Bringin' The Noise

I hope Alex isn't the only one who recognizes the title but I wouldn't be s'prized if he was. I want to share with you a 2007 release by Public Enemy called "Harder Than You Think" on their own label. Yes, it's that Public Enemy and they are ROCKIN on this song. Give it a minute and then listen up. Chuck D raps about the current state of the Hip Hop culture and blasts it out in a way that proves he deserves his spot in History, but even better, the tune is catchy.

If it wasn't for me playin you this, would you have ever heard it? Unlikely. I hope you like it and I hope you comment.

Oh, and by the way, here's a worthy diversion. BLOGGER PLAY

It's a real-time slide show of all the user pics being uploaded to various Blogger blogs.

Eric

Here's Something I Don't Understand about Bass

I love listening to music. For a while I've been trying to decide if I like the little ear-bud headphones, over-the-ear headphones, or big speakers better.

And I realized that big speakers make music that you can feel in your whole body. So how do those ear-bud things do that? When I listen to ear-buds, it doesn't SEEM like something is missing.

Now I'm confused. Does the body compensate for no real bass with fake bass stimuli or something??

Eric Wade's HealthCare Solution, with BONUSES

Here is Eric Wade's On The Record HealthCare Coverage Solution.

There will be an extraordinary amount of coverage and debate in the next few months / years about HealthCare. Who has it. Who doesn't. Who should pay for it. Who shouldn't. Whose responsibility is it? What changes should Americans make in order for this to work? Which countries plans should we copy? Which should we avoid copying?

I have answers for all of that. Let's call it EWHC for simplicity's sake.

It is the eventual goal of EWHC to make coverage available to 100% of Americans who desire coverage. It is assumed by EWHC that this will be an optional, voluntary program that will not take the place of any private programs that Americans have access to through work or privately owned Healthcare Policies.

Also, to make sure the system provides the most benefit to the most families with young children, we will limit the initial enrollment class to individuals 42 years old and younger for EWHC. Once in EWHC, a person can stay as long as they wish or leave whenever they wish, but EWHC does not guarantee reacceptance once a person has chosen to leave EWHC.

All Family members will be immediately eligible with full benefits, including preventive care, dental, vision, prescription, maternity, surgery, hospitalization, etc. There are no loopholes. Copays will be minimal to make sure access to care is not limited to income.

Certain enrollees may be eligible for cash bonuses when they sign up for EWHC. These cash bonuses are variable and will run from a few thousand dollars to as much as $25,000 depending upon the individual. In most cases, this upfront bonus cash will more than cover years, if not a lifetime, of copays.

EWHC will provide guaranteed global coverage as long as a member remains in good standing.

EWHC will require some members to participate in health and wellness exercise programs in order to keep members in good health and the costs down.

EWHC will offer nutritional guidance as well as skills training and job placement for members in an effort to maximize health and happiness of members for it is a widely recognized fact that health and happiness are related.

EWHC will provide many members with the option of receiving prepared, healthy, balanced meals at no cost.

If a member stays in good standing as well as completing their required exercise, health, nutrition, and skills programs, then their family will not only continue to receive EWHC for no cost, but the member can become eligible for rebates and cash payments for remaining healthy and remaining an EWHC member in good standing. These payments can start as high as $20,000 per year or more, and will increase with each year that the EWHC member continues their membership. Although family members receive free EWHC coverage, they will not be eligible for these payments unless they choose to enroll in EWHC independently when they reach their 18th birthday.

With free coverage, family benefits, up-front cash payments to cover future expenses, free food, free exercise programs, international / global coverage, and ongoing cash payments for members in good standing, it seems that EWHC, if possible, is the perfect solution for the millions of Americans currently suffering from having no healthcare coverage.

Well, EWHC is possible. It's called the US Army.

Just think of the SERIOUS BONUSES America and Americans would get if everyone who needed Healthcare Coverage joined the Army.

1. Recruiting goals would be met immediately.
2. More Americans would exercise.
3. The unemployment rate will drop.
4. The Army would have plenty of people for any job they needed.
5. More Americans would get job training.
6. More Americans would get money for college.
7. When reports about our Army getting overwhelmed with new recruits are heard by hostile countries and terrorists, it should serve as a warning that America is STRONG and that in itself will serve as a detriment to future hostilities.
8. More Americans will travel abroad.
9. The Army will be able to take expensive private-contractor no-bid-jobs away from companies like Halliburton and BlackWater.
10. More Americans will feel that they belong to something bigger than themselves and possibly work to improve our communities.
11. Fewer Americans will have to commute long distances to work, cutting down on traffic, greenhouse gasses, traffic fatalities, and the overwhelming influence of conservative AM radio.
12. More Americans will learn manners, discipline, organization skills, and many other beneficial attributes.
13. More Americans will be eligible for retirement at an early age.
14. EWHC will not discourage research and development by pharmaceutical companies.

This is not a joke. If you think this is a ridiculous idea, try comparing it to the other "solutions" that will be bandied about in the next few months.

I've never had a Harley

And perhaps I'm worse off for it. I do know that I've come close a few times, so there must be some Harley blood in there somewhere. And I'm really keen on eventually getting a Sportster 883 or 1200. Pretty cool to me.

Specially when I come across this:

http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/Riders/Creed_Video.jsp

I like this one:

I borrowed the pic from BikerNet.com, so thanks a bunch to them.

Ethics

Just a quick note to let you all know that I got the results back from the MPRE (Multi-state Professional Responsibility Exam) and I am ethical enough to practice in a little over half of the states, most of the Territories, and the District of Columbia. I am not ethical enough to practice in Texas or New York, but California, New Mexico, and Wisconsin are all on the OK list. (Actually Wisconsin doesn't even care...)

I can take the test as many times as I want (without penalty or averaging of scores), and in fact some states make you take it within a certain amount of time of taking their Bar Exam, so I'd have to take it again for those states if I moved into them anyways...

I'm sure that I could have smoked the test and could have appeared to be ethical enough to practice in all the states, but I thought that it would be unethical to study for an ethics test! At least I know that I am truly ethical, and not just talking the talk, right?

Oh, don't worry, if someone in NYC wants me to come work for them, I'll talk the talk. I just wanted to see how I measured up without pretending first...