California

The vacuum of comparison is -- living IN the San Francisco area (the peninsula)  Here is a list of Pros vs Cons:

innovation and entrepreneurship vs horrible traffic

the beach vs living inland

where you want to live vs where you can afford to live

free thinking vs morals

home vs tourists

sun vs sunburns

Three Sacred Cows.... Er FOUR now

Ever since you were little, you've been told some things that are not true. Here is a list. Hopefully it rocks your world.

1)Dinosaurs were dumb and had brains the size of peas. They are comparable in size to the EQ ratio (body size to brain size) that is found in reptiles today and it can be assumed they had similar intelligence. Their brain size was actually more like the size of a lime or walnut, which is small, but not that small.

2) You will need to know cursive.
It is being phased out of almost every school in America. Only three states require cursive to be taught. Most schools have replaced cursive with computer literacy... which seems to be a good move.

3) Math sucks.
It isn't easy. I am by no means an expert, but it the single language that everyone knows. How does it hurt you to be good at math? I doesn't. No, and NEVER. Want a high paying job and work for a huge company? Be really good at math.

4) Vikings had horns on their helmets. 
They never did. Ever.

Grateful for Gratitude.

I like people that list the things they are thankful for. Those people are generally optimistic, friendly, and easy to be around. Here's to you people who see the glass half full of opportunity and awesomeness. I wanna make a list of things I am thankful for. To be a really good list you must have more than 7 entries. It's a rule.

1. Tom Selek. He. Is. Awesome.
2. Tenative NBA agreement.... Unlock Kobe.
3. Adventures of TinTin. (It's animated. Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson. Indiana Jones/ Pirates of the Caribbean. It will be awesome.)
4. Sweet Potatoes.
4a. Turkey with cranberries.
4b. Turkey Bowls.
5. The phrase, "boom-shock-ololaca."
6. The paradox of Tim Tebow.
7. NFL Sunday Ticket.
8. Dave's Day.
9. Andy Samberg/ Kristen Wiig.
10. Rotten Tomatoes.

Is it really?

Within a matter of fifteen minutes the other day I heard four different people say, "... the greatest thing since sliced bread." That got me thinking. What is so great about sliced bread? What is so hard about taking out a knife and cutting a slice? -- The slices won't be uniform from cut to cut. People will have to actually cut the bread, which takes entirely too long, plus they might cut themselves.

As a people, we need to resist the urge to say this, unless, we genuinely mean it. Take this time, right now, to think... pause, and ask yourself, is sliced bread really the greatest idea or invention (if we can even call it that, cause it was more or less discovered, right?) to happen? I mean, it might be compared to flowers or something else. I can think of a copious amount of ideas that are better than sliced bread. Once, I had an idea to build a potato gun, and I did it. That day is still better than sliced bread. Who came up with the idea to put headlights on a car; way better than sliced bread. What about the idea of non smoking areas? Or bidets? Yeah, we can all agree on that.

-- But David, you are forgetting, that said statement above is only referring to the years proceeding the invention of sliced bread. Forget the printing press, gunpowder, fire, wheels, and ice cream.

Taken from Primermagazine.com: In 1912, after eons of non-sliced whole grain terror, Otto Rohwedder of Iowa devised a machine with no purpose other than to slice bread. Unfortunately, soon after the prototype’s creation, the contraption – which, in its first iteration, could only handle one loaf at a time – perished in a fire. Despite this setback, Otto realized his dream and the dream of sandwich enthusiasts everywhere of a fully operational, multi-loaf bread-slicing apparatus in 1928 (don’t laugh, stuff took a long time, back then).

The first commercial application of Otto’s eventual handiwork took place in July of 1928, when the Chillicothe Baking Company of Missouri unveiled “Kleen Maid Sliced Bread.” This initial foray into the market was an expected success.

Otto’s suddenly popular and effective invention marked the beginning of an innovative period (additional slicing machines were built and sold to smaller companies following the Chillicothe effort) that culminated in 1930 when a newly national food brand called Wonder Bread marketed sliced bread across America; the Wonder ad campaigns are credited with the proliferation of the expression “the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Lets take a look at a timeline of inventions after 1930 till 1950, that are worth mentioning:

*1934 Monopoly. Tape Recorder.
*1937 Jet Engine.
*1939 Electron Microscope.
*1940 Color Television.
*1946 Microwave.
*1948 Velcro. Juke Box.
*1950 Credit Card.
So next time say, "Michael Vick is the greatest thing since the jet engine, which can transport me across the country is about 6 hours."

Pound for Pound.

This past weekend I went to Mesquite and learned some valuable lessons. 

1. America needs to have some kind of hero. We do not have a hero. LeBron had a chance to become our icon, the man that everyone can root for. Look at Manny Pacquiao. The world has never seen a boxer like Manny. Never. No one can really even compare to his splendor. The Filipinos delayed mass so that they could watch him fight. Look at the streets, lined, everyone there, rooting their champion on, from thousands of miles away. 

     a. Watching a PVP fight for free over the internet is awesome. 

     b. Watching sports with English commentators is SO better. 

     c. I wish boxing was more popular. 

     d. Boxing needs Manny vs. Mayweather. 

2. When you gamble, let loose. Just let your hair down. It is your chance to become apart of the movies. You can live the storyline of the great gambling movies. And when you let it go, the experience is so much better. Then again.... do not gamble. Gambling is bad. 

3. Feeding ducks bread with nieces is surprisingly fun. Ducks are neat too. 

4. Michael Cera is hilarious. 

5. Good lists must be divisible by 5.