Monday, February 17, 2003

PromoGuy's Monday Mission 3.07 1. For me, breakfast usually consists of a bagel and cream cheese. And I wait until about 10AM to eat it, mostly to avoid eating a mid-morning snack. What do you like to eat for breakfast? Do you even eat breakfast?   I usually stop at Starbucks or Panera on the way to work and get coffee and a bagel or a muffin. That’s usually at about 8AM.   2. Back in 1990, I worked at a radio station in the Promotions Department. Our office was directly below the DJ booth. One day there was this thundering bass booming from upstairs. It was just a huge booming sound, with an amazing beat. My manager and I bolted out of the office and up the stairs to the production room. When we opened the door I was smacked in the body by a wall of sound. What I heard reminded me of "Super Freak" but the bass was thumping like I'd never heard before. Then the vocals began, it was a "rap" I would never forget: "My, my, my music hits me so hard, makes me say 'Oh, My Lord, thank you for blessin' me, with a mind to rhyme and two hyped feet.'" The song was MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This" and it blew my mind. What was the song that "blew your mind" and is etched in your brain forever? Recall the moment and why it remains in your mind.   I’d heard a lot of great songs by the Beatles, Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones, but the first song that really blew me away was Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run.” It really is the perfect rock ‘n roll song.   3. Do you like to gamble? Have you ever won (or lost) big?   I’m not a big gambler, but I can see how people fall into it whenever I go to a casino. I usually end up at the blackjack table and I see how addictive it can become whether you’re winning or losing. You fall into a thought pattern either that the winning will keep going on or you’re going to get back even. The most I’d ever won was about $500. Most of my loses have been small amounts but, on the whole, I’ll bet I’m no better than even with the house.   4. Some people find comfort for their troubled mind in food. Others find it in music or books. What do you turn to for comfort when you are troubled or worried?   In the Bible. There’s an answer for everything there. You may not like it and many people don’t have the patience to look.   5. When was the last time you felt apathetic? What was it about?   Right now I feel apathetic about doing my Monday Mission.   6. I just read that Google bought Pyra Labs (Blogger.com). Although Blogging was going "mainstream" before this, it most certainly will now have greater exposure, and one assumes, bring us even more Bloggers. Is this a good thing?   Absolutely not. It’s just another example of our freedom getting co-opted by corporate America (especially after what I read about the Google Toolbar containing spyware). We have even more to fear from Big Business as from Big Government because there are few Constitutional safeguards against the corporate mofo’s.   7. What did you do with all your freetime before you blogged?   Free time? What free time?   BONUS: Should I stay or should I go now?   I think you should go now. You may return later.   6:45:19 PM    Go Ahead, make my day  []

Snow, Snow & More Snow Well, the snow is almost up to the roof of my car and now it's supposed to continue into tomorrow morning with 30 inches predicted. We've got at least 3 feet already. I'd better get crackin' on those indoor projects before cabin fever sets in. My son is watching Jerry Springer. I wonder what it is he's thinking. 1:56:09 PM    Go Ahead, make my day  []