unintended result

I was watching television last night while running on the treadmill at the Y.  An NBA playoff game was on which I usually have a hard time watching while running on the treadmill because my body usually follows my eyes as they track the ball on the screen and I end up tripping over myself and making a scene amongst my fellow running-in-placers.  I happened to notice for some reason that there were several commercials that showed young children, infants, toddlers, etc. in the nude and in compromising positions.  Of course the products advertised were some sort of baby lotion, wash, shampoo, diaper, and what not but for some reason it caught my eye that they kept showing children taking off their clothes, or naked babies.  Now I know this is a huge stretch but I imagined some pedophile sitting at home scanning commercials on regular television in order to find these types of ads and this guy/girl would be getting some sort of a rise out of this.  Even worse, they could be recording these commercials, compiling them, sharing them, publishing them on the internet, making dvds, and cds, and short films of these commercials and in effect generating some sort of kiddie porn industry just out of your everyday commercial.  I suppose these commercials in low frequency would mean nothing to the average viewer but think about them spliced and edited to show all of the babies bottoms and topless toddler in rapid succession on a television screen, I think any non-pedophile would be disturbed and I assume any run of the mill pedophile would be quite aroused. 

 

Now I know you think I am crazy but don’t jump to conclusions so quickly.  Did you think the research and development folks at SC Johnson ever expected teenagers to take their Glade fresheners, put a washcloth over the top and huff the chemicals they ejected until they got high?

paralysis of potential

I think I could spend a great deal of time, research, and writing on a topic that I have tangled with for quite a while.  It is about the fact that there is a certain demographic of people that simply do not live up to their potential.  Of course the world assumes they are failure, but are they really?  What if the potential assigned to them by society is wrong? Is it possible that the sheer pressure of assuming your potential is enough to paralyze someone into nothingness, failure, disgrace? The pressure to produce, perform, and prevail is overpowering in some instances and quite possibly may lead to the destruction of individuals who could have otherwise existed quite comfortably. 

 

back home chicago

This is the week after my long trek from San Diego, CA to Chicago, IL. The total trip took 3 days, averaging between 11-13 hours a day. Some things I would talk about:

near pencil in neck experience
coats
gasoline
the irony of a flat tire 3/4 of a mile from your exit after 11 hours of driving
blood sweat and complete darkness
hummos
planters
starry night
arches national park
long silences
thanks sears for being open
being offended
driver's side get-down
the home stretch
the best "no-services" exit in the whole world
business
worth the trip
home in one piece

executive boards

I want to start a skateboarding company. My market would be young professionals in urban environments. They would use their skateboards to get to and from work, the bus, or a train-some form of public transportation. The skateboarders gear would be a satchel-esque briefcase with a strap over their shoulder. They would were a suit or some form of business casual. They would wear their work shoes, which is somewhat dangerous and irresponsible because they could ruin their shoes pretty easily. They could wear a sneaker, but not the stupid ass big tongue, big sole sneakers that are traditional in the skateboarding world, they would wear something a bit more streamlined, easier to carry around the office and not so noticeable. They would ride longer boards which traditional are easier to skate and a bit slower, more for cruising. Speed would not necessarily be a concern because this is their release, they can move fast when they hit the office. Also they wouldn't work to hard to get these boards to move because they can't build up a sweat while in their work clothes.

This is their rebellion from the everyday world. We can't all work in our dream job, we aren't all pursuing our passions, but that doesn't mean we can't have a good time. This is only a job, its how you get the funds to do what you love. get a board, have a good time, ride executive boards.