...And I Still Don't Know What Twitter Is!

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls; children of all ages, welcome to the show that never ends! Ok, so it does go on temporary hiatus, but hey, what can you do, right? Anyway, I am happy to report that I am officially over my nagging cold! Yay! Oh man, I should never do that again.

I had the absolute privilege of being in attendance Memorial Day for the Indians vs. Rays game at Progressive Field. The Tribe rallied back from a 10-0 defecit to win 11-10 on a sensational walk-off two run single by Victor Martinez. The same V-Mart had gone 0-5 in his previous at-bats that game. Anything can happen in baseball, and V-Mart proved that!

The excitement in the stadium during that unbelievable bottom of the 9th is something I will never forget, and I was happy to be a part of that. I was fortunate to attend the game with my brother, and it was a great time to say the least. I hope everyone who gets a chance, will go out to the ballpark this summer and take in one of the many games going on this summer. Trust me, every game leaves you with a story to tell the next day. Here's the MLB.com story on the game for the Indians' 10-run rally that had me leaping out of my seat in celebration.

What is Twitter? I see on tv, everyone's on Twitter. My friends tell me to send them a tweet, and I have to look at them funny because I don't know what they just said! Just curious is all.

I want to do a little janitorial work here and remind everyone that coming up this week on Basic Bloganomics, BWE & EBW are back in action as we proudly present the Jakarta Encounter! Live from the Tripzibit Resort in Jakarta, Indonesia! I'm proud to be one of the writers for this, and while I may be biased, I think this is our best show to date! There's a little bit of everything in this one, and it is currently scheduled for this Thursday, May 28th. Be there! And for anyone unfamiliar with it, click on the banner to the top left for our previous show!

Now, I want to comment on a situation that is unfortunately far too common on the internet. It is called plagiarism, and it is a serious crime. I've seen this happen before on another site I blogged on, Sporting News, with my friend David Funk. It is one of the most disgusting things I have ever witnessed on-line and it is something I DO NOT tolerate! I have called people out on this before and I will do it again if needed to protect my friends.

Here's the tag, please feel free to grab it share with everyone to show those who steal the works, thoughts & ideas of others that it will not be tolerated!

Please copy from here and share:

What is Plagiarism?

According to Dictionary, Plagiarism is the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one’s own original work.

To all Bloggers who exert effort to create noteworthy entries and who continue to maintain a Blog which is a reflection of who she / he is, ” Good job! ”

To those who have the desire to Blog but are merely scraping contents from other people‘ s materials, ” Whether you are monetizing your site to help you with your basic needs or to satisfy some of your wants, do it the proper way. Stop making money out of someone else’s work. Otherwise, you are nothing but a common thief! ”

Thank you!

Spread the word to stop plagiarism! And please check out the talented writer's in the list to the right. They are the cream of the crop in blogging. Oh yeah, what is Twitter?

Quick Update

Hey guys. I just wanted to let everyone know why I've been missing in cyberland these past couple weeks. For the past week I've been under the weather with some type of annoying cold. You just have to love the Ohio weather that goes from 90 degrees, hot, sunshine to 42 degrees, cold, miserable, wet. And it was during the unexpected cold snap that I became sick.

Please do not worry! I do not have the swine flu or whatever the World Health Organization is calling it now! I have your standard, run of the mill cold with an alergy combo. I know, it's not exciting or interesting, but believe me, this thing is hanging on till the end. It's really annoying!

But never fear, my down time is not going to waste. My mind is racing with new ideas and I can't wait to show them to you! I'm planning to post 2 new video game reviews soon in the Soapbox, as well as the upcoming BWE/EBW Jakarta Encounter on Basic Bloganomics. And some other fun stuff. Until then, be safe & stay healthy.

Tagged, You're It!

So ladies and gentlemen of cyberland, I'm happy to be back to posting and it was great to see some new faces join me in the Soapbox (winks at Maxi & ArnieV). While doing some blogwalking (is that the correct term?) I noticed my name pop up at the IHOF (that's International House of Funk), and it seems The Funkster has tagged me for this Meme. As I type that I have to wonder if I just ended a sentence with a preposition. If I did, I apologize to every English teacher I've ever met. My bad, dawgs! On we go!

The Rules:
List these rules on your blog.
Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog.
Tell 7 unspectacular quirks on yours.
Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their name as well as links to their blogs.
Link the person who tagged you.
Leave a comment for each blogger.

7- Facts about me: Paul H aka The Rated R Blogger
I enjoy any type of music. I only look for a good beat and ryhthm. Any suggestions for songs I should hear?

One silly idea I have is to visit every ballpark in MLB and see a game there. So far I've been to Jacobs Field so I'm at 1 of 32. Next stop, Canada!

I am a huge wrestling fan, as evidenced by my writing on the Basic Bloganomics site. In fact, I recently had the pleasure of going to a live WWE Raw & ECW taping in Cleveland, OH with my younger brother. We had a great time!

Don't ever ask me to take your picture! Chances are I'll cut your head off. The picture I mean.

I write for EBW on the Basic Bloganomics site, and my boss is kind of insane! "Creatively insane."

My favorite movie is The Dark Knight. It is the only movie I've went to see twice in theathers and I own a copy on Blu-Ray. Why so serious?

I can't dance. Not a single bit. Luckily, my Prom date was very understanding about that.

7- Unspectacular Quirks:
I have 10 toes. Trust me, they're all there. Just to be sure I counted them as I wrote this sentence and... where the heck did that toe come from??? Just kidding.

I have a freckle on my right hand. It's on the other side of my palm. Hmmm... I completely blanked on what that's called.

I have not changed my hairstyle in 10 years. Why mess with perfection?

I wear two different colored socks, one white and one black, and no one has noticed yet!

I ask a lot of questions. I mean a lot. Too many at times. Know what I mean?

I watch tv way too much. I have the Fox Sunday line-up memorized. Darn, should have counted that as two!

For the wrestling fans out there, I've been known to do the Orton pose hanging out with friends. (Let's see how many get that one!)

Now here are the people I want to pass this tag to:

YOU!!!

If you read and are so inclined, give this a try! It was a lot of fun for me, and I hope it is the same for you as well. Plus, I think all of my blogging friends have already gotten tagged for this, so it would be silly for me to re-tag them. I not some guy with a spray can trying to cause trouble.

Thanks for reading!