Let's Recap...

Seriously?

They put a cap on the leak.

They've sealed off the oil that's

been gushing out of the Earth's core

for nearly three months now.

It really begs the question:
Why didn't they have this cap 3 months ago?

Hey, I've got an idea...

How about, when you drill in the ocean,

let's plan that something might go wrong

and have a cap standing by just in case.

It's not rocket science... it's plumbing.

Why wasn't this the first idea that came to mind?

"Well, we've got a cap, but let's let it gush for a bit."

Wake up, oil industry... and put a lid on it.

- John

My Gripe with Off-Shore "Spilling"

They keep calling it a “spill.”

My definition of a spill is when I have

something contained, and the substance

gets out of my container. Exxon was a spill.

There was only so much oil in that tanker…

then it was in the water. It spilled.

What is happening here is more of a… leak.

(see interactive graphic here)

I compare it to a keg being tapped,

…and something goes wrong with

the tap. Now there’s beer flowing

all of the damn place.

…but this is not beer, it’s crude oil.

(and it's not a keg, it's the earth...)

Then I hear they’re measuring the amount

pouring out of this “leak” in barrels…

Has anyone filled a barrel lately?

There’s no way to accurately measure

how much is leaking because there’s

no way to bottle the freakin’ ocean.

This is the worst case human-caused

environmental devastation since

our forefathers dropped the bomb.



* Special thanks to Ryan Doyle for
posting the blog that inspired this
spill vs. leak discussion...

Dormant

So, I've been living in Florida

since January and already people

are wondering why I'm not doing

Standup Comedy every weekend...

I've (only) done three shows

since I've been down here.

Just because I'm more selective with

where and when I will be performing ($)

does not mean that my creative juices (eww)

aren't flowing just as strongly as they ever did.

...there is a new "Music" page to my website!

I've been jamming again,

and working on websites, designs,

and some more animation for all you

lovers of the Monkeys Testing Condoms!

I'm not just lying dormant
on the side of a river
wondering why
comedy in
Florida
isn't
like
NY
...

So don't fret.

Comedy is what I do.

It takes on many forms.

...but I will never stop attempting

to make people laugh at me.

Thank you.

- John

johnjpowers.com/

Google 30th Anniversary Pac-Man Easter Egg!

(http://www.google.com/)

So... for Pac-Man's 30th Anniversary,

Google decided to allow visitors to

play this classic game on their home page.

Many people enjoyed this yesterday,

but I'm not sure if they found the Easter Egg.

If you hit "insert coin" the game begins.

When you hit it AGAIN Ms. Pac-Man

shows up, and you can play the game

with two players simultaniously!

Using "WASD" you can control

Ms. Pac-Man while your friend

controls Pac-Man with the arrows.

Thanks Google.

... pretty cool.

- John Powers

http://www.johnjpowers.com/

Shameless Plug

So, I'm doing a show this friday.

It's in Cocoa Beach, off A1A.

Duncan Jay is producing it.

It should be a great show.

Stop by.

Laugh a bit.

Also, a reminder that "Shiti Field" T-Shirts

are still available for you to proudly wear

to a baseball game in boycot of corporate

sponsors who can't pay for their own

name on the stadium of a pro team.

That is all.

... as you were.

- John
http://www.johnjpowers.com/