A J Longo & Associates
logo April 10, 2013

Hey There,

 

Okay, let me take a moment to talk about those Final Four games this past Saturday. Here's my in-depth analyses: Are you kidding me?! Don't get me wrong. They were both amazing, tense games right up to the last second. Can't ask for more than that. Unless, of course, you were rooting for Syracuse! I know that being a college basketball official is a thankless job. But...COME ON! And I'm not the only one who is questioning the officiating. Here's what Mark Cuban tweeted: "Officials have more impact on the outcome of college games than 80 percent of the players."

  
Now, normally I don't side with Mr. Cuban, okay never, but when he's right, he's right!  There was no excuse for the Cuse to lose. Okay, I'm over it. And here's the proof: Congratulations to Louisville. They played an amazing tournament and deserve the win. Even though I was rooting hard for Michigan to CRUSH them. Okay, NOW I'm over it.

Just When You Thought It Couldn't Get Any Worse

Believe it or not, after a review by the Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau, there may be a slight increase in California's Premium rate. Slight as in 40%! You heard me. Here's the article. Remember, I'm just the messenger.

 

I Love that Voodoo that They DooDoo

A friend of mine recently brought back some donuts from Voodoo Donuts in Portland, Oregon. Their slogan is: "The magic is in the hole." Now, I don't like to eat a lot of donuts for obvious reasons, but I tried one of their maple bacon donuts. And though it may sound strange and disgusting it was in actuality FANTASTIC!! Good thing I don't live nearby.  
North By Northwest
And if you happen to be heading up north, in addition to bringing me back some more donuts (Yes, I'm addicted!) you may want to go to Seattle to check out this amazing map store called Metskers. In the age of Google and Kindles and iPads, the thing I miss most is a real map and this store has them all. They also have a flag from every country in the world. The place is huge.

It's the Text Best Thing
I have a confession to make. I'm not a great texter. I'm slow, I make a lot of typos. Kids make fun of me. So I was very happy to discover Pinger.com. It basically allows you to text from your computer. I like the desktop version but they also have one for iPhone and Android, if you wanna txt people in other countries for free. U R welcome. LOL.

 

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I'm sure you heard that the great Roger Ebert died. He was truly one of the more literate of film reviewers. To give you just a taste of his talent (and humor), here are some of his most lambasting reviews. I'm sure he is arguing with Gene Siskel about the ending of "Memento" as we speak. I will miss him. Have a great week. 
Sincerely, 
 
Blake Longo 
A J Longo & Associates