Just watch this video of an autistic high school basketball team manager. It’s quite possibly the most awesome thing to ever happen in high school basketball.
Update: Link fixed.
Link: Autistic basketball player creates mayhem at game.
Another Update:
Now ESPN has put an even more touching video together of the whole ordeal. Here’s the link:
I’m about to head to Provo for a day or so, but this random memory hit me. Just over a year ago, somebody at work found this awesome album. Be sure to check out the song previews on the left of the page. My favorites are Magna Dance and Sariah (Vocal).
CD Baby Link: Anndrea Naidu: Land of Freedom
Got news of this link from my pa when I got home from work today, awesome.
I only remember to check woot.com once every couple weeks or so. If you’re unaware, it’s a pretty cool site that sells one spiffy gadget per day. They sell the item til it sells out, and that’s it. Not really any frills to the process.
Anyway, I was reading their “What is woot?” page today. The wit and blatant “we do what we want” attitude is great. Check it out.
Here’s a snippet:
Why do you keep putting LAUNCH EVENT in all caps?
To fully convey its majesty.
Someone on MySpace posted this list. Not sure where he got it, but hot diggity dog, it is quality.
1. Chuck Norris’ tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.
2. A man once asked Chuck Norris if his real name is “Charles”. Chuck Norris did not respond, he simply stared at him until he exploded.
3. Rather than being birthed like a normal child, Chuck Norris instead decided to punch his way out of his mother’s womb. Shortly thereafter he grew a beard.
4. Chuck Norris built a time machine and went back in time to stop the JFK assassination. As Oswald shot, Chuck met all three bullets with his beard, deflecting them. JFK’s head exploded out of sheer amazement.
When I see a nice round booty, I’m gonna slap it, just as many a straight man would.
Sometimes, the slap comes before the thought process. Yesterday at work, a good friend and co-worker of mine was standing in a very visible place with her butt asking to be slapped. I decided to comply, so I walked right by and gave it a nice open handed whack. Only at that moment as the sound echoed off the walls did I realize the possible consequences of what my hand just did.
I continued through to where I was headed, then on the way back checked with her to make sure she wasn’t upset by it (naturally, she wasn’t), and went on my way. About 10 minutes later my name was paged over the intercom to go to see someone with whom I never deal in normal work situations. I reported and sure enough, it was “write-up” time. I was told this write-up would go to my team leader. I was relieved, because I was sure she’d have a good laugh about it. She’s in Hawaii right now on a vacation, and will be back on Monday.
I found out today that Human Resources was also made aware of the situation. So today, the very guy I had an interview with to get the job came and had me sign the write-up. He’s a cool guy and probably chuckled a bit about the story when he heard of it. I signed and all was well.
That write-up is an official warning that makes the next offense punishable by extermination. The beauty of it is that it serves no other purpose. Of course I will not repeat what I did, so I figure that was a sexual harrassment freebie that I’ve now exhausted.
Now I pay attention to co-workers who have heard the story and how they approach me. The guys all seem to have a new respect for me, and I’ve seen no difference (this could be a placebo, but some seem to be nicer to me) from the ladies. Ah, life is good!
Thank you to Spamusement.com for expressing how I feel about one of the most hideous shows on television. I find it hideous above other horrid shows mostly because of its widespread popularity that has made it nearly impossible for anyone living in America to avoid regardless of how hard they try.
