You’re not in the lowest bracket of non-hippie-hood, but you’re close. I advise a field trip to a food co-op or a farmer’s market. Do a few interviews and take notes, because there will be a quiz next week to see if you’ve learned anything.
My main internet crush, Mixed Martial Arts fighter Roxanne Modafferi, made it onto ESPN Sportcenter‘s “Plays of the Week” segment in the #4 position. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the play in question was her getting dropped on her head and knocked cold by her opponent, Sarah Kaufman, Friday night in the Strikeforce Women’s 135lb title fight. Still, it’s good exposure for Roxy, Sarah and women’s MMA. In my opinion it was the best fight of the night.
Oh, and WAR ROXY!
I love Mixed Martial Arts, and women’s MMA in particular. Last night on the Moosin: God of Martial Arts show, Roxanne Modafferri fought Tara Larosa in a 130lb catch weight. It was the best WMMA bout I have ever seen. Both women showed their skills in grappling, striking and most of all, heart. Since it was a pay-per-view, a lot of people didn’t catch the fight, but some kind soul has posted the whole fight on YouTube in three parts. Enjoy!
Finally, another reality show I should consider trying out for: America’s Top Shot. Why would I consider applying? Here’s why.
…Applicants must be at least 21 years of age, a resident or citizen of the United States and reasonably proficient with shooting and marksmanship. Further eligibility requirements are listed in the casting application…
It’s just me, but I would think that the best shooter in America would be more than “reasonably proficient.” The first show I considered was Junkyard Wars. We even had a team name, “The Idle Hands.”
UFC 107 will be on shortly. My predictions: Wiman, Belcher, Struve, Fitch, Florian, Mir, Penn
We didn’t get to make the UFC 107 weigh-in this afternoon, but the fighters & UFC staff that I follow via social networking seem to be living it up in Memphis. They seem to have been eating continuously since dawn, yet still going strong. Claire & I are looking forward to seeing some good violence tomorrow night.
I really wanted to meet Frank Mir, one of my favorite fighters, but I will have to suffice with seeing him destroy “Cup Cheick” Kongo.
I don’t believe in karma, but I love the concept. My wife is a believer and often refers to “instant karma” situations. An example of instant karma: as you make fun of someone being clumsy, you drop a crystal punch bowl full of grape jelly on the hardwood floor.
This situation isn’t exactly instant, but still quite satisfying.
…A co-worker at Walter Reed said Hasan would not allow his photo to be taken with female co-workers, which became an issue during Christmas season when employees often took group photos… link
karma strikes back in 5…4…3…2…1…
…a female Fort Hood officer had shot and wounded Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, ending the bloodletting on the Texas base… link
Bam! Said the lady. That’s got to suck hard. Bravo, Sgt. Kimberly Munley. You took direct decisive action and did a lot of good. Get well soon. Details on “Mighty Mouse” here
Please don’t let anything like research or journalistic ethics prevent you from jumping on a meaningless and inaccurate statement like “Cop Killer” when the opportunity arises. For the benefit of non-shooters, the pistol reportedly used by the Ft. Hood shooter is no more designed to kill cops than a thousand other firearms. It just isn’t. It uses the same caliber ammunition as a carbine designed as a military weapon, yes. Government agencies and law enforcement can buy armor piercing ammunition for the FN FiveseveN pistol and the submachine gun that uses the same caliber, but this cull cannot legally buy it. We civilians get ammunition that is certified by the BATFE as not armor piercing. The jury is still out on whether or not the pistol, with it’s shorter barrel, can fire the AP ammo at a high enough velocity to defeat armor anyway. As a rule of thumb, if you can kill a deer with it it will defeat all but the very best body armor. This thing won’t kill a deer or defeat a vest unless he was using illegal ammo witch would make him, what, more of a murderer?
If they guy had been a real gun guy and chose a pistol in a real grown up caliber he might have done even more damage, so I am personally glad he chose the “cop killer” because it sucks at killing people. I don’t know why I’m surprised at news outlet parroting bad information when they don’t even bother to learn the difference between calibers and millimeters. See the links below.
If you know me at all, you know I loves me some science fiction. To honor the guy who started it all please allow me to say “Happy Birthday!” to H.G. Wells. If you have not caught any of his classic works or their derivations, do yourself a favor and read or watch one today.