Redneck Office Christmas
Here are the results of the Redneck Office Christmas decorations contest. Click the tire to go to the photo album.
Congrats to our winner, Adam! Job well done.
(How bad is it when the Jewish kid wins the Christmas decorations contest? haha…)
Funny story about the tire wreath.. Adam procured the tire for a tire place around the corner from our office, and when he went to ask for one, they asked him what he needed it for. He responded, for Christmas decorations. The guys at the shop then asked – Where? A trailer park? Perfect.
Into the Wild
I saw the movie “Into the Wild” on Friday night with some friends. It’s funny how different people have difference tastes… Two friends walked out during the movie… I thought it should win an Oscar! Loved the imagery… No special effects… Only a well written story (though it was based on a true story). They don’t make movies like this much anymore.
During the movie, the main character travels through the US and meets other free spirited travelers along the way. I identified with that after doing a fair amount of traveling myself… the people you meet traveling are by far the most interesting people in the world.
Shuffle
Have you ever gone through your iTunes playlist on shuffle and thought things like….
wow… my taste in music sucks…
how come all these songs are so sad and depressing?
It happens to me all the time…
Redneck Christmas
My office has been charged by our fearless leader to decorate with the most hideous, redneck Christmas decorations we can find. While I did grow up in Georgia, I unfortunately do not have many redneck Christmas items at my immediate disposal. If you have, or know of anywhere I could find Christmas decorations disastrous enough for this competition, please let me know!
Bobby Petrino is not Satan….
I’m sick and tired of hearing the Bobby Petrino bashing all over the country. While I don’t completely support his decisions, and he did leave under the cover of darkness, here is why I believe the Falcons ex-coach is not the only one to blame.
Point #1. Of all the college coaches who have been hired to NFL teams, how many of them succeeded at the NFL level? Zero. I’d even go further to say that good college coaches can’t succeed at the NFL level because the skill set required to succeed is drastically different. Calling plays is about the only thing that crosses over. Just ask the Washington Redskins and the Miami Dolphins.
The Falcons knew this before hiring Petrino, and while everyone had the best intentions, the Falcons took a risk when they hired him.
Point #2. The team Bobby Petrino originally agreed to coach, was not the team he received. Michael Vick is now in jail, and Vick’s backup last year, Matt Shaub (who is a fairly decent QB himself), got traded to another team. The Falcons have played whoever they could get off the waiver wire all year in the second most important position in all of sports (only behind a hockey goalie).
Point #3. In college, the recruiting season is in full effect. Had Petrino waited until after the NFL season to take the Arkansas job, he would have put himself a year behind in recruiting players. If he wanted to take the Arkansas job, the sooner he left, the better position he put himself in to recruit his new team.
I still don’t condone the way Petrino handled the situation, but I understand why he left.
Surprising
Ate dinner with an eclectic group tonight, and when one woman joined us, she was introduced around the table…
Me: (outstretching my hand to shake her’s) – Hi, I’m Stewart
Woman: We’ve met before.
Me: We have…?
Woman: Do you not remember me?
Me: Not a clue.
Woman: Well, that’s surprising…
Apparently my memory is beginning to go. Awesome.
Georgia Power’s Communist Agenda
Listening to the radio on the way into work today, I heard a Georgia Power commercial promoting Project SHARE. Project SHARE encourages people to pay more than their power bill is for, so that other people who can not afford their power bill can have their bill at least partially paid by the excess. This is essentially a program in wealth re-distribution, which makes Georgia Power a communist company.
Granted, the ad didn’t stop there. What was really entertaining was how Georgia Power encouraged people to “raise the ‘Red’ flag” on their mail box to symbolize their commitment to Project SHARE.. and how with our help, together we can “paint the whole world ‘Red’”.
Coincidence? I think not!
The Gang of Four
In college, I held a fraternity leadership position during a very critical point in our chapter’s life. Myself and three other guys formed the chapter’s executive council, and by none other than divine intervention, I had the fortune of being around three of the most amazing guys during that time.
Looking back I remember going through so much with these guys. It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. Though I’m also so thankful for these guys and their friendships – they are truly amazing.
With all things in life, college and AKL were only for a season and then I graduated and moved on. Unfortunately, I don’t get to see these guys enough as it is, and due to a particular circumstance, getting all of us together in one place is virtually impossible – it’s happened twice in five years… Luckily yesterday was one of those occasions for Brian’s (curly haired) wedding in Auburn.
Funny story – when Keith (black tie) was ushering women before the ceremony, a young Asian couple walked up and while Keith was attempting to escort the woman to a seat, the guy blurted out – “dude, she’s my wife!”. Apparently they weren’t aware of the wedding escort tradition…
Big Bang Theory
When the new fall season this year began running promos for shows, Big Bang Theory was my guess to be honored as the first new show to get canceled. They only had one line that was constantly repeated on every promo, and it just wasn’t that funny…
This past week I finished watching How I met Your Mother and left the TV on through Big Bang Theory. After actually watching it for the first time. I must admit – I was wrong. That show is frikkin’ hilarious. Probably because the inner-nerd in me can identify (partially) with the characters, and I actually get the vast majority of the smart jokes… …but I admit too much hah.
Mondays @ 8:30 on CBS