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Saturday, October 23, 2010
A colorful bird’s fate
The first meeting with the colorful bird was on a Monday morning. I hate Monday morning. Crowds are everywhere. Buses are stuffed, streets are crowded and I could help asking for a leave to keep myself in my empty room. When everyone is going out for a busy Monday, peace comes to houses, what were created to hold people and protect us from the dangerous outside world. But still we are not satisfied and try hard to build bigger and bigger house. Perhaps, one day we will have only one house that is big enough to hold the whole world of people. Sound great eh? But a house breaks the world into two parts, and we can still enjoy something fresh outside the house. A giant house holding the whole world will leave us no new places to have a change, of mood, environment or something like that.
Where I met the colorful bird was the wood behind my room. I saw something shining from my window and it’s jumping nearer and nearer to my direction. I watched, threw beans there to see it would be frightened away or come out to eat the beans. It jumped nearer and I saw clearer. A colorful bird, beautifully colorful and its eyes were stuck to the beans. Like it eh? I threw more to it, and it seemed to be surprised and looked back at me. I smiled and it twittered. Clever creature, it knew. It continued eating those beans and I continued watching. Just enjoy the temporary peace of nature, I said to the colorful bird. A little boy wearing brightly colored sidney rice jersey came around and curiously looked at the colorful bird for a while. He ran away soon to play with other kids. You were lucky, bird. I whispered. It was concentrative on the food, and I was concentrative on it. I did not mind doing nothing on a Monday morning, just like the colorful bird did not mind eating food given by a human being. What a rare scene!
I thought so. When the colorful bird jumped back into the wood, I even waved my hand and said goodbye to it. Goodbye and never see you again, I said to the wood. How many birds get killed every day? I don’t know. I never actually care how many things die away every day, as I just get sick of the fact that so many people are living, in cruel, depredating, expanding ways. They want more than they have but never know how much more they can have, and how much less they leave to others. They believe there are unlimited numbers of chances, benefits and powers to support their ambitions. I am strange sometimes. I need exactly the same things as they do, but I just can’t persuade myself to do what they enjoy doing every day. I sometimes feel scared of the world, which is too crazy and too abnormal to any kind of really civilized creatures. I don’t mean I am more civilized than others. I’m not, and even less than many others. I’m just sometimes like the colorful bird, going naïve and hoping for peace. The colorful bird might be killed someday when it meets an unfriendly human being, but my situation would be much worse. I might kill my own hopes for peace someday as such hopes are not tolerated by the world.
I dreamed of the colorful bird’s dead body that night and I was holding a bleeding knife in the dream. The next day I closed the window and never opened it again. I meant it when I said goodbye.
Where I met the colorful bird was the wood behind my room. I saw something shining from my window and it’s jumping nearer and nearer to my direction. I watched, threw beans there to see it would be frightened away or come out to eat the beans. It jumped nearer and I saw clearer. A colorful bird, beautifully colorful and its eyes were stuck to the beans. Like it eh? I threw more to it, and it seemed to be surprised and looked back at me. I smiled and it twittered. Clever creature, it knew. It continued eating those beans and I continued watching. Just enjoy the temporary peace of nature, I said to the colorful bird. A little boy wearing brightly colored sidney rice jersey came around and curiously looked at the colorful bird for a while. He ran away soon to play with other kids. You were lucky, bird. I whispered. It was concentrative on the food, and I was concentrative on it. I did not mind doing nothing on a Monday morning, just like the colorful bird did not mind eating food given by a human being. What a rare scene!
I thought so. When the colorful bird jumped back into the wood, I even waved my hand and said goodbye to it. Goodbye and never see you again, I said to the wood. How many birds get killed every day? I don’t know. I never actually care how many things die away every day, as I just get sick of the fact that so many people are living, in cruel, depredating, expanding ways. They want more than they have but never know how much more they can have, and how much less they leave to others. They believe there are unlimited numbers of chances, benefits and powers to support their ambitions. I am strange sometimes. I need exactly the same things as they do, but I just can’t persuade myself to do what they enjoy doing every day. I sometimes feel scared of the world, which is too crazy and too abnormal to any kind of really civilized creatures. I don’t mean I am more civilized than others. I’m not, and even less than many others. I’m just sometimes like the colorful bird, going naïve and hoping for peace. The colorful bird might be killed someday when it meets an unfriendly human being, but my situation would be much worse. I might kill my own hopes for peace someday as such hopes are not tolerated by the world.
I dreamed of the colorful bird’s dead body that night and I was holding a bleeding knife in the dream. The next day I closed the window and never opened it again. I meant it when I said goodbye.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Chargers rookie RB Ryan Mathews plans to hold out training camp
While all other San Diego Chargers rookies reported for training camp on time on Sunday, the only unsigned rookie, first-round pick Ryan Mathews was staying at home in his favorite Brett Favre jersey, claiming that he would hold out the whole training camp and even skip regular-season games if the Chargers do not offer a satisfying long-term contract.
If Mathews really means it, he will join veterans like wide receiver Vincent Jackson, left tackle Marcus McNeil and linebacker Shawne Merriman to hold out the training camp because of contract disputes. However, the rookie is expected to return earlier than Jackson, because the Chargers are likely to offer a rookie contract to him during the training camp, while a veteran like Jackson still has to fulfill the last year of his current contract before it expires. A rookie contract will surely cost much less than a veteran’s contract extension.
Wearing his favorite Michael Irvin jersey hanging around with his friends, Jackson is determined to get something from the team before wear back his team uniform. It’s hard to say which side will win and Jackson might be risking his career by doing so.
If Mathews really means it, he will join veterans like wide receiver Vincent Jackson, left tackle Marcus McNeil and linebacker Shawne Merriman to hold out the training camp because of contract disputes. However, the rookie is expected to return earlier than Jackson, because the Chargers are likely to offer a rookie contract to him during the training camp, while a veteran like Jackson still has to fulfill the last year of his current contract before it expires. A rookie contract will surely cost much less than a veteran’s contract extension.
Wearing his favorite Michael Irvin jersey hanging around with his friends, Jackson is determined to get something from the team before wear back his team uniform. It’s hard to say which side will win and Jackson might be risking his career by doing so.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Ravens rookie LB Kindle will miss training camp with head injury
As a second-round draft pick of the 2010 NFL Draft but being drafted by the Baltimore Ravens as the team’s first pick, rookie linebacker Sergio Kindle was mentioned little during this offseason. And when he was first mentioned in headline, it was unfortunately bad news about his non-football injury.
The Ravens reported on its website Sunday afternoon that Kindle fell down two flights of stairs and sustained a head injury while visiting a friend in Austin, Texas. When he was immediately sent to hospital, Kindle was wearing a Brett Favre jersey and lost his consciousness. He is now in stable condition and being treated, but it’s unlikely for him to attend the Ravens’ training camp on Monday. And it’s still unsure when he will be able to return on field or whether he would have to skip his entire rookie season.
The outside linebacker from Texas had been dreaming of put on Saints jersey before being drafted by the Ravens. So the only good thing with the injury could be that he could be stay as a Saints fan for a longer time before having to play for the Ravens.
The Ravens reported on its website Sunday afternoon that Kindle fell down two flights of stairs and sustained a head injury while visiting a friend in Austin, Texas. When he was immediately sent to hospital, Kindle was wearing a Brett Favre jersey and lost his consciousness. He is now in stable condition and being treated, but it’s unlikely for him to attend the Ravens’ training camp on Monday. And it’s still unsure when he will be able to return on field or whether he would have to skip his entire rookie season.
The outside linebacker from Texas had been dreaming of put on Saints jersey before being drafted by the Ravens. So the only good thing with the injury could be that he could be stay as a Saints fan for a longer time before having to play for the Ravens.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
No contract talks yet between OG Mankins and Patriots
The New England Patriots offensive guard Logan Mankins is now in embarrassment as he has not signed his free agent tender while the Patriots have not offered a new contract to him. What’s even worse, he has no way to check what he may get as a bottom line because the team did not contact him or his agent to start a contract negotiation.
“There’s nothing that’s happened," Mankins' agent, Frank Bauer, told the Boston Herald. "We haven’t heard from them. Everyone in the NFL is on vacation. We just have to see what happens.”
Mankins himself did not appear for any of the team’s offseason workouts during the past few months, and he was seen only one working out with a group of young local school players wearing Brett Favre jerseys or Saints jerseys. For most of the offseason, he was complaining that the Patriots broke their promise of giving him a long-term deal. He said he got the promise before the offseason, but did not hear any more information since the beginning of offseason.
We are not sure about the fact, and the Patriots have not made much explanation on the dispute. The only move they made is to reduce Mankins’ free agent tender from $3.26 million to $1.54 million when he refused to sign on the tender before an NFL deadline. It was the player’s agent Bauer who explained that the team hesitated because of a lack of CBA.
“There’s nothing that’s happened," Mankins' agent, Frank Bauer, told the Boston Herald. "We haven’t heard from them. Everyone in the NFL is on vacation. We just have to see what happens.”
Mankins himself did not appear for any of the team’s offseason workouts during the past few months, and he was seen only one working out with a group of young local school players wearing Brett Favre jerseys or Saints jerseys. For most of the offseason, he was complaining that the Patriots broke their promise of giving him a long-term deal. He said he got the promise before the offseason, but did not hear any more information since the beginning of offseason.
We are not sure about the fact, and the Patriots have not made much explanation on the dispute. The only move they made is to reduce Mankins’ free agent tender from $3.26 million to $1.54 million when he refused to sign on the tender before an NFL deadline. It was the player’s agent Bauer who explained that the team hesitated because of a lack of CBA.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Patriots WR Moss hired new agent to get more benefits from fame
The New England Patriots veteran wide receiver Randy Moss is now represented by a new agent Joel Segal, who is also representing New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush, Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson and Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick. Moss’ former agent Tim DiPiero, was fired after failing to get enough off-field opportunities for his client.
"To all the agents out there, I'm a free man!" Moss in an Archie Manning jersey told the Boston Herald when he ended his business relationship with DiPiero. "I am looking for a new agent. I got this football thing under control, but going into my 13th year in the league, I’m still marketable. I’m looking for an agent that’s going to get me out there with my marketing ability. I can shoot commercials. That’s what I’m looking for right now, that off-the-field money.”
Although Moss insisted that he hired a new agent to get more commercial offers, there are speculations that he was preparing for a negotiation with the team for a new contract. Having played with the Patriots for three seasons, Moss has been reported to want a contract extension that may pay him a higher salary for next season.
"To all the agents out there, I'm a free man!" Moss in an Archie Manning jersey told the Boston Herald when he ended his business relationship with DiPiero. "I am looking for a new agent. I got this football thing under control, but going into my 13th year in the league, I’m still marketable. I’m looking for an agent that’s going to get me out there with my marketing ability. I can shoot commercials. That’s what I’m looking for right now, that off-the-field money.”
Although Moss insisted that he hired a new agent to get more commercial offers, there are speculations that he was preparing for a negotiation with the team for a new contract. Having played with the Patriots for three seasons, Moss has been reported to want a contract extension that may pay him a higher salary for next season.
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