Oddly, the article is quite crapily titled Too smart for our own good?
Hundreds of years ago, a brave group of religious outcasts, hired servants and freedom seekers embarked on an uncertain voyage that would subsequently transcend the course of civilization. These valiant individuals sought a means by which to escape persecution levied by an unforgiving dictatorship and they found such means in the establishment of what is now the United States of America. These people, our forefathers, created a democratic government that, to this day, thrives on the collaboration of each citizen.
Without this collaboration, democracy, despite its beauty, encounters its own fallacy; meaning that as we, as a trailblazing nation, have grown and progressed, our priorities have shifted greatly. In a day and time where our own practical application of science is becoming master over our society, we must ask ourselves: Is technology threatening to become our downfall?
As nerdery as this is, I’m tempted to break the bank and build a full scale model of Downtown Jasper. (Frisco not included).
We’re heading to Montana for 3 days over the 4th of July holidays. Destination: Glacier National Park by way of Whitefish, Montana.
If any of you have ever visited and have any suggestions as to things to do, hit me up. I’ve driven through Montana, post-car breakdown, during my move to Seattle though I wasn’t able to see anything that wasn’t right outside my window.
As of now our agenda is as follows:
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July 3: Going-to-the-Sun Road
July 4: The Great Northern Brewing Company, downtown Whitefish, nighttime fireworks
July 5: half-day of fly fishing
I really really really want to see a moose.
Video from the Seattle Times of fans watching the game at the Atlantic Crossing Pub.
The song you’re bound to hear all summer, if you haven’t already.
July 13, 2010 is just around the corner.
72 days until football season.
No, this is not the actual cover… just my dream.
When I first started watching soccer the aspect that bothered me (still bothers me) is the fake or overly dramatic falls players love to take, only to bounce back up miraculously once the whistle blows. It’s especially hard for us American football lovers who are accustomed to watching wide receivers making shoestring grabs while two defenders drag him down by the facemask.
Those of you who watched the Brazil-Ivory Coast match saw faking-the-injury on soccer’s biggest stage. If you missed it, catch the clip here.
The soccer world – especially the American soccer crowd – hates crap like this, too. Seattle’s coach has gone so far to ask his players not to pull stunts, which quite frankly has made getting into soccer in Seattle all the easier.
It should be a law that weekends should start with the items above.
