The McBournie Minute: Let the fantasy begin
Posted on August 30, 2010
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It’s the end of August, and you know what that means, no not back to school. Sure, it means that, but that’s not the angle I’m going for, here. It means it’s time for football! This is excellent news, because the Boston Red Sox are now pretty much out of the playoff race, and the Roger Clemens perjury case is not moving that swiftly.
I don’t care so much about college football, really, I don’t care all that much about the NFL, but fantasy football is more my game. Last year, I was in two leagues, and won one of them. Sadly, there was no money involved, so really, I just won for personal best. However, I am in a league with several of my friends, and let me tell you, the stakes are high. It’s another league without buy-ins.
We have our draft coming up, and while you may have already had your draft, it’s time for ours later this week. In case you haven’t had your draft yet, I will lend you my insight and hope that my opponents don’t read this. Read more
Written by Bryan McBournieThe McBournie Minute: Twitter is dead
Posted on August 23, 2010
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Ladies and gentlemen, Twitter is over.
Yes, I’m sort of quoting Prince, who declared the end of the Internet a few weeks ago. We even lost former Sen. Ted Stevens, who brought us the more technical term, “series of tubes.” However, I’m not here to address the alleged death of the Web, merely just one of the most mis-used parts of it. And no, I’m not talking about Chat Roulette.
Twitter is pretty much dead. Or maybe I just wish it was. I mean really, it was such a cool idea. Then we all ended up following Ashton Kutcher. Kutcher was replaced by Britney Spears, who has been unseated in twfollowershipdom–by Lady Gaga. Read more
Written by Bryan McBournieThe McBournie Minute: Escaping you people just got harder for me
Posted on August 16, 2010
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If you read this blog or follow me on Twitter, you probably know about my intense hatred for Apple products. It may not be the products so much as it is the people who swoon every time Steve Jobs opens his mouth.
I really began to hate Apple back in college, when the iPod was just getting off the ground. I regularly had to use iMacs for my journalism classes, as well as laying out the student newspaper. (Yes, kids, I really was involved in club activities in college. In this case, I was an editor and got paid peanuts for my hard work. It was a sign of things to come.) The iMacs were a bit tricky to figure out when I first started using them, but I’m pretty good at learning new systems, but I would be working on a page, and several times a day, the application would crash. Seldom had I so intensely hated an inanimate object, well, sober anyway.
But now there’s a new reason for me to be wary of anything that has a lowercase “I” at the beginning of its name: melting iPods want to ruin your commute. Read more
Written by Bryan McBournieThe McBournie Minute: You are getting sleepy
Posted on August 9, 2010
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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? Read more
Written by Bryan McBournieThe McBournie Minute: Steal my attention
Posted on July 26, 2010
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Colton Harris-Moore, the alleged Barefoot Bandit, captured America’s interest for more than a year. The idea of a teenager outsmarting the law, traveling across the country on a crime spree seemed to just click with people.
You have to admit it was pretty cool to hear about a kid stealing and crashing private planes, in some cases, leaving his mark on the runway. Of course, landing he wasn’t so good at, not that he had a pilot’s license or anything. The problem here is that he set a new standard for criminals.
Now, we’ve got people committing crimes trying to get famous with one-off gimmicks. I am here to say not that crime doesn’t pay, I’m sure it does on occasion, but crime for the sake of crime is downright annoying. Read more
Written by Bryan McBournieThe McBournie Minute: Hitting the archives
Posted on July 19, 2010
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I found out recently that I am a little more evil than I originally thought. Well, maybe not me, but it is in my blood. Last week I was in North Dakota visiting family, and because there is not much to do out there, I started digging through family history.
I don’t quite know how to say this, but at least two of my ancestors were Freemasons. More so, one of the was a member of the Knights Templar. OK, not those Knights Templar, the Knights Templar offshoot of the Freemasons, like that makes much of a difference. I even found his century-old sword, still in its scabbard. All those conspiracy theories about who is running the country–ends up I have a hand in it.
So excuse me, while I go about making evils plans to take over the world. Alright, I will wait until after I finish this to work on my world domination schemes. Read more
Written by Bryan McBournieThe McBournie Minute: The ghost in the machine
Posted on June 28, 2010
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I own a cell phone. Yes, I know. You probably just think I have it as some sort of status symbol, but really, I do have a phone with me where ever I go. A growing number of people do, as it turns out, and they may or may not be getting head cancer from it. No matter!
For over a year and a half, I have used the LG Dare. Simple, slim, touch screen, reliable. It was a dumb phone that was just smart enough for what I needed when I got it, and it is still about all I need today. Unfortunately, the cell phone market is a racket, and my phone may or may not be on its last legs. Meanwhile, I have two months until I get to trade it in.
The Dare had worked great until recently. Now, it seems to have a mind of its own. I don’t know how, but it is haunted. Read more
Written by Bryan McBournieThe McBournie Minute: Hipster’s paradise
Posted on June 21, 2010
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It’s a world we often hear about, but seldom see. Its impacts are felt around the world, yet so little is known about it. I made it my assignment this past weekend to travel to this land, a land they call Williamsburg, New York–the land of the hipster.
I can still remember the shock I felt when Chris, my friend for as long as I can remember, told me he lived in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. I was taken aback. Sure, I had always thought of myself as open-minded, but principles are a lot harder to define when you find out your friend is one of them.
When first I signed on for the safari, I was unaware of the ever-present danger. I was in the hipster capital of the world, and I didn’t even have a five-day stubble-beard. I stuck out like a sore thumb when all I wanted to do was blend in. Read more
Written by Bryan McBournieThe McBournie Minute: George Washington and muscle cars
Posted on June 14, 2010
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This country has enemies–there’s no secret about that. But there is one enemy America has had as long as it has existed. I am speaking of course, about England.
Sure, we are now great allies and enjoy a special diplomatic relationship with our former mother country, but just like with a great friendship, everyone has their spats. For most of the world, it’s easy to hate the English, because they have colonized, waged war against, or simply subjugated for centuries.
So when the U.S. soccer team played England on Saturday, I, like so many other Americans, watched my first soccer game, and pretended I was excited about it. Read more
Written by Bryan McBournieThe McBournie Minute: For your viewing pleasure
Posted on June 7, 2010
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I know everyone’s still upset/ shocked/ pleased about the season finales of their favorite shows, and in some cases, series finales, but for the most part, I don’t care. For me, summer entrainment is where it’s at.
It’s sort of ironic that the one time of year when I actually want to be outside doing something is the time that the networks are actually up for trying something up my alley. First off, I would like to say that I do watch television during the non-summer months, but the only shows I watch with any regularity are 24, Scrubs and NCIS. Two out of three no longer exist. Meanwhile, the summer lineup is just about to start.
I think it is also important to say that yes, I have on demand, and yes, I get TV series seasons on Netflix, but movie channel shows, so as much as I would love to include Dexter here, I will not. This is for network and cable shows only. Let’s get to the run-down: Read more
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