Heineken Commercial: What?!?

Is anyone else completely puzzled by this commercial?

I mean, I’m all for beer, and Heineken isn’t bad, and having it out of a mini-keg is probably even better.  But where in this commercial do I ever think, ‘Man, I need to get me one of those draught kegs?”  Nowhere.  Fuckin’, nowhere.

Aren’t You Jealous of Portland’s MAX?

More news from KATU:

A fight on a MAX train near the Lloyd Center led to a shooting.

The incident happened just after 8:15 p.m. Monday at Northeast 7th and Holladay.

When police arrived, they found shell casings but no victim.  About 20 minutes later, they located a 25-year-old man who had a gunshot wound to the leg.  He would not cooperate with officers and was taken to the hospital.

Police do not know if the man was an intended target or the victim of an accidental shooting.  Investigators with the Gang Enforcement Team were called out to investigate.

Several people were detained, but no arrests were made.  Police said they may have to wait until they can take a look at surveillance video from TriMet to sort out what happened.

Gotta love it!

Yes, Yes It Is

Here’s an interesting article from KATU news in Portland:

Reynolds High School in Troutdale is a “dropout factory,” according to a Johns Hopkins University study commissioned by the Associated Press.

It sure is.  If you go on to read the article, it states that the term “dropout factory” is for schools where less than 60% of the students make it to senior year.  So, if I’m reading that correctly, that’s not even referring to the overall number of dropouts by the time their peers would be graduating.

Yes, Reynolds, your high school is a dropout factory.  But as I’ve been saying for years, it’s the parent’s fault.  The location is not ideal, as it is very close to low income housing just off the freeway.  It also doesn’t help that it’s the largest high school in the state of Oregon (at least last time I checked), and Oregon is notorious for underfunding its education.

I guess my point is, if you go to Reynolds, you still have a chance.  Stay in school, do your work, and either get your parents involved or ignore them when they don’t care.  Education is the most important thing we have, and pumping gas for a living isn’t exactly a dream scenario.