George is getting angry!

I was sent this joke this morning:

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I was out walking with my 4 year old daughter. She picked up something
off the ground and started to put it in her mouth. I took the item away
from her and I asked her not to do that. 'Why?' my daughter asked.
"Because it's been on the ground, you don't know where it's been, it's
dirty, and probably has germs" I replied.
At this point, my daughter looked at me with total admiration and asked,
'Momma, how do you know all this stuff, you are so smart.' I was
thinking quickly. 'All moms know this stuff. It's on the Mom Test. You
have to know it, or they don't let you be a Mom.' We walked along in
silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new
information.

OH...I get it!' she beamed, 'So if you don't pass the test you have to
be the dad. ''Exactly' I replied back with a big smile on my face.

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It is meant to show how women/mothers are smart and men/fathers are stupid. There are several examples of this on a daily basis. Swiss Chalet has a radio commercial out now where a woman calls up to order supper for her family (and the firemen) because her husband 'tried' to cook meatloaf. Meatloaf which is supposed to be easy to make and easy to cook but the poor/stupid man could not even complete this task.

Need more? TV Commercial (and sitcoms) often portray men as 'The Buffoon' where the man commonly appears as a bungling father figure. Usually well-intentioned and light-hearted, these characters range from slightly inept to completely hopeless when it comes to parenting their children or dealing with domestic (or workplace) issues.

When I look at the men that I associate in my neighborhood which consists of a households where both parents work, the men take a very active role in the lives of their children and in household activities such as laundry, cooking, etc. These households could simply not function if BOTH partners where not active. Let's face it, one person can not do all things.

I read an editorial last year where the editor (a woman) had attended a grade school and had talked to the children at length about how girls can be what they want to be, do what they want to do, and should not be limited by barriers. At the end of the talk she looked out at the young boys and was struck at what this message must have said to them. That they were being told girls can do anything but no one was saying that they could as well. She then realized that this message while important for girls to hear, could be having a negative effect on the boys.

Ultimately, until men and women are portrayed in the media to be on a level playing field, effective change is not going to occur.

Health Ledger ... I can't believe it

With the likes of Tommy Lee, Britney Spears and Amy Winehouse so publicly fecked on drugs, the news of Health Ledgers dead due to an overdoes completely blows my mind.

Here is an awesome article on Heath ... watch the video that follows!

http://chelseatalkssmack.blogspot.com/2008/01/rest-in-peace-heath.html

If I could only play like Josh

I have a bit of a man crush on Josh Ritter. If you don't know who he is then google it baby! He is such an amazing, amazing artist. When I saw him live, it was just Josh and his guitar. I was blown away - completely blown away. There is an excellent fan site here - there are some excellent downloads of live shows, etc. Watch the iListen section of stephenmercer.com for some Josh for you to enjoy!

Tomorrow night is guitar night, I think I will be working on Kathleen!

British Commercials Rule

Here's why ....

New Music Friday

The Distillers - Coral Fang
I was turned onto this band by my friend, the Internet. I saw a couple of videos on YouTube (see previous post I Think I'm In Love) and was hooked. It an excellent blend of rock, ska and punk. It definitely makes you want to crank the volume.

Be sure to check out the videos!

"A series of punk songs that balance throat-shredding, brain-rattling intensity with an undercurrent of sadness and vulnerability." Rolling Stone

Dead Ringer

This is one of MeatLoaf's hidden gems ....



I found this album a few years after Bat Out Of Hell and just loved it!

She sir

Any Fan of Lost should check this out

http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/205

Great set of cans ...

Last night I picked up a pair of Sony MDR-XD200 headphones - aka cans.

They are performing well so far, I have 29 more days to test them out.

You can see them here

I think I'm in love

Say no more ...



My favorite combination, female singer + angry music = love!

Need more?

Shakin all over

Last night, I called my CrossFit partner to let him know I could not swing the 5:45am training time as I was feeling kind of beat up ... I figured I had just pushed too hard that morning. But when I went to bed I started shaking - literally. I believe it was a combination of fatigue and the flu. It took a good 15 minutes for it to stop. Bone rattling shaking. How are you today?

Can you hear that?

I am looking for a good set of headphones to listen to at work. I have been using a lot of different kinds but I have decided the full size 'cans' are the way to go. Only issue is price. A good set is extremely expensive, but I will find a set one way or another!

It's been a long time since I rock and rollled ...

Jeesh ... I guy misses a couple of posts and the flood gates open. A sea of angry emails, disappointed yet loyal fans demanding to know where the posts have gone; have I gone walk about, never to return. To this I say "Chill Winston ... " (bonus points if you know what movie that is from)

The truth is that with the tail end of Christmas and New Year's, I was caught in some vortex of writing limbo ... I would start a post then decide that it was not worthy of my valuable readers time.

So rest assured, tomorrow the sun will rise and there will be a shiny new post for all to bask in it's glory.

In the meantime here is an awesome cover ....

Way too funny!