today i was thinking.....(don't worry i won't let it get to my head)

By Corey

today at work i was listening to my ipod touch as it indoctrinated me with Yellow Submarine by The Beatles when it hit me all of sudden out of nowhere like a streak of lightning or like a streak of burger king scent or like the streak you see right before you get hit by a mack truck (if any of you have also had the stunning pleasure of being hit by a mack truck ) that John Lennon is dead!!!! And the second though that flashed through my head like a streak of lighting-bolted-burger-king-mack truck was that i don't care! then the song changed....... and i started singing Little Yellow Lemon.

- Corey is the Official EID pea brain.

hey. it's autumn!

It's been way too long since I've eaten broccoli, so pardon while I feast tonight. There's not really much to know about me other than that I love veggies and fruit and coffee, sometimes together..

On the serious side, I love Jesus Christ my Savior and don't care if you're offended; but I care if you don't care because He cared enough to die in your place when you deserve hell for your sins. So do I, you know. We all do. So, as you idle through the EID and visit a few ads, give it a thought and read the Book of John if you have any questions. There is a Reason to live in this world.

Autumn

greetings earthlings.

Hi! This is Grace. Here I guess to put a smile on your face and a question mark in your head. :D so this is like me introducing myself. I supposed that I needed to keep this professional-like, so I went and put on a business-like skirt and shirt on before writing this, and even brushed my teeth for you people. I like to talk, and you never know what might come out of my mouth. So I’m not totally sure why I get the *cough* privilege of posting my own special thoughts on this *cough* amazing website, but here I am. (please excuse my incessant coughing. I seem to have a bit of a cold tonight) I probably need to add something important in this ridiculous blog so eat crunchy Cheetoes, drink Mountain Dew, and support the EID Network. Peace out.

Socialism in America

By Caleb Blume

Economics, a subject largely misunderstood, is a hot topic never the less by the whole of society. I will now attempt to explain where we are as a nation and why I'm not a hateful bigot by doing so.

First off, let's look at what economics actually is. Economics is the science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, or the material welfare of humankind, as Dictionary.com explains. This means, in layman's terms, how well of our common citizens are. How this is achieved can be done by several different methods.

Free-market has been proven to be the best at what it does. With its property ownership by the individual, zero government intervention with profits and banks, and the profit incentive to do things right, it has made the U.S.A the greatest society in the world in a mater of a couple hundred years, which, historically, is phenomenal (really good).

Socialism, or controlled society (by government), is just the opposite. It has high taxes on income, especially on the rich, making everyone equally poor. It makes the individual pay rent, or tax, on their property, taking it if the dues are not met. It takes control of banks, and thereby control of the money as a whole.

Caleb Blume thinks he's an economist.

Thank God we are a free-market society... right? Socialism will lead to disaster, making the individuals slaves in the long run. It has always formed into Communism or some other form of tyranny.

It is difficult to show sarcasm in writing, so allow me to make myself clear. Ever since the great social awakening in our society, we have desperately tried to
mimic our Socialist brothers across the sea, and succeeded. “Oh, come now, we know we are a democracy; we aren't Socialist.” Yes, we are.

Taxes. The rich are demonized because they have more money than the “poor” and are therefor taxed far heavier. A part of that tax is given to the poor, and the majority is put in the government's pocket for whatever they please. This raises the question, “Why go to school, work hard, and feel all that pain if I can just ask the government to give me money from those that do? People do everyday through welfare, why not me?” Aside from that, our pure profit, that we, as individuals, honestly obtained is divided and taken with the revolutionary Income Tax. Why? What did the government have to do with my income? Nothing, but they want your money, so they take it. It's also called stealing, but it's legal, so they get away with it.

Property. “I bought it, I can sell it, so it's mine.” Pardon me, I just burst into hysterics. Fact, if you miss one payment, or tax as they call it, on your property, it's theirs. Case closed. Also, if they deem that they have better use for your property, they can take it at any time. Houses, churches, stores, can be torn down and a freeway put in its place. It has been done, and it will continue because the government owns all property. They allow you to sell it to another renter, because they don't care as long as they get their money.

Banks. The final nail has been placed on the coffin. The government is deciding what percentage of banks they should own currently as this is being written, giving them complete control of our money, which is time, which is effort, which is food, which is life.

What part of our society is free-market? None, although we are not as deep into socialism as the rest of the world. We are what China and Russia is, according to a college level economic text book entitled, Macroeconomics Demystified. “China? The Communist country? Russia? No way!” I didn't say it, our government did... and is proud of it.

In conclusion, we have, for the moment, the greatest economy in the world because of our recent past of free-market capitalism. Near future? It seems rather dark. We are on a bubble, inflating bigger and bigger. We could take steps to deflating it before it blows, but the majority, Democrats and Republicans, believe it is Democracy and a “good thing.” The “change” everyone is talking about is not imaginary, but it is our downfall. We are a Socialist Union of States, and we are loving the pretty balloon all the way to the end. As soon as there are too many people that decides work is for idiots that give them money to pay for the people that do not work, the government must step in and force them to. Force, as in, make them... as in... unfree.

But we can not lose heart, not if we are sons and daughters of the living God. Even if this nation falls to the sway of tyranny, we can feel secure in the fact that this is not our home. This is a small vapor given to us to do His Will, and if it is to shine in the darkness, than we must not grieve, but be ready for when the darkness comes. (flashlights might help)

-Caleb Blume is the chief harbinger of doom at the EID Production Studios.

Ello All you lil people.

I've come to bring peace, happyness and grammatical error to the EIDstudios , now go make me some everlasting gob stoppers.

A brief intro about Caleb (me)

Hello, my name is Caleb. If you listen to Jeffery Hendricks’ podcast, you probably know me as the redneck, raspy singer for “Georgy Porgy,” or perhaps as the weirdo with the thick English accent that likes to spit out news headlines. Here, however, I have been “hired” on to be a writer, since that is my trade. My post will probably consist of either structured, absurd humor, or analytical, “hateful” information about entertainment, politics, est. Of course, History will be brought up continually, so be prepared learn.
That’s all I really want to say about myself, in fact, more than I want. So, I will leave you with this to ponder, what is it all about? (hint, one answer applies.)

So...prepare to get geeky, sort of.

I love sound, more specifically, music, more specifically, music on my iPod (a 6th gen 80 gig black classic, just so ya know), more specifically, I like to hear every detail of the music, more specifically, without distractions, like other people running their mouths and other everyday ambient noise. That's why I am so fond of sound isolating headphones, more specifically, earphones (In-Ear-Monitors, IEM's).

I have spent a lot of money on many many different 'phones. Practically (meaning not over $100) speaking, the top two earphones you can get are the Etymotic ER6i (isolator) earphones, and the Shure E2c IEM's. I own both...and cannot be happier.

Here are my thoughts about each...

First the Etymotics ...
Small, very small, is the first thing you'll notice about these elegant earphones. They have a good cable length, with a gold dipped eighth inch jack, but, the cable is very thin, and light weight, which is nice for just sitting around or what have you. But I'm a rather active person, and I'm constantly afraid I'm going to somehow accidentally snip the cable. They wear very deep in the ear canal, which makes audible communication with nearby earthlings impossible (*yes!*), when they say 'isolator', they mean isolator. The sound quality, oh man, it's astounding. You will hear details in music that you've never heard before, which could be good or bad, depending on the quality of the audio recording. The main problem i have with the Etymotics is that since they're so small and thin, they seem very fragile, not meant for active use. They are perfect the way I most commonly use them, while reading, post-producing audio, and general non-motion tasks.

The Shure's...
pro. These earphones are what the pro's (like me) use, like on stage (or in studio, in mhy case) for personal monitoring. so naturally, these guys are made to take the stress of movement, like movement incurred by head-banging, and all-around boogieing (a main staple of their design, they loop around the ear, and then the phone goes in the ear, keeping them from falling out). The cable is very sturdy, heavier than the Etymotics, and not so fragile looking. They don't isolate as well, which is alright with me, since I use them when I am condescending to enlighten other humans via vocal and audible exchanges (like when broadcasting on the EID, so I can hear what's going into the microphone). They don't go as deep in the ear canal, so the bass response is weakened, when compared to the ER6i's. With that being said, the audio quality is still superb (if you really want that solid bass, just use the "Bass Booster" EQ setting on your iPod). Details are still crystal clear.

I could not honestly say one earphone is better than the other, but I could tell you which one is better for a particular application. Get the Etymotic's if you don't really get up and go much with your iPod, and would rather sacrifice a little durability for sound quality. Get the Shure's if you like to jam to Toby Keith while welding on your house. You'll lose a little quality, but have the peace of mind that they'll hold up to some knocking around.

My final advice, get both...and use both, you won't regret it.


Get the Etymotic ER6i's at Amazon. The best price you'll get.


Get the Shure E2c's at Amazon as well.

Once you have either, you'll never be able to listen to music on those nasty sounding iPod earbuds. Welcome to the world of real sound. Enjoy your stay.