Some Hockey... by See-No

After dealing with an unusually large amount of injuries, things are finally starting to look up for the Pittsburgh Penguins. After a Carolina Hurricanes loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning Saturday night, the Pens officially secured a spot in the playoffs. A shootout win over the Florida Panthers on Sunday extended their winning streak to four games (all wins the product of shootouts) and extended new forward James Neal's shootout success rate with the Penguins to 3-4. Perhaps the biggest and most exciting development for the team though is the slow but steady recovery their captain, Sidney Crosby, is making. Crosby, who's been out with a concussion due to a blind side hit by David Steckel during the Winter Classic, has been doing 30 minute morning skates regularly for the past two weeks giving fans added hope that he'll be healthy in time for the playoffs. The Penguins have proven that even without their two superstar players (Crosby and Evgeni Malkin who's out the rest of the season with a torn ACL) they can persevere and win important games like Thursday's game when they beat long time rivals and main competition in the eastern division, the Philadelphia Flyers, 2-1. Hopefully they can duplicate the results on Tuesday night when they face the Flyers yet again.
(*cough* Bring it Pronger!)

The State of Unison

People, listen up, as a matter of fact... watch.  That is what I have to say about the recent turn of current events happening in Egypt.  Now, I will not go into details but seeing how a generation of people can rise against a government under a unified cause can make a difference. So being from a certain country that has stolen certain democratic ideals from the French, I do believe that there are plenty of things to fight for here in the States. Like hopeless social security, corrupt politicians, BAD lobbyist (Yes, some of them are good), lowering the drinking age, bad television,  and a whole plethora of items that are receptive by name.  I guess I should be getting to the point; when people join together to achieve something of great significance the possibilities are endless. We here at the Public Restroom do not condone random acts of looting and violence, but a quote from an Egyptian pretty much sets up the moral ideal, "We are not doing this as Muslims, Christians or Jews we are doing this as 'The People' of Egypt. So I ask, since this is the second 'Public Restroom' post of 2011, isn't this going to be an interesting year?  

Is D.C. contagious or just boring??

During the fall of last year, Chicago native and chief of staff of Barack Obama's cabinet Rahm Emanuel Left his position. At his resignation speech he declared he wanted to run for the Mayor of Chicago. It was his dream job, by the way he lost.  I clearly did not really care, like anybody else reading this; today somebody else dropped out of the Obama camp, Ron Klain. He was the chief of staff to vice-president Joe Biden.  Is it me or do people seem to think working for a presidential cabinet is a resume booster, or a six month gig for 'fun' money.  As a job people would kill for a long time ago, today working for the presidential cabinet seems as appealing as the volunteer spot to get necessary hours for a unknown collegiate entrance. I blame the entourage effect, really, the hang and drag tail personnel clause.
Everyone wants to invite all of the supporters and friends into the party; while most of the time when they bring the food and drinks its mostly what you tell them to bring.  Why can't we invite somebody that we do not know, at least he/she will surprise us with something unexpected. They may also be another look here as well, with the near elections coming up next year (Wow, 2008 was three years ago!), they might be jumping a sinking ship.  Yeah.. not going down that road...yet

 

Free internet, will cost you.. Not Propaganda (Pt. 1)

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this is why we write. To inform or persuade.
Two words, Net Neutrality. What does it mean? Well, maybe internet left out of the hands of the suppliers?  For example, imagine a favorite item that you love, adore, appreciate, and care about dearly.  This item right now, is perfect, one can obtain it at no cost. Let's change scenery now, Imagine a couple or a few people started to make you pay for this item, but the kicker is they only give you chunks of it, bits and pieces, of the most perfect, amazing item that you have ever used.  Would that get you angry, upset, or just disappointed. Now, ever time the item gets put to use, it doesn't seem to have that same amount of marginal utility. Folks if you don't know what I am talking about by now, its the internet. Yes, the most fascinating invention that can be put into the same ranks as, the light bulb, the telephone, or maybe even the ShamWOW. What has happened over the past week, marks a very important battle for the freedom of the internet. Here comes the boring part, so pay attention.

The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has been battling it out with certain wireless and internet providers, to try and regulate the internet. I know, why try and regulate something that is not broken? Some people believe it is a good idea to regulate the internet, so Providers do not overcharge consumers. Others do not agree with that assumption, their is also a strong belief that it may diminish innovation.

To be Continued...

The Wander Years (Pt. 1)

Ok.. Here it is, something most of us high school alums can agree with.  "What am I going to do with my life."  That my friends is a major question most of us ask ourselves after we get off of that 'Graduation' high. These are probably some of the lines you have heard, repeated, or witnessed;  Do I want to move out? Do I want to do something significant in my life? I'll go to school to be a nurse, I want to make money off of  my body (Model ya pervs), I'm going to move in with my boyfriend/fiancée and we're having a baby. I need fifty bucks to sign up to a class, its a unique business venture. I'll go look for a job after Family Guy. These are mere samples of the true words that get said during the 'Wander Years.'  The WYs are a period for about two to three years after a high school graduation or grade school completion, where young adults learn to develop skills and attributes that can help them achieve success in the 'Real World.' I know, I am abusing quotes here, but finding the right methods through the WYs are somewhat difficult.  Some parental guidance is good, as long as you are not pissing them off. If you are, how's living at your friends house going? Ok here is the deal, seven times out of ten, friends are cool with the move in, but you only have a three month grace period (if it's for free). Figure it out, the whole point of the WYs is to draw out a plan (or five) to follow, if one goes down use the back-up.  But for some reason there is always that one person that you meet, during the WYs that makes you want to throw out plans A thru Z....

To be Continued