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Arbitrary Thoughts (and One Question)

November 29th, 2010 - Arbitrary Thoughts, Uncategorized - 23 Comments »

+ I can’t decide which is more difficult: Being a Georgia Tech fan or beating Mike Tyson in Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out. There are glimmers of hope in both, but ultimately they leave you thinking you might have been better off not to even try.

+ Only 2 more days to buy my book for the absurdly low price of $3.99. Just click here and enter the promo code 8QNMGAKR at checkout. They make excellent belated-Thanksgiving gifts.

+ Ran a half marathon on Thursday. My goal was lofty: finish without walking. Somehow (I think it might have had something to do with my Jelly Belly Sport Bean overdose around mile nine), I finished in 2:05 – a personal best…and mere half-hour behind my wife, brother, and sister-in-law.

+ I know I mentioned it on Friday, but the running playlist was amazing. Thanks so much for all the song suggestions.

+ We got rid of cable last week. You heard me. The world’s biggest television fan cut the cord. We’re paying $70 less per month than we were paying…and we have access to the same amount of content (if not more) than before. I’m working on a post to tell you exactly what we did and how we did it for those of you who are interested.

+ Here’s the one question:

What is one topic that I must write about?

Take one minute and think about all of the things/people you experience on a day-to-day basis that need to be addressed. Then I’ll write a post about it, and you can innocently forward it to the perpetrators as though it was just something you thought they’d find amusing. It’s a partnership of sorts. You and I banding together to make this world a better place. Let me know in the comments.

  • http://guidetowomen.wordpress.com/ Sharideth Smith

    you should write a beginner's guide to tweets and facebook statuses (statii?) it should include keeping references to food and pets to a minimum and the consequences of being too political or boring.

    • fireboy48

      In this vein, how about a post on those dreadful twonamesmashedintoone facebook pages? One person per page, damn it!

  • Casey

    TMI on facebook status. A girl I went to high school with actually posted a picture of her child's first poo. I logged on to fb all innocently and had to see poo. I understand that's an accomplishment, but really… a picture?

    • Casey

      I mean I had a stomach bug when I was in S. Africa & I was pretty darn excited when I got back & had my first solid poo. However, I did not take a picture of it & post it on fb. Geez people.

  • evdaddy

    write seriously about (i.e., make fun of) white suburban kids who act like they are all ghetto. Also, I want to read one, and only one, serious post from Tyler Stanton. I have no idea what you could write about, but I just want to see if you can actually write about something serious. Feel free to incorporate humor, sort of like Jon Acuff's Wednesday posts.

    • Tyler Stanton

      ev- you get the serious tyler at man club every week. now you need it in writing?……………….tyler stanton

      • evdaddy

        i can't get enough of the serious Tyler. he's amazing.

  • http://www.twitter.com/dustinuga Dustin

    Funny, we ditched directv over the weekend as well.

    If interested, Brett Barner had a good write up about his experience about "ditching cable" on his site: http://www.godlysheep.com/2010/09/14/ditching-cab… http://www.godlysheep.com/2010/09/16/ditching-cab…

  • ajp710

    Pedestrians.. what makes you think that just because there are while lines painted across a road, you can walk across them without looking back and forth. That's like Kid 101: look both ways before crossing the street. I know that it may not be as prevelant in real life as it is on UGA's campus, but really? I'm going to start carrying rocks in my car to throw at dumb people who start to cross the street when it's not their turn.

    • Ben

      If you turn the winsheild-sprayers around on your car, they are quite effective…. IE: Problem solved at Emory.

  • shawnsmucker

    The key to being a Georgia Tech fan is the same as the key to beating Mike Tyson: patience.

    Since we are about to reenter the television world, I am very interested on how this can be done without a cable bill.

    You should write about tips on surviving a holiday meal with your in-laws. Too late for Thanksgiving, but Christmas is just around the corner.

  • thewesmolebash

    I saw on Twitter that a dude accused you and your family of stealing his table at California Pizza Kitchen. I would like an exhaustive report on this incident.

  • emily

    i would enjoy a post on The Types of Coworkers.
    you know. the one who takes every "how are you" as an opportunity to share her testimony. the one whose time card is an epic tale of excuses, emergencies, and bizarre errands. the one who eats all the shrimp, fixes a plate to go, but brings santitas ($2 ONLY!) and salsa to every. function. ever. the one who can't open email attachments.

    • Tyler Stanton

      i don't really have any co-workers, but i'll bet we can get bryan allain on this one………………..tyler stanton

      • http://guidetowomen.wordpress.com/ Sharideth Smith

        i smell a Truth About video coming on

  • Rachel

    knock-knock jokes. the people want to see some quality knock-knock jokes.

  • http://www.riseupandgo.com Rise Up and Go

    the good things about GT is atleast u might have a decent future after leaving there… beating tyson means you are stuck in 1988-1992 and unless you are the 1st George Bush, you don't want to be stuck there.

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  • Jeff

    At what age do men stop worrying about trimming eyebrow hair and why?

  • http://www.jinglebells2.blogspot.com Teecy

    talk about types of tweeters. i was going to do a post on this, but you'll do a better job. i'm confident.
    (like, the tweeter that only updates us as to where they are around town. they are just asking for stalkers.
    or the one who just paints this lovely picture: "pumpkin spice misto, leaves falling, fire crackling…perfect day so far" take off the rose color glasses for once!)

    btw, still waiting for you to make things right.

  • RandomizeMeDesigns

    Please write a post addressing the pathological liars who blame everything they do on others, even when caught red-handed!! This week my cousin has been playing Donkey Kong with me and constantly yelling at me for "losing lives" and getting us game overs it's driving me to the brink of insanity!! Not only that he lies whenever he stinks up the room as well, blaming everything on me!! LOL!! It's funny…to some extent.

  • http://Phoblogrophy.tumblr.com AdSlice

    People really need to hear your thoughts about who’s monitoring the “world’s greatest” restaurants, foods, drinks, etc.
    Is there a person who goes around making sure it’s true? Keeping them accountable?
    I need to know that the signs are true!

  • David Taylor

    My teenager has turned 16 and is about to enter the job market. Any advice on what to do or what NOT to do?

  • http://robshep.com Rob Shepherd

    The Mike Tyson Punch Out line was great!
    1. Why belly buttons smell is so bad and yet so different than other stinks from the body
    2. Will short shorts make a come back on guys
    3. Who is the greatest worst blogger out there. In other words they aren't great, but you find yourself reading them anyway.
    4. How to talk to a celebrity or someone you look up to.
    5. What to do when you fart in your office and someone walks in right after you do it.