Missed it by that much…It’s August.
YouTube Update
It’s been hard recording, lately. For one, I just haven’t had a lot of free time and some of the series are dependent on a couple of factors. Secondly, with summer vacation still in effect, I’ve had my daughter up later in the evenings. She wants to be more involved which is sweet, but I can’t be as free to play as I am explaining or conversing with her instead of playing.
Also, I’ve been meaning to get some PS3 content up. I have Last of Us and am anticipating Grand Theft Auto V in September. The problem there is that my Avermedia capture device won’t show up on my television. I bought it online awhile back and never got around to setting it up. When I did, it didn’t work and now I am lost on how to fix it up.
First Place Pirates
What the hell is going on there, eh? A seven game losing streak for the Cardinals has fed the Buccos much needed games to overtake the World Series Champs in the standings. I still won’t fully invest myself in them until they reach 82 wins. I’ve jumped on the bandwagon the last two years only to be disappointed.
They’ve been playing real well but the post break collapses always make me cry. Seems their downfall the last two years was marked by a 19 inning game. The first year, they lost that game. Last year, they won it. They haven’t had one this year, but that double header against St. Louis could count. However, they pretty much owned the Cards this series and are playing Colorado and Miami before heading out to St. Louis for three more. If they can keep the momentum, they are on their way.
Good luck. I will be pleasantly surprised.
Smash it Forward
The last couple of weeks were a testing of my faith in humanity. While paying for my father-in-law’s gas, a lady took a fifty dollar bill that I had dropped. GetGo (Giant Eagle) loss prevention managed to track down the lady from the video and loyalty card transaction that day and she brought the fifty back to me. In turn, I donated $25 to two animal based organizations and made a public call to action. Going forward, if you can tell me of a Paying It Forward moment you perpetrated, I will send you a free t-shirt. If you buy the same t-shirt, which is also for sale, I will put a dollar into a fund which will get donated each month based on your preferences, majority rules.
Now, it may seem stupid but is it really? All you have to do is be generous with your time. I don’t need you giving money away, but it has to be a substantial act. And, yes, I understand that it seems trivial to just give away a shirt. But, we don’t do good deeds for rewards. I just want to acknowledge this act and promote the idea. I am the one putting my money up to make the shirts. I’m paying for your good deeds. I am perpetually paying it forward. I want to start a revolution of good deeds. This shouldn’t be about, “What’s in it for me?” This should be about, “What can I do to make it better?”
Now, it may seem stupid but is it really? All you have to do is be generous with your time. I don’t need you giving money away, but it has to be a substantial act. And, yes, I understand that it seems trivial to just give away a shirt. But, we don’t do good deeds for rewards. I just want to acknowledge this act and promote the idea. I am the one putting my money up to make the shirts. I’m paying for your good deeds. I am perpetually paying it forward. I want to start a revolution of good deeds. This shouldn’t be about, “What’s in it for me?” This should be about, “What can I do to make it better?”
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