I want to thank those of you who have visited my sponsorship page for the AHA Heartwalk and those who have contributed so far. My current goal is to raise $300 for the American Heart Association. There is a ways to go before I hit this goal, and I need your help.

Follow This Link to visit my personal web page and help me in my efforts to support American Heart Association in Birmingham, AL.

Your donations are tax-deductible, so give generously. I make this case online, as it is the easiest way to donate… you can even give anonymously. However, don’t do this for me… search your heart and find it within yourself to give to this cause. You probably know someone in your family who has been affected by heart disease… this is your opportunity to do something for them.

Please — get involved.

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Okay — so I am not the biggest soccer, football - to those outside the US, fan. However, like a good number of my friends, I’ve turned out to be a huge fan of the World Cup. (This follows my other sports fanship trends, being a fan of hockey during the Stanley Cup, a fan of the NFL during the Super Bowl, and a fan of GLOW Wrestling anytime). Anyway, allow me to draw your attention to the following advertisment from Nike.

Here we have one of England’s star players, Wayne Rooney, depicting his warrior’s rage. Looking at it invokes many thoughts: “is that how it feels to score a goal at the world cup?”, “I bet it feels weird to be covered in paint.”, “Why does this feel reminiscent of Braveheart?”, “How cool is that, they painted him like a flag.”…  It looks like I am in the minority with these thoughts though…  as this news story sheds light on.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=391684&in_page_id=1770

Ok, so I should probably spend more time reading US news articles, but this one caught my attention. Apparently, this image has caused controversy within those in the religious community with overtones of “the Crusades” and a “trivialisation of Christ’s suffering” (source: linked article).

I fail to see that, as I am a fairly surface level guy. However, I’d be open to listen to other’s opinion on the matter.

I stumbled upon this quote this morning…

“When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.”
  - George Bernard Shaw

Ok, so I didn’t exactly stumble upon it as much as had it served up hot and fresh in my Google Quote of the Day widget. Regardless of how this tasty nugget came to me, it still made me think (which, as previously discussed, can be a scary thing).

How often do our leaders claim to be doing their duty when they commit actions that are clearly a) something to be ashamed of and b) considered somewhat “stupid” by the mass populace? It woudl seem to me that this means a vast majority of our leaders are “stupid.” Hey, I didn’t make the observation… blame Mr. Shaw.

So… the next time your city leaders commit $8 bazillion dollars to a no-bid sewer construction product or a government official decides to piss in the Wheaties of a crazed nuke-wielding foreign leader… don’t get mad or anger… pity the fool, as it’s not our fault they are stupid.