Aero Chocolate

I saw this on thecoolhunter.net, which is a site that"hunts" for all things "cool". Anyways, this a commercial for Aero Chocolate which is sold in Europe apparently. I bet the guy that made this commercial had a lot of fun going to "work" that day! Check it out:

http://skatefairy.com/Nestle_Aero_Evans_Directors_Cut_H264.mov

The U.S. Is Doomed...Because This Guy Says So

This guy is funny. Really. He made me laugh out loud. According to him, 

"...President Barack Obama will order martial law this year, the U.S. will split into six rump-states* before 2011, and Russia and China will become the backbones of a new world order."

He also goes on to say,

"There is a high probability that the collapse of the United States will occur by 2010"

Right. This wouldn't even be news except this guy, amazingly, is the dean at the Foreign Ministy's school for future diplomats! Haha. I love how he doesn't site any kind of facts to support his claims except for newspapers, magazines, and other open source information. Also, on page two of the article, it's funny how other instructors are questioning his thought process. One instructor even asked if his predictions didn't more accurately describe Russia's state of despair, haha. Too funny! At least some of the instructors there seem to have two cents worth of an education. Here's the link:

Russian "Scholar" Says U.S. Will Collapse Next Year

*You guys are probably smarter than I, but I had to look it up. According to Wikipedia, a "rump state" is the remnant of a once-larger government, left with limited powers or authority after a disaster, invasion or military occupation. Basically, what already happened to Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union. 

U2: No Line On The Horizon

U2 released a new album yesterday. It's called, No Line On The Horizon. My first impressions...it's decent. I really liked their last album, so it's going to be hard for them to top that. But all in all, I like it.

I'm an iTunes user, but I noticed that on Amazon.com the album is selling for only $3.99, where iTunes is charging $9.99. However, the iTunes version gets you one extra "B-sides" song and a "digital booklet". So, if you don't care about that stuff, Amazon is giving you one heck of a deal! You can't beat $4 for an entire album!

FYI - If you go the Amazon route, they also have a free downloader that will automatically import your purchased music into iTunes for you. It's pretty slick.

Finally, Someone Not Greedy

Here's a pretty cool story. Some guy sold part of his family owned bank for $60 million dollars, then turned around and gave every penny to his employees. If only the rest of the financial world operated with even a fraction of the character of this guy, the U.S. probably wouldn't be in such a financial mess right now.

Here's the link:
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/PersonOfWeek/story?id=6973727&page=1

Paul Harvey (1918 - 2009)

A couple of days ago was a sad day in news and entertainment; radio broadcaster Paul Harvey had died. Growing up I always liked The Rest of the Story; though, it's been years since I've heard a broadcast.

I remember during my senior year of high school, my friend Nick Thompson and I used to go to Arby's for lunch almost every day. And every time we would have the employees change the radio station to 98.5 so we could enjoy our roast beef sandwiches, curley fries, and The Rest of the Story. Those were some good days.