I'm pumped about the game tonight. Orlando by 6.
It's about time that people are starting to respect the Magic as more than just a soft 3 point shooting team. The level of depth on this team is simply amazing. Even when Turk is off and Dwight is in foul trouble, we can still have 5 guys on the floor performing well against some of the best teams in the league.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Magic need to step it up
This is pretty obvious, but the Magic will need to step up the pressure on Celtics to win the series. The last five minutes of game 5 were terrible. Magic lost all focus and went into panic mode. They let the Boston crowd get into their head and blew it.
On a related note, lets get Orlando behind the Magic. When I see the Boston crowd get that into the game, I am a little ashamed at Orlando's lack of enthusiasm for their team.
That is all.
On a related note, lets get Orlando behind the Magic. When I see the Boston crowd get that into the game, I am a little ashamed at Orlando's lack of enthusiasm for their team.
That is all.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
AIG bonuses and capitalism
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/05/aig-revises-bonus-total-m/
Yet another AIG bonus debacle. I recently had a discussion with somebody about capitalism and socialism; he made the comment that something needs to change: capitalism is not working. I made the argument that something does indeed need to change, but we need to change back to real capitalism. In a capitalist system, this bank would have failed long ago. The risky practices exercised by the executives would have been exposed throughout the financial community and would have taught a valuable lesson. Now that the government has stepped in with massive bailouts to keep this company afloat, everyone's confidence in the entire financial system has been shattered. This is just the tip of the iceberg in bad decisions that are getting support by our government.
Yet another AIG bonus debacle. I recently had a discussion with somebody about capitalism and socialism; he made the comment that something needs to change: capitalism is not working. I made the argument that something does indeed need to change, but we need to change back to real capitalism. In a capitalist system, this bank would have failed long ago. The risky practices exercised by the executives would have been exposed throughout the financial community and would have taught a valuable lesson. Now that the government has stepped in with massive bailouts to keep this company afloat, everyone's confidence in the entire financial system has been shattered. This is just the tip of the iceberg in bad decisions that are getting support by our government.
Swine Flu
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/05/swine.flu.main/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
I am usually a fairly laid-back person, but I feel that the amount of hysteria over the Swine Flu has been totally unwarranted. The news both local and national has been blowing this story way out of proportion. So far, this flu has been no worse in terms of fatality than regular flu. I am definitely a supporter of free speech and in no way condone stifling the news; I do however believe that news sources that promote hysteria in the name of "selling papers" (although nobody sells papers any more) should be ignored. If people would start reading and listening with a critical and logical mind, then this kind of panic could be avoided.
I am usually a fairly laid-back person, but I feel that the amount of hysteria over the Swine Flu has been totally unwarranted. The news both local and national has been blowing this story way out of proportion. So far, this flu has been no worse in terms of fatality than regular flu. I am definitely a supporter of free speech and in no way condone stifling the news; I do however believe that news sources that promote hysteria in the name of "selling papers" (although nobody sells papers any more) should be ignored. If people would start reading and listening with a critical and logical mind, then this kind of panic could be avoided.
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