Tastes Like Chicken

Read my Yelp reviews of Flatbread and Bamboo. Lunchtime is funtime.

And it's also fun to wear a big fuzzy hat in my neighbor's front yard.

Stats are up from the Steamers big win on Sunday night. Also of note was the rare shutout.

I want my two dollars…

I am tired, so go read the details for yourself.

The Cleveland Steamers won for the first time this season beating Central House Tavern 5-3 on Monday night.

And I played ok.

End of story.

Some more support. Even people who didn't go to W&M realize how ridiculous the NCAA ruling is…

DUVAFILES: BUFFOONERY IN THE GROVES OF ACADEMIA

I am so offended by the NCAA right now. As an American of Finnish decent, I am personnally offended that the NCAA uses blue & white in their logo. It defiles the Finnish flag.

Lets all sue to get the NCAA's logo changed to some other less offending color.

Bastards.

At least I know I'm not the only one that feels the NCAA is committing a crime…

The Waukesha Observer: It's all about the feathers

Re: my previous post…

Here is what I think of Myles Brand, President of the NCAA, and Gene Nichol, President of William & Mary.

You both should be ashamed of yourselves.

I am so pissed I can barely put together coherent thoughts on this issue.

The NCAA arbitrarily decided that William & Mary's logo was offensive. It is two damn letters with two feathers hanging off of it. Every article, anecdote, and shred of evidence I can find regarding the opinions of Native Americans informed about the subject points to a ridiculous arbitrary decision made by the NCAA. There is no reason to pull W&M's logo.

Bite me NCAA. It is patently unoffensive. This is purely an overly politically correct organization trying to show itself as "sensitive".

Well how about Florida State you bastards – they have a feather hanging off of their redman logo. No problem there, right??? They bring in too much money for the NCAA. The NCAA is a SHAM!

The NCAA is supposed to make educated decisions. Don't you all have to have college degrees to work there? If you did, and if you could effectively process real information, real feedback from Native Americans, you'd realize that you are doing this purely for publicity.

My next job is to come up with one of those Calvin cartoons pissing on an NCAA logo while wearing a W&M t-shirt.

And now, moving on to the College of William & Mary's response. Yeehaa – you got up enough balls to appeal the decision. Then you lost to a bunch of pansy-ass PC assholes in Indiana. And then you decided to give up.

See this email sent to the students, staff, and alumni of W&M by our weak ball-less president, Gene Nichol.

October 10, 2006

Dear Fellow Members of the William & Mary Community:

I write concerning the National Collegiate Athletic Association's dispute
with the College over our nickname and logo.

During the past several months, the NCAA has reviewed William & Mary's
athletic insignia to determine whether they constitute a violation of
Association standards. On the more important front, the Committee concluded
that the College's use of the term "Tribe" reflects our community's sense
of shared commitment and common purpose. Accordingly, it will remain our
nickname. The presence of two feathers on the logo, though, was ruled
potentially "hostile and abusive." We appealed that determination. The
decision was sustained and has become final. We must now decide whether to
institute legal action against the NCAA or begin the process of altering
our logo.

I am compelled to say, at the outset, how powerfully ironic it is for the
College of William & Mary to face sanction for athletic transgression at
the hands of the NCAA. The Association has applied its mascot standards in
ways so patently inconsistent and arbitrary as to demean the entire
undertaking. Beyond this, William & Mary is widely acknowledged to be a
principal exemplar of the NCAA's purported, if unrealized, ideals.

Not only are our athletic programs intensely competitive, but according to
the Association's own Academic Progress Reports, the College ranks fifth
among all institutions of higher learning in scholastic excellence. Each
year, we graduate approximately 95% of our senior student athletes. During
the past decade, two William and Mary athletes have been named Rhodes
Scholars and 42 elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa, the national
honorary society founded at the College in 1776. Meanwhile, across the
country, in the face of massive academic underperformance, embarrassing
misbehaviors on and off the field, and grotesque commercialization of
intercollegiate athletics, the NCAA has proven hapless, or worse. It is
galling that a university with such a consistent and compelling record of
doing things the right way is threatened with punishment by an organization
whose house, simply put, is not in order.

Still, in consultation with our Board of Visitors, I have determined that I
am unwilling to sue the NCAA to further press our claims. There are three
reasons for my decision. I'll explain them in order.

First, failing to adhere to the NCAA logo ruling would raise the
substantial possibility that William & Mary athletes would be foreclosed
from competing at the level their attainments and preparations merit. Two
years ago, for example, we hosted a thrilling semifinal national
championship football game against James Madison University. At present, we
are barred from welcoming such a competition to Williamsburg — in football
or any other sport. I believe it is our obligation to open doors of
opportunity and challenge for our students, not to close them. I will not
make our athletes pay for our broader disagreements with a governing
association. We have also consulted with our coaches and student athletic
advisory council on the matter. They are of the same mind.

Second, given the well-known challenges that this and other universities
face — in assuring access to world-class education, in supporting the
research and teaching efforts of our faculties, and in financing and
constructing twenty-first-century laboratories and facilities — I am loath
to divert further energies and resources to an expensive and perhaps
multi-faceted lawsuit over an athletic logo. Governing requires the setting
of priorities. And our fiercest challenges reside at the core of our
mission. I know, of course, that more than one member of our understandably
disgruntled community would likely be willing to help finance litigation
against the NCAA. Those dollars are better spent in scholarship programs.

Third, the College of William & Mary is one of the most remarkable
universities in the world. It was a national treasure even before there was
a nation to treasure it. I am unwilling to allow it to become the symbol
and lodestar for a prolonged struggle over Native American imagery that
will likely be miscast and misunderstood — to the detriment of the
institution. Our challenge is greatness. Our defining purpose is rooted in
the highest ideals of human progress, achievement, service, and dignity.
Those are the hallmarks of the College of William & Mary. They will remain so.

I know this decision will disappoint some among us. I am confident,
however, that it is the correct course for the College. We are required to
hold fast to our values whether the NCAA does so or not. In the weeks
ahead, we will begin an inclusive process to consider options for an
altered university logo. I invite you to participate. And I am immensely
grateful for your efforts and energies on behalf of the College.

Go Tribe. Hark upon the gale.

Sincerely,

Gene R. Nichol
President
College of William & Mary

I have a response for you, Mr. Nichol and the Board of Visitors. You are a bunch of fat sackless fascist politically correct pigs. You are jokes and sad excuses for free thinking leadership that should be running an academic institution. I hope you all are happy that you've decided to just bend over and let the bullies at the NCAA shove it up your ass. It is absolutely ridiculous that you've decided to try and spin your decision to give up into something that is beneficial to the College. The coaches and kids said they agreed because they HAD TO. They didn't want to lose their jobs for not toting the party line.

Nothing will change unless people stand up for things. The leaders at W&M had the power to do so, and they pussied out. You should be ashamed of yourselves.

Well, the NCAA won't be getting any more of my money. Tickets, licensed apparel, etc – dead to me. I am going to do my best to make sure all NCAA athletes somehow violate all your stupid rules. I'm going to make up my own clothing with the REAL W&M Tribe logo on it.

The College won't be getting any of my money either. Donations, grad school, homecoming, tickets, whatever. You blew it.

This is a travesty. I think everyone involved with this decision should be dragged into the street and beaten. I hope you know that both your children and your parents are all ashamed of you. I am ashmed that you are allowed to call yourselves Americans.

So – Myles Brand and the NCAA, Gene Nichols and the Board of Visitors at William & Mary – You are not Americans – you are fascist pigs. I hope you all get deported.

Good day sirs.

This blog article was really helpful for me setting up my new MacBook to access my FWAG114 VPN by using an IPSec client named IPSecuritas.

Establishing a VPN with IPSecuritas and the Netgear FVS318 at Aaron Adams’s Lame-ass Blog

Read my Yelp! review of Rocco's Restaurant in Wilmington where I had my going-away lunch.

You heard right – I quit my damn job…

Is it still quitting if you have a new one lined up?

My computer is acting up so this will be short and sweet.

The Cleveland Steamers lost their season opening game against Pro Transmission 7-3.

And I played like crap.

End of story.