Our Persisting Memories

Top Gear to restart in January, Richard Hammond doing great.

Over the past few weeks I have been researching the "organic movement" in the US, mainly as a way to find the truth behind the much lauded health and environmental benefits of organic farming and organic food. Some of it makes sense, while most of it flys in the face of a logical global perspective. We live in a rich society. We have the luxury of choice. We can choose to purchase "organic" foods, which in this context are foods that do not have a production method involving: chemicals (pesticides, sewage level fertilizers, hormones, anti-biotics), genetic alteration, or preservatives. Within the context of food inside the US, I have to admit that if you can guaranteee the production methods of the food you purchase, you should choose the method with the least risk. For many consumers this involves purchasing organic food from Whole Foods. Can you trust them? Can you personally guarantee you're getting what you pay for? According to this boycott , you ca...

I found some extra time and decided a preview was in order. Go to the Private Downloads section for a surprise.

My dad asked me about Guitar Hero after reading my post a few days ago. To ensure that he buys a copy i have to include this video. Just a note. For those that don't watch Top Gear, Jessica (this song) is the opening theme for Top Gear.

...didn't make any sense. heh

There's a distinct difference between a lie and the truth unless you're referring to humor. I previously mentioned a laughing fit and headache brought about by playing a game of "loaded questions" with friends, and ultimately the humor found in both heather's and my answers were in the predictably silly responses. Sarcasm interpreted as sincerity and sardonic self referencing idiom jump out and sort of covered our comments that night. There's a problem with that. I enjoy self-deprecating humor but garner more laughs with friends while being unequivocally ruthless towards others. Maybe its a throwback to high-school, where being "alpha" whatever was accomplished through force and heavy handed ostracizing or outright public lambasting of your subject. I rolled with it, and given the subtext inherent to the name I'm known by, became rather skilled at verbal defense and offense. Words ceased hurting a long time ago, at least in the context of ...

I've had a headache for the last 4 days. Not the worst headache in the world but a definite dull throbbing that seems to have occured due to extreme laughter while hanging out with friends in Oklahoma. I can't complain about the origins of the pain, but it does put a damper on my spirits nonetheless. I have to complain a little. I'm addicted to Guitar Hero. With the imminent release of Guitar Hero 2 I can't convince myself to go buy Guitar Hero 1. Thanks guys, you've saved me from World of Warcraft and thrown me into the dastardly jaws of Guitar Hero.

I've decided to add a Jeremy Clarkson category in the blog posts. I had previously mentioned that there was a lack of an RSS feed for his writings on the various sites/papers he writes for. Therefore, I'm going to try and consolidate his writings for the Times, Top Gear, and The Sun into an RSS feed, hence, the category. Note that his writings for the Sun are only served online in a limited fashion, as such there are still some bases left to cover. Otherwise I'll try to consolidate his writings from here on out.

I think that's about all I have to say about that. I regularly play videogames. On any given week you could find a few videogames taking up my spare time. With the recent procurement of a DS, I've played through a few great platform games: New Super Mario Bros, Sonic Rush, Castlevania:Aria of Sorrow. Next on my list to tackle are: Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, and Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. Two recent games tore me away from my DS. Okami and GTR2. Okami is awesome. I'm willing to put it in my top 10 of he last 5 years. More near the top than the bottom. Not that I have a formal top ten, but if I did, it would be up there on the highest echelons of awesome, right next to totally sweet. Zelda + Calligraphy + Weird Japanese mythology = Okami. I'm also not talking about that cheesy Zelda for the CD-i but Wind Waker/Ocarina of Time awesomeness. I have less to say about GTR2 that doesn't involve streams of cursing due to its difficulty. I have a distinct ...

I suppose I should actually post something new that isn't a regurgitation of an article concerning the members of Top Gear. Although I have to admit, the lack of a decent RSS feed for those items is of great enough concern for me to continue to post Clarkson's writings. It has been fun having Spencer in town. It probably isn't as fun for him, being away from his wife and all, but its still nice to talk politics, play videogames, and talk about being Dad's with a friend I've known for more than half my life. I can sum up our political views pretty quickly. S = Spencer, B = BJ. Ethanol: B=Not sustainable; S=Can Work, Government in Bed with Corn Growers. Iraq: B=Bush Dumb; S=Bush Dumb. Guns: B=Like 'em, equalizer, education better than ban; S=Guns bad, ban/heavy control good Islam: B=Can't change from outside, Current US Policy Dumb; S=Misunderstood, Current US Policy Dumb Video Games: B=Fun to play, not more influence to violence than other media; S=Fun ...