Carl Dunn

We are the World - O & A

2010-03-01T17:31:00.001-05:00

The best remake of the 1980's song "We are the World".

Canadian media biased against Caps

2010-02-03T11:25:00.000-05:00

Alan May: Canadian media biased against Caps
By Dan Steinberg

Mike Green's elbow to the head of Michael Frolik only earned Green two minutes of penalty time during the Caps' win over Florida, but it was already raising talk of possible penalties before Friday night had ended. Green himself talked about the hit in the post-game dressing room, and the (inter)national media was all over it.

"That's one of the worst elbows we've seen this year," a TSN studio host said, before giving the stage to Ray Ferraro.

"There's nothing that is defensible about this play, in my opinion," Ferraro said. "Green had been hit earlier in the shift, he closes in on Frolik and leads with his elbow, hits him with his left elbow right in the jaw. To me, it doesn't matter that Frolik got up. I mean, this in my opinion is a suspendable play....See, two games doesn't work, because it's two games, it's two games, it's two games. It has to be a stiffer penalty."

It's worth mentioning that while Bruce Boudreau said he was "very upset" and "just livid" about the three games that Green eventually received, Brooks Laich was considerably more judicious, saying "at some point you have to take control of the game and protect the players. You see what happened in junior hockey. At some point you have to make a statement where there's not a gray area. You can't hit to the head. It's black or white. You hit to the head, you're going to get suspended."

Still, Comcast SportsNet's Alan May openly suggested this week that the Canadian media is out to spotlight transgressions by Caps players, and that this may have contributed to Green's punishment.

"They're always trying to poke holes in the Capitals, and it's the same reason that Mike Green was suspended," May said on 106.7 The Fan's Mike Wise Show Monday afternoon, when asked about criticism of the Caps' netminders. "I thought it was created by TSN up in Canada and their announcers, sitting there on a Friday night. The only angles they showed of the Mike Green hit were very poor angles that looked like it was a bad hit, and when you go in super-slow motion, it makes it look worse all the time. And I thought the Mike Green hit, no one even noticed it the other night. And they made a big deal, and he winds up getting three games out of it."

The conversation moved on, but May--who is Canadian--later returned to this subject, again pounding away on the Toronto media pack. This is red meat to the hounds for a fan base that has sometimes been accused of harboring a persecution complex, and May wasn't equivocating.

"Once again I'm gonna go back to the Canadian media, Sportsnet, TSN up there," he said. "And it all depends who they're going after, what team he's from. But if it's a Washington Capital, they're going after him hard. They're picking on the guys south of the border big time. They're so pro-Canadian up there. Because the league offices are in Toronto, where they dole out the suspensions, they're on the phone within five minutes of a hit saying, 'Is he gonna be suspended?'

"Well, the guys in the office there, they're saying, 'Well, we didn't even see it,' so they've got to go back, and all of the the sudden players are getting suspended. I don't like it at all. I blame it more on the Canadian media, and I think the league has to quit letting those guys have so much influence on the game, because the power of the NHL is in the United States. There's more teams down here. And If they want to have a healthy National Hockey League, you've got to make sure you have healthy American franchises."

There was lots more in this conversation, including May's belief that George McPhee will indeed acquire a veteran defenseman before all's said and done, but co-host Bill Rohland also asked whether the old-time hockey establishment looked unfavorably toward the Caps, with their flashy style and their Russian leaders.

"Absolutely," May said. "And it's been going on for a few years now. The style of hockey they play is no different than the style of hockey that the Vancouver Canucks play, but the Vancouver Canucks are top of the pedestal, and they treat the Caps as though they're frauds. I think they've got one of the best coaches in the league, and to win a hockey game, you've got to score more goals than the opposition.

"And with the new rules, you can't just sit back and play defense and cheat and use your stick like the New Jersey Devils did for years, and bored fans right out of the buildings. And you'll see the Capitals, if you went around the league and saw, they're the best thing for hockey in my opinion, because they're trying to win every game. And they're not trying to win it 1-0, even though I'm sure they could. They're going out, and every building they're playing in is packed, and it's standing room only, and their type of hockey's just incredible.

"And I think the Canadians up there, they do not like the fact that there's a Russian hockey player as the best player in hockey. And he's the toughest player in hockey, the fastest player game in and game out, and there's nothing like this. And I think there's a lot of jealousy up there. But if you look around those teams, their star players, none of them is a Russian, and I think there's some bias up there towards it."

By Dan Steinberg | February 1, 2010; 11:22 PM ET

Crazy KHL Game they had to call after 4 minutes due to lack of players

2010-01-11T10:23:00.002-05:00

Jagr part of suspended KHL game

ESPN.com news services

Former Pittsburgh Penguins star Jaromir Jagr was part a brawl-filled game in Russia that had to be called after four minutes for a lack of players.
A series of fights between Vityaz Chekhov and Avangard Omsk resulted in 691 penalty minutes against more than 30 players. The game had to be suspended because neither team had enough players to continue.
The KHL league commission plans to look at video and hear from team officials, referees and observers to decide further discipline. The game was stopped tied at 0-0 with 56 minutes 21 seconds to play.
The fighting started at 3:27. when Vityaz's Brendan Sugden started in with Avangard's Alexander Svitov. Soon the rest of the players on the ice, including Jagr, dropped their gloves and started fighting.
Order was restored but at 3:34 more fighting broke out, and eight more players, four from each side, were penalized.
There was another free-for-all at 3:37, involving players on the ice and seven more in the penalty boxes, including Jagr. That left three Avangard skaters on the ice and one on the bench, and three Vityaz skaters on the ice and three on the bench.
The team ran out of players at 3:39, when Avangard's Anton Babchuk and Jakub Klepisch were penalized for leaving the bench and Vityaz's Viktor Bobrov and Rustam Bakhriddinov took 10-minute misconducts.

Waving goodbye to 2009

2009-12-22T19:55:00.000-05:00

Interesting video using Google Wave.

Summary of all the educational emails over the past year...

2009-12-01T09:46:00.002-05:00

I just want to thank all of you for your educational e-mails over the past year. I am totally screwed up now and have little chance of recovery.

I no longer open a public bathroom door without using a paper towel.
I no longer have lemon slices in my ice water at a restaurant without worrying about the bacteria on the lemon peel.
I can't use the remote in a hotel room because I don't know what the last person was doing while flipping through the adult movie channels.
I can't sit down on the hotel bedspread because I can only imagine what has happened on it since it was last washed.
I have trouble shaking hands with someone who has been driving because the number one pastime while driving alone is picking one's nose (although cell phone usage may be overtaking the number one spot).
Eating a little snack sends me on a guilt trip because I can only imagine how many gallons of trans fats I have consumed over the years.
I can't touch any woman's purse for fear she has placed it on the floor of a public bathroom.
I MUST SEND MY SPECIAL THANKS to whoever sent me the one about poop in the glue on envelopes because I now have to use a wet sponge with every envelope that needs sealing...
ALSO, now I have to scrub the top of every can I open for the same reason.
I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick girl (Penny Brown) who is about to die in the hospital for the 1,387,258th time.
I no longer have any money at all, but that will change once I receive the $15,000 that Bill Gates/Microsoft and AOL are sending me for participating in their special e-mail program.
I no longer eat KFC because their chickens are actually horrible mutant freaks with no eyes or feathers.
I no longer use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell like a water buffalo on a hot day.
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU I have learned that my prayers only get answered if I forward an e-mail to seven of my friends and make a wish within five minutes.
BECAUSE OF YOUR CONCERN, I no longer drink Coca Cola because it can remove toilet stains.
I no longer can buy gasoline without taking someone along to watch the car so a serial killer won't crawl in my back seat when I'm pumping gas.
I no longer drink Pepsi or Dr. Pepper since the people who make these products are atheists who refuse to put 'Under God' on their cans.
I no longer use Saran Wrap in the microwave because it causes cancer
AND THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW I can't boil a cup of water in the microwave anymore because it will blow up in my face... disfiguring me for life.
I no longer check the coin return on pay phones because I could be pricked with a needle infected with AIDS.
I no longer go to shopping malls because someone will drug me with a perfume sample and rob me.
I no longer receive packages from UPS or Fed Ex since they are actually Al Qaeda in disguise.
I no longer shop at Target since they are French and don't support our American troops or the Salvation Army.
I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask me to dial a number for which I will get a phone bill with calls to Jamaica , Uganda , Singapore , and Uzbekistan .
I no longer buy expensive cookies from Neiman Marcus since I now have their recipe.
THANKS TO YOU I can't use anyone's toilet but mine because a big brown African spider is lurking under the seat to cause me instant death when it bites my butt.
AND THANKS TO YOUR GREAT ADVICE I can't ever pick up $5.00 dropped in the parking lot because it probably was placed there by a sex molester waiting underneath my car to grab my leg.
I can no longer drive my car because I can't buy gas from certain gas companies!
I can't do any gardening because I'm afraid I'll get bitten by the brown recluse and my hand will fall off.

Oh, by the way.....

A German scientist from Argentina, after a lengthy study, has discovered that people with insufficient brain activity read their e-mail with their hand on the mouse.

Drunk guy at 7-11 like place

2009-10-22T10:29:00.000-04:00

Very funny surveillance tape from a convenience store. It is a little long buy very funny!

Helicopter Ride in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

2009-10-03T16:53:00.004-04:00

Here is a video from Niki's first helicopter ride.

Washington Capitals Convention 2009

2009-09-30T14:26:00.002-04:00

Washington Capitals Convention 2009, originally uploaded by carldunniii.

Photos from the Capitals Convention held on September 26, 2009 at the National Harbor in Maryland. To see more follow this link.

Bikini Baristas caught selling more than just coffee

2009-09-24T15:11:00.004-04:00

What a good group of wholesome girls!!!!

Full story here.

Audi R8 Rally Car

2009-09-24T14:53:00.001-04:00

The amount of electronics in this car is awesome. Cameras, scanners, radar detectors, GPS, strobes, sirens and much more.

This car contains a infrasonic wave generator which according to Wikipedia causes feelings of awe and fear in humans and caused animals to run away.

More information can be found at ridelust.com.
Originally read on geeksaresexy.com.

Norton on Leno

2009-09-16T15:36:00.001-04:00

Awesome to see Norton on Leno. He did a great job!

Video Recaps | Full Episodes | Webisodes

Great new Bud Commercial

2009-09-14T10:21:00.000-04:00

Even though Bud sucks they have a great advertising department!!!

Golf Cart in Manassas

2009-09-09T12:39:00.002-04:00

You gotta love people who drive a golf cart with Child seat to the local bar. Makes you wonder....

Golf Cart in Manassas
Originally uploaded by carldunniii

California Wild Fires as seen from space...

2009-09-02T13:03:00.000-04:00

This is an image from NASA's Terra satellite on August 30, 2009 about mid-morning.

Image Credit: NASA/GSFC/LaRC/JPL, MISR Team

Norton 360 Problem

2009-08-24T21:18:00.000-04:00

Norton 360 started having problems on Sunday (8/23/2009). 360 would not start and after multiple tries an IE window would pop up telling you to reinstall to fix the problem.

On Monday (8/24/2009) Symantec released a "HotFix" which I can tell you now actually works.

If you are getting this error message:

"Error: "Symantec Service Framework has encountered a problem and needs to close..."

Point your browser to http://www.norton.com/hotfix.

Behind the scene at Netflix

2009-08-13T08:47:00.003-04:00

Netflix is a very interesting company. Very big in the technology field but has to deal with physical inventory and the US Postal service. In the video below it is said they pay the US Postal Service $400+ million a year for first class mailings. They also sort 2.2 Million DVD's every morning.

Fairfax Rap - Very funny!

2009-08-07T12:55:00.002-04:00

This YouTube video is in response to the Arlington Rap a few months ago. I have to agree Fairfax is much better than Arlington.

Google It on Bing.....

2009-08-06T15:02:00.002-04:00

See more funny videos and TBT Videos at Today's Big Thing.

Winnebago Man - Very Funny

2009-08-06T10:19:00.002-04:00

This guy is very funny...always forgetting his lines and loves to curse!

All the companies Amazon has purchased or invested in since 1989

2009-08-04T12:22:00.005-04:00

This is an interesting picture showing all the companies Amazon has purchased or invested in since 1989. Thanks to MeetTheBoss for the image.

I didn't know Amazon had its claws in IMDB, Drugstore.com, pets.com, Alexa.com, CDNow and Audible.com. Very Interesting.

Best Hockey Sign Ever

2009-07-08T09:28:00.002-04:00

Wedding Pictures Available

2009-07-03T10:22:00.005-04:00

Everyone has been asking about the wedding photos from our wedding. I managed to get 100+ photos up over the last day or so and more will be coming. Here is a link to the flickr set. The website has been down for a few months but I will try to get the original http://wedding.carlandniki.com website back up for the family. Enjoy the pictures!

Weather Station - People are asking for the link.

2009-06-30T14:08:00.002-04:00

Above is the badge for the weather station at our house in Bristow, VA. Use it as your please.

Here is a link to wunderground.com.

Michael Jackson RIP

2009-06-26T17:30:00.001-04:00

Michael Jackson in a Pepsi Commercial sometime ago.

Tom Brokaw on this new thing called the Internet (From 1994)

2009-06-18T12:44:00.000-04:00