Coming soon!

I have been very slow with my postings lately. It has does not mean I have nothing to say, rather I have been in different states over the last couple of weeks. So, with that I will have some more thoughts and Ideas shortly.

Detroit,but only one day and not an entirety!

So, I am in Detroit, or just east of downtown Detroit, and I made a trip to a local liquor store. I did not stop at my first choice it had no visible windows and only two cars in the lot, I thought to myself, wait don’t go there and I went further down the road. I chose a chain 21st liquor with windows. I do not know what I thought windows were a good idea maybe I thought I was in Detroit and I want to know what I am walking into. Inside I found that by the coolers was a local gang, none of which the members were of age. Not that age matters when rolling 9 deep in a pack, much like wolves. One was on a cell phone yelling at a girl, I assume, about being with another guy and telling her in detail what he was going to do with her once he made the trip to her place with his boys. This is not to be a scared story, but it goes to enlighten us what could happen to our cities id we allow this violence or infighting to continue. The group did greet me with a question as to what I wanted, I guess to show they were in charge. I replied in kind with a joke of stature with where is the Shiner Bock ( my spelling is bad) and then asked for Bud Light. They laughed and I grabbed my case for the night. When I got back to the motel and turned on the TV. On HBO2 was a documentary about the Detroit Tigers in the 60’s. It covered Baseball, but also the riots that precursors Dr. Martin Luther King’s assignation. Now 44 were killed during the occupation of Detroit by us soldiers and I believe that they have never recovered. I know that Michigan is in a recession and the state has made that very clear during the Democratic election, I have seen the damage. I mean that the roads are in horrible repair. This may seem weak and maybe, but when you are traveling 94 to Detroit and have huge pot holes throughout the interstate that tells me you do not have money to fix roads and I do not mean Guion road in Indy, but a major road is falling apart because your state can not afford the crews to maintain the infrastructure. This state has a lot to offer, by the way near Ann Arbor the roads and great, but when your gas station promotes gambling as an attraction your in trouble. I now that Indy has a few just newly opened, but last time I check the gas station near Anderson does not have a bumper sticker giving the address and directions to any casinos’. I digress, This was an experience and needs to taken lightly, but nevertheless we need to not follow this example, I want my kids to feel safe buying booze at the local market without fear of being jacked for nothing…

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.

I remember my first stop still anime...

But theses guys go for the gold. Mine was in summer enrichment class and Craig Middle school and I used X-Men figures.Drunks Guys with a lot of time