Jason Woodmansee

Five Guys: Better than In-N-Out? In my opinion, not better,...

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:09:22 -0700

Five Guys: Better than In-N-Out?

In my opinion, not better, just different. But me posting about it on Facebook & Twitter generated a ton of conversation.

Chick-Fil-A Ads Are the Worst Ads In the History of Modern Civilization

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:34:00 -0700

Let me start by saying I love Chick-Fil-A - I’m even the Foursquare mayor of the one by my office. But their ads drive me absolutely insane. Certifiably crazy. Why? Well, let’s picture the meeting of the Chick-Fil-A creative team back when they came up with this campaign:

“OK, so the idea is that we put cows in our ads.”

“But we sell chicken.”

“I know, but here’s the genius - the cows will be campaigning for people to eat chicken - you know, to save their own lives.”

“That’s fantastic! We can have the cows do all sorts of crazy things - hold protests, parachute into football stadiums - I love it!”

“Wait, won’t it be difficult for people to believe that cows, which aren’t the smartest animals in the world, are able to A) be aware of the fact that they are bred for slaughter, B) be organized enough to come up with an elaborate plan to trick the public into eating chicken instead; or C) even be able to write out the signs with their hoofs?”

(pause)

“I know, we’ll just turn some letters backwards & misspell some words - then it’s totally plausible!”

(high-fives all around)

I mean, why did they think that we’d only be able to accept the idea of cows operating airplanes & parachutes if THEY COULDN’T SPELL? If they somehow mastered the art of marketing & mass communications, wouldn’t they have been able to spell and write first? The whole conceit of this campaign drives me nuts. I mean, it’s not like Geico says “you know, having a talking gecko as a spokesperson is pretty unrealistic - let’s have him mispronounce some words to make it more comfortable for people.”

I’d like to think that you will now say, “hey, you’re right - that makes no sense” and will join me in some sort of protest. Maybe standing outside of Chick-Fil-A restaurants with signs that say “Lern 2 spelll?”

ryanloco: Video I shot for Jaco Clothing’s 2011 Catalog...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:23:28 -0700

ryanloco:

Video I shot for Jaco Clothing’s 2011 Catalog photoshoot.

I think Ryan’s editing/panning make this seem rated R, but maybe I’m just getting old. Notably absent from this video - me shooing away bums.

The Orioles Should Fire Buck Showalter Immediately

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:15:33 -0700

Hear me out on this.

Buck was fired by the Yankees in 1995 - and they won the World Series in 1996.

He was fired by the Diamondbacks in 2000 - and they won the World Series in 2001.

Now that the Orioles have hired Showalter, the sooner they fire him, the sooner they win it all - it’s science.

straightcashhomey: Shaun Alexander, Washington Redskins: This...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:06:06 -0700

straightcashhomey:

Shaun Alexander, Washington Redskins: This guy rode the bus for longer than Shaun Alexander played in Washington. Nine minutes. (Found by Jim in Staten Island)

Last Night's Winner: Orioles Fans, As Strange As That Sounds [Last Night's Winner]

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:20:00 -0700

Last Night's Winner: Orioles Fans, As Strange As That Sounds [Last Night's Winner]:

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Sigh. I’ve run out of things to be depressed by.

In sports, everyone is a winner-some people just win better than others. Like Camden Yards’ 20,108 paying…

Tiger Woods Switches Putter, And It's Like I Didn't Even Know Him

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:06:00 -0700

Tiger Woods Switches Putter, And It's Like I Didn't Even Know Him:

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I honestly thought this day would never come. I wonder if his Nike putter will have a blacked-out Ping grip like the old one…

Tiger Woods can cheat on his wife. He can…

An Ode to Cleveland

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:02:47 -0700

Yes, that’s me, freezing my ass off, showing my support for hand drawn protest signs. I was so young then - and had a winter coat (I wonder where that is?)

Anyway, the night that picture was taken (in December 1995), we were on our way to The Flats - the new, cool nightlife district. However, according to this hastily made Cleveland Tourist video, the Flats are now “a Scooby Doo ghost town.”

I wonder what is in that window today. I like to think it is some sort of anti-LeBron monument, but more likely, it’s just boarded up…

Young Fan's Interference Leads To Mariners Loss, Priceless Expressions Of Wounded Innocence [Mlb]

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:24:00 -0700

Young Fan's Interference Leads To Mariners Loss, Priceless Expressions Of Wounded Innocence [Mlb]:

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It should have been you, Jeffery Maier…

In the eighth inning last night, Russell Branyan hit a chopper down the line that rolled into foul territory and was…

Washington's "BroncoBusters" music video

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:46:00 -0700

Washington's "BroncoBusters" music video:

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Oh, My.

I’ve been trafficking in Redskins nostalgia pretty much non-stop since the team’s alumni day. Heck, I’ve got Redskins history books in my backpack. Might as well go the…

My son was in my office & editorialized on some of our...

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:00:00 -0700

My son was in my office & editorialized on some of our traffic-driving ideas…

The Big Zero

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 23:34:56 -0700

The Big Zero:

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Good summary of the history of the Big 12 and What This All Means. Plus, a picture of Texas Stadium imploding!

This is Texas Stadium imploding. Yeah. The Big 12 is like…

Yo yo yo! (by Jason Woodmansee)

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:41:15 -0700

Yo yo yo! (by Jason Woodmansee)

When else can you see three aircraft carriers & not be...

Wed, 19 May 2010 22:22:56 -0700

When else can you see three aircraft carriers & not be getting the crap bombed out of you?:

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Tiger Woods/Wheaties Titleist golf balls- My wife’s aunt...

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:45:19 -0800

Tiger Woods/Wheaties Titleist golf balls- My wife’s aunt found these in her garage & sent them to me. These must be from 1997-2000 or so, when Tiger only used Nike for apparel. The balls have a Wheaties logo & Tiger’s signature on them, and are DT 2-piece (so not the balls he would have been using at the time).

This is now the only piece of Tiger memorabilia I own, & I’ll display it proudly for ironic purposes. I plan to make the joke “For Tiger, ‘The Breakfast of Champions’ means eating Wheaties off the chest of a stripper” often.

Bye Bye Blog

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:37:21 -0800

I’ve had my own personal website since 1994, back when the URL was earthlink.net/~jaswood. For the last 5 years, I’ve had some sort of blog. I’ve been using Tumblr (which I like a lot) for the last several months as a way to share random things, but have found it difficult to manage how it should go to Twitter and Facebook, as that’s where my (meager) audience really is.

So, I’ve decided to make Facebook my main website. The privacy controls are granular enough that I can hide things I don’t want the general public to see (i.e. Halloween 1993), but it can house all the things that I would do here - share links, post pictures, add random thoughts. I am also closing down the random TypePad & WordPress sites I had accumulated over the years and concentrate my efforts on Facebook & Twitter.

Now, you may rightfully say, “Who cares?” but it does actually bring up a greater point - that personal blogs and websites are being overtaken by Facebook & Twitter. I had a site for years that no one went to, but I can get hundreds of people in a given day see something that I do on these social sites. Now, some people with real content abilities/interests are still going to have Tumblr and other personal blogging sites to use, but I think the explosive growth of blogs will slow down. Why maintain a site that no one goes to when you can share the same things with actual friends on these networks?

So, I will be shutting this site down in the next week or so, redirecting jasonwoodmansee.com to my Facebook profile, and going on a friending binge. This decision makes it logical to expand my definition of “friend” to more how I approach Twitter - after all, I can always not share things with people I don’t know super well, and I can hide them from my timeline also. I may miss not having a site I call my own, but I think that will be fleeting.

See you on Facebook and Twitter…

I’ve lived in California for 8 yrs, but I’m still...

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:44:52 -0800

I’ve lived in California for 8 yrs, but I’m still not used to putting Xmas lights on palm trees.

xkcd - By Randall Munroe

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:25:46 -0800

xkcd - By Randall Munroe

That One Line In "Empire State Of Mind" About Dwyane Wade And LeBron James, Explained [The More You Know]

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:52:00 -0800

That One Line In "Empire State Of Mind" About Dwyane Wade And LeBron James, Explained [The More You Know]:

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This was actually bothering me - I’m glad someone cleared it up.

“If Jeezy’s paying LeBron,” Jay-Z raps, “I’m paying Dwyane Wade.” As David Cho points out, the reference is…

Dilbert for 12/10/2009 - I love time machine jokes.

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:11:00 -0800

Dilbert for 12/10/2009 - I love time machine jokes.