sacred bird » 630

like madoff but with a passion for the can

630 — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:31:16 +0000

travis wright, a money manager in utah, apparently believes in the idea of food in a can so much that he took his clients’ money that, which was suppose to have gone towards real estate investments, and put it toward his food in a can concept – peanut butter and jelly “candwich, bbq chicken”, pizza pocket and french toast. too bad his clients didn’t believe his idea enough to believe they would get the 24% return on investment he had promised on the real estate investments when they gave him the money. wright is currently being sued by the securities and exchange commission. mark kirkland, the president of mark one foods and the patent holder of the food in the can concept, still believes his idea will work. he already has a slogan “Quick & Tasty, Ready to Eat”, now he’ll just need to find another investor. frankly, i’m surprised canned sandwiches don’t already exist in the market already.

[nytimes]

princess leia on a nyc subway

630 — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:33:27 +0000

this is what it would’ve looked like if star wars had taken place in 2010, nyc

greene for president in 2012?

630 — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:02:10 +0000

there was a lot of speculation about fraud and other such nonsense when alvin greene won the democratic nomination for us senate in south carolina beating out a former judge who had been considered a shoo-in. no one knew anything about greene except that we was an unemployed veteran. greene has been a little more visible these past couple of weeks with his first public speech the other day and today we find out more about why he left the military. in a military performance report , a reviewer wrote that green was “”usually capable of handling mundane tasks with supervision” but is “not able to adapt to any changes to daily routine”. greene “required a daily to-do list” to perform his regular duties and had a “consistent inability to follow instructions or maintain basic job knowledge”. greene of course is refuting what was written saying problems with his computer “can often make it impossible for me to accomplish tasks in a timely fashion” and that it was a “hostile work environment”. i don’t know what he’s complaining about. sounds like his personality is perfect for the senate.

[ap]

song name not to be changed

630 — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:43:04 +0000

the young men’s christian association, also known as the ymca, is going through a little rebranding. they’ve decided to drop the “mca” and just go with the Y, as they’ve been commonly called for years. said kate coleman, the chief marketing officer said “It’s a way of being warmer, more genuine, more welcoming, when you call yourself what everyone else calls you.”

it’ll be a sad thing 10 years down the line when the kids singing and dancing to the village people’s “ymca.” song don’t know where the song came from. but then again, I’m not sure it really matters the members of the group in their outfits – the cop, the cowboy, etc

[foxnews.com]

he’s finally landed a magazine cover

630 — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:09:04 +0000

since that acting and playgirl thing didn’t work out, levi johnston is back with bristol palin and they’re engaged (again). apparently the couple reconnected when working out a custody plan for their son and have kept their engagement a secret, even from mom sarah palin.

the palin family issued a statement saying that bristol is “ultimately in charge of determining what is best” and that they “pray that, as a couple, Bristol and Levi’s relationship matures into one that will allow Tripp to grow up graced with two loving parents in his life.” doesn’t sound like they’re welcoming him back with open arms but at least sarah palin isn’t waiting at the door with a shotgun.

[us magazine, liberland]

must see tv: megyn kelly goes after guest

630 — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:21:35 +0000

megyn kelly is a rising start at fox news so her recent heated discussion with guest kirsten powers from the new york post columnist was like a lesson on what anchors should not do. powers was on to discuss the reaction from a town hall where some were upset by the dept of justice’s inaction in the black panther voting intimidating scandal (black panther party members were said to have been intimidating voters on election day 2008, the dept of justice dropped the case).

for aspiring new anchors, here’s a list of what not to do:

don’t repeatedly tell your guest they don’t know what they are talking about
don’t yell and try to talk over them
don’t threaten to cut their mike
don’t call them out for having an agenda, of course they have an agenda
don’t tell them they should know their facts before the next time they come on the show again

i think it was lawyer megyn coming out, kinda makes me glad i don’t have to worry about seeing her on the other side of a court room.

check out the video about 2:30 minutes in.

apparently, it’s not that hard to fly a plane

630 — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:12:07 +0000

or so colton harris-moore, aka the barefoot bandit, will probably tell you. just 19, he was caught by the police in the Bahamas today for a string of crime across the states including stealing several planes throughout the two years he was on the run. he was reportedly barefoot when taken in by police, like he often was when he committed his crimes. strangely, harris-moore has also become a little of a hero for what his mother has called victimless crimes (stolen property and burglaries). he has over 70,000 facebook fans and you can find “Fly, Colton, Fly” t shirts in seattle, where he is originally from. rumors are that his mother is in talks to sell his story to Hollywood. hopefully, she’ll get him a deal that includes shoes.

[nytimes]

it’s over, he’s decided

630 — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:00:33 +0000

now we can go back to obessing about other things like kitten videos on youtube. in case you missed it, lebron james announced he’s headed to miami. i can go into all kinds of analysis of why this is or isn’t a good choice for him but since he’s said his main decision factor was to win, he’s likely made the right choice. what do you think about his choice?

they’ve got a logo and everything

630 — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:32:59 +0000

if you’re milling about with nothing to do this summer, you might want to check out new online learning venture, beck university. exclusive content available only with the insider extreme subscription to glenn beck’s website, “professors” for the university include david barton of wall builders, a “pro-family organization”, david l. buckner, the president of a consulting and training company and james r. stoner, jr a political science profession at Louisiana state university. “Through captivating lectures and interactive online discussions, these experts will explore the concepts of Faith, Hope and Charity and show you how they influence America’s past, her present and most importantly her future.” first session, faith 101 starts today.

[glennbeck.com]

need some help deciding between the iphone or evo?

630 — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:07:09 +0000

if you can’t decide between the iphone or evo, maybe these two videos will help you decide. brian maupin, who worked as a phone salesperson at best buy before his videos were discovered, made the animated cartoon of a cute bear buyer who goes into “phone mart” to buy an iphone. despite what the cute bear salesperson says, the cute bear buyer cannot be swayed to consider the htc evo phone. the second video is an htc evo phone user who appears in an apple store to get service for his phone. after the videos were discovered, maupin was fired from best buy despite the fact that neither of the videos mention best buy. both videos are hilarious* but beware, you might find these videos offensive… that is if you’re like the idiot characters in these videos who are clueless about the decisions they make and don’t listen to anything people say… or maybe if you don’t like a lot of swearing.

[associated press]