It’s the final countdown!
NAHREMAN ISSA
So, who’s it going to be? Will it be Barack Obama or John McCain? Who is going to reign supreme and wind up the President of the world’s most powerful country? It’s the final push to the White House as the election takes place next Tuesday.
This is going to be the election heard around the world. You may not be an American citizen but this election affects everybody. After having George Bush at the helm for eight years, it’s time to get some new blood into the Oval Office.
By new blood, I mean Democratic blood. McCain for the last little while has been trying to differentiate himself from Bush. But McCain is exactly like Bush. He’s a Republican white man with the same policies. McCain just happens to be about a hundred years older than Bush.
Right now, Obama is leading the polls when it comes to popularity. That may be a good sign, but I’m concerned the people in mid-USA are going to come out in droves on Election Day and vote for the Republican Party. That’s exactly what happened in 2004 when Bush was elected again for a second term.
But this is the week we find out if America will actually appoint the first black President. The US can make history here. C’mon America, you screwed it up the last election, don’t fail the world again.
Go Barack Obama Go!!!
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
My experience going head-to-head with the hot dog eating champ in the world!
I went head to head with Joey "Jaws" Chestnut in a hot dog eating contest. As some may or may not know, Chestnut is the world champion when it comes to the famous hot dog contest. On July 4, 2007, Chestnut beat the six-time defending hot dog eating contest champion Takeru Kobayashi during the 92 Annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. Chestnut ate 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes, which also set a world record. At this year’s contest, he defended his title by eating 59 hot dogs in 10 minutes.
Chestnut was at the Oil Kings game on Friday, October 10 for a team promotion. Members of the media were able to go head-to-head against the competitive eater, and I got a few pointers from the world champ himself in a pre-game interview.
“Anyone can eat one or two hotdogs really quickly then they start to think they’re full.” He said. “The trick is getting into a rhythm so you’re not thinking about being full. Just eat the hot dogs the same way every time. Don’t forget to breathe because if you do, you’ll be short of breath and you’ll panic, and you’ll feel full.”
Now came the moment. The announcer called out my name. The crowd roared. I took my place next to Chestnut. I was the only female competitor for the night. There were two guys from the Team 1260, one from ATB, Chestnut and myself. We had five minutes to eat as many hot dogs we can. Keep in mind these are the huge jumbo size hot dogs. My goal was to eat two in five minutes, without puking. After two and a half minutes in, I finished my first one. Chestnut was at like 13 I think! He would do two at a time and then dip his bread in the water and swallow it whole. I tried dipping little portions of my bread in the water and gagged like crazy.
***Chestnut competed in a pizza-eating contest two nights later in New York… he ate 45 slices of pizza in 10 minutes!
Chestnut was at the Oil Kings game on Friday, October 10 for a team promotion. Members of the media were able to go head-to-head against the competitive eater, and I got a few pointers from the world champ himself in a pre-game interview.
“Anyone can eat one or two hotdogs really quickly then they start to think they’re full.” He said. “The trick is getting into a rhythm so you’re not thinking about being full. Just eat the hot dogs the same way every time. Don’t forget to breathe because if you do, you’ll be short of breath and you’ll panic, and you’ll feel full.”
Now came the moment. The announcer called out my name. The crowd roared. I took my place next to Chestnut. I was the only female competitor for the night. There were two guys from the Team 1260, one from ATB, Chestnut and myself. We had five minutes to eat as many hot dogs we can. Keep in mind these are the huge jumbo size hot dogs. My goal was to eat two in five minutes, without puking. After two and a half minutes in, I finished my first one. Chestnut was at like 13 I think! He would do two at a time and then dip his bread in the water and swallow it whole. I tried dipping little portions of my bread in the water and gagged like crazy.
After five minutes of eating, I managed to do two hot dogs; Chestnut ate 23!!! This was much harder than it sounds. I can eat two jumbo hot dogs easy. But when you’re forcing them down fast, it’s hard. One of the other competitors ate two as well, but he puked right after.In the end, this was a great experience. I loved Rexall’s hot dogs, but when I went to the Oilers home opener two nights later, I opted for a burger instead!
Thursday, October 16, 2008
It’s an exciting time for me right now. Hockey season is here! For those that know me know hockey is my life. And a good life it is so far as the Copper and Blue are 2-0.
I was reading the Edmonton Journal last week. I love the “Plays of the Week” that Cam Hutchinson does. Here are some of the funniest ones he posted, and one that was told to me by my friend.
-As told by the lovely Nyki Scheuerman: it’s funny how Craig MacTavish was the last player to wear a helmet in the league, but on the team bike ride in Jasper, he was the only one wearing a helmet.
-Derek Wilken, on the Edmonton Oilers’ youthful roster: “They were in Jasper for a bonding retreat and spent the time riding bikes, hiking and looking for a bar that wouldn’t ask for IDs.”
-A question for Health Canada: “The Stanley Cup was recently on tour in my town, and I kissed it. Do I have to worry about being infected by listeria? Answer from Health Canada: “You are safe. The Stanley Cup has not been in contact with any Maple Leaf product in over 40 years.”
-Columbus Blue Jackets goaltending coach Clint Malarchuk (former NHLer who in 1989 almost died after his jugular vein was sliced by a players skate) is recovering after inadvertently shooting himself in the chin with a .22 calibre rifle while hunting rabbits this week in Nevada. Comedy writer Bill Littlejohn says the accident happened after Malarchuk “was startled when one rabbit asked him, ‘What’s up, Doc?’”
-Janice Hough:” Barack Obama is moving out to a solid lead in recent polls. In fact, many pundits say the only way he can lose is if he puts on a Chicago Cubs jersey.”
Until next time…
I was reading the Edmonton Journal last week. I love the “Plays of the Week” that Cam Hutchinson does. Here are some of the funniest ones he posted, and one that was told to me by my friend.
-As told by the lovely Nyki Scheuerman: it’s funny how Craig MacTavish was the last player to wear a helmet in the league, but on the team bike ride in Jasper, he was the only one wearing a helmet.
-Derek Wilken, on the Edmonton Oilers’ youthful roster: “They were in Jasper for a bonding retreat and spent the time riding bikes, hiking and looking for a bar that wouldn’t ask for IDs.”
-A question for Health Canada: “The Stanley Cup was recently on tour in my town, and I kissed it. Do I have to worry about being infected by listeria? Answer from Health Canada: “You are safe. The Stanley Cup has not been in contact with any Maple Leaf product in over 40 years.”
-Columbus Blue Jackets goaltending coach Clint Malarchuk (former NHLer who in 1989 almost died after his jugular vein was sliced by a players skate) is recovering after inadvertently shooting himself in the chin with a .22 calibre rifle while hunting rabbits this week in Nevada. Comedy writer Bill Littlejohn says the accident happened after Malarchuk “was startled when one rabbit asked him, ‘What’s up, Doc?’”
-Janice Hough:” Barack Obama is moving out to a solid lead in recent polls. In fact, many pundits say the only way he can lose is if he puts on a Chicago Cubs jersey.”
Until next time…
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