Hi Everyone:
So much is happening...and all of it's for the better. Where do we start? Let's see...my Phillies are in the World Series!!! That's right, the losingest team in professional sports is playing for only their second championship in 126 years. The best part is that I am going to game 4. I am moving in two weeks back to Philadelphia after two years in Hawaii and three years in Connecticut. My Penn State Nittany Lions are undefeated at 7-0 with a big game against Michigan this weekend. And then I am off to Columbus, OH to see them play Ohio State. I can't believe how much money I have been spending on tickets during the month of October. I'm also going to see world's number one DJ Armin van Buuren Halloween night.
I hope all of you vote this November. I believe that unless you vote, you have no right to complain about the President. I mean, W has an 20% approval rating but only 40% or so of Americans actually get off their fat asses, into their SUVs, and go vote. It's truly a travesty.
Anyway, my buddy Tom recently purchased a t-shirt with the phrase "I Love Asian Women" across the chest. The interesting part is that it's written in Chinese so only true Asian women will appreciate it. It's an instant conversation starter. We were trying to get it translated and I started thinking about how difficult it is to translate between languages. I'm not talking about going over each word in your head and trying to think of what it means in another language but true fluency.
Then I started thinking about whether or not sign language is different in different languages. A quick google search revealed that in fact certain signs are in fact different in different sign languages. Pretty interesting...I had no idea. So naturally I wondered whether there were actual individuals who could translate sign language. How awesome would that be? I bet there are maybe 5 people in the whole world.
Think about it. What if a deaf person travels to Mexico and meets another deaf person who only speaks (signs) Spanish? Can you imagine the exchange? It would be incredible. These are the things I think about as I sit at work trying to waste 8 hours but looking like I am busy.
Anyway, Go Phillies...Go Penn State...Happy Halloween...and Get out and vote!
PS. Notice how this was a total bipartisan post. This is America and you can vote for whomever your little heart desires.
