Day: August 9, 2010

The McBournie Minute: You are getting sleepy

I don’t know about you guys, but I’m tired. I don’t sleep well, anymore. In fact, I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t a little bit tired. Remember when you were a kid? You could sleep solid for 7 hours, then wake up at 6 a.m. like nothing, especially on Christmas morning.

I’m 27, and at this point, the ol’ energy well is drying up because I can’t get a good amount of sleep. I started thinking about this because I recently changed jobs, and have to be at work at 7 a.m. Eastern. The good news is that I get out at 3 p.m., the bad news is that I basically work a 9 to 5 on Greenland time. I am sure I will adjust to it, but I am a light sleeper.

When I was little, I could sleep through anything. My parents could pick me up and I wouldn’t even wake up. Now, if my roommate has his TV on above a whisper at night I wake up. What happened? Continue reading The McBournie Minute: You are getting sleepy

Easily the crappiest car to date

By now, everyone is aware that, while, we’re not exactly in an energy crisis, we do need to find alternative energy sources. As well, I’m sure that everyone is aware of the adage “look inward” when attempting to solve problems. The Toyota Prius aside, not all of the hybrids are that bad. Tesla’s, in fact, are quite awesome. Unfortunately, they’re missing just one thing-they’re just good cars.

Clearly, they’re not crappy enough vehicles. The Bio-Bug would like to change that opinion. Why so? Because it’s powered by poop.

Really.

The base theory behind the cars is that using them would help us reduce carbon emissions, since we’re reusing carbon that’s already been released, and thus help us reduce dependence on gas as well. You know, since that’s already been released as well. It’s currently being tested in Britain only, but who knows what a successful future could lead for it? When this car is brought to America, though, it’ll be a golden age for Taco Bell and Chinese buffets nationwide.

Warrior of the Week throwdown: Jack Hanna vs. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Even though we took a break last week, the War on Animals did not. We’ve got some work ahead of us here, with two nominees for Warrior of the Week.

First up, Jack Hanna (above, after a stupid commercial), who was attacked by three grizzly bears in Glacier National Park. Hanna and a group of other humans were seconds from being mauled for no reason when the animal expert whipped out his bear spray (yes, this is real) and got the beasts to go away. He saved the lives of five people, including himself!

Next up Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, really. He recently bashed Paul, the octopus who correctly predicted the outcome of all of Germany’s World Cup games, saying that he was nothing more than superstition, and that world leaders should instead look to religion for their values.

It’s hard to agree with Ahmadinejad on the whole West-hating thing, but the man does set an example other world leaders should follow: that of publicly condemning animals, especially ones that may have power over our sporting events.

So, who ya got?