Allstate Brickyard 400

There maybe some complaints about the tires of the race, but what is profound even through all of this is the American Spirit shared by the race fans. NASCAR embodies what it means to be an American, drinking in excess, mullets, and product placement. The church of racing is IMS and the fellowship is strong regardless of conditions and idiots sitting in front of you pouring upside down margaritas. The drive in was easy enough and had no problem parking and the exit was just as easy. We all had fun in the heat with Charlie's band and Trailer row. By the way the 88 car had 4 trailers compared to 1 for everyone else just FYI. I will be uploading some video soon of the events later...

Mullets and Tractor Pulls

So, today I renew my nationalism by going to the Johnson County Parade.
If you have never been I recommend the tractor pull or demolition
derby. Mullets and 4-H are everywhere. But, these kids are all business
or al least the parents who make their shit are! I know what a 5 year
old can make and double stitch is beyond their tinny little brains.
Seriously though, if you like meat on a stick or for that matter
anything on a stick it is the start of the fair season for Indy!!! Here
is the web site Johnson County Fair And here is a little piece of a video from the Johnson County Fair Parade.

A little about what I do.

I often find my self in conversations with my friends talking about work and then realize that they have little understanding. I work with dimming technology like when you go to a show you will see lights going this way and that, I sometimes program those effects, install the the dimming racks, or just show up make sure everting works and train the end user. I also program LEDS. Now, some of these just stay on one color of have complex timed shows. Here is a video...

Eponym taken from Greek

Over my vacation once again we, the collective, get into a discussion over something stupid. However it has me thinking... Have you ever cut your self and asked someone for a "Band-Aid"? If so you may be guilty for brain washing. Band-Aid is the Band-Aid brand name adhesive bandages. And you might think what's the big deal, but what if I do not have a Band-Aid I have Next-Care? Not a big deal I know what you mean and will get you what I have. This is really not the issue.

The problem I have is the constant branding of everything in our lives. Now, I like marketing and I will most likely be a Hippocratic in most of what I say, but like Private Joker "I think I was trying to suggest something about the duality of man, sir." It's a Carl Jung thing. Anyway, the shirt you wear, it's Ralph Lauren or Polo no longer the red one. The streets we drive on, is it Michigan, 421, MLK? Why? I guess in a way we Identify more with names then numbers, but that is not true 88 is NASCAR's favorite son, 99 is the circuits biggest cheater and no one like the 24 car. What it really boils down to is money and how much the people buy this crap. We are told through tradition and marketing what is acceptable. Just like it is fashionable to hate Jeff Gordon the 24 car, but we should clap every time Dale Jr. takes the lead. when did this happen. Or how about Terrell Owens and Chad Johnson, selfish and whiners, but when Bret Farve holds everybody on the line weather or not he is coming back we give him a pass. He has won only 1 ring and has had almost all of his records broken. Maybe Payton will fall under the same category. The difference is the marketing of each player, Favre has good PR because he is open to the media and played Monday Night Football the day his dad passed and Terrell Owens was doing sit-ups in his front yard wanting more money.