The Greatest Blog in the Entire World: June 2008

Kickball Playoffs and comedy

We had our kickball playoffs and we were eliminated in the first round.

It was a bit overcast but I would take that over being too hot. No like the humanity.

Later that day I was at Bottom of the Hill and they needed an MC/Comedian to read jokes so that is why I was on a stage with loads of people wearing red jump suits.

Marcus Ronaldi

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Richmond/Sunset

First off while I was around the outer Sunset/Richmond I came across a book called "Buddy Unchained"

http://www.dogsdeservebetter.com/buddyunchained.html

Made me think of all the rescued/stray/adopted dogs I have been friends with over the years.

I ran 11 miles with Athletic Endurance which is the third longest I have ever run. So far for 2008 I am at 490 miles, not counting my 5.5 lost miles.

I need to hire someone to run those 5.5 miles in my iPod and sensor.

The 11th mile was tough. I was kind of out of it the rest of the day.

It was an overcast kind of day.

Sasha got turned into a dog!!

Marcus Ronaldi

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O Bama's iPod = he copies off me... McCain and Technology.

I saw this article about Barack O Bama's iPod
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/25/obama.music.ap/index.html

First off I want to know does McCain have an iPod?
Second, I would not mind sitting next to Obama and we do the iPod switch that I sometimes do on airplanes.
We would of course be sitting in First Class or at least in poor Man's first class or at least have an attractive woman sitting in between us.

He would say, "My Man, Marcus!" and give me the fist bump thing 1) WHICH I HAVE BEEN DOING FOR YEARS!!!
He would know my name because for some dumb reason I was wearing a name tag on the airplane.
http://www.ghettoplus.com/2007/09/12/sen-barack-omaba-is-only-3-degrees-way-from-you-on-linkedin/

I would say, lets switch iPods. (I have done this in the past) and he would be digging the eclectic mix of Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Curtis Mayfield, Robbie Williams, Flaming Lips and Shuggie Otis. I would then explain who some of the people are.

The other reason I say he copies off me is 2) His favorite Dylan album is Blood on the Tracks.

Now I actually wrote most of this entry a couple of days ago before this story broke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYs8X0DZNI4
Now before 2005, this would have been a non-story but things have changed/are changing really quickly.

Most presidents could not use an iPod. I would have to guess only George W and Bill Clinton.

How important is being able to use basic technology in being President?

To be honest I am not able to get into Halo 3 even though I have been being horrible at Video Games for 31 years. In a future where you need to navigate a Virtual Reality would I be able to be President in 2020?

I do not know how to Twitter. I am sure I could figure it out.

On a total different note, had a good night at the ferry building. Not moving to Sparks but a good night.

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Marcus Zack Ronaldi
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Being There...

I am watching, "Being There" with Peter Sellers. Good Movie.
Recently downgraded my cable and subscribed to Netflix to get 4000 United Miles.

In retrospect, it was an interesting day.
I spoke to a reporter from the SF Weekly about current San Franciscons that are most like Emperor Norton.
Laid out the entire tale.

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A minor detail, Frank Chu = Superhero

When I finished my run I guess there was some sort of explosion like a gas line or something
Of course like any good Superhero, Frank Chu was on site.

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Marcus Zack Ronaldi
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I am running 1000 miles in 2008 to raise money for Parkinsons
http://www.firstgiving.com/marcusronaldi1000miles

how did you find this, did you do a search on "turn around" or "total ecclipse" or "gorillas selling chocolate"

Andrea sent me the subject line and I thought it was really funny.

Went into San Francisco for toiling so Sasha could have her wild party with the various Cats and Dogs.

I want to find the best Deli Sandwich in San Francisco. (Members of "The Tribe" should add comments)
Made a post on Yelp that Annoyed people but I do not care.

After toiling I ran from the Ferry Building to a mile and a half past the stadium where one would get cement fred containers for a total of six miles.

When I got the message from Andrea which is the subject, I actually LOL which I rarely do because I am so much funnier than everyone else.

Just so everyone knows, the Nike Plus site does not work with Firefox 3 but I still need to run 26 miles between now and the end of the month.

Went to a pub quiz and I was not the leading scorer.

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Marcus Zack Ronaldi
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I am running 1000 miles in 2008 to raise money for Parkinsons
http://www.firstgiving.com/marcusronaldi1000miles

A Mysterious Letter from Mexico

Last week I got a notice that I had a certified letter from Mexico.
I do not know any of the 108,700,891 million people in Mexico. Certainly none that were motivated enough to send me a certified letter.
Before you go on, right down your idea on what you think this letter is.

My wild imagination had me 1) getting sued or 2) some sort of ransom note......

Went to the Metreon which is a ghost town. I told everyone about the weird place with the claw games.

I saw a sign that said the CHP was hiring. I am no longer eligible as you have to between 20 and 35.
This gave me the idea of applying for jobs like maybe astronaut where I will probably not get the job.
Then when I am talking to people about what I am doing I can go on for a while about my application for being an astronaut.
http://www.nasajobs.nasa.gov/astronauts/content/broch00.htm#msac
So it looks like I am eligible to be an astronaut!!
I should totally apply. When people ask me, "Marcus, why are you running so much" I can say, "I am trying to be an astronaut".
When people talk about me they can say "O yeah, Marcus, the guy who is trying to be an astronaut". Then I could buy one of those jump suits and wear those around and vaguely talk about some sort of "Astronaut thing" I have to go to. If I am at a social event and I have to leave early I can just say, "its an astronaut thing".

I do not even have to go into space.

So back to the mysterious letter from Mexico, it was a check for the $54 I spent mailing that iPhone to the guy a few weeks ago. I may get an iPhone depending on the Cisco Employee discount.

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Marcus Zack Ronaldi
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My Facebook Profile
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I am running 1000 miles in 2008 to raise money for Parkinsons
http://www.firstgiving.com/marcusronaldi1000miles