Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor?


Read it, don’t read it, I don’t care…just needed to get some things off my chest.

In no particular order of chronology or importance…

Ah yes.  The airplane rant.  No Google, LOTS of time, nothing else to do since I have already seen Moneyball and the other two movies 
look kind of dumb.

(And I have NO idea why this copied and pasted this way...but there

 is NO WAY I am fixing it tonight)

1)     Kind of scary when a big story of the week is how Rob Gronkowski is sitting out practice, but then football people realize that the Pats still have Hernandez available.  What a nice problem to have…too many quality fantastic tight ends.  That being said, with the amount of pressure the Giants put on opposing offensive lines just with their defensive front, I am thinking the Pats need them both.  Also, what gives?  Did the Hoodie get laid a bunch of times before traveling to Indianapolis?  He gave out injury information AND made a joke about his 4th and 2 call a couple years ago?  Who is that guy?  I know the Giants are confident going in this game, and I know that they have less pressure on them, but it would scare me if I was the Giants on how freaking loose the Pats sound.  They sure don’t sound at all like Hoodie’s and Brady’s legacy is completely altered if they lose this one…which it is.  It will be about 7 years or so without a Super Bowl AND two losses if they somehow blow this one.  MUCH less majestic.
2)    Media day for the Super Bowl.  The Pats sound loose, Rob Gronkowski likes to say “day by day” in interviews, and Chad Ochocinco finally got to do something in front of people for the first time in a while.  He used to be good at scoring AND interviews.  Now he is just watchable for one of those things.  To be quite honest, there have been moments where I totally just forgot Chad was on the team.
3)    The sky is blue, the grass is green, and Dwight Howard has told us that he wouldn’t mind playing with the Bulls.  Really, Dwight?  You “wouldn’t mind” going to play for arguably the best team in the league.  Gee.  Thanks.  Anything else?  Would you be cool with the Heat or Thunder also?  Maybe just cruise on over to the Mavs?
4)    Castillo is going to be allowed to keep his Defensive Coordinator job with the Eagles.  Might as well.  Does anyone ELSE have a clue why they sucked so bad this year?  Word is that since no one else could figure it out, they decided to stick with what they had for one more round.  Super team my ass.
5)    The Ravens hire Caldwell to “tutor” Joe Flacco.  Cool.  I think you might need one more tutor though.  I think a lot of the problems he has are in his head now.  You might need to give Renee Russo a call.  For 71 holes, she had Tin Cup on a leash. “This is the last ball in the bag, Roy…”
6)    The Texas Rangers just gave Ron Washington a two year extension.  That is very nice of you all, Rangers.  I guess we should infer that any extension is good, and that the 2 years of job security would be about 8 years had he taken it all when he had them in perfect position to do so...either time.
7)    What do I know, except that all the good college basketball teams are spacing out there losses enough to allow THIS to happen?  Missouri, a team I think was overrated at #2 in the first place, loses last week and only drops TWO spots in the rankings this week?  That is only possible because of everyone else messing up here and there.  No WAY I think that that team is a top 5 team.  No way.  I would give them 8 or 9 tops after watching them play.  By the way, way to almost blow that game against Texas last night, Mizzou.  You were in control, the announcer LITERALLY says “now, watch this very intelligent Missouri team control the clock,” and you almost blow it.  Maybe if you would have dropped that game against a sub-par UT team, we could have dropped you another two whole spots.  Now if only the teams I think should be ahead of them would stop tripping.
8)    Hey, it is just like old times.  Phil Mickelson and Tiger are back to back in the world rankings just released.  Sort of a catch.  I guess it is NOT like old times.  Their rankings are #16 and #17.  Well, at least they are hanging together in this massive changing of the guard.  Phil wanted to go out for beers in celebration of this fact, but he was still hung over after having the weekend off after missing the cut, and Tiger was still in front of a computer Googling Robert Rock.
9)    Mike Tyson will be inducted into the boxing Hall of Fame.  Well, deserved.  He was one of the biggest badasses to ever step into the ring.  Side note.  You remember where you were during several earth shattering events, both good and bad.  Well, I remember where I was for this one.  I was at America’s in Gulfport, MS.  Luckily, I had ordered wings early in the fight, as I figured it wouldn’t last long.  What I didn’t know, and what also made me almost drop the plate of wings, was that it would be Tyson’s skull hitting the deck.  Crazy shit.
10) I am confused by National Rent a Car commercials.  They say you can walk down the aisle and pick a bigger car if you want.  How does that inventory work, then?  Isn’t that screwing things up for people who already ordered the larger car?  I am sure they have a system, but I see a lot of holes personally.  Confused.  All I know is this.  “You know how to TAKE a reservation, you just don’t know how to HOLD the reservation, and that is really the important part of the reservation…the holding.”
11) Landon Donovan takes round 1 of the first meeting with Clint Dempsey across seas in soccer.  It really is sad that we are truly excited that two top Americans faced each other in a European game.  After all these years of developing our talent, we still are pretty spotty on who we have over there.  The excitement was building in the late 90’s/ early 2000’s, and they have not come close to capitalizing on it.  Thought there would be a lot more fellows in those leagues.  But.  It IS what it is.  If you kick a soccer ball with a kid hoping to catch his attention when all of these cool basketball, football, and hockey players are on TV, it becomes a tough sell.
12) Brad Childress just got hired by the Browns for an assistant spot.  Bittersweet for that guy.  At least he has a job, which is good.  Step outside of that, and dude is a failed head football coach who had a great team that didn’t win it all…and they are the Browns that he is joining…eewww.
13) There weren’t any bare feet in a creek, and it wasn’t really an important tournament, but Kyle Stanley put his name in the meltdown hat.  After getting a triple bogey 8 on the final hole at the recent PGA tournament, he ends up in a playoff, which he then loses.  The only person who did a fist pump was Jean van de Velde.  Kind of like Big Ben might pump his fist if Tom Brady got busted not hearing a chick say no in a college bar, or Pac Man Jones just hearing that ANYONE in the NFL got busted for anything.  All, weird fist pumps. 
14) Brandon Marshall had 4 TD’s in the Pro Bowl.  He made a really nice catch on the ground for one of them.  Considering all the lineman stand straight up, and tackles are just a bunch of pushing, this will be all I report on this absolute waste of time event.
15) I read an article on how old Paul Pierce is getting.  That night, I noticed he had 28/10/8.  Good stuff, old man winter.  I still think you are getting old too, but nice reply on the court to the media.  Actually, Paul.  I don’t think you are all that old.  I DO think you seem older hanging around with Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett.  Kind of like Steve Nash looking a tad slower playing on the court with Grant Hill.  No offense.  Just saying.  Guilty/ old by association.
16) Ryan Boatright is still not back for UConn men’s basketball.  The NCAA is still researching the situation.  They also happened to lose 3 straight recently.  I am not saying they can’t make another late season run, and you better acknowledge that the talent is on that squad to make a serious push.  That being said, I will say this.  There is no way they make that push without a) Ryan Boatright in the lineup b) Andre Drummond making a serious statement about his maturity level advancing on the court.  Drummond has a chance to prove he should be the #1 pick.  Either is possible, and both make them extremely dangerous.  Other good teams WANT UConn to not lose games right now.  No #1 or #2 seed in the NCAA tourney wants to see them as the #7 or #8 seed in the second round.  NO one.
17) I find it absolutely hilarious that Chauncey Billups has a great game in his first visit since the trade.  AND.  They win the game pretty much because of a late game flop where he suckered the refs. Best supporting actor goes to…
18) Story that was SO close to being a good one, but it is not.  The Spurs go down 18 points to the Dallas Mavericks late in the 3rd quarter.  They pull the starters and put in the lowly bench guys…fundamentally waving the white flag.  The bench guys make a mad run, MAD run.  Pop leaves them in to finish it, they make a final game winning shot AFTER the buzzer by about a hundredth of a second, and then lose in overtime.  Amazing, and very odd, game.  Neat watching future HOF’s cheer from the bench when the game is really close, but dibs to Pop for keeping the bench players in.  Hey, Dirk.  You looked really a lot older, and VERY rusty.  Maybe those couple months you took off this offeseason to come into the season “better rested” than last year when you were playing for your national team WASN’T a great idea.
19) The NHL All Star game was ok, as a background game in my apartment as I did stuff.  The game was fun, but still wasn’t worth it (MUCH more worth it than the Pro Bowl though).  That being said, I will say this.  Their system of having the two captains pick anyone from either conference (allowing teammates to play against each other) is EXTREMELY cool.  And.  Having a player on the ice (Tyler Seguin) who was live on a mic was fun also.  If a game is going to be a semi waste of time, and you know that going in, you might as well have novel ideas that make it cool.
20) Zach Randolph might be out for the year for the Memphis Grizzlies.  Shame.  That team had a fun story last year, and Zach is not exactly the most likable guy, but know this.  You might as well deduct 15 wins right NOW if he is gone for the season.  It is kind of like the opposite of predicting the amount of wins for the NJ Nets.  Are we making the assumption that Dwight Howard will be on that team by March, or not?  15 win difference WITH him.
21) Cream rising to the top.  College bball.  Kentucky is #1, Syracuse is #2, and Ohio State is #3.  Think you are pretty safe if you were going to go out on a ledge and assume there is a very good chance the champion comes out of that group of teams.  There are others of course that might take it, but those three are pretty damn good.  Give my vote to Ohio State right now as my #1, with Kentucky right on their heels.  Quick look at the others:
-Missouri-Nope.  I will say it again-this is a lineup designed for 40 minutes of hell playing a different offense
-Duke-Not Athletic enough to win 6 straight wins in March.  Coach K gives them an asterisk on this comment, but I don’t see it happening
-Baylor-I don’t trust their guard play.  I am not a believer, and guards win you championships.
-North Carolina-Of course.  With that coach and that ridiculous talent, the sky is the limit.  They need shooting, and the eye of the tiger, but these boys are in the mix without a doubt
-Kansas-It must be nice to have a reloading year with a couple McDonald’s players here and there.  This team is too reliant on Thomas Robinson.  One bad game, and they are done.  That being said, maybe he is just doing his Danny Manning imitation.
-Murray State-It’s a nice story, but I see this crashing.  Two things on this.  One, I will reevaluate this team after the St. Mary’s game. Two, don’t these guys know that you have to SURPRISE people in the tourney and not already be known.  Have you guys not learned ANYTHING from George Mason and VCU?
-Michigan State- Talent?  Check.  Coaching?  Check.  Pedigree?  Check.  Balance?  Check.  Yup.  The sky is blue, the grass is green, and we have another year where you don’t want to mess with these guys in March.
22) Sharapova loses the Aussie final.  Hold on.  Let me correct that statement.  Sharapova got SMOKED.  She was there physically, and her grunts/ screams were very nice sounding to me, but her game plan and mental toughness was elsewhere.  I knew she might lose, but did NOT expect that ass whipping.  I don’t know how many times you think you are getting to a final, Maria, but with this upcoming talent, it won’t be many.
23) The Miami Heat/ Chicago Bulls game was awesome and you really felt like you can just assume we were watching the prelims of the Eastern Conference finals.  That being said, let me comment on two things regarding the game.  Although the LeBron dunk over John Lucas WAS cool and pretty amazing, I am in the group of people who don’t think it ranks even top 20 of all time dunks.  Game situation, game importance, crowd response, etc.  Sure.  Jumping over someone is really cool, but I don’t think it cuts it.  Also, nice to see our superstars closing out games.  Derrick Rose misses two FT’s to keep Chicago from being ahead or tied.  Then, King James goes down and bricks two himself.  Shame a quality basketball game has to end with missed shots and bad fundamentals like that.
24) Whether you stayed up and watched the Nadal/ Djokovic match, got lucky and woke up the next morning with it still on because of a rain delay, or really don’t care at all.  It was one of the best tennis matches in the last ten years.  I am a Nadal fan, and not so much a Djokovic fan.  I gained a lot of respect for Djokovic though.  When that match went to the fifth set, I didn’t think there was any way Djokovic would hang with Nadal.  I thought the long match would sway cousin mo Nadal’s way.  So, let me get this straight.  Federer is Nadal’s bitch.  Nadal is Djokovic’s bitch.  And Andy Murray is everyone’s bitch I just mentioned, but can destroy everyone else.  Looks like those rankings are pretty much accurate.
25) Jack Del Rio gets hired by the Broncos.  I think this is a great hire.  You allow your assistant from last year’s playoff team to follow his dreams, gain someone from your personal coaching tree, and also someone who has already been successful relatively as a head coach, so you get another great voice in that locker room.  Think that will do well for you, Broncos.  You have a lot of talent on that D.
26) I like watching the snowboarding events because I really don’t know anything about it and just think it is cool.  I love Shaun White.  I root for Shaun White.  That being said, I think it is ridiculous that he got a perfect score on his last run.  Pretty fancy?  Sure.  PERFECT?  100?  I think not.  From what I heard from the announcers while watching it, he didn’t even pull out a new trick…just a bunch of badass ones he has done before.  Plus, I saw his hands hit and drag on the last jump.  THAT isn’t perfect.  Give him a freaking 99.5 to make me happy, dammit.  Regardless.  If he has set the ceiling, then how can he do better?  He might as well just retire now…timing would be perfect right after that perfect score.  Ride into the sunset and all of that cliché shit…Although his sport is not on the level in popularity obviously of football and baseball, leaving on a perfect 100?  That might even trump Elway and LaRussa.
27) In men’s figure skating, Abbott claims…just kidding.  VERY much so kidding.  I make some of you suffer through tennis takes-I wouldn’t even think of going down the road on this one.  Plus, it would be two takes in a row where I don’t truly understand the sport.
28) Speaking of the X Games, I will admit my mind is still trying to understand the physics of that NASTY front flip on the dude’s snowmobile jump.  That is some serious shit.
29) There is fall out of course to Billy Cundiff’s missed field goal in the AFC Championship.  My favorite one so far is the following.  It is an actual ad for a jersey, with ordering information on the page.  When it talks about delivery information, it says to input your address-“jersey will be delivered to house to the left.”  Awesome.
30)  Being just an unbiased fan with no allegiance, I am ready to watch this Super Bowl.  I only changed in my mind who I thought was going to win it three times today, after two times yesterday.  I am back to thinking the Giants are going to win it.  Uhh.  Hold on.  Make that four times.  Back to the Pats.  Confused.
31) Lindsey Vonn, our American skiing icon since Bode Miller evidently likes to party too hard to professionally ski, won the first two races over the weekend.  She lost the 3rd one by .03 seconds…to her friend.  So close, yet so far away, to three winds in one weekend.
32) Sign that all is not happy in Steeler-ville.  You are telling me that Bruce Arians leaves a winning team to go to the SAME position for a 2-14 team with possibly QB problems (I know.  The second part’s problem is he either has one of the best QB’s of our generation or dibs on the next.  Tough life.)?  Wow.  I guess everything is not rosy in my boys’ hood.  Because that just doesn’t make sense to me…at all.
33) Watch out for Transfer U aka Iowa State basketball.  They took out KU over the weekend.  Basically it breaks down to this.  Iowa State is a bunch of discontented/ disgruntled/ washout players from top flight programs.  So either they will ruin it for each other, or they become the perfect storm.  Another DANGEROUS March team.  KU had their own grass is green take.  “When Thomas Robinson doesn’t score more than 15 points, we actually suck and actually can acknowledge the amount of talent we lost.”
34) That missed goaltending call at the end of the WVA/ Syracuse bball game was bad.  How you don’t review that one is beyond me.
35) Poor Eli.  He is finally being called “Eli,” instead of Peyton’s little brother, and we have all of this nonsense going on with Irsay and Peyton, hogging some of the headlines.  To add insult to injury, the Super Bowl is being played where?  Indy.
36) The NCAA wants to curtail taunting.  That is fine.  Just watch how you do it.  That taunting call where they kicked out a player in the Missouri game was just plain stupid.  Slippery slope, people.  Very slippery.  Plus, you have to, to some degree, let the kids play.  I know you have to teach them to stay in line, but let’s remember the emotion that makes college bball so great over the NBA and not curtail that energy TOO much.
37) Speaking of perfect storms.  Check out this luck.  On my flight back, the stewardess were told to block off the last row.  My seat was in that row per my little boarding pass.  There was one other guy in the same boat.  He has moved to the other side of the aisle, and is presently fully lengthwise chilling to a movie.  I personally can say that I am fully using all three seats in some way to the best of my ability.  Small pleasures in life make me happy, especially ones that allow my long legs to not have cramps at the end of flights.
38) Days after LeBron’s master dunk, Blake Griffin responds with a full posterization of his opponent.  Maybe LeBron’s was cooler in some respect because he jumped fully OVER someone, but Blake’s was much better in this matchup.  More powerful.  Word is we will get a response from shortly.  Two side notes on this topic.  One, although Blake’s dunks are incredible, and I am not knocking him for this, but it is kind of bugging me how he throws it DOWN through the air into the basket.  Actually, I just reread that statement.  That is stupid of me.  I am bitching because someone is throwing it DOWN into the basket?  Lol.  He must be SUCH a slacker.  Two, come on LeBron.  I know you are chasing a championship, but this is the PERFECT year to come out and reinvigorate the dunk contest.  PERFECT.  You, Blake, and the token “guy who hasn’t reached his potential yet but really can dunk well”  guy.
39)  Dudes these days…come ON, Antrel.  Just say it.  You WANT to, I know.  If it was ANY team on the other side besides the Pats, you would guarantee victory, wouldn’t you?  For the record, he is simply saying to the media that “he is expecting to win.”  Wuss.
40) Ahhh.  The bracket buster games that the NCAA invented a couple years ago to match up teams we are not sure we totally believe in and have them play each other.  Fancy idea.  Murray State.  You have good news and then possible bad news.  The good news is that you are in the top ten for the first time ever.  The bad news is your bracket buster game is St. Mary’s aka the “we would be SO MUCH more famous if it wasn’t for that damn Gonzaga squad.” team.  Wow.  I can’t speak for everyone out there, but if you pull that one off, you will have a closet cheerleader over here for sure.
41) I don’t have a sweet tooth at all, but I just had  a Frontier cookie.  It was absolutely delicious.  If I was rich, I would just fly around on Frontier and eat cookies.
42) After Schiano leaves Rutgers, assistant coach Flood has accepted the new gig. With recruits who verbally committed to Rutgers suddenly looking at other options with signing day this week, I would have hired a guy named Dam.
43) See?  They had extra cookies left, and I am the friendly guy taking up the entire back row.  TWO cookies now.  Yay.
44) Bud Selig supports more playoff teams starting possibly this next year, and Gary Bettman thinks shootouts are cool for now.  I agree wholeheartedly with Bettman and would like to punch Bud Selig in the gut.
45) Rachel Alexandra finished her pregnancy successfully.  Who’s your daddy, kid?  Oh.  Curlin.  Wow.  Be nice to the other horses at horse school.  Don’t think you will need a Seinfeld false start to take THOSE lads. Just remember, ‘rents, if the kid doesn’t make it in racing, have that basketball court in the backyard.  WNBA is always a second option.
46) Jerome Simpson continues his topsy turvy year.  This week, he plead not-guilty to marijuana trafficking.  In other news, his flip at the goal line is still the play of the year and taking on all comers in “Top Plays.”
47) What is that cliché?  Don’t put all your eggs in one basket?  Sad story here.  Highly touted football recruit, Jontrey Tillman, pledged allegiance to Stanford early on.  He never even visited another school.  Days before national signing day, he gets rejected.  Him and his mad football skills, his 4.0 GPA, and 26 ACT score.  Stanford has rules of non-disclosure on rejections.  Dude is scrambling now to land somewhere.  Ironically, Colorado is a top option.  Within a week, CU could land a recruit who ruined his chances at Michigan by tweeting bad stuff, and then Jontrey, who is the loyal honest kid who gets screwed.  I say make them room together too.
48) A long time ago…in a galaxy far away, Pat Burrell was drafted #1 overall in the Major League draft.  He was supposedly the next coming of pure power.  Well, after a couple different teams and lots of mental headaches (him CAUSING them, not receiving them), he retired this week…in a blurb.  From a Phillies fan perspective, thanks for that pivotal hit in Game 5 of the 2008 Series, and may the force be with you, bro.  Don’t worry.  I will try and not use terms like “underachieved” and “unreached potential” with sentences with you…I will try.
49) The poor Milwaukee Bucks.  They are showing here and there signs of being decent.  Then what happens?  Andrew Bogut breaks his foot.  As Jerry would say, “that’s a shame.”
50) Hmmm.  Where to now.  Still got a lot of time on this plane ride.  I know.  I have a newspaper.  Let’s make lists and break down the NBA standings and see if things have kind of reached equilibrium.
NBA: present order listed
ATLANTIC: Philly, Boston, New York, New Jersey, Toronto
This looks ok, but some changes will happen.  Philly is a great early season story.  I am not buying stock.  Look at their lineup, and you wouldn’t either, unless they singlehandedly obtained the greatest amount of “guy who hasn’t reached his potential yet” guys in one motion.  I think Boston’s old guys win this one out (before getting smoked by either Chicago or Miami), with New York playing just ENOUGH defense to get second in this division.  Philly will still make the playoffs in the third spot.  New Jersey is the wild card.  No Dwight Howard, and “no-d” Bargnani and the Raptors might catch them.  WITH that guy, and depending on WHEN they get him, it could change things.  No matter how bad the team is right now, remember Deron Williams is still on that team.  Poor guy just has no one to pass to.
SOUTHEAST: Miami, Atlanta, Orlando, Washington, Charlotte
If the last week hadn’t happened with Orlando (in case you live in a bubble, they look suddenly HORRIBLE), I would say that switching them with Atlanta would be my only change…but ONLY because Horford is out.  If Howard stays, I still like Orlando to take Atlanta out of their spot.  Miami will win this division decisively, Atlanta will hang around, Orlando will just try and find their identity and enjoy the All-Star festivities if no Howard and scare Atlanta if they have him, and John Wall will be enough to beat out the AWFUL Charlotte Bobcats.  I say Washington ends up in the high part of the lottery, and possibly packages some of that young untapped potential talent on their team to get someone that can actually score when John Wall passes it to them.
CENTRAL: Chicago, Indiana, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Detroit
Perfect.  Thanks for already getting into perfect line, guys.  You all can go to recess and lunch first before the other groups.  Chicago is still my title favorite (under the acknowledgement from you that I am TRYING not to pick Miami), Indiana is a solid upstart team with good talent, Milwaukee might be in that second spot if Bogut was not lost, Cleveland will have the rookie of the year most likely and then still have some juicy draft picks next year, and Detroit is like Maverick flying through Iceman’s jetwash…in a flat spin.
SOUTHWEST: Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, Memphis, New Orleans
It will be close, but San Antonio will win this division.  Dallas will be in a solid playoff position, Houston will…just be Houston, Memphis is nothing without the headcase he is Zach Randolph, and New Orleans will simply just exist.  Really quick.  Guess Tony Parker’s age.  Do it.  Bet you said thirty something.  Because Duncan is on his way out, and Manu gets hurt a lot and is up in the years, Tony Parker gets lumped in with them.  Dude is 29, and having a solid year.  When they get Manu back, they will still have some juice left in this thing to scare people.
NORTHWEST: Oklahoma City, Denver, Utah, Portland, Minnesota
Wrong.  Oklahoma City and Denver are correct.  Denver will be the top non-division winner seed, but they won’t catch Durant and company.  My correction in this one is with Minnesota.  Minnesota is going to move up to third, Utah will take their spot at the bottom, and Portland will stay right where it is.  That Minnesota team is still learning to play with each other, but I have seen enough brilliant patches in the last few weeks to believe that their move is coming.
PACIFIC: LA Clippers, LA Lakers, Phoenix, Golden State, Sacramento
Not that either will make the playoffs, but switch up Phoenix and Golden State.  Phoenix’s age will hurt them later in the season, and I like Marc Jackson’s defensive approach with Golden State.  I think with the addition of Chris Paul, and barring any injuries, I am good with the Clippers taking this division.  They better, because if I am right and the Nuggets have the better record than these two, the 2nd place team in this division has the RIDICULOUS first round matchup of the likes of San Antonio or Denver.

51) NHL…let’s just do a quick breakdown.
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
-with or without Crosby, I think the Pens still take this division.
-I am quite surprised how well Philly is playing without Pronger
-with Brodeur getting to the end of his time, New Jersey will be the scariest 8th seed in years
-I think the Canadiens will make one good run before the end of the season.  Good talent over there.
-Ottawa has to do something special to impress me with their flameouts over the years
VERDICT: Boston over Pens in Final
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
-Detroit is really trying to piss off father time with some of their players
-Vancouver could be the most complete team in hockey right now
-what the HELL has happened to Anaheim over the years?
-is Edmonton playing drunk?  Thought they would be decent this year
-is Chicago PURPOSELY hanging out in 4th in their division on purpose?  Do they think we can’t see them?
VERDICT: San Jose over Chicago in Final
CUP FINAL: San Jose over Boston in 6 games
52) I haven’t DRIVEN through Virginia in a while.  I have been in a lot of states.  That state HAS to hold the record for most “highways” with two lanes on each side, separated by a medium, with EXTREMELY LONG lights interrupting your drive.
53) Deep thought about airlines.  I think that airlines are the ONE type of industry where NEW airlines can come in and be big time every few years (Southwest, Frontier).  Reason? We ALL figure it is better to fly on newer planes.
54) There is NOTHING like living in the mountains in the middle of the country, and then going to a place by the water and having fresh seafood.  I had crab soup and crab cakes Monday night.  It was orgasmic.
55)   That is it.  You now have clearance, Clarence.  Making descent into Denver.  A copy and paste at home, and that it is.  Plus, I have been absolutely NON STOP since 730am this morning.  No time to even reply to emails.  My point?  I bet you I have over 50 unread emails in my inbox.  Coming from an OCD person who can’t STAND to have a scroll on my inbox, it just kills me.  Airplane is one of my favorite comedy movies of ALL time.  Go watch it.  Peace, people.  Talk to you next time.

1 comment:

  1. Good Rant. Figure skating psyche was rad, def thought you were going into it.

    I like the Del Rio grab, except that we're certain to have to replace him in the near future. 7 years 7 D Coords.

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