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Gladeboarders Unite

2007-07-11T00:36:00.000-04:00

The 6 of us found some glades, then boarded the hell out of them.

How Not to Fish

2007-07-02T16:48:00.000-04:00

Just a few videos of some master anglers working with subpar equipment to pull in some serious monsters. Warning, some graphic language is involved. In the heat of the battle sometimes our tounges get the best of us. Sorry Mom.

Name the Fish

2007-06-29T22:24:00.001-04:00

Update: Hayes appears to have correctly identified the fish as some sort of grouper. Check here for pictures of the thing. I think its the Gag, Josh thinks its the Jewfish.

A couple of us were fishing just off the Anisquam in Gloucester today.... we pulled about 14 stripers and then this guy came in out of nowhere. Was a hell of a fight, but me being the angler that I am managed to pull him in, then quickly cut the line after seeing the size of his teeth. Well anyways, $5 to the first person to identify the fish.... and its not a red drum or redfish. I think its a mutant. Look closely at the teeth in the third pic..... nasty.

Samuel Vincent Mulroy

2007-06-14T21:23:00.000-04:00

How the heck does this guy

Come from this guy?

Amazing!

Cali

2007-06-10T21:46:00.000-04:00

I just got to Cali. Snapped this quick shot after the girls picked me up from the airport.

Alert!

2007-06-08T15:55:00.000-04:00

NBA Finals - Game 1 Prediction

2007-06-07T14:16:00.000-04:00

I want to toss out my predictions for tonight just so I can give an I told you so to everyone tomorrow when my prognostications come true.

Ive got the Cavs 91-89 tonight. The cavs are on an emotional high right now that cant be matched. How do I know this? Well I gotta think they are even more pumped than I am, and I can hardly sit still. Coming off that Detriot series, we are playing our best ball we have ever played. We are excited and hungry. Pure emotion will take us through tonight, with solid contributions from Gooden, James, and Pavlovic. Look for LBJ to have a 22/9/8 kinda night while shooting poorly from the field. However, 2 montser dunks will push his team to play out of their minds.

Tim Duncan will be a non factor in the post due to big Z and Gooden hammering him from all angles, but Ginobli will catch fire from the perimeter and keep the Spurs with a healthy 4 point lead until late in the fourth when Lebron takes over and the Cavs jumpshooters hit 2 big 3 pointers to take a late lead. Lebron gets fouled down the stretch and hits enough of them to cement it for us.

Go Cleveland!

RIP Bill Simmons, because you should be shot for all of your bandwagoning, non-original, and overall crappy predictions throughout the years.

@ The Lakehouse

2007-06-04T20:45:00.000-04:00

Killington

2006-12-17T11:21:00.000-05:00

Well a crew of us just got back from our the first ski weekend of the season. Conditions at Killington were mild to say the least but we made the most of it. Attached are some of the videos of us trying to be cool on the mountain.

At the risk of ruining my new camera, I rode for a bit with this shot.

Watch for the snowboarder at the end of the video. Classic......

Jimmy following me down the last section of the last trail of the day. I know, the air I got was lame.

This was from the night before at Taylors. Jimmy bet Josh 20 bucks he could drink a beer out of this bowl without using his hands before Josh could drink one regularly. The finish is too close to call. I think we decided Josh won. I awarded him the victory simply for fighting through the onslaught of nerf projectiles sent his way by Joey D.

Romeo Oh Romeo

2006-12-01T13:40:00.000-05:00

Romeo, oh Romeo

How far down in the AFC can you go?

Can you win with Charlie Frye?

Or will you sign some other guy?

Sell your soul to draft Ted Gynn

In hopes he’ll give you more than 3 wins

Or perhaps you need more help than him

In that case I suggest Brady Quinn

Romeo oh Romeo,

Where did all the veterans go?

Andruzzi, Bentley, Willie Mac

Wish you had Gerard Warren back?

Countdown to April, rebuild for next year

The next head coach will soon be here

Pete Carroll is rumored for the NFL

USC for C-L-E? No way in hell.

The Pats are picked clean of Bill’s protégé’s

Looks like you need to find other ways

That dog pound mystique needs to be restored.

Look around the NFL, perhaps in Baltimore.

Romeo, oh Romeo

What’s wrong with you F.O.?

Drafting players that never work out

Wimbley, Green, even Tim Couch.

Not many are your fault, you’re a victim of chance

To find yourself in the miserable circumstance

Get some earmuffs, the dogpound is viscous,

And borrow a tissue from Joe Juraviscous.

-submitted by a young talented anonymous poet from the North Shore of Boston

The Future is Here

2006-11-14T21:57:00.000-05:00

The future of communications is at hand. It's called Skype. It will change your life. I actually talk to my friends and family now using this thing. Please, if you read this download it, and then call me, my Skype name is LatimerC and I'm a straight up leet hacker.

How old would you go?

2006-11-09T20:03:00.000-05:00

On a recent voyage to AC we were confronted with a poor lady who could barely walk because of hip surgery. Feeling sorry our friend went to town as seen in the picture above. He being 25 her being 65....thats 40 years. Now they are getting married. Sadly two of his friends have seen her naked and the word is the scar from her hip surgery is something to see, among other things. Nice legs though. Good luck to the both of them, and what a stud he is.

Where Has My Republican Party Gone?

2006-11-08T09:56:00.000-05:00

The Republican Party took some big hits yesterday. Tim Chapman seems to sum up the election fairly well over at his blog.

Hopefully, this will be a wake up call for this new Republican Party; straying from the ideals and values that got you where you are will do you no good.

Here’s to Mike Pence and the few elected Republicans that remember what our party is all about.

Saturday, Whiffleball's Day

2006-10-22T22:33:00.000-04:00

Last Saturday, a classic struggle between Good (Me, Taylor, Neff) and Evil (Nick, Lil Neff, Zags) ensued on 21 County Way. 6 hours deep and 1 Budweiser beer ball in, Good lost the epic struggle in the bottom of the 10th off of a dirty blast by Nick (The Cannon) Roberge. It's all good though, because Good had lost interest 4 hours into the game, as a small friend of mine once said it was "so beat".

In what will always be remembered as the day that Whiffle lost its soul, a deeper discovery was made, the discovery that trying to film from a catcher cam angle hurts.

The Wall That Boredom Built

2006-10-18T23:59:00.000-04:00

I thought this video was blog worthy. The extraordinary amount of time, effort, and sheer determination that went into this wall is not evident in this video alone. I would like to thank Josh, Headley and Charles for their contributions. Just think how great it could have been had we covered the entire door.

VMA 2006: When MTV Finally Jumped the Shark

2006-08-31T19:28:00.000-04:00

Well, being alone on a business trip in Northern Vermont will cause you to do some crazy things. My crazy thing was watching the MTV Video Music Award Red Carpet show for 45 minutes. Talk about crazy. Having not watched MTV in a while, I thought this would be a good opportunity to get caught up on what is cool in music, fashion, culture, and all things liberal.

I think its safe to say MTV has finally jumped the shark.

In case you guys missed it (and I hope you did), here is a play by play:

6:50 - MTV's Sway interviewing Cash Money Billionaires.

Wait a second, these dudes got so rich they exceeded their old titles of Cash Money Millionaires. Unbelievable. The interview consisted of something about "dropping an album" "dirty south has risen" and "damn whitey". Tough couple minutes, I'm not even sure if Sway understood them. Ok lets send it down to John.

6:55 - John Norris interviewing Pharrell

Is there a single more aggravating human on this planet than John Norris. I say no, this guy is so "down with everything". Apparently, hes even down with gangsta rap, even though he's a 43 year old white guy. I feel for Pharrel, talking to this guy is like the equivalent of having Randy Cross and Joe Buck cover your favorite team's game. Painful! After an awkward exchange John sends it way way up to Gideon Gaygo.

6:58 - Gideon Yago interviewing Ok Go???

Immediately following Norris on my list of annoying TV personalities is this guy. Well hes on top of some real tall building in NYC with some band named Ok Go. Having never heard of Ok Go, I immediately judge them as a cookie cutter Fall Out Boy, Panic at the Disco type. They are even dressed in full suits in true trend rock pop fashion. Apparently they are up for best choreography in a video, in pops a quick snippet of a video, reminiscent of Jamiroquai's Virtual Insanity, except its all four of these guys and they are on treadmills. Ok, kinda cool.

7:01 Commercial time

Phew, that was a tough 11 minutes. It felt like an eternity. I sign onto IM to vent to somebody. Hayes is online, I tell him how lame MTV is, he says "haha, word up"

7:09 Still commercial time... man they get there money's worth

7:11 And were back!

7:12 Su Chin with Cassidy

Uh oh, two chicks, this might lack entertainment value. Knowing nothing about either of these two I hear them out. Its all about fashion, for those that missed it Cassidy was wearing a blumarine dress, jacqueline cote earings, and 7 inch heels. Stunning. Back down to Sway

7:17 Sway with Nick Lachey

I knew this one was coming. I saw the rabid pack of 18 year old girls. Only Nick can draw that crowd, Nick and Matt Headley. Highlight of this interview is Sway asking Nick if its gonna be awkward when he sees Jessica tonight. I didn't catch the response, they flashed a picture of Simpson and I got lost in her eyes.

7:20 Kurt Loder and Su Chin talking about My Chemical Romance being there house band. I love it! Jimmy's hard core alt punk band is headlining MTV's Red Carpet. Ha!

7:28 John Norris interviewing 50 and LL

This is it! Its the last straw! I can't watch it anymore. John Norris is literally screaming like a 12 year old shouting "50 and LL are the Kings of New York"

7:29 I switch to ESPN opening night... college football. I can breathe again.

8:03 Hayes IMs me:

gto898 (8:03:38 PM): JT!!
gto898 (8:03:49 PM): he stole my dance moves

Water Sports

2006-07-10T15:39:00.000-04:00

So this is a little collage I put together of the boys ripping the lake up. So which picture do y'all think doesn't belong? I think I need to start wakeboarding.

Rank em

2006-06-21T12:21:00.000-04:00

Ladies and gentlemen,

I am proud to present the preseason power rankings for our canoe trip. I've assigned each team a preliminary ranking based on a variety of tests including but not limited to; skill, power, coolness, good lookingness, outdoor savvy, bench press, leg press, SAT score, and what they have done for me lately.

So here goes (by the way, im not sure if these duos are finalized or not, but I just threw a couple of teams together)

1) Pete and Jimmy - The clear cut favorite to win the championship. An unstoppable combination of strength and speed will easily push team PJ to the halls of greatness.

2) Taylor and Josh - A possible contender? Or a pretender? TJ has much to be answered for after the debacle that was whiffle ball last Saturday.

3) Chuck and Becca - New to the scene in '06, this surprising duo has the ability and know how to turn some heads this summer. Look for Charles' long buried hippiness to bring team CB into contention late into Sunday morning.

4) Scott and Ashley D - Hes the muscle, shes the brains. They've worked well together in the past and have the ability to really gel as a team. Then again, one puff of a cigarette could throw this team into dissaray.

5) Hayes and Kara - A strong pair still running off the fumes of their wedding. Their love is strong yet Hayes backstroke may be stronger. An under the radar duo, that could turn some heads come Sunday afternoon.

6) Chris and James - While they have the strength, it is yet to be determined if they have the will to work together. While James' head is surely to be set on winning the prize, Chris may be lost in a daydream about his job.

7) Nick and Ashley B - Pre-preliminary rankings had them as the strongest (and only) all woman team due to Ashley's home grown knowledge of the Saco (she was born and raised in Maine, home of the Saco). However, upon further inspection, it has been discovered that Nick is a serious liability. After Nick has 3 schmidt's gay, will we see happy, teamwork Nick, or angry, eff the world Nick? Miss Bond may want to switch Nick's Coors for O'douls.

8) Mike and Rachel - While Mike is as solid as an ox in water, his partner will have a tough time handling an oar twice her size. However, one cannot underestimate the power of having their first anniversary fall on day one of the trip. This could be a story for the ages....

9) Paul and Kristin - Paul could be the best paddler of the group, but will he get distracted? Will Kristin be able to reign the beast in and keep him focused for 2 days straight? I'm thinking probably not.... They are actually a dead on favorite to sink first.

10) Robbie and Headley - Lacking proper parental supervision, team "I live at home with my parents" may lack the discipline to make it past phase 1 of the trip. Combine this with the fact that we will probably have some beers and you have a debacle in the making. I have actually consulted with Jimmy on whether or not we should lash their canoe to ours. As we fear for their safety if they are left to themselves.

Well there you have it... All rankings are up for discussion but not change.

Tribe

2006-06-20T14:23:00.000-04:00

Well in true Cleveland baseball fashion, its late spring, and my squantos are already out of the race. Lets face it, Wild Thing Vaughn just doesn't have the high heat anymore. So I'm throwing the towel in for the season.

My world renowned trash talking ability is now up for auction to the highest bidder. The delicate balance that we have between Sox and Yanks fans could now be seriously upset with this midseason trash talking trade. Bidding starts at 1 double cheeseburger.

Canoe Trip

2006-06-03T13:21:00.000-04:00

Well I just made reservations for our Canoe Trip. We are going to be using Saco Bound for our rentals. It's going to be a 2 day overnight trip with about 12 miles of canoeing on Saturday and another 10 on Sunday. The cost of the trip is $52 per person. This includes everything but food and beverages. The sooner I could get this the better. If want to pay me with a credit card just email me at and I'll send you a paypal request. Detailed iternary and Saco Expedition Team below.

Expedition Team: 8 Canoes
Myself, Pete, Chris, Robbie, Headley, Taylor, Nick, James, Hayes, Kara, Zags, Rachael, Paul, Kristin, Scott, and Ashley.

Things you need to bring:
Food, beverages, sleeping bag. We also need tents if anyone has them. Let me know if you can provide any.

Saturday July 22nd
5:45 AM - Depart from Beverly
5:46 AM - Pete takes shirt off
9:00 AM - Push off into Saco River
12:00 PM - Lunch
5:00 PM - Find a suitable patch of land, setup camp for the night, play some bocci ball or horseshoes, and catch some fish for dinner.

Sunday July 23rd
9:00 AM - Push off for 2nd leg of trip.
3 or 4 PM - Arrive at landing point and get shuttled back to our cars.

A night with Paul

2006-05-30T20:39:00.000-04:00

This post is a tribute to Paul. I was just scrolling through some pictures of last weekend and these pictures had me laughing so hard that I shed a few tears. Anyways, this montage of photographs should give the discerning reader a fairly accurate representation of a night with Paul Mulroy.

This is what happened when I tried to get a sip of beer from the Keg:

Paul showing his Memorial Day spirit:

Look at that giant arm that Paul is about to sink into the frightened Elysia:

The softer side:

Paul carrying home his prize (his wife):

Snacking on Taylor's face:

Nothing really about Paul... just wanted this one of Mikey Z up there:

New House

2006-05-26T11:05:00.000-04:00

So here is the new (OLD SHITTY) house that Kristin and I bought.... I know it doesn't look much bigger than your dog's house growing up, but with a little love and hard work I think I can turn this thing into a nice house.....First there will be a keg party. Details to follow........

Room Raiders

2006-05-22T20:47:00.000-04:00

As Pete's roomate, I can personally attest that since he upgraded his room his bed has been bumpin, as evidensed by the picture below.

Transformation

2006-05-21T21:10:00.000-04:00

Ok, I realize this post will most likely get me punched by at least 4 of you, but I'm doing it anyways. So the transformation of my room is almost complete and I'm so proud of the job that I'm going to post pictures. Yup, thats right post pictures of my room... I know I'm lame. And I've also been watching an inordinate amount of H&G TV.

Before:

After:

Oh Canada!

2006-05-21T00:49:00.000-04:00

Found out today that one of our good friends is indeed Canadian. Yup, thats right, Sean Denyse was born and raised in Canada. What do you guys think aboot that?

Senior Dance

2006-05-17T09:35:00.000-04:00

Zags and Potts rocking out.

County Way Playground

2006-05-09T22:03:00.000-04:00

Shortly after this shot the first home run of the 06 CWWL (county way whiffle league) season was blasted. Notice the hoop in the front and just out of the shot to the left is a horseshoe pit. Safe to say we will be spending some time out here this summer.

Blown out wheel.

2006-05-08T17:02:00.000-04:00

This happened over a week ago playing basketball and I still can't walk normal. Stupid Taylor and his big feet.

Happy Bday Neff!

2006-05-04T09:37:00.000-04:00

With a physique like that, its tough to believe that you are indeed the big 25.

Bump!

2006-05-02T16:39:00.000-04:00

I couldn't stand that picture being on the top of the blog anymore. So I decided to heterosexual it up a little bit by putting a picture of my favorite desert islander, Evangeline Lilly.

Thats all.

Can't We All Just Get Along

2006-05-01T21:33:00.000-04:00

On the eve of the much anticipated return of Johnny Damon to Fenway Park, I think it might be interesting to get a little dialogue started on what makes this rivalry so special and some of the things fans are talking/bitching about.

A few of my thoughts: there is a lot of speculation on the reception Damon will receive. Many Sox fans see Damon as a traitor and worthy of all the insults and booing the fans at Fenway can heap on him. Did Damon do such a horrible thing? He signed where the extra dollars were and that just happened to be with his former teams arch-rival but if the Sox had payed him the extra money, and Damon had sucked this year, wouldn't the same fan base who called him a traitor turn on him just as quickly and pine for the days of Coco Crisp.

Second topic is the rumor circulating that the Yankees tried to sign catch Doug Mirabelli just to spite the Sox and keep Wakefield uncomfortable. All the talk about the Evil Empire only winning because they have all the money to sign and overpay whoever they want doesn't really make that much sense either. Wait, I may have to retract that last sentence. I just looked up the payrolls to prove my point and saw that the Yanks have a 207m dollar payroll with the Sox second at 116m. While 116m is a lot of money, who the hell do the Yankees spend 207m on? That does seem like a pretty large disparity. Yankees fans, convince me that the Yankees aren't the Evil Empire.

By the way: two words = Big Papi

Going up?

2006-04-26T14:20:00.000-04:00

Yes, summer is on it's way! The weather is warmer, MLB in underway, and gas prices are on the way up...way way up. While driving through my little town of Sismbury, the cheepest gas I could find was $3.09, and it's only the end of April. The peak of the gas price gouge is not even on the horizon. Will gas prices reach gut wrenching $4 a gallon this summer. All signs point to yes. Hopefully my commute will be cut down in the coming months, or I may just start hitch-hiking to work.

Death by Ipod

2006-04-25T09:12:00.000-04:00

As I was walking through Boston to a client today, there was a girl in front of me listening to her Ipod. Now you see this all the time in the city. Everyone is plugged in, regardless of if they are on the train, bus, or walking. And every one of these people is completely oblivious to their surroundings. Back to my story, token girl with token Ipod proceeds to walk directly into a 5 inch curb and completely yard sale. Her purse explodes, Ipod goes flying, and she tears her nylons. Hello?!?! Mcfly?!?!?

Now I have an Ipod and I listen to it when I’m at the gym. But when you’re navigating the busy streets of Boston, and there is a lot of things going on around you like traffic and other people, shouldn’t we be aware of our surroundings?

Hazards of OKC

2006-04-24T21:43:00.000-04:00

It is that time of the year again. That time of the year again, meaning tornado season. The picture above is a tornado that ripped through Moore, OK in May 2000. This is of interest because I recently bought a house in Moore and would rather not have it blown away. Tonight, there has been a lot of tornadic activity but of even more importance is the chance for hail, which can be very nerve-racking when your truck is sitting out on the side of the curb. A couple of Marlboros later and still no sign of hail so here's hoping that it stays that way.

Horray

2006-04-21T20:32:00.000-04:00

Ding Dong
Whose there?
It's Paul, I am back.

Yippy.

All is good in the midwestern Mass town of Grafton. I have many things to talk about. 1. We discussed last night why you cannot take the gas nossle out of the gas tank without getting gas on the car. No matter how long you shake it there is undoubtedly gas to be spilled. Then we got to discussing shaking that other nozzle us men have and how it is also difficult to not spill after the fact. 2. Now that most of us are either 25 or fast approaching this great age we are all questioning where we are at this point in our lives. Some are buying houses some are working towards better careers some are even pondering more schooling.....then there is the great Nate Schloss and Mike Brown. Question---will they ever return from there fantasy life in Hawaii. Finally 3. I love the Yankees. and I am so glad this horrible post of mine will bump Hayes's Uconn post of the top.

Uconn Exodus

2006-04-20T20:25:00.000-04:00

I know I wasn't scheduled to post until tomorrow but I can't wait any longer. This week was a sad and eye opening week for Uconn bball fans. Not only are we still recovering from a season filled with unmet expectations, but we now have to face the reality that 7 of last years top Huskies will not be back on the hard court...you heard right, 7!! Josh Boone, Rudy Gay and Marcus Williams will all be pursuing careers in the NBA. Rashad Anderson, Denham Brown, Hilton Armstrong and Ed Neslon will all be graduating; with Nelson jumping to the NFL. The two top returning players will be Adrien and Austrie...Scary. I hope Jimmy C has a stellar recruiting class coming in, cause Uconn may be in some trouble, at least in the short term. If Mike Brown were here I would at least have a shoulder to cry on. At least I can instant message my boy MD Baller 21 and talk shop whenever the mood strikes!

The Final Straw

2006-04-20T12:27:00.000-04:00

In following with the theme of recent TankThink posts, I'm here to talk about the final straw. What I'm talking about is a mortgage payment. It's just crazy to think about. Mortgage payments are for someone with kids and a Mazda 6 and soccer practice Tuesdays and Thursdays. The scary thing is, at 24, I'm about get one of these aforementioned mortgage payments. I don't have kids or a Mazda and I've been asking myself, "Am I ready." I surely hope I am, seeing as I have an offer in on the house above. So there it is, the final straw, I'm all grown up now. All I've got to do now is give up that damn Donkey Punch.

County Way

2006-04-19T21:06:00.000-04:00

Moving in May 15. This is our castle. I will be holding lessons on the bball court all summer.

Happy 25th Pete!

2006-04-18T19:02:00.000-04:00

Well Pete turns 25 tomorrow, April 19th. We'll have to do something fun for him this weekend. And by fun, I mean anything that requires the wearing of a wristband. And since we know that Pete will wear a wristband pretty much anywhere, I think that the sky is the limit regarding our options for the weekend (Note that there is a nasty old wristband under that dress shirt in that picture, trust me I work with him).

On a related note, 25 is fast approaching for myself. This is bad news. Why? Because even though I don't feel old, the more I think about that damned number (25) the more I start to think that I'm getting old. Where the hell did the last 25 years go? Am I somehow behind in life at this point, or am I right where I'm supposed to be? Should I start consciously acting different now, or should I trust that subconsciously my natural maturation is on a pretty good path? Am I going to blink my eyes and be 50? I guess the ulimate question is ... Should I be planning a quarter-life crisis for myself, even though I don't think I need one?

While I'm not a mental wreck as my post above conveys, some legit age questions do creep into my mind now and then.

Jay?

2006-04-13T14:54:00.000-04:00

Now that the Tankthink is back in full swing, I was thinking to myself... something is missing. Then I remembered, our one true disciple, Jay Jordan, has disappeared. Until he comes back, things just won't be right.

New Drink: Donkey Punch

2006-04-13T14:41:00.000-04:00

There was some talk about Buehlers but this is the new drink. I don't recommend making this for less than 6 dudes. All right, to the ingredients:

1 Cooler
18 Beers
1 handle of vodka
3 frozen concentrates of lemonade

Stir, add ice, enjoy...you will get ripped.

TAXES!

2006-04-13T14:30:00.000-04:00

Usually tax season is a time for refunds, a time for spending, a time for malls. But not this year. For some strange reason I owe the gov't $340... after having full taxes taken out all year. I know it can't be right, but what can I, Peter Chapman, do about it? I'm just one man.

Add onto the federal tax a state vehicle excise tax of $285 and you have one overtaxed individual.

Now my excise tax was so expensive because I have a new car, while one of my roomates has a '90 explorer and has an excise tax of $10. Makes no freaking sense. While his car drips oil all over the streets and wakes neighbors up mine will be cruising along treating the roads nicely and zoom zooming around.

Damn taxes!

New Look

2006-04-10T09:22:00.000-04:00

Its a new era for the Tankthink. The old minima black look was depressing me so I decided to spice things up a bit. It was between this template and the pink on purple template. Not sure if I made the right decision.....

The Pitts

2006-04-09T22:40:00.000-04:00

Just finished watching Legends of the Fall with Jimmy and Neff. We came to the conclusion that if Brad Pitt were to have a brother that the brother would be the most unlucky man on the face of the planet. Think about it, Brad's bro brings a chick home to meet the family, and bam, she sees Brad and its all over. Its similar to how my brothers felt when introducing girlfriends to me.

So I did a little investigating (bradpittfan.com) and found out that Brad does indeed have a brother, Doug Pitt.

So here's to Doug Pitt, the world's unluckiest chap.

OKC

2006-04-09T22:04:00.000-04:00

As one of the editors of the TankThink and the one who came up with the name, I apologize for my lack of posts. Moving is a bitch and I don't suggest it. One interesting story about the move. I blew a tire going 75 in congested traffic on an elevated interestate over some Lousiana swamp land. Scary stuff. Needless to say, i can't wait to talk to Goodyear tomorrow. Anyways, I'm here in Oklahoma City. There's an open invitation to everyone but if you didn't come to the white sand beaches of Florida during Spring Break, I doubt you'll come to the Midwest. More posts to come.

Missing Person

2006-04-06T22:24:00.000-04:00

Has anyone seen one of our long lost editors?Any clues to his wherebouts will be rewarded with a single beer. Yup, just one. But really this is pretty important. Pete fears he may have moved to Asia. Any help is appreciated!

Sam Summer ... Is Here

2006-04-04T22:00:00.000-04:00

Enjoyed a few of these fine brews with dinner last night. Nice to see this beer out so early. It was delicious I might add.

Brewed with mysterious grains of paradise.

Samuel Adams® Summer Ale is an American wheat ale. This summer seasonal uses malted wheat as well as lemon zest and grains of paradise, a rare pepper from Africa first used as a brewing spice in the 13th Century to create a crisp and spicy flavor and body. The ale fermentation imparts a background tropical fruit note reminiscent of mangos and peaches. All of these come together to create a quenching, clean finishing beer perfect for those warm Summer days.

TankThink

2006-04-04T15:52:00.000-04:00

SEX SELLS

Interesting article on Fox News this afternoon...Have you guys looked for any of these deals in Beverly?

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,190542,00.html

Happy Bday Tankthink

2006-03-30T23:43:00.000-05:00

One year ago today... we began these pointless postings. So Happy Bday from the editors. Spoon, I couldnt find a picture of you with us so I posted one of you with your girlfriend.

Cheers

Playoffs!

2006-03-30T17:38:00.000-05:00

My boy Lebron and co just clinched. First time the cavs are post season bound since 98. They are hitting on all cylinders. They rolled up Dirk and Dallas last night. I'm thinking they could go deep into the playoffs here. Plus Lebron looks dapper in this pic with Jennie Finch. Good time to be a cavs fan.

Baseball and Competitive Balance

2006-03-30T12:10:00.000-05:00

For all those Red Sox/Yankee haters that think that it is unfair that there is no salary cap in baseball. Here is a great article from Espn comparing the balance between the NFL, MLB, and NBA. They didn't look at the NHL because quite frankly everyone knows that this League is a joke and the Bruins are the worst team of them all (note I'm a very bitter FORMER bruins fan). Also in MLB news the Indians continue to lock up very young somewhat unproven talent with the unprecedented large contract given to Sizemore. I think this is a great move to lock up their young starts before larger market teams try to snap them up. Downside is that these young stars might not turn into All Stars. Anyways as the MLB season is about to kick off and Spring is getting into full swing, take a read at this article. You'll enjoy at least half of it.

Story here

New Car

2006-03-28T12:50:00.000-05:00

Thoughts and comments requested from our loyal blog readers. I'm thinking about buying this 2003 Nissan Altima. Price is right so I might pull the trigger. Not sure about the white though. Anyways let me know what you think. Obligatory purple comments can be kept in cyberspace.

Disrespect

2006-03-24T22:21:00.000-05:00

So I'm taking the train home this evening and reading the boston herald to kill some time on my commute home. After I finished browsing through the pape, one story caught my eye. It was story of a green beret that had been inserted into afghinstan 1 month after 9/11. He was 32 and had lost his life fighting for us, and was one of the first casualties in this current war we wage. His hometown in NH had dedicated a bikeway to him and recently some "punks" had defaced this memorial with graffitti. This story disturbed me as I pondered the disrepect of a fallen soldier. A number of high school kids behind me must of read the same story because they started poking fun at this soldier and his mourning family. I legitmately felt sick to my stomach as this continued. As I got up to exit the train at my stop, the man next me stood up and turned to the kids and said, "my brother had his legs blown off in vietnam and died soon after, you should becareful of what you say". As we got of the train I turned to the man, and apoligized for the behavior and told him that I was sorry for his lose. He broke into tears. Whether you support this war or not, these are our fellow brethen who are fighting it. Respect and honour them.

Caption Contest

2006-03-24T13:38:00.000-05:00

Out of respect for my boy Morrison, I won't be adding a caption. But this picture is to scary to not post. Good thing he's good at bball, otherwise he would just be one ugly SOB.

Revival

2006-03-23T11:42:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone. The Blog has been quiet for a while, but it was never dead. While watching Lost (great show) last night, Chappy and I decided it was time to get TankThink up and running again. There's been alot of changes including new jobs and a long winter. Now that Spring has started we have decided to awaken the Blog once again. We hope to have another strong run as we did in the first half of 2005. So stayed tuned and check us out daily. We hope to get at least one quality posting a day. Not quite sure what quality will entail though.

Head to Head

2005-11-18T12:48:00.000-05:00

In a side by side comparison we can see how Mr. Mulroy has run away with the 'stache of the year competition.

In our next exhibit we can actually see how Paul's eyebrows beat Joe's mustache. Its incredible.

And in our final exhibit we see what Joe would look like if he were a real man

Paul has been in Vermont for too long

2005-11-18T00:56:00.000-05:00

I think we need to do something about this.

Team Justice!

2005-11-10T16:53:00.000-05:00

Criminals better fear, team justice is here!

Had to post it

2005-10-06T10:21:00.000-04:00

Headley just wrote me this email. Its too classic not to post. I tried to count all the grammatical errors, but I quit when I realized I couldn't count that high.

Matt headley
to me
More options 10:18 am (1 minute ago)
if i see him i will tell him that and like i said last night i won't be making the trip i got a test tommorrow. Also and how can you hack into the world, and more importantly why would you want to hack into it. what does it lead to lava and the reruption of lava, so sweet when the world melts cause you hacked into the earthscrust and we all die i am telling God to kick you out of heaven and straight into purgatory cause hell would be too nice for you.

ps i just took a mean ****

Tasteless, yet hilarious

2005-09-27T11:41:00.000-04:00

My Calling

2005-09-14T13:36:00.000-04:00

After reading this article I've decided to quit my job and focus 100% on gaming. With a little bit of financial support from friends I should be back in "gaming shape" in no time.

Mustaches are back

2005-09-12T22:32:00.000-04:00

Yes, i've got a mustache. I'll give it another week and then give it a little trim. Here's the sad thing. It started out as a joke with my classmates in training but I have to tell the truth that it is growing on me, literally and figuratively. Anwyways, I welcome all comments, questions, and critiques.

Not a good first weekend in the NFL

2005-09-12T17:15:00.000-04:00

Well, the Browns didn't do quite as good as I had hoped, but it will turn out ok in the end. I have to keep reminding myself that this is a rebuilding year. Hey, at least the OL looked competent.

To add insult to injury, my fantasy team fell apart. What is up with Jamal Lewis and Ladanian Tomlinson getting a compbined 15 points? Those aren't the numbers I excpect from my #1 & #2 picks.

The one great thing that happened this weekend was watching the Ravens get absolutely smacked. Nothing like see Ray Lewis and co. get their asses handed to them. It should have been a shutout... and to think people talked trash when I picked the Colts as my fantasy D.

Cleveland Rocks

2005-09-09T13:53:00.000-04:00

The $41 million dollar Indians just pulled ahead of the $200 million dollar Yankees in the tight AL wild card race.

Cleveland, America's team.

I have to be honest

2005-09-08T13:01:00.000-04:00

The other reason why I have that Christmas Eve feeling is because the OC season premiere is tonight. Its going to be mighty awkward tonight when in the middle of the Patriots game I have to leave all of my friends and go upstairs and watch the OC by myself. I can only imagine the jokes that will be made at my expense. Do your worst though, I'm comfortable with my OC addiction, I've come to terms with it, and now I've begun to embrace it.

OC, Oh yeah.....

Pats vs. Raiders

2005-09-08T12:57:00.000-04:00

Its finally here. Right now I have that feeling that I used to get the night before Christmas (aka Christmas eve). So exciting....

Tonight's score:

Raiders 20
Patriots 24

And your fantasy football winner is.....

2005-09-06T22:56:00.000-04:00

The Manchester Mojitos!

Go ahead, try to find a hole in this star studded team. Keep in mind this is a 12 player league. I even have 3 Cleveland Browns in there for good measure.

1 L. Tomlinson, SDG RB
2 J. Lewis, BAL RB
3 T. Brady, NWE QB
4 R. Wayne, IND WR
5 D. Driver, GNB WR
6 R. Brown, MIA RB
7 A. Brooks, NOR QB
8 L. Suggs, CLE RB
9 M. Muhammad, CHI WR
10 E. Johnson, SFO TE
11 K. Curtis, STL WR
12 C. D/ST, IND D/ST
13 J. Reed, PIT K
14 H. Miller, PIT TE
15 P. Price, ATL WR
16 D. Boston, MIA WR
17 W. Green, CLE RB
18 S. Heiden, CLE TE

I love Craigslist

2005-09-06T17:06:00.000-04:00

Where else could I get this matching loveseat and pullout sofa for a mere $75? The answer my friends is nowhere.

Fall is here

2005-09-06T11:22:00.000-04:00

Yup, Labor day just passed and as I woke up this morning it was as if someone just threw a switch, and "bang" fall is upon us. Some observations that I noticed this morning that were tell tale signs of the changing of the seasons.

1. I was freezing cold this morning when I woke up, last night was the last night that my fan will be in my window on high.

2. The hot shower felt ever so refreshing but getting out onto the cold tiles was a real bitch.

3. The temp control in my car that has been lodged as far left as possible in the "blue section", was adjusted today a little to the right, ever closer to the "red section".

4. Iced coffee is a thing of the past, hot coffee from here on out.

Some things on a larger scale indicating that fall is here to stay.

5. The Patriots have their first game on Thursday (Party at our house).

6. Sam Adams Summer has been replaced by Sam Adams Octobterfest.

7. The wild card chase is getting tight (Go Tribe!)

I'll miss summer and the excursions to anywhere that was near water, but we live in new england cause we like all of the seasons. NFL, playoff baseball, Gordon soccer/lax, and of course pete's favorite, foliage, are just a few of the good reasons to welcome Fall.

Spinning Katrina

2005-09-02T15:44:00.000-04:00

The Congressional Black Caucus is at it again. Politicizing something as awful as Katrina is absolutely pathetic. They backed away from claiming racism, but why would they do this press conference as the CBC if they weren't claiming some sort of discrimination, bigotry, racism, etc..... Anyways, the article is here.

My Browns Preview

2005-09-02T09:40:00.000-04:00

After reading various NFL previews from Peter King, John Clayton, and Len Pasquirelli I have decided that they don't know jack, especially about the Cleveland Browns, so I will go ahead and make my own preview.

Now we all know Butch Davis basically took Cleveland for all we were worth the last 4 years. For that he is an awful man and will hopefully burn in hell one day. He left us with a shell of a team, and a laundry list of crappy ass draft picks (outside of the Couch pick, that was money). Thankfully the Browns organization decided to do something about this midseason last year. We got rid of Davis and cleared out the front office (who will all also hopefully burn in hell one day). After the awful 2004 campaign we went out and got ourselves some serious management, stealing Phil Savage from the Baltiwhore's front office and Romeo Crennel from the Patriots (the NY yankees of the NFL).

Now Crennel and Savage have done what they can this offseason to erase 4 years of mistakes. And honestly, I think they've done it. Lets take a look at some of our players.

Offense

Trent Dilfer - Super bowl quarterback
Reuben Droughns - Thousand yard rusher
Antonio Bryant - Explosive & underachieving (until now), winner of the Biletnikoff
Braylon Edwards - Most talented player in the 2005 draft
Kellen Winslow - Biggest piece of crap ever
Terrell Suggs - Destroyed Ray Lewis on first play of the season last year, and for that I love him
Dennis Northcutt - Shifty playmaker who can take it to the house anytime
Lee Suggs - Must have the worlds weakest ankle cause it takes him 4 weeks to recover from a sprain, has been out at least 1 game the last 3 years with an ankle sprain
William Green - Could be surprising, but has yet to show Cleveland fans any sort of passion for the game
Joe Andruzzi - Toughest guard in the game
Charlie Frye - Homegrown future of the franchise

Defense

Matt Stewart - good acquisition, can play the OLB strong
Kenard Lang - Our best defender, but is having trouble getting used to the 3-4
Andra Davis - could be good? there was talk about all pro then he had a mediocre season last year
Sean Jones - Been burned a couple of times in preseason, but has the talent to be all pro
Brian Russel - hard hitting strong safety, another good pickup by Crennel
Gary Baxter - one of the leagues 10 best corners, but he used to be a Raven, so im not convinced
Daylen McCutcheon - Headcase, but hes got experience

This is a solid core, Romeo and Phil will build a championship team of these guys. It probably won't be this year, but it will be soon.

Now to break down the schedule.

Sep 11 Cincinnati W 17-10 Romeo is a better black coach than Marvin
Sep 18 @Green Bay W 24- 13 Favre throws 3 picks, 2 of which we return for TDs
Sep 25 @Indianapolis L 14-38 Will need the by week after this one
Week 4 BYE Tie
Oct 9 Chicago W 17-7 Who the hell are they gonna use for a QB????
Oct 16 @Baltimore L 10-14 Jamal wont go buck wild on us, but we never beat these bitches
Oct 23 Detroit W 24-10 Skittish ass Garcia will be playing by this time and overextend his mangina by trying to singlehandedly beat us.
Oct 30 @Houston W 19-16 We have to beat these guys, right?
Nov 6 Tennessee L 24-14 Billy Volek and Drew Bennet are gonna rock our secondary
Nov 13 @Pittsburgh W 13-10 Rothlisberger will SUCK this year. Guarantee
Nov 20 Miami W 17-7 They suck ass, plain and simple
Nov 27 @Minnesota L 24-10 Daunte doesnt need Moss to throw for 300 yds and 3 tds
Dec 4 Jacksonville W 17-3 I really cant even name 5 players on this team. Do they even have fans?
Dec 11 @Cincinnati L 14-10 The battle of ohio and black coaches will be split this year
Dec 18 @Oakland L 14-27 Moss and Collins will be the #1 fantasy duo this year, and our DBs wont do jack to stop that
Dec 24 Pittsburgh W 9-6 Defensive struggle with Big Ben doing the Stillers in at the end.
Jan 1 Baltimore L 17-10 Could be wrong on this, but we suck against them.

Overall record: 9-7, miss the wild card by 1 game. But a great rookie effort from Crennel and co.

Oh and the Pats will do no better than 9-7, that is a guarantee.

Now that's client care

2005-08-30T16:15:00.000-04:00

Our favorite salesman (Robbie Macdonald) recently had quite an email chat with his favorite client. Thankfully his boss forwarded it to me for all of our viewing pleasure. And just so everyone knows his client is definetly gay and apparently so is robbie.

The clients name has been changed for legal purposes.

It reads from the bottom up.

From: Robert MacDonald [********.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 10:23 AM
To: '********teddy'
Subject: FW:

Thanks teddy….that actually makes me feel better….Is my smile what worked so well on you the other day?

R

Robert MacDonald

-----Original Message-----
From: ****** teddy [*******.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 10:22 AM
To: Robert MacDonald
Subject: RE:

Thats great. its not a good day to be outside though.. :-(

Good luck today with that. .Just give them the ole' Rob Smile and they are hooked.

teddy ******

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert MacDonald [mailto:******.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 10:15 AM
To: ****** teddy
Subject: RE:

Just looking for new business out and about in the city.

Robert MacDonald

-----Original Message-----
From: *******, teddy [mailto:******.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 10:14 AM
To: Robert MacDonald
Subject: RE:

My day is looking good so far. Just doing some billing and stuff. I think its going to be a slow day... what are you up to??

Laptops for sale

2005-08-29T11:02:00.000-04:00

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2132439

Murray, just wanted to catch your reactions to UCONN's possibly having one of the better young backcourts in the nation to seeing those two guards possibly going to jail. No doubt, Calhoun will get them off the hook and they'll be suspended for the first half of the season. Of course, since UCONN plays arguably the weakest first 12 games of anyone in the country, it won't affect them. You know what you jokers in CT lack? It's the hardy mid-western values of a true institution of learning like Kansas University....ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK....KUUUUUUUUUU

Laundry

2005-08-25T16:07:00.000-04:00

It ain't easy not having a washing machine. I just got back from the store where I bought some more underwear b/c i didn't feel like doing laundry. I'm just trying to calculate how many pair of underwear I will have before i finally have a place and pony up the dough for a washer dryer set. Anyways, for now, here's to having 30 pair of underwear.

You can't stop the Tribe

2005-08-24T17:22:00.000-04:00

Looks like we got a two way tie between my Indians and Mulroy's adopted Yankees (take from that comment what you will).

This is the feel good story of the year. How can you not say Cleveland is truly America's team??

The Chronicles of Outer Banks

2005-08-23T14:49:00.000-04:00

My 3 month sebaticle (sp?) is now over and the summer is coming to an end. I must say I'm very refreshed and am ready for a good blogging season. Hopefully my fellow editors will get there asses back on the bus too.

Well here are a ton of pictures from my recent OBX visit. Please take notice of the incredibly large amount of fun being had in each picture.

And the answer is no, I didn't dye my hair, it is natural like that.

Gas Prices

2005-08-14T16:17:00.000-04:00

All right, it's time to get a little interactive. I just filled up and let's just say that it was over 50 dollars and I broke down and started crying right there at the pump. Anyways, I want thoughts on how high gas prices will get before they start coming down. I'm going with 2.77 and man do I ever wish I had bought a sporty little Mazda to bee-bop through town in.

Sweet Justice

2005-07-10T19:41:00.000-04:00

Has anyone besides me been watching ESPN this weekend? They are showing All Star Game commercials every five seconds. Normally I hate watching ads but this one is too sweet to turn off. What is so sweet you ask? Derek Jeter is featured in these annoying ads and he isn't even in the game. That is so perfect. Finally the fans have smartened up and not put this no talent ass clown in the mid-summer classic.

Is he leaning in to kiss Cashman? I think so. (Don't be jealous Paul and Hayes. You still have each other.)

Papi = HR Derby Champ

Welcome home Pete

Worthless

2005-07-03T16:31:00.000-04:00

I leave the country and you bums cant even make one post. Perhaps I should remove all of your blogging priveleges for the month so you all can think about it. Anyways, Ireland is tons of fun. The land is unbelievable, which makes the golf that much harder. I have posted some crazy scores (crazy not being good). I played in 50-60 mph winds yesterday. It wasnt pretty. Ill try to post some pictures some time this week. Someone tip a 40 for me tomorrow in celebration of America's birthday. Alright im off to a pub or something.

Indians Sweep???

2005-06-27T20:36:00.000-04:00

As I sit here at Kulig's computer shirtless halfway into a Michelob Ultra 12 pack while listening to Candlebox I have realized that I must talk some smack on the inevitable tribe sweep of the sox. We are sitting on a 3-0 lead at this moment and Millwood is pitching the game of his life. I am looking forward to this sweet revenge.

P.S. I reserve the right to edit this post as I see fit over the next couple days.

Cleveland ROCKS

The Irony

2005-06-24T14:21:00.000-04:00

While I'm definitely pro-life, this made me laugh. Everyone have a good weekend, I'll be at Dan Van Horn's wedding.

The Empire Strikes Back

2005-06-22T14:03:00.000-04:00

Hilarious video, click here

Note- The video takes a bit to load, you will also need quicktime installed to view it.

Ca Ca Ca Ca Conspiracy Theory!

2005-06-21T13:42:00.000-04:00

This story will self-destruct 10 seconds after being clicked.....

At risk of turning this blog into US or People magazine and adding fuel to the fire that these guys are causing I just had to post this story. M to the Z Mulroy eat your heart out!

On another note I hope everyone saw Cruise getting squirted with the fake microphone the other day. If you look closer at that video you can actually see Paul in the background putting on a Val Kilmer mask and donning an Ice Man tshirt.

"Iceman. It's the way he flies, ice cold, no mistakes." Spoon do you have a resident Iceman at your base by any chance?

Cleveland vs Boston

2005-06-20T10:44:00.000-04:00

Who needs Red Sox/Yankees when you have the red hot Cleveland Indians, winners of 9 straight, challenging the defending world champions? This should be a great series with the clash of the lefties starting this battle on the right, err..left, foot (Old fat Wells vs young fat Sabathia). Pete this is your chance to crow for a few days as it seems that Cleveland actually has a respectable team for a few weeks. The game will be showing at Wallis St. starting at 7:05 EST for those interested in watching. Predictions for this 3 game series? Red Sox take 2 of the 3.

Failed Future Already

2005-06-17T09:54:00.000-04:00

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are engaged, let the betting begin. I give them 7 months. Please submit your bets here and you will get a prize if you win.

Oh and does anyone have the same urge I have to just punch Tom Cruise in the face on that picture and then snap that crooked finger off and start knawing on it?

Penn Thinks He Knows

2005-06-16T12:48:00.000-04:00

Why is it that famous people like Sean Penn think they have the right to jump into world affairs just because they have made a few movies. (Most of them Shitty) Furthermore what gives them the idea that Americans care about what they are talking about or that they actually have valid points. You don't see me traveling over to Iran or Irag and making believe I know what I am talking about and expecting everyone to listen to what I have to say. I say shut up and stop acting. http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000963024

Caption Time!

2005-06-15T13:28:00.000-04:00

Haven't had a caption time in a while. Hopefully, even with the reduced traffic, we can get some good captions going here.

#1

#2

#3

Rumor mill Smack

2005-06-15T11:19:00.000-04:00

I've been hearing some smack through the rumor mill that people have been questioning my whiffle ball skills. I'm here once and for all to settle things. I propose that on the weekend of Hayes' wedding we have a whiffle ball tourney to end all whiffle ball tourneys. I won't allow people to think that Latimer is better than me at whiffle ball. I still hold the record for longest homerun ever at venerable Fulton Field. I think we all remember it. Also, it has come to my attention that Murrdawg's skills have maybe faltered a little bit? Is this True?

Which way did he go? Where'd WHOOO go!

2005-06-15T10:34:00.000-04:00

Just yesterday, I was able to do probably one of the coolest things you can do ever. That's right, I got to ride in a F-15 and it was absolutely kick ass. I wish I was a good writer so I could better explain what it's like to be upside down in a banked turn pulling 8.5 Gs. Needless to say, it was about the coolest thing I've ever done. The only downside it that now I'm insanely jealous of those who get to do this for a living and I didn't bring a camera.

The Lakehouse!

2005-06-14T13:46:00.000-04:00

Well its been a while since Ive checked in. Ive been off braving the strange new hampshire wilderness (aka Robbies lakehouse). For all of those who havent had the chance to make it up yet I decided to toss up a couple of sweet pics to increase your jealousy.

I was gonna toss up the one of half of my big toe (i got in a fight with a giant snapping turtle and it won) but I thought it might be too graphic.

Oh, I rock at kneeboarding, rock.

The Finals

2005-06-09T19:53:00.000-04:00

So I was reading a pretty good article on ESPN.com by Scoop Jackson and he said one of the more interesting things I've heard concerning basketball and the playoffs. It was his contention that an NBA title is the hardest to win in the respect that a team has to go through the most complex process to become a champion. See the Celtics losing to the Lakers, the Pistons losing the Celtics, the Bulls losing to the Pistons before each team could finally come together and win a championship. There are no worst to first champs like the Florida Marlins or Baltimore Ravens. Anyways, the Finals are going to be a good show. A perfect segue to the show I'm watching right now. Has anyone seen Lindsay lohan these days. Let me refresh your memory:

Could she get any freaking skinnier. What's up with these girls trying to get skinny? Scary stuff. Also, just got the Scrub first season DVD. One of the finest shows around.

Star Wars Ruminations

2005-05-19T11:30:00.000-04:00

So I guess there is a lot of hub-bub about the last Star Wars episode. I personally liked the first three (which turned out to chronologically be the last three) but I have to say that I did not even see the Star Wars II. Anyways, I was reading some reviews on it and there are supposedly some pot shots taken at Bush and the what not. Whatever, this is the part that really unnerved me,

"Is Lucas having a bit of fun with contemporary politics here? With its many references to arrogance and lust for power leading to the dark side, is "Revenge of the Sith" intended as an allegory for our times? "Only a Sith deals in absolutes," says one of the wiser characters, who is clearly not in favor of endorsing a good-vs.-evil agenda. "

Wasn't the main point of the first Star Wars that there is a good and an evil. That's what made me like it. Isn't it nice to have a clear cut good and bad guy? Maybe this is naive of me and not indicative of the times but anyways, that's my two cents. Bottom line, I still think there are black and white issues out there.

An Office Space Manifesto

2005-05-17T21:18:00.000-04:00

That's right, I'm here to proclaim Office Space as maybe most influential movie of our generation. Maybe that's coming on a little strong but then again it's a blog so get off my back. It will be good discussion fodder at any rate. Of course, for our case example I lay in front of you the life and times of Latimer through the eyes of a friend. Latimer has lived the through the tedious minutia that can be life in a cubicle. The co-workers, the cold-calling, monotonous commute to a job you dread. The minutes feeling like hours and the hours feeling like days, the days feeling like...you get the drift. But now our courageous friend has come out the other side cleansed and refreshed. So is cubicle life that terrible. Has email, the internet, the lack of more personal interaction sucked the life out of the office job? Well, what I thought would be a manifesto has lost some of its gusto and turned more into a rambling incoherent pseudo-essay so I'll leave it at that. I expect some lengthy weigh-ins from our other cubicle jockeys (you know who you are). As for our hero I'll leave him with these last words: Fucking-A Peter man, now its time for the breast exam on channel nine.

Goodbye DKNY! Hello Carhart!

2005-05-17T20:55:00.000-04:00

I took the plunge today and got myself some working pants. As I was ripping ripping my chainsaw to life today something just didn't seem just right with the picture. I thought about it for a while, and I realized that my abercrombie pants just didnt quite fit with the whole landscaping thing. Now I have a pair of working pants. I will probably be able to work twice as hard tomorrow.

Interesting newbyte of the day

2005-05-16T17:00:00.000-04:00

Forecasters predict busy hurricane season.

Do you ever wonder what you would do in a hurricane? Don't you think it would be cool to try and stick the storm out? You're probably thinking that I'm crazy, but part of me thinks that I would be the idiot who stayed at my house to try and ride out the storm. Would you stay behind or get the hell out of dodge?! On the other hand what possesses people like me to even entertain the thought of staying in the path of destruction and harm?

Friday Afternoon Musings

2005-05-13T15:16:00.000-04:00

Tank Think has been hurting a bit I must agree, and for this I must take a good amount of the blame, but hey life has been busy lately. Here are some things I think I know.

1. I'm getting old. I realized this yesterday as I was driving home from work and I started to think about how old I was, I honestly forgot for a second. Here was my thought process after hearing a song that reminded me of high school... "how old was I then?" , "probably about 19", how many years ago was that?", "well if I'm 23 now..wait i'm not 23 am I?....crap I think I'm 24....no that can't be right........................... ya my birthday was last week.....damn, I'm 24 that is old". WHEN the years start blending together you know you are getting old. Makes me a little sad.

2. Summer is almost here and i can't wait to spend the weekend either at singing beach with a bunch of dudes or up at Robbie's lake house with a bunch of dudes.

2a. I'm glad I have a girlfriend cause otherwise I hang out with mostly dudes.

3. Juggling 2 jobs is hard. Spending the extra money is easy. I blew an easy $40 last night at the pickled onion and for the most part only bought $2 beers. Part of that money may have been supporting my new unemployed friend.

3 1/2. Ever notice that you will spend pretty much all the money that you have in your wallet when you go to the bar? How does this happen? I mean you can bring $20 or you can bring $40, and you can probably have the same amount of fun, but for some reason you always bring more and you always spend it all. Well not usually ALL, you typically wake up the next morning and as you are lying in bed you think, "did I really spend all my money at the bar last night?" You then get up to check your wallet, and you find a couple crinkled up ones. "I'm such an idiot"..... Everytime baby....every stickin time.

4. I miss Spoon.

5. I have to move out of my house in 2 weeks and I have no place to live after that. That would make me homeless.

5.1 If I was a homeless dude and I made signs asking for money I would try to be clever so that people with money would think...this guy is witty..I'll give him some money. For example I saw a picture of a bum with a sign and it said. "Father killed by hooligans, need money for ninja lessons". Now I would give that guy at least a $1.

6. My motorcycle is awesome and riding in the summer on the northshore is sweet. The red one in the picture is the same one I have.

93. That couple in the background of the picture is Paul and Kristin before they were married. Can you just imagine what Paul is whispering to her?!?!?!?!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Whiffle!

2005-05-12T16:40:00.000-04:00

While you lemmings slaved away for the man all day, I indulged myself in three 9 inning games of whiffle ball. While working on my riser, i also spent the day working on a deep jamacian tan. I must say, my base is coming along just nicely. But don't you all worry, I hear that the glow from your monitors also will give your skin a healthy glow over a period of many years.

Here's to sleeping til 12 everyday!

'Oddball rodent' named Headley found in Boston take scientists by surprise

2005-05-12T13:28:00.000-04:00

He lives in the streets and buildings of Boston. With long whiskers, stubby legs and a long, furry tail, he is a rodent but unlike any seen before by wildlife scientists.

HE is definitely not a rat or squirrel, only vaguely like a guinea pig or a chinchilla. And he often shows up in Boston outdoor markets being sold for food. There, visiting scientists came upon the animals and determined that they represented a rare find: an entire new family of wildlife.

WE will call him HEADLEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To the TankThink Faithful

2005-05-09T14:19:00.000-04:00

A dark cloud has overcome the the editors of TankThink, and for that we apologize. One of us has been shipped off to beat down camp as part of our training, one is searching for the perfect job, one had his hair cut to short and is in hiding, and one has been hiding under his desk for three days now. We hope you will stay with us through this hard time as we work out our problems.

White man CAN jump.

2005-05-02T10:22:00.000-04:00

How is it possible that this goofy looking white guy is one of the best, if not the best, player in the NBA??????