up to you to decide. In making up the decision be sure to check out the web site, The Art Of Manliness.
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