Last night 60 Minutes treated us to a 20-minute segment on the lynching of blacks. Their reporting included extremely grizzly photography, stomach-turning news stories, and a firm blame that because of lynchings over 100 years ago in our history, black people are still being discriminated against in a grotesque manner to this day.
To what end, 60 Minutes? Sure seems like your goal is to fan racial hate. I'm not sure there was any other objective.
Perhaps it can be couched as making us face our history, like keeping the concentration camps open in Germany? Sure. This was an ugly part of our history, and we need to own it. However, to make the leap to blame lynching on the current incarceration statistics while failing to ignore the facts that blacks from single-parent families commit crimes in wildly higher numbers than any other group, and that single-parent families are rampant in the black community ignores data.
Our disgusting history of lynchings isn't responsible for the sorry state of race relations in this country. The replacement of the nuclear family, starting with Johnson's great society and continuing unabated ever since has everything to do with it.
But 60 Minutes isn't concerned about race relations, or the truth, or facts. As long as we can blame each other for our ills, and as long as that continues to manifest itself in hate, well folks that there is some good TV.
Monday, April 9, 2018
Saturday, April 7, 2018
Saturday Song Share: James McMurtry - Choctaw Bingo
I don't know how he keeps the lyrics straight.
Great songwriting:
Great songwriting:
Friday, April 6, 2018
No "Dilly Dilly" at the Masters
It's being reported that a list of phrases has been submitted to Masters security, and patrons shouting those phrases would be ushered off the premises.
Someone on their marketing team deserves a huge bonus.
Some definitely need to go. "Baba booey" and "Get in the hole" have definitely run their course. But "Dilly Dilly?" That's just no fun.
Speaking of fun, here's what Bud Light did to celebrate Loyola's improbable run to the final four:
Someone on their marketing team deserves a huge bonus.
Thursday, April 5, 2018
We Don't Call it "Minny"
Want to know if someone is not from Minnesota? If they use the word "Minny" to describe our state, they're definitely NOT from Minnesota.
We don't use that word. Many of us hate that word. However, the rest of the country (espcially NHL announcers) throw it around like it's said all the time.
It's not. Because it sucks.
I'm from Minnesota. Calling it Minny, especially in one of our local establishments, might result in a "correction."
We don't use that word. Many of us hate that word. However, the rest of the country (espcially NHL announcers) throw it around like it's said all the time.
It's not. Because it sucks.
I'm from Minnesota. Calling it Minny, especially in one of our local establishments, might result in a "correction."
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
The Best Solution for Stopping Telemarketing Callls
I'm not sure about you, but I'm seeing a huge increase in the amount of telemarketing calls that I'm getting on my iPhone. Upon recieving an offending call, I'll always note the number and establish them as a blocked number on my phone, but despite doing this well over 100 times, the calls still keep coming.
What's a guy to do? How about getting even?
There's a cool service out there called Jolly Roger that uses a voice robot technology to waste telemarkers' time and drive them crazy.
How it works is that when you get a call from a telemarketer, you use a really cool technique to hand them off to a Jolly Roger robot. From there, the conversation begins.
Here's an example:
What's a guy to do? How about getting even?
There's a cool service out there called Jolly Roger that uses a voice robot technology to waste telemarkers' time and drive them crazy.
How it works is that when you get a call from a telemarketer, you use a really cool technique to hand them off to a Jolly Roger robot. From there, the conversation begins.
Here's an example:
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Suter's Loss
When one considers the most important players on the Wild this past season, the list would look something like this:
1) Eric Staal - His 40 goals have been critical and were some nights the only goals the Wild scored
2) Devan Dubnyk - The goalie is coming into his own, landing his 5th shutout last night
3) Ryan Suter
Suter was second in the league in time on the ice. While his offensive stats aren't going to find any leaderboard, his play was critical. Not only at even strength; Suter was critical for both power play and penalty kill teams.
Prior to his leg break, Suter was playing some of the best hockey of his career. His positioning was virtuoso, his passes tape to tape, and his leadership unquestioned.
The Wild had their first test last night with Suter gone and passed with flying colors. All three defensive lines played extremely well, and as a result, Dubnyk was rewarded with a shutout.
The Wild will need a similar effort, all playoffs long if they have any hope of going anywhere. The loss of Suter is a big, big hole to fill.
1) Eric Staal - His 40 goals have been critical and were some nights the only goals the Wild scored
2) Devan Dubnyk - The goalie is coming into his own, landing his 5th shutout last night
3) Ryan Suter
Suter was second in the league in time on the ice. While his offensive stats aren't going to find any leaderboard, his play was critical. Not only at even strength; Suter was critical for both power play and penalty kill teams.
Prior to his leg break, Suter was playing some of the best hockey of his career. His positioning was virtuoso, his passes tape to tape, and his leadership unquestioned.
The Wild had their first test last night with Suter gone and passed with flying colors. All three defensive lines played extremely well, and as a result, Dubnyk was rewarded with a shutout.
The Wild will need a similar effort, all playoffs long if they have any hope of going anywhere. The loss of Suter is a big, big hole to fill.
Monday, April 2, 2018
Technology's Impacts on Our Brains
I just engaged in a recent article which relayed some shocking information on the impact our mobile engagements are having with us physiologically; most importantly, with our brains:
New studies are showing how we relate to apps, smartphones are keeping us in a constant state of stress that can have some serious consequences on our social lives, anxiety levels, mental health and general well-being. In teens, there are far greater risk factors.
The problem is here then the use of technology at the intersection of our brain. One way to put the problem is, mobile devices and apps are easily adjustable. Our Brains are not. Currently, the monetization of Tech is putting profits ahead of our well-being.
As we're continuing to learn, Facebook, Google, and others are gaming us. As our dependency on them increases, so will their algorithms.
We don't know the long-term effects of this, but, unfortunately for all of us, we're going to find out.
New studies are showing how we relate to apps, smartphones are keeping us in a constant state of stress that can have some serious consequences on our social lives, anxiety levels, mental health and general well-being. In teens, there are far greater risk factors.
The problem is here then the use of technology at the intersection of our brain. One way to put the problem is, mobile devices and apps are easily adjustable. Our Brains are not. Currently, the monetization of Tech is putting profits ahead of our well-being.
As we're continuing to learn, Facebook, Google, and others are gaming us. As our dependency on them increases, so will their algorithms.
We don't know the long-term effects of this, but, unfortunately for all of us, we're going to find out.
Sunday, April 1, 2018
Jesus Wins. We Win.
Mark Chapter 16
1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. 2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb 3 and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?” 4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. 5 As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. 6 “Don’t be alarmed,” he said.
“You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here.
See the place where they laid him. 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’ ” 8 Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.
Happy Easter!
1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. 2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb 3 and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?” 4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. 5 As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. 6 “Don’t be alarmed,” he said.
“You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here.
See the place where they laid him. 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’ ” 8 Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.
Happy Easter!
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