Trip To Atlanta

MONDAY IN ATLANTA

Atlanta Aquarium

This weekend Mrs. C, the youngest Crank, and I took a trip to Atlanta.  We visited with my brother and sister-in-law, and also with Mrs. Cranky’s aunt, uncle and assorted cousins.  We also took in some of the local sites.

Monday morning we visited the Atlanta Aquarium.  The Aquarium is advertised as the largest and best Aquarium in the world.  It is not false advertising.  The facility is impressive; the collection of fish and sea mammals is incredible.  The dolphin show had a cheesy story line, but the animals and the trainers were remarkable.  Picture taking during the dolphin show was not allowed so trust me these were amazing animals.   

The following are pictures taken with my new i-phone:

(I know, I am not Jacques Cousteau with a camera)

Giant Grouper

Tropical Fish

Giant Sawfish

Whale shark

Sea Dragon

Beluga Whale

Species Unknown

Penguin

Turner Field

In the evening we took in the Atlanta Braves vs. the New York Mets baseball game.  The Crank and I are Yankee fans, so as this was a National League game we sided with my brother and rooted for the Braves.

It did not seem to help; the braves lost 6-1.  Still we downed several 18” hotdogs, a bucket of popcorn, some french fries, soda and some vanilla dip’n dots.

We had great seats under a roof so we kept dry during a short rain storm.  One of the key plays in the game was a called strike out against the Braves.  This call effected the entire game.  It is a shame that a blown call by an umpire can change a game.

How could he miss that call, from here it was clearly just off the plate and maybe even a little high!

Meteorologist

Meteorologist

I don’t want to insult anyone.  I am sure it is an interesting subject to learn about, but as a way to make a living why would anyone study Meteorology?

There are over 150 universities offering degrees in Meteorology.  What do these graduates do?  Most TV and radio weatherpersons have meteorology degrees.  Do they really need these degrees?  Every weather report from every channel is the same.  They all come from the National Weather Service.  Do these weatherpersons really need a Meteorology degree?

How many Meteorologists work for the National Weather Service? I have never met anyone who claimed Meteorology as his occupation.  Most TV/radio weatherpersons probably work in small markets and do not make the big bucks.  I would think that these people would also need a communications degree.

Every blizzard, hurricane or torrential rain storm, the weather dude/dudette has to go out in the street and scream over howling winds that it is snowing, raining, or really fricking windy.  Do they really need a meteorology degree for that?

TV weathergirls are all insanely attractive.  Do schools offering Meteorology degrees only accept attractive women?  Is cleavage helpful in analyzing and reporting the weather?

Hmmm…I think I just figured out why men study Meteorology. 

STUPID HEADLINES 0415

STUPID HEADLINES 0415

Time for this weeks Headlines and my stupid sophmoric sometimes offensive comments.

Cruise ship begins voyage to retrace Titanic's path – Hmmm…They might want to skip the iceberg part.

Boston University fraternity investigated after men found bound, covered in condiments – Pi alamode? (Sorry, it’s the Tourette’s)

Laid-up  Los Angeles fireman arrested after being caught MMA fighting – So what?  This is apples and oranges.  You can’t fight a fire with a double arm-bar choke hold.

Bride charged with faking cancer for lavish wedding – Because nothing says lavish wedding like stage 3 cancer!

U.S. Loses Battle to Make Public Internal U.N. Reports On Waste, Fraud and Abuse – Apparently making these reports public would be a waste.

Manson likely a no show for his parole hearing – In case he does show the Parole board must decide to respond to his request with  “No”, “Fuck No”, or “When hell freezes over and pigs fly then…FUCK NO!”

Police Car Shot Up in Trayvon Martin's Neighborhood – Zimmerman swears the police car was suspicious and threatening, and it had a HOOD.  A pack of skittles and a bottle of sprite on the front seat confirmed his concern.

Obama says Kanye West is ‘very talented’ but still a ‘jackass’ – Kanye says, “Uh, Yeah, Uh, yeah, uh, yeah, uh, yeah.”

Mexican Motorcyclists Face Terrorism Charges Thanks to Noisy Exhausts – OK we took care of noisy exhausts, time to go after the drug cartels and those dudes that behead people.
Iranian split seeps into nuclear policy ahead of negotiations with West – It’s not the split Iranians that concerns the West, it’s the split atoms.

Pakistan parliament approves proposals on US ties – Parliament rules against bow and clip-ons.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker Rescues Neighbor From Fire – No stupid comment here, this guy is a legitimate grade A STUD!