6 Jul, 2016

When You Have No Idea What The Other Person Is Talking About

By |2016-07-06T22:38:06-04:00July 6th, 2016|My Brain|0 Comments

Long title but I couldn’t think of how to shorten it without it being more confusing.

5yUpjCUI tend to have many conversations where I have no idea what the person I’m talking to is talking about. This can range from global topics (about once a year) where I don’t know what’s happening in Turkey or a mix up when I’m ordering food (once a day) when a cashier asks if I want 2 or 3 and I can’t understand that they are talking about how many sugars I want (isn’t it predetermined?). This happens all so frequently that I’ve developed a system of going with it.

Just a funny gif to get you to keep reading.

Just a funny gif to get you to keep reading.

My first thought when someone is telling me anything is “does this person know what they are talking about.” I’ve pretty much determined that 99% of the time they don’t. A person has to prove to me that I should care about their points because the more someone thinks they know, most likely, the less they do. I respect it much more when someone tells me that they have no idea what they are talking about and this is only an opinion then people who preach gospel about any one topic. If you go through life remembering this little tidbit, you’ll be better off: most people don’t know shit but want you to think they do.

3kgV0RJESince you know, that I know, that I know nothing, you’ll read this post with the understanding that you shouldn’t listen to it. When people talk to me about the myriad of knowledge that I don’t know, whatever you do, NEVER ask them to explain it. Here’s an example, a person at a party  says to you “can you believe Hillary Clinton violated the FOI (people pretending to be smart love using acronyms) law?” There are 2 possibilities that can occur:

  1. You say you don’t know what the FOI  is and then the person immediately looks down on you, you ruin the flow of the question by having them explain it to you, and then you are in the middle of a conversation that is trending downward. I will say this would be an unusual lead in as an ice breaker.
  2. You say, “what a bitch.”
How I plan to talk to people after writing this post.

How I plan to talk to people after writing this post.

You obviously have never heard of the FOI law because you’re a normal human being who doesn’t give a shit about politics because they are corrupt and you are so far out of their world that even considering trying to join the party is a nightmare. So to respond in way #1 is asking for trouble (unless you really give a shit but then you probably wouldn’t be saying you don’t know what it is to begin with). #2 is following along and giving the person what they want. This is the key to life. Follow along with people because people love themselves and the world swims along if you play along. Obviously you know that learning is a crucial element to life so I’m obviously being one sided in this post because there are intelligent human beings on this planet but each conversation holds it’s own weight and it’s better to play along then get caught up. Question everything.

5 Jul, 2016

The Weekend That Never Was

By |2016-07-05T21:18:38-04:00July 5th, 2016|My Life|0 Comments

noted_nonvisibleart_headerI haven’t blogged for 5 days and that’s not what I’m about. Every single time you check rnningfool.com, I’d like there to be an update. Now that isn’t possible if you check every hour like I’m sure some of you cube monkeys do. I know my audience and you will only plug in my website when you’re really bored and need a dose of separation from the real world. This is why I know there is a disappointment when you visit and see the same amazing post you already read. Fortunately there is a reason for this.

You-Don’t-Say-610x370The main reason is that everyone cares mostly about themselves. This is not an opinion, it’s fact. Your world is I. Everyone’s world is I and it’s important not to forget that. This is why I don’t write recaps of my life for the last 5 days while I haven’t been blogging. I’ve learned that YOU don’t care about ME. So unless what I’m doing involves YOU, there’s no point of blogging about it. Since I’m trying to grow a base of people who like to read what I write, I don’t write about ME.

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Haven’t seen the J-Train in 5 years.

Notice my post about my 33 size pants got 7 comments. Why? Because everyone wears pants. Not everyone goes with me to casino’s and golfing. That’s why I’m not going to write about my 2 golf shots on par 3’s in the past 2 days where one was 12 inches and the other was 6 inches from a hole in one. I just won’t do it. I’m certainly not going to write about the 1k I won from Valley Forge Casino gambling from midnight to 4 in the morning. Sure it’s remarkable but who doesn’t win every time they go to the casino? I also didn’t video tape my brother running a 4:37 mile at the tender age of 24 to show how our family never quits making efforts at improving. I also didn’t see the J-train on the Spirit of Philadelphia to take this pic.

At this point you get my drift of how I secretly disguised this post to not write about myself and then did so at every point possible. I’m tricky like that. Even still, the lack of blogging will continue as I’ll be away on Thursday and then gone for most of the weekend at a wedding. I’ll try to squeeze in a few posts in the meantime so the well doesn’t run dry.

1 Jul, 2016

Hot Take – Pop Up Beer Gardens Suck

By |2016-07-01T12:55:09-04:00July 1st, 2016|My Brain|2 Comments

Shitty Beer Garden in Philly

Shoot me now.

I’m so over the fad of Pop Up Beer Gardens that it’s not even funny. Everyone is the same shitty formula.

  1. Pick a deserted parking lot.
  2. Put a trailer that sells luke warm beer. I’ll add that it’s always exotic beer to be “different” and it usually sucks.
  3. Put a trailer that has bathrooms that smell like shit. The people who run them don’t take care of them so the trash is always overloaded and toilets overflowing.
  4. Add a few tables and hammocks and sell overpriced food that is wildly overrated.

635747560728277850-1106671478_3rd paragraphThe problem is people are idiots who convince themselves that it’s fashionable to go to pop up beer gardens. THEY ARE THE FAKEST PLACE ON THE PLANET. These places are packed to the brim for the sheer reason that people “think” that they are good. I can’t think of one time I’ve had a good time at a pop up beer garden. My first thought when I get there is when are we going to leave. I understand that there aren’t a lot of places to drink outside but these places are thrown together by hipsters who have no idea how to run a business. They don’t even have TV’s!

 

The King of Pop Ups – Spruce Street Harbor Park

Looks fun? It's not.

Looks fun? It’s not.

I went to VisitPhilly.com and read through their list of the 15 FUN things to do at Spurce St Harbor Park and I’ll refute each one (this is back in 2015 FWIW).

  1. Enjoy the return of Spruce Street Harbor Park a full month early for 2015. – No.
  2. Where to start? The best place: Relax in a Hammock. – No thank you. Hammocks are fun for about 1 minute until you realize you’re not that comfortable and are just pretending to be.
  3. Play a Game of Bocce – I actually like Bocce but most likely the court will be taken.
  4. Or a Game of Shuffleboard – Not that fun of a game.
  5. spruce-street-harbor-park-chess2-920vpOr a Game of Giant Chess – Chess is a great game but set up 5 tables with chess and you’ve done 5x better than a giant chess game. This idea that giant chess is a good idea is what pisses me off.
  6. Get out on the river on a kayak or paddle boat – The last thing I would want to do is get wet in the middle of the Delaware, shit infested, water.
  7. Or head a short walk north of Spruce Street Harbor Park and check out the brand new Blue Cross RiverRink Summerfest – I’ve been to the Winterfest and find myself thinking the same exact thoughts about wanting to leave.
  8. Thirsty? Back at Spruce Street Harbor Park, sip on a delicious brew at the Visit Philly Beer Garden Series this summer – I love beer. I honestly believe that any place is acceptable as long as there is beer. Problem is they serve beers that appease the non-beer drinker. The session IPA that’s 4.%. The Love Stout which is a HORRIBLE beer. The fruit beer that absolutely nobody wants.
  9.  Hungry? Grab a bite to eat at one of a number of new awesome spots on the boardwalk.  – The food sucks. Bottomline. Truck food is rarely dynamite.
  10. SpruceStHarborPark-24-M.Edlow-920vpGet your picture taken on the #visitphilly chair – This is what I’m talking about. You’d have to be an idiot to WANT to do this. Ok. If there’s a big chair sitting on a dock, I understand wanting to get a picture but why the fuck would you want to go there to do this?!?!?
  11. Catch a sunset from the floating barge – I’m not going to argue with beautiful sunsets. You’ve hit a soft spot.
  12. Stroll the boardwalk along the banks of the river – This isn’t an activity. This is called “I’d rather be at home watching Game of Thrones”.
  13. what-the-hell-is-a-sodosopaMake it a date night – Gonna need a date for this one.
  14. Marvel at the park’s beauty come nightfall – No comment. I’m sure it’s great.
  15. Spruce Street Harbor Park and Blue Cross RiverRink Summerfest open May 22. Get excited. – I’m not. 
29 Jun, 2016

You’re A Size 33, not 32

By |2016-06-29T15:47:38-04:00June 29th, 2016|My Brain|7 Comments

What’s the difference between 1 inch? A huge indentation in your waist and total discomfort.

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When I’m feeling the leg game.

I like to purchase my clothes from Amazon because it’s cheap and I don’t have to go to the mall. I usually buy the Dockers, non-cargo, shorts for $24.99 in various colors. Back in college I ballooned up to a 34 waist and since I’ve been out I can comfortably wear a 33. For whatever reason I decided that there can’t be much difference between 32 and 33 and figured I just ran a 5 year PR in a 5k so I must be slim and trim. Unfortunately that extra inch makes a belt fit nicely compared to suffocating the life out of me.

Just so everyone knows how tough I am.

Just so everyone knows how tough I am.

Which brings me to the need to always wear a belt. I can’t quite explain but I feel naked without a belt. I don’t doubt for a second I could wear all my shorts and jeans without one but the idea that it always will keep my pants up is comforting. Plus it would be so weird pissing at a urinal without a belt Any other takers who can’t leave home without a belt?

I was having a small day...

I was having a small day…

A final pant issue is that I bought some Tommy John underwear to try out and they have a pocket in the front for what I assume is your Johnson to poke out without having to drop your drawers peeing. You can see it in the picture. Instead of pulling the waist band below your dick, you reach in the pouch and grab it up and through. I will touch my penis if I have to when at the urinal but usually I just drop it with my waist band and prop it up and out. This way I don’t have to touch it and never have to wash my hands. Just kidding. Can’t wait to shake your hand next time I see you…

28 Jun, 2016

Bjorn Borg Doesn’t Fuck Around

By |2016-06-28T09:16:45-04:00June 28th, 2016|Sports|0 Comments

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McEnroe & Borg in Wimbledon 1980

I watched a documentary on the matches between Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe on HBO entitled McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice. Being that Wimbledon is ongoing as I type this, I figured a tennis post made sense.

 

Bjorn Borg Holds 11 Grand Slam Titles

Bjorn Borg won 5 straight Wimbledon titles between the years 1976-1980. His most famous match came in 1980 when he faced John McEnroe, the up and coming American. This match is often cited as the best Wimbledon final ever played. The 4th set – McEnroe averted disaster and went on to level the match in Wimbledon’s most memorable 34-point tiebreaker, which he won 18–16. Born went on the dominate the 5th set for his 5th straight Wimbledon title.

The next major tournament was the US Open which Borg lost to McEnroe on the faster surface. The following year, McEnroe beat him in the finals in Wimbledon and in the US Open and that was that, Borg retired from tennis at the age of 26.

 

If You Aren’t #1…

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Borg wins Wimbledon

Borg retired because he achieved what he set out to achieve and that was to be the best player in the world. Once McEnroe defeated him consecutively in a few tournaments, he decided that he no longer wanted to live the celebrity tennis life. I find that awesome to go out on top with what had to be a difficult decision.

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What Being #1 Looks Like

Most of us accept that we’ll never be #1 in the world at anything and this is a fair assumption. I’ll relate this to my own life because I can’t relate it to anyone else’s. I enjoy bowling and golfing but there is no point for me to think that I can get out of bed every day and practice the sport and have a shot of being the very best. This goes against the idea that “you can do anything you set your mind to.” Which brings me to the idea that your job is  what you get out of bed every day to do. This means that Bjorn Borg got out of the bed to be #1 in the world in tennis and I get out of bed every day to sell items that chose me. This is the conundrum.

Most of the time if you do what you really like to do in this world, you’ll be a bum. For me I’d spend my time watching TV, running around scenic parks, golfing, or learning Photoshop. Ultimately, none of these activities pay the bills. It’s not an easy idea to compute because it’s so ingrained in our society that you are supposed to accept doing work that you don’t like doing. Bjorn Borg got it right.

23 Jun, 2016

Yesterday’s Post

By |2016-06-23T16:29:36-04:00June 23rd, 2016|My Brain|1 Comment

I spent about 2 hours making the celebrity meltdown post. It was a pain in the ass finding the pictures, dating the pictures, and organizing the data. I point that out because it’s not a post that comes together in a few minutes like this one. If you check the counter on the bottom right of the sidebar, you’ll see yesterday produced 274 people, with 120 coming from Facebook. So when Dave Gildea writes “clickbait” under my posts, let’s just say I might know what I’m doing.

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Ben likes my traffic

Of course 120 people isn’t a huge amount but still nothing to sneeze at. It makes me want to create a part 2 of the same exact topic and use an even more revealing picture as the feature image. Title and image are all people care about. I personally thought the content was very good for that post. I’m not saying I couldn’t have done a better job if I felt like scouring the internet for worse pictures and further details of hot celebrity female collapses but I have better things to do. Oh wait. No I don’t.

23 Jun, 2016

Who Doesn’t Want To Read About the Tex Mex 5K?

By |2016-06-23T09:20:13-04:00June 23rd, 2016|Running|0 Comments

Tex Mex 5k Logo

This is a dumb logo and I would never wear the free shirt with a tree on it.

Tex Mex 5k

Sam’s write up on his 3rd place finish at the Tex Mex 5k is worth reading if you love 5k’s. My only comment is that when you get older you don’t have as much time on hand, so training harder by putting less mileage is one of the only options to stay in shape. Good to see it worked in your favor.

My experience running the Tex Mex 5k was satisfactory as well on that hot June 22nd day. I got to the course about an hour early so I had plenty of time to warm up (lol). I was awarded the honorable bib number 1337 which I didn’t even realize until Sam’s eyes widened when he pointed out that I was LEET. I’ve been throwing in runs between 40-60 minutes along with some shorter runs about 4 times a week so I figured I was in decent shape. My time 2 years ago was 17:29 which is pretty much where I expect to be.

The Race

This has nothing to with the race.

This has nothing to do with the race.

I was in the front of the race and got boxed in immediately by slower people. I scooted to the outside to get up with a group of about 10 guys behind the lead group of about 10 guys. My mouth immediately went dry but I felt fine physically so it wasn’t a big deal. I came through the first mile at 5:30 and my legs still felt strong. I was 11:03 at mile 2 so I knew I was keeping pace which led me to believe that I would still run a good time. The first part of the last mile is up hill and I knew from my run 2 years ago that the rest was downhill. My turnover wasn’t great up the hill but I got there without too much issue. I got passed by an old man (47) going down the hill towards the end and then outkicked by a stringbean. The final stretch is straight and I could see the timer as I got closer. About 100 yards away I could make out that the time was in the 16’s and I knew that the 17:30 mark would be eclipsed which was quite inspirational mind you. I finished at 17:17 which is my best 5k time in probably a decade. Also being able to do 3 miles at 5:34 pace makes me pretty confident I can run a good mile time which I promise I’ll do soon. Full results Tex Mex 5k results.

22 Jun, 2016

And the Next Celebrity Meltdown Goes To…

By |2016-10-27T22:35:33-04:00June 22nd, 2016|Celeb|4 Comments

Ariel Winter from Modern Family. Before I fully detail this prediction (which is going off at 1-1 right now), it’s important to scour the past for hints of insanity from other meltdowns.

 

McKayla Maroney’s Downward Spiral

Hard to categorize this as a complete meltdown as there haven’t been any internal, or external, reports of it. I also have exactly 0 inside information on the aforementioned meltdown. However, I’m sensing her state of mind through her Twitter and Instagram posts since she rose to Olympic fame. Let’s watch the 4 year cycle:

Picture from the summer of 2012 when she was still training
McKayla After Olympics

Still Olympic Fame with the not impressed face
Hot Young McKayla

The Pinnacle of McKayla taken on 9/4/13
McKayla Maroney Dodger Fan

Still Keeping it Together – 4th of July in 2014 
McKayla's 4th of July

Concert Scene Takes Over and Madness Begins (still brown hair) – April 13, 2015
McKayla at Coachella

Post Boob Job – October, 2015
McKayla Boobs

Drugs Are Bad, MmmmKay – Shortly After the Last Pic
McKayla on Molly

Falling Off the Wagon – March 8th, 2016
Black Hair McKayla

Black Hair Begins – March 20th, 2016
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Who Knows What’s Next – June 7th, 2016

Black Hair McKayla Maroney

 

 

Britney Spears Goes Full Cycle (Thankfully)

The most notorious collapse from the queen of pop. She got into all sorts of wild antics like shaving her head, getting hitched in Vegas and then divorced shortly after, marrying her backup dancer Kevin Federline, and stories involving drugs and bizarre parenting. Britney has since returned to prime time with spots on American Idol and making a full revitalization of her life which is wonderful to witness that you can turn it around.

The Hottest Britney in Hit Me Baby One More Time – ’98

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Whoops I Did It Again Video – ’00
Britney in Whoops I Did It Again

Still Looking Hot but the Beginning of the Meltdown – ’04
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Britney Shaves Head and Attacks Car With Umbrella – ’07
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Who Knows What She’s On – ’10
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Making a Comeback – ’12
Britney Spears at Clive Davis Pre-GRAMMY Gala

Back to Healthy After Much Time (I’d guess) – ’15
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Amanda Bynes Jumps Off Deep End and Lands On Cement

Completely disappearing from the limelight in today’s era, Amanda Bynes had a few weeks of epic proportions that captured the American audience by storm. A beautiful young woman who got her start from All That and grew into a leading lady in films. She started taking crazy pills and never fully recovered.

Looking Hot – 2009
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Maxim – 2010
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Drake Please Murder My Vagina – 2013
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Post Boob Job – 2014
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Rough Times – 2014
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Mug Shot – 2014
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Bynes Doing Better but I Don’t Know If That’s Saying Much – Late 2015
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Lindsey Lohan Fell the Furthest

Lindsay Lohan was on top of the world after Mean Girls (and even sort of with Herbie even though the movie sucked but she looked good doing it). She went from childhood cutie (remember Parent Trap), to goddess like proportion’s in Mean Girls, to cocaine addicted and DUI getting maniac, to skipping court and serving jail time. She never got back to full health which is sad and shows the dangers of being a childhood star.

The Plastics from Mean Girls -2004
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Vanity Fair Shoot (Be Hotter, You Can’t)- 2004
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Celebrity Status Takes It’s Toll Quickly – 2005
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One of At Least 2 Mugshots – 2007
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Riddled in Drugs and Alcohol – 2009
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Wigging It – 2012
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Tough To Tell If Things Are Looking Up – 2015
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Ariel Winter is My Prediction For Next Complete Meltdown

Better known as Alex Dunphy from Modern Family, Ariel got press for having big boobs and getting them reduced. You’ll notice that most of these meltdowns stem from having big boobs combined with drugs and alcohol. My prediction of her demise begins with the notice of her provocative Instagram pics and Coachella destination (ala McKayla) for partying.  That graduation pic at the end is the cherry on top because who the hell would wear that to graduation? I’m guessing by the time she turns 21, she’ll have at least one DUI. Mark my words.

Talks of Breast Reduction Begin – Jan, 2014
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Modern Family – No Idea Time Frame
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Bikini Selfies – March ’16
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Coachella – April ’16
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Beach Time – April ’16
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Her Graduation Picture – July ’16
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When it happens, remember this post.

21 Jun, 2016

Anton Yelchin Gets Killed By Own Parked Car

By |2016-06-21T13:39:35-04:00June 21st, 2016|Celeb|0 Comments

Anton Yelchin

Anton Yelchin

What? On Sunday I read news of a 27 year old Anton Yelchin, who was in Star Trek dying without reading any specifics. I thought it was uncommon for a 27 year old to pass but didn’t think much of it. Then I read today that he was crushed by his own Jeep that he thought he put in park but a malfunction of the car made it actually go in neutral. Unaware it was in neutral, the car rolled down his steep driveway and ended up pinning him against his own security fence crushing and killing him within a minute. How does this happen?

Anton Yelchin's Crushed Gate

Anton Yelchin’s Crushed Gate

Seriously how does this happen? It’s like you park your car and walk down to the security gate for some reason. If it’s to open the security gate I’d have to wonder why this isn’t opened by remote control. If he was getting the mail then he didn’t hear the car picking up speed behind him? Did he have headphones in? This seems like a very hard story to understand. Absolutely tragic to go out this way. Makes me scared to leave my house. This scene from Curb Your Enthusiasm and Anton as the Magician was great though.

This story is obviously not a good one for Fiat, who produces the Jeep Grand Cherokee, because it brings further attention to their 812,000 recall of various models. This story I found particularly scary:

Car through houseThis month, an owner from Bowling Green, Ky., wrote to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to report an incident in which his wife got out of the Jeep to take their 3-year-old child out of the back seat “and the Jeep began to roll away.”

According to the owner’s account: “She ran and jumped into the driver’s seat to stop it and in the process her foot slipped from the brake to the gas pedal, driving the car through a house. Significant damage was done to the vehicle and the home, but no one was injured.”

Car through the house is never a good look.

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