6 pm May 21st came, and it went... and at least nobody in Cleveland was chosen to go to the great beyond. My first thought was more an affirmation, that God, in fact, does hate Cleveland. However, that was more for my own amusement, and then I just wanted to talk to someone who truly, truly believed that Saturday was going to be the beginning of the end for us on earth. How do they explain themselves now? People quit their jobs because of this. What do they say when they apply for a new job?
Interviewer: "So why did you leave your last job?"
Crazy Person: "Well, I was kind of banking on being raptured up to Heaven..."
Interviewer: "....And?"
Crazy Person: "Yeah... I'm still here..."
Idiots. Sorry, I guess if they truly believed it, they shouldn't be made fun of for their beliefs. But then again, how many times do you get to actually prove somebody's belief's wrong? Most of the major religions (all that I'm aware of) are based off of things that are unable to be proven, but also unable to be disproven. The whole point is to actually believe in something. So what happens when you believe in something, change your life for it, and then... "Wait.. Wait... Santa isn't real?!" That's the closest comparison I can think of for something like this, but I highly doubt parents quit their jobs because Santa Claus was coming to town. I can only hope that I run into somebody who based their beliefs on the world ending on this:
"May 21, 2011, is Judgment Day, upon which the righteous – which totals 3 percent of humanity – will be whisked away to the sweet hereafter, leaving the rest of us to weather five months of extreme natural disasters until Oct. 21, whereupon God destroys the entire universe and everyone left in it.
Camping says that because Jesus was crucified on Friday, April 1, 33 AD, and that it takes exactly 365.2422 days for the earth to complete one orbit of the sun, we can conclude that, on April 1, 2011, Jesus was crucified exactly 722,449.07 days ago. Add 51 days to this to get to May 1, and you get a figure of 722,500.07"
"1. From the time of the crucifixion on April 11, 33 AD (a date that is not agreed upon by scholars) to May 21, 2011 is a total of 722,500 days.
2. The number 722,500 is made up of two sets of an identical series of numbers: 5x10x17 x 5x10x17 = 722,500.
3. Now, since the number 5 stands for atonement (Says who?) and 10 stands for perfection (Since when?) and 17 stands for Heaven (Give me a break!), this formula means, "Atonement has been completed for Heaven," and it is repeated twice for emphasis."
Really? Seriously? "Repeated for emphasis" I love it... Sorry guys...
NBA:
First, I have to mention a prediction a one JD made for the Cavaliers. Just so it's here, in type, with credit, JD believes that the Cavs will trade Ramon Sessions to the Knicks for their #17 draft pick, and the Cavs will draft Providence Guard Marshon Brooks (I think... he'll correct me if I'm wrong), a 6'5" SG who is a born scorer. Noted.
Second, can we all just agree that travelling is a farce of a violation in the NBA and they should just stop calling it all together? There is nothing more frustrating than watching these terribly bias officials call travelling on the "Players not named LeBron, Dwayne, Kobe, or Carmelo" when they take an extra step, and then blatantly ignore the infractions when "Players name LeBron, Dwayne, Kobe, or Carmelo" take 4-6 steps on every other possession. It's getting ridiculous. The part that makes this the worst, is that travelling is probably the least subjective violation in basketball. You get 2 steps. If you count three, it's a travel. At least missed foul calls are up for interpretation, and can be sold either way with over-dramatizing of the highest magnitude. Flopping can be very misleading. But travelling? All you do is count. 1...2... 3...4.....5....6... I mean... Maybe our refs can't count that high, but you only have to get to 3 for a travel! Next time you watch an NBA game, watch the feet of players. I like to do that sometimes when I know the refs have picked a side, because it's fun to see how many players can switch their pivot foot without being called, and those are the least blatant of all the calls. LeBron taking a pro-hop (a travelling in some forms depending on who does it) AND THEN take 2 more steps to the hoop is the obvious violation. It's disgusting.
Thirdly and Fourthly, watch for OKC and Chicago to both win their game 4. They're both in must win games, and the NBA is approaching a lockout, so they need as many games as possible before this season ends so they can bank as much money as possible. Look for two seven game series in the Conference Finals, and then a Seven game NBA Finals. It's all about money, so don't expect either team to go down 3-1... just don't.
Lastly on the NBA..... I still hate Miami.
MLB:
The Indians are awesome. I was getting worried when we dropped 2 in a row to the White Sox... but we swept the NL Central leading (at the time) Cincinnati Reds at home, in a variety of ways. We had a comeback win on Friday, a pitchers duel won on Saturday, and a blow-out on Sunday. We get the Red Sox tonight, on national television no less, so hopefully we can pull this one out as well. It seems every time a Cleveland team gets on national TV, we suck, so don't be surprised if Masterson gives up like three HR through two innings...but either way.. Go Tribe.
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