That type of heat especially in the summers would trigger my migraine headaches.  I remember playing out under the sun during recess and by lunchtime, I would have to go home because I would get sun stroked and my head would be in extreme pain. I know some people like the sun and hot weather, but for me I like the opposite weather.  When it is cloudy, cold and raining I feel energized and ready to take on the world.

Anyways, stay cool and have an excellent weekend. Cheers!

I have many Obamabots telling me I should be patient and give the current administration more time to prove themselves.  WHY?

The current administration has proven themselves to be no different than the previous administration based on their actions and not their words.  The AIG debacle is a perfect example of poor decision making skills.  The company is insolvent.  They have laid off employees, thrown lavish parties, and still are not making money.  We create a corporate czar for the purpose of approving bonuses!  Explain to me how this makes any sense.

NY Times:

New York-based AIG remains the focus of intense scrutiny, after becoming one in a string of corporate calamities and a touchstone for public fury. The huge volume of credit default swaps — a form of insurance against bond defaults — sold by AIG, coupled with rising levels of defaulted mortgage and other debt, threatened the company’s existence and prompted the government to step in.

Government aid to AIG totals about $180 billion.

The $450 million in bonuses that AIG allocated in 2008 for employees, including to traders in the financial products unit that brought it to the brink of collapse, fueled public and congressional outrage. The first installment of those payments earlier this year sparked legislation in Congress to slap punishing taxes on big bonuses at AIG and other companies bailed out by taxpayers, though the Senate didn’t act on that plan.

If a company is supposedly too big to fail and continues to literally lose billions of dollars and becomes insolvent, then don’t bail them out and throw tax payer money at them.  Shut the company down, break down its assets, and sell the profitable parts of the company to other companies that are performing well. And for Pete’s sake, let’s use some common sense and PLEASE don’t pay bonuses to the people who bankrupted the company to begin with.  The argument that these are key people and we need to pay them extra to stay is a ridiculous argument.

UFC 100 Undisputed preview video

Sherdog:

UFC Heavyweight Championship
Brock Lesnar (No. 5 HW) vs. Frank Mir (No. 3 HW)

UFC Welterweight Championship
Georges St. Pierre (No. 1 WW, No. 2 PFP) vs. Thiago Alves (No. 2 WW, No. 9 PFP)

Dan Henderson (No. 6 MW) vs. Michael Bisping
Jon Fitch (No. 3 WW) vs. Paulo Thiago (No. 7 WW)
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Alan Belcher
Stephan Bonnar vs. Mark Coleman
Jim Miller vs. Mac Danzig
Dong Hyun Kim vs. T.J. Grant
Jon Jones vs. Jake O’Brien
CB Dollaway vs. Tom Lawlor
Matt Grice vs. Shannon Gugerty

Don’t make any bets on my predictions because I always seem to get them wrong and choose the wrong guy.  I think Brock Lesnar will TKO Frank Mir.  I don’t think Mir will get a submission this time nor will he get a time out if he gets pummeled again like the first time.   I think Dan Henderson will KO Michael Bisping.  I think Henderson is just a higher level caliber fighter and has fought bigger fights than Bisping.  My last pick will be Thiago Alves getting a lucky KO over  Georges St Pierre.  Alves seems to be very hungry and extremely focused. Of course, GSP always seems to figure fighters out and beat them easily, but I think his over-confidence may be a repeat of the first GSP vs Matt Serra fight, where one punch literally did him in.  Personally, that looked like a fixed fight to me with betting odds I think 9-1 on Serra.

Anyways, it’s gonna be a great and entertaining fight and Las Vegas needs exposure to help them make some money in this economy.