Oi has it ever. Sorry about that but I have been busy lately...well as busy as a part time working, stay at home...husband can be. But then again luckily there are bunches of stuff to talk about. For starters, Whit and I went to France to go snowboarding!
Now you may ask, "Why the hell did you move to Switzerland just to go snowboarding in France?" Now that is a valid question, but it would make less sense to travel to France to go snowboarding when living in Minnesota, well at least cheaper :) But the reason we went was to meet up with Laura, someone we haven't seen since we moved here. And if it wasn't for the move, we probably wouldn't see her ever, which is pretty sad to think about. But on topic, snowboarding hurts. As you can see from some of the pics on facebook, I ate snow, a lot. I was hitting the ground almost more than I was boarding on top of it. Even if it is powder it still hurt. The bad thing is, Whit didn't even get the best crash(es) of the weekend. I mean I'm talking, flying down a hill, catching the toe edge, and smacking face first in the snow, goggles fly off, hat flies off, arms flailing, and snow everywhere fall. Like the falls you see in any type of bloopers video you can think of. But other than those crashes it was a blast, best way to learn snowboarding is on an actual mountain.
We also had Mish come visit us for a week and that was exciting. We went to an authentic Swiss fondue restaurant, Bern, and that was about all I was able to make it to. Between work and Miki being a complete terror I couldn't do much else. Whit on the other hand traveled around to Lichtenstein, Austria, and snowboarding IN Switzerland. Yea I was a little sad that I wasn't able to go, but it was for the best. I could be available for work, and it stopped Miki from going completely crazy. He did manage to actually eat some of Mish's stuff and then throw up on her bed, and then terrorize the kitchen after she left, but if I wasn't around who knew what he was going to do, perhaps eat the couch.
Now we have a bit of a lull with visitors so we can focus on doing things that we want to do, like going out with friends here, or snowboarding, and traveling. But then again who knows, maybe we wont and will just hoard our money, which is something that I am always up for, as long as we can spend it later on something sweet, like a 50" OLED TV...yea that would be awesome.
Anyway thanks for reading and perhaps the next time there will be something a little bit more interesting, like my thoughts on the Olympics or perhaps even some, strange things that Swiss people do.
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3.2.10
Across the Pond Look
So this week is as good as any to write about the Super Bowl, and I am going to. Don't worry this wont be a breakdown about how the Saints are going to bring pressure and what a 2nd Super Bowl for Manning would mean to his legacy. No this is going to be what people are going to talk about after the game.
Already people are raising a fuss over commercials that are going to be aired. The one that has received the most attention is Tebow's pro-life commercial. We all know that Tebow is outspoken about any of his beliefs. Some people love him for it, other people hate him. I am in the middle because I give him credit for not shying away from it, but ESPN has soured me to him because 3 days a week we heard about how great of a person he is. The main reason for the hoopla around it is that CBS agreed to air it, when there was an unwritten rule amongst stations, FOX being one major player, that they will not show government ads or anything that has to do with such a hot button topic. Well CBS is apparently ignoring that rule because the Southeastern Conference owns them to put it nicely. And with Tebow being such a big part of their marketing scheme the past 4 years, how could they turn him down? I do not have a problem with the decision he has made, or others backing pro-life decisions, I have a problem when a national broadcast company will not show an ad from the opposing viewpoint making it seem that they are on only that side as well.
Another ad that hasn't been getting much attention, except on gaming sites, is that an advertisement for the game Dante's Inferno, yes they made a game about the poem, had to be changed. The original ad had the tagline "Go to Hell," at the end of the spot. Yes this may, MAY, be a bit of a oversight on EA's part, but to make them change that but still air the pro-life ad? Pretty sure we will see some cleavage, spaghetti strap bikini's, violent movie ads, violent game ads, and maybe even a missed bleep during the game, but yet "Go to Hell," is the only thing that needs to get changed? Sorry CBS but that just doesn't seem right.
And to wrap it up, yes I will talk about the game. The 'Aints actually have a shot at grabbing their first championship in franchise history. Some would claim that with Manning the Colts will walk over them, but to quote one of my all time favorite analysts, "Not so fast!" The Saints offense is just as effective as the Colts offense, actually more so because it led the league in scoring. But in reality it is going to come down to who can make the last defensive stop. The Saints live and die by the turnover on defense, if they can't get a few they will lose. But as ball hawking as this defense is, I can see them causing a fumble late in the game. Here is my prediction...Colts. I can't go against Manning. They have won every single game they tried to win this year, and I do not see that changing. But you bet I am going to be rooting for the Saints, if only for Kim Kardashian to agree to marry Reggie Bush because of it and then to find out that he cheated at USC.
Already people are raising a fuss over commercials that are going to be aired. The one that has received the most attention is Tebow's pro-life commercial. We all know that Tebow is outspoken about any of his beliefs. Some people love him for it, other people hate him. I am in the middle because I give him credit for not shying away from it, but ESPN has soured me to him because 3 days a week we heard about how great of a person he is. The main reason for the hoopla around it is that CBS agreed to air it, when there was an unwritten rule amongst stations, FOX being one major player, that they will not show government ads or anything that has to do with such a hot button topic. Well CBS is apparently ignoring that rule because the Southeastern Conference owns them to put it nicely. And with Tebow being such a big part of their marketing scheme the past 4 years, how could they turn him down? I do not have a problem with the decision he has made, or others backing pro-life decisions, I have a problem when a national broadcast company will not show an ad from the opposing viewpoint making it seem that they are on only that side as well.
Another ad that hasn't been getting much attention, except on gaming sites, is that an advertisement for the game Dante's Inferno, yes they made a game about the poem, had to be changed. The original ad had the tagline "Go to Hell," at the end of the spot. Yes this may, MAY, be a bit of a oversight on EA's part, but to make them change that but still air the pro-life ad? Pretty sure we will see some cleavage, spaghetti strap bikini's, violent movie ads, violent game ads, and maybe even a missed bleep during the game, but yet "Go to Hell," is the only thing that needs to get changed? Sorry CBS but that just doesn't seem right.
And to wrap it up, yes I will talk about the game. The 'Aints actually have a shot at grabbing their first championship in franchise history. Some would claim that with Manning the Colts will walk over them, but to quote one of my all time favorite analysts, "Not so fast!" The Saints offense is just as effective as the Colts offense, actually more so because it led the league in scoring. But in reality it is going to come down to who can make the last defensive stop. The Saints live and die by the turnover on defense, if they can't get a few they will lose. But as ball hawking as this defense is, I can see them causing a fumble late in the game. Here is my prediction...Colts. I can't go against Manning. They have won every single game they tried to win this year, and I do not see that changing. But you bet I am going to be rooting for the Saints, if only for Kim Kardashian to agree to marry Reggie Bush because of it and then to find out that he cheated at USC.
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