the curious monkey » Sports

Tiger Woods is not to blame.

the curious monkey — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:22:31 +0000

I think we should blame Nike. After all they endorsed the shit out of him and kept telling him “Just Do It”

does Phelps deserve the criticism that he is receiving?

the curious monkey — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:41:39 +0000

shame on you big time media and everyone else. picking on a 23 year old for a mistake that he has already apologized for. i mean seriously. lets look at the message your sending out to other upcoming young folks that have the potential to shine in their selected area. i mean lets take me. i’m not saying that i smoke pot, but if i had the potential to become a fantastic basket ball player. i’m going to start thinking twice if its worth it. do i really want all of you [media types] poking your noses into my business?

i’m betting that a lot of the people out there right now, criticizing Phelps has also smoked some marijuana at some point in their life.

its part of growing up. let the kid experience life and grow up. he seems to have a solid grounding and just because he smoked pot once does not mean he is a pot head. it just means he is finding his way as all kids do, and that means learning things for themselves.

please don’t get me wrong, i am in no way saying that what he did was right. all i’m saying is that by putting all this pressure on him your paving the way to failure. its the same reason that most kid star actors end up as washed up druggies. its because of all the pressure put on them. lay off.. and let the kid grow up as a regular person.

don’t you have better things to report on? you as the media are reporting on this story because you say he is a role model and on the moral issue and the message he is giving out to his fans. what about your[collective media] moral issues? i mean after all all your doing is creating a story out of nothing to fatten your wallets. i find that quite hypocritical.

can i run a half marathon?

the curious monkey — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:39:25 +0000

am I crazy? i’m am probably the most unfit chap your likely to come across and yet i managed to get talked into seriously considering a half marathon. i may have been able to pull it off about 5 years ago, but in the shape i’m in right now. I’d be glad if i am not left rolling on the floor after the first 2 miles. the half marathon is 13.1 miles ☹

to make matters worse it wasn’t even a girl trying to convince me. so why did I agree to this hair brained plan? the honest truth of the matter is that i’m ridiculously unfit and the reason for that is that i’m just too lazy to get off my fat ass and exercise.

i really don’t care if i end up being the last person in this race to cross the finish line (well maybe that’s a bit of a stretch. i think i will care if i was the last) but i am hoping that this will give me the motivation to start getting in shape. i hope.

that being said, anyone have any good idea’s or suggestions on how i can go about this whole getting in shape bit? joining a gym wont really work for me. it’s just way too artificial for me.

Untangle my tangle – ‘Speedcabling’ is the newest sport

the curious monkey — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:27:22 +0000

IT professor Steven Schkolne has come up with a challenge where contestants are given a horribly tangled tangle of Ethernet cables. Choosing the winner is easy. The first person to untangle it gets the prize!

BBC has the story

“I did a bunch of experiments and found that putting them in a dryer for three minutes works pretty well, it allows them to tangle naturally,” he told BBC World Service’s Digital Planet programme.

“After that, they’re pretty much how they appear in nature.”

The first speedcabling competition took place in an art gallery in Los Angeles.

Here’s the link to the original story.