Duke needs to get back to academic basics

I know. How dare I criticize one of the best schools in the nation?! However, the face of the university is a guy who will ultimately end up being the most recognizable and winningest Men's College Basketball coach in history... and he can't spell his name phonetically at all. Coach K is called Coach K because anybody who tries to pronounce his name is embarassed by their lack of literacy. His name is Mike Krzyzewski, pronounced Mike Sheshevski. At what point did the letter K begin making the SH sound. I know it's the guy's name. He's probably the very proud ancestor of an Eastern European martyr, but this guy was the coach of Army's basketball time. He is 100% American and a role model for people across our country. Will we begin seeing Duke fans name their children Mike, spelled Qmihg3p? Will last names be changed from Smith or Jones to names with too few vowels and consonants not used in Wheel of Fortune? I think that Duke, as a leader in education should approach Mr. Sheshevski about supporting the English language and its phonetics. Legal name changes are not hard to make. It may cost $50 max. This guy makes millions. Please Coach K, think of the children. Think of America. Please don't ruin our language and undo the teaching of 1st graders everywhere.

Raider Nationesque Sportsmanship

Below is the story of an Iraqi soccer player shot in the head while attempting to score a goal. It was the then living striker completely alone, just the goalie to beat... oh and that crazy guy in the stands with a gun... we forgot about him.
Keep in mind this is not quite like a coach tripping or form tackling a player on a breakaway. This is just slightly worse. A man at full sprint is gunned down by a lunatic fan. That doesn't happen in the US. We still think that Philadelphia Eagles fans are horrible people for throwing snow balls at Santa Clause. Snow ball are not bullets. They do not kill people.
Now, I have said before that I am not an overly political person. I am supportive of America and our government for the most part. But cue my anti-war comments. I am proud of soldiers who volunteer to fight for freedom, but Iraq is not a threat to the US anymore. My vote: let's pull all of our soldiers out and drop several thousand bombs on any country with poor enough morals to shoot a soccer player because he might score against your team. Or at least pull the soldiers out, build a 300 ft tall electric fence (Jurassic Park style) around the entire country and let them either excel as a country or shoot each other in the head.

A day in the life of a big time HP employee

I am finally out of training after 5 weeks of intense study of important things like how to leave a voicemail and insights like a chipset is a set of chips. Now that I am aware of the mysteries of life, I can begin my real job. So, I am going to document my day for everyone to see. Here it goes:

6:13- Leave for work while listening to Corey and Jay Show
6:45- Arrive at parking lot and wind down from traffic stress
6:52- Begin 6 block walk to the office, every step leads me farther away from the drunken bums outside the Lafayette building.
6:59- Arrive at desk, turn on computer, login to phone.
7:01- Turn on Pandora radio for the day.
7:05- Begin reading newspapers from the northeast to get a better feel for life as one of my clients.
7:14- Read intriguing story about a murderer shot in the courtroom after attacking the judge.
7:17- Create "Question" (Old 97's) station on Pandora
7:23- Look at clock- it's not lunch time
7:30- Still not lunch time
7:33- IM my manager- "Busy right now, I'll ping you back in a few minutes"
7:34- IM my mentor- schedule only meeting of day for 1pm
7:35- Stare aimlessly at my cubicle wall trying to find patterns in the decorative lines
7:36- Deadspin, ESPN, The Onion, Facebook, Random Google searches
10:16- Time actually stops for a full 3 hours
10:46- Create "Ben Folds" station on Pandora
10:51- Look at all 8 billion albums on vinyl at BestBuy.com
11:28- Can I make it from the 11th floor of the Metropolitan Building to the 2 floor of the closed down YMCA next door? I think so...
11:34- Call from Billy... He might schedule a meeting, but I'm not sure I'll be able to make room in my busy schedule.
11:37- It's nearly lunch time.
12:10- Go to lunch. It's left over pinto beans, collard greens, fried okra, and ribs. Excitement ensues.
12:35- Help Emily create a Siebel opportunity- yeah, that's real work.
12:48- Wait patiently for my meeting with John to start. Is there an actual purpose for this meeting? Doubtful, but at least it's real human contact.
1:01- I hope the meeting planned for 1 is still on.
1:04- John calls, conferences me in on sales calls, goes over tools. Obviously the reason the HP is paying me.
1:42- End phone call with John, wait on Mark (my manager) to call me at 2.
1:50- Got scheduled into a training from 4-5. Yea! I've been here since 7 and was thinking about leaving at 3:30. Guess not.
2:15- Still waiting on Mark to call me. I'm sure he's just busy. Right?
2:16- Time to make my rounds on Deadspin, ESPN, Facebook, etc.
2:18- Mark called. 2 minute conversation letting me know that he won't know anything till Monday. Thanks.
2:21- Talked to Casey. Fortunately, he isn't working either. It's nice to sink with at least one other person in your boat.
2:52- Talked to Rachel- at least I'm not cold calling K12 schools in southern Texas. Ouch.
3:29- Watch Onion videos

Taking a bite out of crime

I think that it is imperative that everyone watch this.
That's assault brother