Dunk Competition

The other day I watched the a repeat of the 2008 dunk competion. They were thinking about getting rid of the competition this, but i am glsd that they didnt. I watch it just about every year, and it amazes me how high those guys can jump, and how talented they are. My favorite dunk this year was a guy who dressed in a cape and a superman actually through the ball through the hoop from 10 feet away. In the end Nate Robinson from the Knicks won it, becoming the first sub 6ft champ every.

Car Inspection

I dont know if any of yuol have recently had to get your car inspected, but this year they are looking at everything. I recenlty put my 96 jeep cherokee in the shop thinking i was going to spend at the most $300 in repairs and inspection. I soon found out I am going to have to pay over $1000 dollars to get my car back. In previous years I would have an inspection station look at my car and tell me what was wrong with it. To save money i would but the parts and do the work myself. Since the person who inspects my car was a good friend of mine, he would often look past minor problems that didnt effect the way the car ran or its safety. This year i took it in with a small chip smaller that a dime and they are telling me I need a hole new windshield, when last year the same chip passed inpection. So if you have an older car or truck be ready for a ridiculous bill when you get it inpsected.

Pens Tickets are ridiculous

I remember a day when you could go to a local ticket master and but pens tickets in bulk. They were usually 20 to 50 dollars depending on the seats you got. Im sure there were more expensive tickets, but i never got real good seats. Just the other day i tried to but a couple of pens tickets, and you cant even get them at ticket master anymore. Now that the pens are playing good agian, season ticket holders have bouht most of the tickets. Just like the steelers, you have to get you tickets from someone who already has them. The cheapest tickets i found for a game that we play a decent opponent was about $90 a piece. I think the band wagon fans should step back and let the true hockey fans like me be able to afford tickets again.

Youtube

i am aware that i am behind the trend, but i just recently discovered youtube within the last couple years. Alot of the videos are just random people doing rediculous, but some how entertaining things, that some times get people famous. What i like youtube for is they also have videos on any interest you might have. Today i went on to see a clip of the NHL goalie that got sliced in the throat by a skate. I have watched hockey my entire life and i have never scene anything as distirbing as that in a sport. It only happened earlier this week and there was already hundreds of videos of the clip a few days later.

HD radios

I havent had the chance to get an HD radio for myself yet, but a few of my friends have bought them. There are a ton of different stations that you would never now about without the HD reciever. the beat thing about the HD radios is once buy the actual reciever, the stations themselves are free, unlike the different satellite radio companys. Just like the serius and xm radio compinies, the stations have little to no commercials and you are able to listen to alot more music, and alot less advertising.

Chineese New Year

Today is the day China celebrates its new year. I had the privalige to learn some of the physical activities the people participate in to celebrate a new year. My professor is from china so she had some experience in the activties. She showed us the dragon dance, were children would line up and wave scarves back and forth over thier heads in rythem with the music. She also show us tia chi, a form of slow motion martial art. It can be a type of meditation, but is mainly a way to relax the body. It looked to me like a mixture of martial arts and dance. It made me realize the importance of having an open mind to the diversity in you will encounter amoung your students, and it is good to have some knowlege of the culture.