Daily Bumble

[Redz]

I miss Steve!

I offer a lame attempt at the filling the gap, or perhaps creating a new void in the process, by offering a vast abyss of nothingness.  It's no Babble, but I'll see what I can come up with some random thoughts.

Antoine Walker joins the long list of gifted athletes who could not handle the rewards those gifts brought him.  Some guys lose it all on poor investments (see Bernie Kosar), some find drugs, some spend it all on frivolous things (see Mike Tyson), and then there's the gambler (see Mr. Wiggles).  Usually it's some combination of two or three of the aforementioned list, with some child support/alimony thrown into the mix.  It's hard to have any pity for Toine at this point.  His career's pretty much done, and now he has to figure out how to clean up the mess he made.  How do you do that?  What does Antoine have to fall back on? 

I guess he can earn some money in Europe or something.  It's just silly.

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WBCN's demise has brought up a lot of nostalgic thoughts for me.  I grew up listening to BCN in it's heyday.  It's crazy to think how much the role of the music radio station has changed now.  They used to be the main source for hearing some new stuff, and deciding whether to go out and get it or not.  Now we are hearing more and more stations that are basically going the route of being a public Ipod shuffle run by a robot.  There are so many more options to get out tunes now that offer a hell of a lot more personal decision making then just selecting from what's aired on the radio. 

WBCN gave me the basis for most of my musical tastes, but they did it with a sense of humor, and an attitude that made you feel like you were part of the fun. 

Michael Jackson on WBCN...When Michael Jackson died the thing I immediately thought of was how big the "Thriller" album was. What made me aware that album was something different was when I woke up to the Big Mattress hyping the new release of a tune with Eddie Van Halen playing guitar for Michael Jackson. I couldn't believe they were playing Michael on the "rock of Boston", but having Eddie on it made it cool to play. My first time hearing "Beat It" was on WBCN.

Tim Wakefield the All Star never got to make a pitch in the game, but I'm ok with that, and more importantly he's ok with it.  Madden was coaching the game to win it, and you can't fault him for the choices he made.  Throwing a Wakefield crapshoot out there in the middle of a close game, against some top notch hitters, was probably not the best plan.  In Wake's case, the honor of being named to the game is not diminished by not getting in the box score.


School

Without getting into the gory details, my professor pretty much dropped the ball on our entire session for our last class (my classes meet one full weekend a month, and each class is two months).  I received an A for the class, but have yet to see any graded material.  I now know for certain that my approach to school is a whole lot different than my prior experiences in school, since I'm actually not at all pleased about just getting a rubber stamp A (as far as I know everyone's in the same boat with the A's too).  With the amount of work my classmates and I put into our projects it's pretty insulting not seeing any feedback.

Back in the day, I'd be tickled pink with an A any way it came. Not now.  Not this way.

...ok...back to work...this probably won't, in fact, be a daily thing, but I felt the need to take a break from school stuff and vent a bit.


 

[Prof. Clutch]

You may have not gotten a legitimate grade or feedback on your school work, but I give you and A+ and a Tommy Point for your Daily Bumble.  You'll have to change your avatar now to a evil oscar the grouch clown.

[Redz]

You may have not gotten a legitimate grade or feedback on your school work, but I give you and A+ and a Tommy Point for your Daily Bumble.  You'll have to change your avatar now to a evil oscar the grouch clown.

I'm already treading on very thin SW copyright ice with the "bumble" title, I don't want to incur the grouchy wrath by using Oscar as well 

[RebusRankin]

Good read Redz.

As for the course I had a similar experience last term. We had one assignment for a course due at the end and the prof was very vague about the requirements. In the end, all we received back was our work with a grade but no feedback. The joke was that he just dropped them down the stairs and one stair was for As, another B+s etc. Very frustrating.

[Hoyo de Monterrey]

Nice Redz, thanks.

I always enjoyed Steve's work, but this isn't bad either 

[Redz]

Nice Redz, thanks.

I always enjoyed Steve's work, but this isn't bad either 

Thanks

Ummm, Steve put just a wee bit more thought, research, and content into his (he was underselling himself with the term "babble").  This is more of the Dan Shaugnessy clearing the closet (or whatever he called it) type thing.

[Redz]

Good read Redz.

As for the course I had a similar experience last term. We had one assignment for a course due at the end and the prof was very vague about the requirements. In the end, all we received back was our work with a grade but no feedback. The joke was that he just dropped them down the stairs and one stair was for As, another B+s etc. Very frustrating.

This guy didn't even do that.  The grades are supposed to be submitted no later than 45 days after the last day of class.  When the deadline passed he sent an apology to the school, and received an extension.  A week later we all got A's, but no graded material returned.

[Prof. Clutch]

You may have not gotten a legitimate grade or feedback on your school work, but I give you and A+ and a Tommy Point for your Daily Bumble.  You'll have to change your avatar now to a evil oscar the grouch clown.

I'm already treading on very thin SW copyright ice with the "bumble" title, I don't want to incur the grouchy wrath by using Oscar as well 

If you're not willing to incur his wrath, than I'm willing to accept it for you.  Here you go Redz, the ultimate fusion of the evil clown and oscar the grouch.  I warn you, just be ready for what you're about to witness...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Dg1mcTfLdk

May I now be struck down by the grouch gods!  Go ahead Steve, do your worst!

[ssspence]

Nice Redz, thanks.

I always enjoyed Steve's work, but this isn't bad either 

Thanks

Ummm, Steve put just a wee bit more thought, research, and content into his (he was underselling himself with the term "babble").  This is more of the Dan Shaugnessy clearing the closet (or whatever he called it) type thing.

Now don't go comparing yourself to Shaugnessy. Don't do that, Redz. The clowns you like wear make-up.

[Redz]

You may have not gotten a legitimate grade or feedback on your school work, but I give you and A+ and a Tommy Point for your Daily Bumble.  You'll have to change your avatar now to a evil oscar the grouch clown.

I'm already treading on very thin SW copyright ice with the "bumble" title, I don't want to incur the grouchy wrath by using Oscar as well 

If you're not willing to incur his wrath, than I'm willing to accept it for you.  Here you go Redz, the ultimate fusion of the evil clown and oscar the grouch.  I warn you, just be ready for what you're about to witness...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Dg1mcTfLdk

May I now be struck down by the grouch gods!  Go ahead Steve, do your worst!

So now we all know what would happen if you threw Steve and I in the trash together.  That pretty much wraps up the last of life's mysteries for me now. Thanks, the rest of life is utterly meaningless.

[Redz]

Nice Redz, thanks.

I always enjoyed Steve's work, but this isn't bad either 

Thanks

Ummm, Steve put just a wee bit more thought, research, and content into his (he was underselling himself with the term "babble").  This is more of the Dan Shaugnessy clearing the closet (or whatever he called it) type thing.

Now don't go comparing yourself to Shaugnessy. Don't do that, Redz. The clowns you like wear make-up.

Oh god no...I have way better hair

[Prof. Clutch]

You may have not gotten a legitimate grade or feedback on your school work, but I give you and A+ and a Tommy Point for your Daily Bumble.  You'll have to change your avatar now to a evil oscar the grouch clown.

I'm already treading on very thin SW copyright ice with the "bumble" title, I don't want to incur the grouchy wrath by using Oscar as well 

If you're not willing to incur his wrath, than I'm willing to accept it for you.  Here you go Redz, the ultimate fusion of the evil clown and oscar the grouch.  I warn you, just be ready for what you're about to witness...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Dg1mcTfLdk

May I now be struck down by the grouch gods!  Go ahead Steve, do your worst!

So now we all know what would happen if you threw Steve and I in the trash together.  That pretty much wraps up the last of life's mysteries for me now. Thanks, the rest of life is utterly meaningless.

I'm sorry. If it helps at all, I did it for the sake of the Bumble.  I'm legitimately disturbed by it as well.  I'm pretty sure it will haunt me in my nightmares now.

[ACF]

Now don't go comparing yourself to Shaugnessy. Don't do that, Redz. The clowns you like wear make-up.

Oh god no...I have way better hair

Quoted for truth.
A TP for bumblin'!

[Steve Weinman]

I miss Steve!

I offer a lame attempt at the filling the gap, or perhaps creating a new void in the process, by offering a vast abyss of nothingness.  It's no Babble, but I'll see what I can come up with some random thoughts.

Antoine Walker joins the long list of gifted athletes who could not handle the rewards those gifts brought him.  Some guys lose it all on poor investments (see Bernie Kosar), some find drugs, some spend it all on frivolous things (see Mike Tyson), and then there's the gambler (see Mr. Wiggles).  Usually it's some combination of two or three of the aforementioned list, with some child support/alimony thrown into the mix.  It's hard to have any pity for Toine at this point.  His career's pretty much done, and now he has to figure out how to clean up the mess he made.  How do you do that?  What does Antoine have to fall back on? 

I guess he can earn some money in Europe or something.  It's just silly.

-----------------------------

WBCN's demise has brought up a lot of nostalgic thoughts for me.  I grew up listening to BCN in it's heyday.  It's crazy to think how much the role of the music radio station has changed now.  They used to be the main source for hearing some new stuff, and deciding whether to go out and get it or not.  Now we are hearing more and more stations that are basically going the route of being a public Ipod shuffle run by a robot.  There are so many more options to get out tunes now that offer a hell of a lot more personal decision making then just selecting from what's aired on the radio. 

WBCN gave me the basis for most of my musical tastes, but they did it with a sense of humor, and an attitude that made you feel like you were part of the fun. 

Michael Jackson on WBCN...When Michael Jackson died the thing I immediately thought of was how big the "Thriller" album was. What made me aware that album was something different was when I woke up to the Big Mattress hyping the new release of a tune with Eddie Van Halen playing guitar for Michael Jackson. I couldn't believe they were playing Michael on the "rock of Boston", but having Eddie on it made it cool to play. My first time hearing "Beat It" was on WBCN.

Tim Wakefield the All Star never got to make a pitch in the game, but I'm ok with that, and more importantly he's ok with it.  Madden was coaching the game to win it, and you can't fault him for the choices he made.  Throwing a Wakefield crapshoot out there in the middle of a close game, against some top notch hitters, was probably not the best plan.  In Wake's case, the honor of being named to the game is not diminished by not getting in the box score.


School

Without getting into the gory details, my professor pretty much dropped the ball on our entire session for our last class (my classes meet one full weekend a month, and each class is two months).  I received an A for the class, but have yet to see any graded material.  I now know for certain that my approach to school is a whole lot different than my prior experiences in school, since I'm actually not at all pleased about just getting a rubber stamp A (as far as I know everyone's in the same boat with the A's too).  With the amount of work my classmates and I put into our projects it's pretty insulting not seeing any feedback.

Back in the day, I'd be tickled pink with an A any way it came. Not now.  Not this way.

...ok...back to work...this probably won't, in fact, be a daily thing, but I felt the need to take a break from school stuff and vent a bit.


 

Well done, sir!  Talk about "underselling" - *this* deserves more than the "Bumble" label, nu?

I would say that I miss you all, too - but really, while I haven't been posting as much, I've been reading just about everything on the front page and most of the forums - so it would be more accurate to say that it has been a pleasure to keep up with so many of you from afar even when I'm not posting as frequently as I might be otherwise (though I do miss the writing).  And I'm always pleased to hear from you.

How's that for some grouchy sentiment?

Prof. Clutch, after reading Redz' synopsis there of your video, I feel like I should probably wait until tomorrow to watch when I'm not just about to go to sleep, as I'd prefer this doesn't haunt me all evening...

Bumble on, Redz!

-sw

[Redz]

I miss Steve!

I offer a lame attempt at the filling the gap, or perhaps creating a new void in the process, by offering a vast abyss of nothingness.  It's no Babble, but I'll see what I can come up with some random thoughts.

Antoine Walker joins the long list of gifted athletes who could not handle the rewards those gifts brought him.  Some guys lose it all on poor investments (see Bernie Kosar), some find drugs, some spend it all on frivolous things (see Mike Tyson), and then there's the gambler (see Mr. Wiggles).  Usually it's some combination of two or three of the aforementioned list, with some child support/alimony thrown into the mix.  It's hard to have any pity for Toine at this point.  His career's pretty much done, and now he has to figure out how to clean up the mess he made.  How do you do that?  What does Antoine have to fall back on? 

I guess he can earn some money in Europe or something.  It's just silly.

-----------------------------

WBCN's demise has brought up a lot of nostalgic thoughts for me.  I grew up listening to BCN in it's heyday.  It's crazy to think how much the role of the music radio station has changed now.  They used to be the main source for hearing some new stuff, and deciding whether to go out and get it or not.  Now we are hearing more and more stations that are basically going the route of being a public Ipod shuffle run by a robot.  There are so many more options to get out tunes now that offer a hell of a lot more personal decision making then just selecting from what's aired on the radio. 

WBCN gave me the basis for most of my musical tastes, but they did it with a sense of humor, and an attitude that made you feel like you were part of the fun. 

Michael Jackson on WBCN...When Michael Jackson died the thing I immediately thought of was how big the "Thriller" album was. What made me aware that album was something different was when I woke up to the Big Mattress hyping the new release of a tune with Eddie Van Halen playing guitar for Michael Jackson. I couldn't believe they were playing Michael on the "rock of Boston", but having Eddie on it made it cool to play. My first time hearing "Beat It" was on WBCN.

Tim Wakefield the All Star never got to make a pitch in the game, but I'm ok with that, and more importantly he's ok with it.  Madden was coaching the game to win it, and you can't fault him for the choices he made.  Throwing a Wakefield crapshoot out there in the middle of a close game, against some top notch hitters, was probably not the best plan.  In Wake's case, the honor of being named to the game is not diminished by not getting in the box score.


School

Without getting into the gory details, my professor pretty much dropped the ball on our entire session for our last class (my classes meet one full weekend a month, and each class is two months).  I received an A for the class, but have yet to see any graded material.  I now know for certain that my approach to school is a whole lot different than my prior experiences in school, since I'm actually not at all pleased about just getting a rubber stamp A (as far as I know everyone's in the same boat with the A's too).  With the amount of work my classmates and I put into our projects it's pretty insulting not seeing any feedback.

Back in the day, I'd be tickled pink with an A any way it came. Not now.  Not this way.

...ok...back to work...this probably won't, in fact, be a daily thing, but I felt the need to take a break from school stuff and vent a bit.


 

Well done, sir!  Talk about "underselling" - *this* deserves more than the "Bumble" label, nu?

I would say that I miss you all, too - but really, while I haven't been posting as much, I've been reading just about everything on the front page and most of the forums - so it would be more accurate to say that it has been a pleasure to keep up with so many of you from afar even when I'm not posting as frequently as I might be otherwise (though I do miss the writing).  And I'm always pleased to hear from you.

How's that for some grouchy sentiment?

Prof. Clutch, after reading Redz' synopsis there of your video, I feel like I should probably wait until tomorrow to watch when I'm not just about to go to sleep, as I'd prefer this doesn't haunt me all evening...

Bumble on, Redz!

-sw

Thanks for the feedback Steve, just saw this now.  Glad to see you've joined the ranks of members sneaking a CB peak at work.   

Any word on when you'll be taking over for Mr. Stern?