Olympic Fever

Unfournately, I've been busy at work or else I would have shared some more information / thoughts on the Olympics. Since it is in my second home of London, I thought I'd share some comments from the first 4 days:

• Opening Ceremonies -- it ranged from amazing, cool to what the hell am I watching to, hey look, the English brought out Sir Paul who plays every major event.  The Swedes and the Danes tied for the most attractive team.  
• NBC -- after 4 days, the highlight has been McEnroe and Seacrest. The rest have been pretty bad and their choices of what to show at night are pretty poor. Even in Australia they showed most of the games on alternate channels - live.  Why not this year? Oh and I get it, I can stream it, but my flat screen TV is a tad nicer than my iPad or laptop.
• Gymnastics -- yeah, I don't care.  
• Dream Team -- really don't care either ... Forbes put out a list of the top 10 paid athletes and 7 were on the Dream Team.  Would be way cooler if Brett Blizzard or Dante Calabria were raining threes.
• Swimming -- Phelps looks like he didn't train as much and Lochte is an amazing athlete. Pretty sure he might not be a Rhodes Scholar. 
• Twitter -- the real winner of the Olympics - NBC should learn from Twitter. 
• Beach Volleyball -- love it every year.  I might consider watching it instead of the NFL and certainly more likely to watch than the NBA.
• Water Polo -- Armegeddenon in water. LOVE ... waiting for someone to drown.  
• China -- they cheat ... seriously.  Check out one of their swimmers - she has a bulge in her shorts and she's not a dude -- well maybe. At least she didn't get gender tested like the South African. Imagine showing up to work and they ask you to prove you sexuality. Awesome -- I'd sue ... a lot.  
• London -- the Olympics have really made me miss my second home.  It really is a magical place and I hope I win the lottery soon so I can have a flat in London to visit the one weekend in the Summer when the sun is out.  

 I'll be sure to share much much more as the week progresses and more importantly, as some other cool events kick off. 

Tuesday Song of the Day

Since I'm headed to NYC tomorrow, I thought I'd play some travel music.  5 days in the Big Apple in the Summer.  I'd rather be at home watching the Olympics. 

Leisure Batteries: Safety Checks You Should Carry Out to Ensure Your Battery Is in Top Condition

There are some safety checks that you should try to do so that you can keep your batteries in their best condition possible.

Quick Understanding of Leisure Batteries

Leisure batteries are also known as marine batteries or deep cycle batteries. They are created to provide any equipment or device with a stable supply of electricity for long periods of time. This means that you won't need to worry about having to face sudden battery supply outages because this type of battery is designed to maintain adequate electric currents that are able to withstand long periods of time. These products are often used in equipment and devices like television sets, boats and even motors. Here are some of the most important things that you need to remember about taking care of your leisure power source.

Taking Care of Your Leisure Batteries

First of all, you have to make sure that you don't leave your battery completely discharged for a long period of time. Storing items that are completely discharged can definitely cause certain damages. You can store the fully charged battery for a few months, but you cannot do the same for discharged or drained batteries.

Drained products can undergo a process known as sulphation which is a damaging chemical process. Suplhation will cause the formation of damaging lead plates within the battery. If this happens for a long time, you won't be able to charge the entire battery and you won't be able to use it again.

You also should make sure that you do not overcharge them. Overcharging the leisure batteries can definitely heat them up, thus causing their electrolytes to evaluate. This can greatly damage the battery plates and make them less capable of storing and conducting power. With this, you will not be able to use your battery as efficiently and effectively as before.

You also have to make sure that you are able to store them in the right environment, primarily with the right temperature. This will make sure that your batteries will last for a very long time and will not be damaged easily. You should prevent your leisure batteries from being exposed to extreme temperatures or to wet or moist environments.

These are some of the most important reminders that you should definitely know about taking care of your leisure batteries. If you are able to do this, you can ensure that your purchase for your leisure batteries will definitely be worth it. Leisure batteries, if well maintained, can be very efficient when it comes to providing power to various types of equipment and devices.

A video for my past

Before I met Retired Sorority Girl, this song / video pretty much defined my dating life. In fact, I was referred to as the doormat by more than a few of my co-workers ... and this video pretty much nails it because I can attest to doing some of these things and truly being a doormat. 

Sure makes me appreciate Retired Sorority Girl even more ... course, she did scratch a few of my blu-rays as well as she drinks Bacardi in the AM ... hmm, I wonder ... 

Wednesday Morning Ramblings

So it's been a couple of days so I figured I'd catch everyone up on a few things:

• Olympics starts this weekend and I noticed a few key sports are missing. Aside from Baseball which was removed purely because the rest of the world is tired of the US, couch vaulting is not on the schedule. I invited couch vaulting back in 2000 and while I never medaled in the sports I created, I sure broke a few coffee tables and pretty sure my wrist. Anywhoo -- couch vaulting is a highly skilled sports that requires balance, patience and tremendous amounts of alcohol.
• COME TO PENN STATE, errr, maybe not.  Things are so cheerful in Happy Valley and they won't be for quite some time.  No matter what their coach says, when you have 60 scholarships and no bowls, your not going to compete for quite some time.  Oh well, I was never a Penn State fan and my only thoughts are the NCAA kinda over stepped their role here. Course, I wonder if we replaced Congress with the NCAA if something would get done in Washington ... 
• Wedding planning -- its so much fun! I love it ... so much so that I retired from it last night. At this point, I think eloping is the greatest idea in the world, but alas, I have been over ruled.  Date, venue, etc. to follow at some date in the near future ... and no, it won't be in Vegas or in Westminster. 
• The news that came out of Colorado in the last week is absolutely horrible. I've intentionally not talked about it because its a horrible situation and I hate the way the pro / anti gun groups are flying into the debate.  Its tacky and they should both let politics rest for a while.  I did see it was amazing that Christian Bale quietly visited the hospital and the memorial yesterday to see the victims. No PR team, no entourage ... just a concerned person providing to support to those affected by the tragedy.  A real class act.   
• Speaking of Christian Bale, if you haven't seen the Dark Knight Rises, go see it now.  It's frickin amazing and actually connects back to the comic book. And yes, I was one of those kids that read the Dark Knight comic. Go see it ... the chanting and sound track will be seen at a college football game near you this Fall. Mark my words ... 

Happy Chipendence Day!

And to celebrate I'm at work ... and sober. Ugh, how getting old makes me unhappy. Have no fear, I'm going to throw a few down this weekend to celebrate and I'm clearly not going to do any more wedding venue visits. We haven't choen a place but lets just say I've seen every venue I ever want to see.

And to celebrate ... a little England hates Germany for you. If only we had this pride in our national team. 

Ladies and Gentleman, I offer you a horrible reporter

Nice job, Brian Ross and ABC. Dynamite reporting. Did you just google his name and start throwing out suggestions about Holmes?  Why didn't you suggest he was John Holmes.  Yeah, I've disliked this guy for a long time. Hope this gets him fired ... OH and check him out on twitter. Dr. Noisewater pointed out some great #brianross trending comments.