The Best Computer Ever

Growing up, we had all the cool electronics early in their life cycle.  Pong?  We had it.  Then came the Atari 2600, and the first real game craze I remember was Space Invaders.  We had to get Colecovision (a very underated gaming platform).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But to me, the best gaming system was the Commodore 64.

 

With the 64, we had the ability to play a great game like Summer Olympics.  But the thing I think I enjoyed more was programming.  The 64 gave me the opportunity to have the line “Jody is the best!” be repeated on a neverending loop on the screen.  What more could I want?

Something you will never see me do.

If you know me, you know that there has never been anyone who likes to have an adventure more than me.  Skydiving?  No problem.  Rock climbing?  Been there, done that.  Tiddlywinks?  I can take you down.  But here is something you will never see me do.  I cannot stress this enough, this will not be me.  Ever.

Tiger Woods at 2

You know, sometimes you can just tell.

5 hit songs that were almost not released

5.  Satisfaction – Rolling Stones

4.  Kiss – Prince

3.  Sweet Dreams – Eurhythmics

2.  What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye

1.  Billie Jean – Michael Jackson

I can’t imagine a world without Billie Jean and the sidewalk that lights up.  But maybe that is just me.

The question I asked myself is, what hit songs do I wish were never released?

5.  Girl You Know It’s True – Milli Vinilli.

Is there any explanatin needed for this?

4.  Greatest Love of All – Whitney Houston.  

Really, the greatest love is learning to love yourself?  That is what she is going with?  What happened to you Whitney?

3.  Macarena – Los del Rio.

Ugh.  Did you realize that there are 12 official versions of this song?  “Heeeey, Macarena!”  No, Macarena.

2.  Hangin’ Tough – New Kids on the Block.

If there is one thing I associate New Kids with, it is being tough.  Real tough.

1.  Achy Breaky Heart – Billy Ray Cyrus.  I was already tired of this song before Hannah Montana, but seeing him again for the last few years has put it over the top for me.

Any other suggestions?

Okaaaaay…

I don’t know what to say about this.  Impressive?  Disturbing?

Chavs

Have you seen this guy?
When I lived in England, some of the guys used to joke about “Chavs”.  I didn’t want to look like the clueless American, but I did have to finally ask what a chav was after a couple of weeks.  The above picture pretty much nails it.  According to Wikipedia (the most trusted name in information), a chav is:

“…a white aggressive teen or young adult, of working class background, who wears branded sports and casual clothing, who often fights and engages in petty criminality, and is often assumed to be unemployed or in a low paid job.”

Kind of like these guys…

 

Or these guys.

Not on my menu.

I find the Japanese culture fascinating.  You have so much history and culture, and yet they also have produced some of the most puzzling things of all time. Such as this.  Pocari Sweat.  A real soft drink.  Which just begs the question.  What is a Pocari, and why would I want to drink its sweat?

Boom Goes the Dynamite…

Next up, we have Boom Goes the Dynamite.  One of the best sportscasts ever.

Rocket Man!

I am going to post several videos over the couple days that I consider the epitome of their genre.  First is the classic William Shatner, singing Elton John’s rocket man back in the ’70s.

Things you can’t do as an adult…

Recently, we had dinner at the lodge.  After we ate, some of the kids decided to play “King of the Chair” while the adults discussed very important things.  As I watched 3 kids try to pry another one out of the chair, I wondered “What would happen if I played?”  So as form followed thought, I found out the result.  I win. And get weird looks from kids.  Well done, adult, well done.