WOW!! Incredible game,this coming from a non football fan.
The biggest highlight for me was the 100 yd touchdown by Harrison. Who would ever think that he could run that far, and make the touchdown with two guys on top of him.
At the end we started to get nervous when the Cardinals caught up, but thanks to Roethlisberger and Holmes it was a great game. Also Polamalu did great on defense.I also have to mention that Fitzgerald ( with help from Warner) brought the game back for the Cardinals. At the beginning I was sure the Steelers where going to win, but then the Cardinals surprised us with that comeback.
This being my first official Super Bowl experience in Pittsburgh, I was shocked at the riot that ensued after the win.Apparently, whenever the Steelers win, everyone goes crazy. People where lighting things on fire in the middle of the streets, parking meters where being damaged, even bus stops where in danger. I thought people were supposed to just scream and cheer, did not expect a real riot.
Overall, it was great!
-atirakih
Monday, February 2, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Random Facts: xkcd
Someone showed a very interesting xkcd webcomic about Wikipedia, around August (2008). Fast forward to the present, I had a conversation over the phone and realized that I know too many random facts. I believe Wikipedia is a black hole of information and you might get sucked into it. So be aware Wikipedia prowlers, you might end up filling your brain with many useless ( sometimes helpful) random facts. ( Wikipedia links are so addictive!)
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
With no job, and 5 kids "better to end our lives"
(CNN news)
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/28/family.dead.california/index.html
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- It was described as one of the most grisly scenes Los Angeles police had ever encountered: the bodies of five small children and their parents, all shot to death, in two upstairs rooms of the family's home.
No matter how bad the situation is in live, everything passes. There is little that is constant in our lives. Loosing a job and even dying is just an instant in time and will be forgotten. If you want to blame your economic situation for your depression it is alright, but you should never decide for those you love. Suicide should not be an option, but if you insist in continuing with your decision, it should be for yourself alone. The children had a grandmother and the state to take care of them. More than act of desperation, it sounds like an act of selfishness. One should take responsibility in hard times and modify our lifestyles to our new conditions. There are always solutions to problems. If you cannot find them by yourself, then seek help.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/28/family.dead.california/index.html
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- It was described as one of the most grisly scenes Los Angeles police had ever encountered: the bodies of five small children and their parents, all shot to death, in two upstairs rooms of the family's home.
No matter how bad the situation is in live, everything passes. There is little that is constant in our lives. Loosing a job and even dying is just an instant in time and will be forgotten. If you want to blame your economic situation for your depression it is alright, but you should never decide for those you love. Suicide should not be an option, but if you insist in continuing with your decision, it should be for yourself alone. The children had a grandmother and the state to take care of them. More than act of desperation, it sounds like an act of selfishness. One should take responsibility in hard times and modify our lifestyles to our new conditions. There are always solutions to problems. If you cannot find them by yourself, then seek help.
93-year-old froze to death
( yahoo news, CNN)
BAY CITY, Mich. – A 93-year-old man froze to death inside his home just days after the municipal power company restricted his use of electricity because of unpaid bills, officials said.
"Hypothermia shuts the whole system down, slowly," Virani said. "It's not easy to die from hypothermia without first realizing your fingers and toes feel like they're burning."
Schur had no children and his wife had died several years ago.
We need to ensure that tragedies don't occur simply because we live in a capitalist world. The power company blames neighbors for not realizing earlier that Schur had no power. Measures should be implemented in special cases ( winter anyone?). It is obvious that policies such as this should be revised. Why should a lonely 93 year old have to die because the state is not competent enough to be unselfish? As one of the richest nations in the world, we should not be pursuing blind capitalist ideals.
BAY CITY, Mich. – A 93-year-old man froze to death inside his home just days after the municipal power company restricted his use of electricity because of unpaid bills, officials said.
"Hypothermia shuts the whole system down, slowly," Virani said. "It's not easy to die from hypothermia without first realizing your fingers and toes feel like they're burning."
Schur had no children and his wife had died several years ago.
We need to ensure that tragedies don't occur simply because we live in a capitalist world. The power company blames neighbors for not realizing earlier that Schur had no power. Measures should be implemented in special cases ( winter anyone?). It is obvious that policies such as this should be revised. Why should a lonely 93 year old have to die because the state is not competent enough to be unselfish? As one of the richest nations in the world, we should not be pursuing blind capitalist ideals.
Steelers, Here we go!
Sunday is a big day for Pittsburgh, apparently there is this little thing called the Super Bowl. I must admit I'm no football fan ( barely know the rules), but it seems kind of infectious and unavoidable to support the Steelers if you live in Pittsburgh. My first Pittsburgh Super Bowl experience should be an interesting one. ( Free food everywhere!!!!) So stay at home on Sunday and support your team.
Song on mind:
Here we go
Here we go
Here we go
Steelers, Here we go
Pittsburgh's going to the Super Bowl
Here we go
Cheer the Steelers, Black and the Gold
Here we go
Town of Pittsburgh's, Heart and Soul
Here we go
With Cowher power, will get the job done
This is the year will get that one for the thumb
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Vatican angry at Obama's funding of abortion programs
And that is why Obama is probably not Catholic. Ha:) The pope is hilarious, like someone would care. Maybe he can try to excommunicate Obama; or perhaps he should do that with all those Boston priests. Who is he kidding? Like a park can erase years of sanctioned abuse. Better fork some more money before starting the battle against contraception, and the persecution of free thinking people.
Last whale in Australia dies!
Noooo! It's so sad. I don't understand why they don't use a forklift to raise them from the sea coast; and a tug boat to take them back to the ocean. They only pour water over their backs, and watch them die. Too morbid for my taste.
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