Heitah's New Writeups

Every Dog Has Its Day (idea)

2009-11-18T00:40:33Z

As years pass this once revengeful phrase (or as some say, idiom) has turned into a phrase of opportunity. Ie, every dog has the chance to make it. But it's original context was far more bitter.

"According to the medieval Dutch scholar Erasmus, the saying came about as a result of the death of the Greek playwright Euripides, who in 405 B.C. was mauled and killed by a pack of dogs loosed upon him by a rival. Thus the saying is usually taken to mean that even the most lowly person will at some time get revenge on his oppressor, no matter how powerful the man may be. The Greek biographer Plutarch recorded the proverb for the first time in 'Moralia' (A.D. c. 95) rendering it as 'Even a dog gets his revenge,' and Richard Taverner included the first version in English - 'A dogge hath a day' - centuries later in his 'Proverbes' or Adages' (1539).What was virtually the modern form appeared in John Ray's 'A collection of English Proverbs' (1670) as '

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October 27, 2009 (personal)

2009-10-27T04:28:57Z

I've been wondering how to get more hits on YouTube. Honestly, nothing has been on my mind so feverishly in the past few weeks. I have over 150 videos online, and some are really good. I don't mean to make this a "come view my videos" daylog, but unless you do, your advice in helping me may not be as good. And you may not understand why my complaints are justified, if you don't view a couple of them. Or you could just skip to my YouTube rant.

For instance, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq6-9O4ZRcE

That's a prime example of a really good video that isn't getting views. It's a truck hitting a barrier at a military base at 50mph. The barrier wins, suffice it to say. And the truck explodes.

Here's a few others of the "fail" genre:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPrULVa17q0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGgJsMkcRNA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_bufSz5poo

I also have video of and interviews with Glenn Beck, Dawn Wells, Henry Winkler and video of…

EPT (idea)

2009-09-26T05:17:52Z

Dictionary.com doesn't even have the word "ept" listed on its website. That's why ept is the sister of a orphan negative, inept. Logically the two must both exist for either to exist. Inept remains an unpaired word as a result. You can blame ept for orphaning inept... That, or the human race orphaned the word inept by limiting the use of the word ept out of existance. (Proof of this being the fact that if you Google "ept" you will find pregnancy tests offered to you.) You never hear the word "ept" used, ever. That's why inept is the orphan negative.

The Oxford English Dictionary mentions that ept is "Used as a deliberate antonym of 'inept': adroit, appropriate, effective."

Ept is synonymous to adept. And since it is the positive form of inept, and is not used in standard practice any more, it is an example of a positive phrase that remains elusive to the English language. While it's negative counter part is used by everyone.

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Dawn Wells (person)

2009-08-04T02:54:53Z

Dawn Wells: born October 18, 1938, in Reno, Nevada. She is a famous actress, most notably as Mary Ann Summers on Gilligan's Island. When I met her for our interview, which can be watched at this link, she was 71-years-old, and she looked 50 - if that.

The sound of an auction is the same wherever you go. But at Dawn Wells's home, it's something a bit more special.

Dawn Wells has quite the collection of items only an actress could get their hands on, and she auctioned many of them on August 1, 2009, and left Idaho.

"Just looking at there thinking its ridiculous one person has so many things. You know, it was George Carlin, you get stuff, then you gotta get a bigger house for your stuff then you gotta take your stuff with you when you travel! I'm a stuff person!" said Dawn Wells.

Stuff like chairs used in World War II. A trunk that you could, well, put more stuff in. And even a variety of…

July 3, 2009 (log)

2009-07-03T03:11:54Z

One of the coolest things I've ever done in my life is fly in a stunt airplane, and I have footage to remember it for the rest of my life.

Stunt Air Plane Footage Here

Now I've flown in airplanes before, but I haven't flown in something quite like this. One of the most advanced stunt airplane in the world, the MX-2.

"Lot of G's... Lot of G's!" exclaimed world class pilot Greg Poe.

"What he can do with an airplane defies physics... and Greg Poe is nuts, he is absolutely certifiable insane, and when you see him fly you'll understand why I say that," said John Bagley, who is coordinating the event.

I wish someone had told me that before I got into the MX2 with Greg Poe.

"How are you doing?" Asked Poe.

"I'm handling it okay," I replied.

"Look out to the side, at the wing tip," Poe told me.

"Yeah I'm definitely blacking out a little bit," I admitted.

"This weekend is not going to be your…

Watchdog journalism (idea)

2009-06-30T00:28:27Z

Watchdog journalism is the idea that the media is free from any government restriction. This makes it possible to both "listen" and "watch" what public officials say and do without backlash consequences. It's important for the media to point out "spin," answers given by bureaucracy that are shady and are in fact not an answer to the question posed.

Watchdog journalism is also referred to a form of activist journalism. It's the same idea, hold public officials accountable. Just like the media is the fourth branch of government, capable of operating as an additional balance of power.

"In recent history, a notable example of watchdog journalism was the exposure of Dan Rather's investigative segment which cast George W. Bush's military record in an unfavorable light. The segment was based on the Killian documents, which blogger journalists exposed as being insufficiently verifiable as authentic." (Source)

On a…