Listening to NPR books (a podcast) the other day, and a guy came on to talk about his book on "Powered aging" or some shit like that. I was getting ready to turn it off, when he started throwing some statistics out like this one: 2/3 of all people who have ever reached the age of 65 are still alive. And, every 8 seconds another baby boomer turns 65. Which obviously prompts me to think.. So much for my chances of retiring on Social security in a few years!! Also, there's going to be a hell of a lot of new executives in a few years when all these old fuckers retire.
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WBC update: US spit the bit against Korea, playing poorly and losing 7-3. Next game is a must win against Mexico on Thursday night. Mexico lost to the US in the first round, but put up a pretty good fight. Too bad the NCAA tournament starts Thursday, so no one in the US is going to watch any baseball.
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Talked the gf into filling out a bracket last night. Not sure that this will lead to me being allowed to watch more games, but it can't hurt. I have a sneaking suspicion that a) she's going to win, and b) I'm still going to get a look every time I try to watch a game.
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Is anybody more annoying than Gary Tanguay? He makes me want to punch my tv.
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Tommy Heinsohn and Mike Gorman agree, this Celtics team is fun to watch! And if they're not unbiased, I don't know who is. But seriously, they are fun to watch.
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If you aren't already, check out the podcasts through iTunes. Itunes is cross-platform, and easy to use. And free. Podcasts are free too, and will play on any mp3 player, or you could burn them to cd, or play them on your computer. My current favorites are the NPR books and NPR movies podcasts. I know John is partial to the Democracy Now podcast, and to be honest, if you have a hobby at all there's probably a podcast that you'll get into.
http://www.apple.com/itunes/
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So apparently, South Korea had a bit more motivation than the US to win last night. If they make it to the semi-finals, the players mandatory military obligation is waived.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/14/sports/baseball/14chass.html
One of my favorite podcasts is The Onion's Radio News. Examples are:
Report: Dolphins Have Evolved Opposable Thumbs
United Airlines Flight Crew Hits Up Passengers For Gas Money
Coca-Cola Scholarship Just 15 Cases Of Coke
I wish The Daily show had a podcast (instead of selling the episodes).
Also, check out The Ricky Gervais Show podcast. There were 12 episodes in the first set. Grab them now b/c I heard they are going to charge for the 2nd round b/c they were so popular. (Ricky Gervais is the guy behind the BBC version of The Office)
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