Posts Tagged ‘Tips’
Tip: Don’t Buy This For Father’s Day
Here’s a tip for Father’s Day shoppers. Don’t buy this for dad.
What is it? Why, Read more »
Tip: Don’t Get Divorced
As a child of divorce, I can honestly say that divorce sucks. I’m sure it sucks for the grown-ups involved as well. But for the kids? Feh.
I have said it many times privately, and I will say it publicly: no divorce. Work it out. Not “for the children”. Work it out because divorce sucks.
Why does divorce suck? A few reasons come to mind: Read more »
Female Sports Reporters Get Treated Like Crap
Today’s lesson for the boys — women should be treated with respect. For example, female sports reporters get treated like crap. They shouldn’t be.
ESPN’s Rod Franklin was “pulled off ESPN’s Saturday Fiesta Bowl radio broadcast by ESPN executives” according to Sports By Brooks. What did he do? He called reporter Jeanine Edwards “sweetcakes”. When Edwards, who is female, said “don’t call me sweetcakes, I don’t like being talked to like that,” Franklin replied, “okay then, a–hole.”
What a charmer.
I don’t watch college football much, and I hadn’t heard of Jeanine Edwards. So I Googled her. Admittedly, I did it to see what she looks like. Because I’m a guy. Here’s the first video that pops up, Billy Clyde Gillispie tells Jeanine Edwards she asked a dumb question.
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrXeBAoF3sM]
Nice, right? I’m sure Gillispie would have said that to a male reporter.
Through the wonders of YouTube Suggestions, up pops Bruce Pearl feels up Erin Andrews.
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsGCItJ7q4I]
Again, I’m SURE this would have happened if Pearl were being interviewed by Stuart Scott.
Those are both clips from ESPN. This next little gem is courtesy of a fan with a cell phone camera. Here is Rey Maualuga grinding on Hotty Erin Andrews.
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdDGYsYXHKc]
You’ve got to be fucking kidding me. Look at that. Are you serious? Was Rey Maualuga raised by wolves?
Unfortunately, probably not. A lot of guys seem unaware that there is a behavior line that shouldn’t be crossed; “they just don’t get it”, to bring back a popular phrase from the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas days. Jezebel points out that Ron Franklin has made similar comments in the past. And look at what happened with Ines Sainz and the Jets earlier this year. I can guarantee you that very few of the players and coaches who were involved in hooting, hollering, and trying to get a better look at her ass think that they did anything wrong. They all need to learn what Bill Clinton never could — that “harass” is one word.
Obviously I’m not immune to looking at women. This post started because I wondered if Jeanine Edwards was hot. The difference is that I’m a guy with a laptop Googling someone’s name. I’m not putting my hands on a woman. Or sneaking up behind her like a serial killer. Or even referring to her as “sweetcakes”, followed by “a-hole” when she tells me to cut it out.
Women are allowed to be hot, and to get jobs that based in part on their hotness. Erin Andrews is a perfect example. Not that she’s not a good reporter; I have no idea if she is or isn’t. I do know that she’s way hot. Which is why someone creep made a video of her showering, which led to her appearance on Dancing With The Stars. If she looked like Ernest Borgnine, would either of those things have happened? It’s OK for her to want to be looked at, and it’s OK for me to look at her. It is not OK for her to be spoken to in a rude manner based solely upon her being female. It is even more not OK for her to be touched, fondled, or be subjected to backdoor grinding, especially when she’s trying to do her job.
In case this seems like a double standard, here are some visual aids.
This video is tacky (and a tiny bit amusing). It is the work of an anonymous person with minimal video/photo editing skills. It is certainly in poor taste but doesn’t really hurt anyone.
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEI9k_oxtZo]
This video is of a gigantic guy physically imposing himself on a woman who is doing her job. It’s ridiculous behavior.
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdDGYsYXHKc]
Do I want my kids to be making videos celebrating Erin Andrews’ posterior? I would hope that they would be more creative and have better things to do. I wouldn’t care if they watched it, however. (When they’re older.) But if they thought it was acceptable to speak to a woman with disdain due to her gender? Or worse, put their hands on her, or sneak up behind her and make grinding motions because they think she’s hot?
Here’s a tip. Make sure your boys know that it’s one thing to be Beavis with your buddies. It’s another to be a Butthead in public. Make sure they know how to treat women with respect.
More Advice About The Lunch
First we had The Lunch as life lesson. Now we have more advice about the making of The Lunch.
Specifically How to take school lunches beyond peanut butter and jelly by Kathtyn Rem.
She suggests making a meal that you know will have leftovers, and then using said leftovers in tomorrow’s lunch. Great idea.
Other tips are good not only for The Lunch but also for general sandwich making. “To keep sandwiches crunchy, place a single layer of lunchmeat on each slice of bread. Then spread the condiments on the meat, which creates a barrier between the bread and the rest of the ingredients. Cheese also works nicely as a barrier.” (Oh, if I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard that last one…)
Other tips include “cutting a sandwich to look like a butterfly with carrot sticks for antennae.” Hey, if that works for your kids, more power to you. That would never fly in my house. (No pun intended.)
Also, the title is interesting, since every school I know of has banned peanut butter and all other nutty foodstuffs from the premises. In my case, it wasn’t so much about breaking away from lunch routine for the sake of variety. The one protein-filled food my son was willing to eat every single day was suddenly banned, so we had to come up with an alternative.
Toy Story 3 lunch box image via Amazon.com
Use The Crusts As Bread Crumbs [Cooking Tip]
For some mysterious reason, most children will not eat a sandwich unless the crusts have been cut off. Today’s tip: use the crusts as bread crumbs when you are cooking.
This morning, like most mornings, I made lunch for my son. Currently, he will eat a bologna sandwich, on wheat, with the crusts removed. I was about to toss the crusts in the trash when I realized that they would make good homemade bread crumbs.
Here’s what you do:
– Break the crusts apart into smaller pieces.
– Put into a mortar and pestle. If you don’t have a mortar and pestle, use a bowl. Then go buy a mortar and pestle because they are inexpensive, useful and, in their own way, awesome.
– Add spices. I used herbs du provence, truffle salt, and pepper.
– Smoosh it up until it looks like the bread crumbs you get from the can, only without the additives (or the can).
Bingo! You have homemade bread crumbs. I put mine on some roasted carrots that were in this week’s farm share box. What do you put bread crumbs on?
Mortar and Pestle image from Amazon.com
How Not To Pressure Your Working Spouse [DaddyTips]
Have you ever wondered how not to pressure your working spouse? Or is that a topic you’ve never given a moment of thought?
You should think about it. Because it’s important. Pressuring your spouse, especially when they are at work (say, by sending an email) can cause frustration and also be downright mean. Read more »
A Kindle For Mothers Day [Mothers Day Gifts]
Here’s an idea — get mom a Kindle
Why a Kindle? Well, despite the fact that the iPad got all the media attention, the device is not for everyone. The Kindle is much more like a book. The screen has no illumination, and before you say “but that’s a bad thing”, remember what else has no illumination — paper. The reading experience is much closer to the way us old folks have been reading for years, despite the iPad’s nifty page turning animation.
Also, if you’ve waited this long to get your mom or the mother of your children a gift, Amazon is offering free overnight shipping for Mothers Day. So it will actually get there in time. Something to think about.
