I watched/listened to two teams really get hosed last night in college basketball. I'll rank the stories by hatred of the winning team.
1. Duke screws BC AT BC (83-81). Welcome to the ACC Boston College. You get to host the #2 team in the United States. They will shoot 23/37 FTs on the night, you will shoot 10/13. You're best players (Craig Smith) and second leading scorer on the night will both foul out on VERY questionable block calls late in the game. You will decide, down three with about 20 or so seconds left, to attack the basket and hope for a steal. There Sheldon Williams will foul the dickens out of you (such an obvious foul DICK VITALE was screaming for it) where Williams gets literally no ball, all arm. Duke will secure the game at the line. Enjoy your stay in the ACC.
2. Tennessee beats Vandy in Knoxville 69-62. Vandy held a lead at the half, outshot and outrebounded UT for the game, however, UT lived at the line shooting 23/32 while Vandy shot a paultry 2/5. Having not seen any of this game, and just listening to the Vandy announcers, I don't know if this was quite the screw job that BC endured, but it was certainly lopsided at the line. I expect UT to shoot more FTs than their opponents because they attack and are much more aggressive. But for a team like Vandy, who works the ball inside some and had inside guys scoring all night to only shoot 5 FTs is quite noteworthy. Like BC, Vandy had two guys foul out. In fact, two of their top 3 leading scorers fouled out with the other one ending the game with four fouls.
So in honor of the Commodores and the Eagles (what a concert!) here's a little high school ditty:
Nuts and Bolts
Nuts and Bolts
You
Got
Screwed.
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Turner Classic Movies gears up for its annual Oscar celebration.
It’s February and the Oscar nominations have just recently been announced with the Oscars to be presented on March 3. In celebration of the Oscars, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is again putting on their annual 31 days of Oscar. Every film from Feb1-Mar 3 will either have won an Oscar or have been nominated for an Oscar.
This of course means that every movie will not be a 4 star classic, even Oscar winning movies can suck, but there are many great movies coming up. Click the link for the TCM schedule and watch a couple classic movies over the next few weeks. I find that these older movies are a glimpse into the past and you get to see how Americans lived 40, 50, and 60 years ago. It is almost like a history lesson, especially with Westerns and war movies. I know I have already set my DVR to record several great movies I haven’t seen and I look forward to seeing these timeless classics.
This of course means that every movie will not be a 4 star classic, even Oscar winning movies can suck, but there are many great movies coming up. Click the link for the TCM schedule and watch a couple classic movies over the next few weeks. I find that these older movies are a glimpse into the past and you get to see how Americans lived 40, 50, and 60 years ago. It is almost like a history lesson, especially with Westerns and war movies. I know I have already set my DVR to record several great movies I haven’t seen and I look forward to seeing these timeless classics.
It's like the Summer of '69 all over again for Bryan Adams.
Bryan Adams may be my new hero. Did you hear this story? Apparently Lindsay Lohan injured herself in his home in London and had to be rushed to the hospital after slicing her leg. She was getting out of the shower Friday afternoon and was all wet and lotioned up and slipped down the stairs and a tea cup she was carrying broke and cut her shin. The wound needed 10 stitches to close. She and some friends were preparing breakfast when this happened.
Let’s see. We have Lindsay Lohan and “friends”, who in my imagination are all hot 21 year old playmates, making breakfast on a Friday AFTERNOON in Bryan Adams home in London. Lindsay is showering and has her unfortunate accident. The question on everyone’s mind is was Bryan Adams there and if so, why was he hanging with these people? If it is why I think it is, then of course he is my new hero. I’m sure it could be anything, but I have always heard rumors of Bryan Adams being a bit of a freak.
In other Lohan news, apparently after a night of beer drinking and pancakes, Lindsay left her diary in a cab or something or other and lost track of it for a time. Well, someone was nice enough to return it to her, but they were also nice enough to rip out some pages that “rellegedly” had her most intimate thoughts on her most intimate encounters. It is rumored that her “reps” have been putting pressure on all the media outlets to not release the details. I wonder how long that will last, if true. Poor Lindsay, it’s one thing after another for her, isn’t it? And to top everything off, she didn’t finish in the top ten most desirable women poll from AskMen.com.
Let’s see. We have Lindsay Lohan and “friends”, who in my imagination are all hot 21 year old playmates, making breakfast on a Friday AFTERNOON in Bryan Adams home in London. Lindsay is showering and has her unfortunate accident. The question on everyone’s mind is was Bryan Adams there and if so, why was he hanging with these people? If it is why I think it is, then of course he is my new hero. I’m sure it could be anything, but I have always heard rumors of Bryan Adams being a bit of a freak.
In other Lohan news, apparently after a night of beer drinking and pancakes, Lindsay left her diary in a cab or something or other and lost track of it for a time. Well, someone was nice enough to return it to her, but they were also nice enough to rip out some pages that “rellegedly” had her most intimate thoughts on her most intimate encounters. It is rumored that her “reps” have been putting pressure on all the media outlets to not release the details. I wonder how long that will last, if true. Poor Lindsay, it’s one thing after another for her, isn’t it? And to top everything off, she didn’t finish in the top ten most desirable women poll from AskMen.com.
Bonnaroo 2006 looks like a winner.
The biggest and best music festival in this neck of the woods is Bonnaroo located in Manchester, Tennessee. They have just announced their lineup for this year’s concert and there are some pretty good bands coming. Not good enough for me to go and spend three days on a farm, but pretty good for someone who likes to leave their house.
Here are the highlights and if you want more info click the link.
Beck
Radiohead
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Elvis Costello & the Impersonators
Bonnie Raitt
Death Cab for Cutie
Bright Eyes
Buddy Guy
Damien Marley
Robert Randolph and the Family Band
My Morning Jacket
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
Cat Power
Nickel Creek
Steve Earle
Blues Traveler
Son Volt
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Looks like a pretty eclectic lineup to me. This will take place on June 16-18 and tickets are $169.50 for a three day pass for a limited time and then they will be $184.50 and there are various service charges and other junk. If this scratches you where you itch, check it out.
Here are the highlights and if you want more info click the link.
Beck
Radiohead
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Elvis Costello & the Impersonators
Bonnie Raitt
Death Cab for Cutie
Bright Eyes
Buddy Guy
Damien Marley
Robert Randolph and the Family Band
My Morning Jacket
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
Cat Power
Nickel Creek
Steve Earle
Blues Traveler
Son Volt
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Looks like a pretty eclectic lineup to me. This will take place on June 16-18 and tickets are $169.50 for a three day pass for a limited time and then they will be $184.50 and there are various service charges and other junk. If this scratches you where you itch, check it out.
Risking your neck
I've been reading a little bit about journalists over in Iraq and I have to ask myself why they are risking their necks? Or at least why are so many journalists from news organizations big and small literally putting themselves in harm's way? Especially when the anchors in the air conditioned TV studio are going become more famous for a story than the journalist in the field will for the story that had them dodging bullets.
I can understand their competitive nature. I can also understand the idea to "get the story at all costs" on the spur of the moment, but frankly there is no way I could keep my nerve long enough to get the clearance and documents in order to even get on the plane to Iraq. Even then I couldn't promise anyone that I would leave the plane when the door opened.
While I'm not stupid enough to compare myself to the ridiculously brave journalists that have made the trek to the Middle East, I've gotten myself into some situations that in hind sight seem too risky in the grand scheme of things. I've been rewarded by a situation like that but things could have gone all wrong in a variety of ways I don't like to think about.
That being said, I can understand the rush these journalists get from it. I see the photos and video from Iraq and you can see images spanning the spectrum of emotion and powerful images of death and violence. But where there is death and violence there is danger.
I guess what it boils down to for me is that when I've found myself in a hairy situation I tried to look at the risk vs. the reward. But usually in situations I've been in, I was my only competition. I either got the shot or I didn't and if I bailed out I didn't have to worry about seeing the results of my competition beating me out by hanging in the next morning. It would still bother me, but you can't escape the danger in Iraq. Sure there are places that are safer than others, but that's usually because soldiers are serving as safety monitors.
I read on a blog that more journalists have died during this Iraq conflict than all of Vietnam and maybe all other conflicts combined, I don't remember exactly. Either way that's not really hard to believe. With Jill Carroll being held hostage and ABC's Bob Woodruff and Doug Vogt being seriously injured in a roadside bomb blast, that's three journalists this week that are in danger or have been injured.
And the thing about this war is that while journalists have always had to worry about getting too close to the bullets and the blasts, they rarely had to worry about becoming hostages.
In reflecting about the situation, its a shame that there are so many journalists over in Iraq trying to better inform us that many of us choose to ignore it. And this is because so many stories come out from that part of the world that the American public will only take so much before they disregard it. In this age of competitive news coverage we seem to hear the same types of stories so many times that more journalists are sent over to find that story that brings back the public eye.
Go deeper, get closer to the action, take more risks and send over more journalists to get that incredible story and image or be ignored.
I can understand their competitive nature. I can also understand the idea to "get the story at all costs" on the spur of the moment, but frankly there is no way I could keep my nerve long enough to get the clearance and documents in order to even get on the plane to Iraq. Even then I couldn't promise anyone that I would leave the plane when the door opened.
While I'm not stupid enough to compare myself to the ridiculously brave journalists that have made the trek to the Middle East, I've gotten myself into some situations that in hind sight seem too risky in the grand scheme of things. I've been rewarded by a situation like that but things could have gone all wrong in a variety of ways I don't like to think about.
That being said, I can understand the rush these journalists get from it. I see the photos and video from Iraq and you can see images spanning the spectrum of emotion and powerful images of death and violence. But where there is death and violence there is danger.
I guess what it boils down to for me is that when I've found myself in a hairy situation I tried to look at the risk vs. the reward. But usually in situations I've been in, I was my only competition. I either got the shot or I didn't and if I bailed out I didn't have to worry about seeing the results of my competition beating me out by hanging in the next morning. It would still bother me, but you can't escape the danger in Iraq. Sure there are places that are safer than others, but that's usually because soldiers are serving as safety monitors.
I read on a blog that more journalists have died during this Iraq conflict than all of Vietnam and maybe all other conflicts combined, I don't remember exactly. Either way that's not really hard to believe. With Jill Carroll being held hostage and ABC's Bob Woodruff and Doug Vogt being seriously injured in a roadside bomb blast, that's three journalists this week that are in danger or have been injured.
And the thing about this war is that while journalists have always had to worry about getting too close to the bullets and the blasts, they rarely had to worry about becoming hostages.
In reflecting about the situation, its a shame that there are so many journalists over in Iraq trying to better inform us that many of us choose to ignore it. And this is because so many stories come out from that part of the world that the American public will only take so much before they disregard it. In this age of competitive news coverage we seem to hear the same types of stories so many times that more journalists are sent over to find that story that brings back the public eye.
Go deeper, get closer to the action, take more risks and send over more journalists to get that incredible story and image or be ignored.
Make your Valentine a Special Victim this year.
Valentines’ Day is coming up and I know all of you can’t wait for this scam of a “holiday.” Some of you love this day. Some of you may enjoy giving Valentines’ cards to those you love. Some of you may love Law & Order: SVU on NBC. I have something that combines those two things like chocolate and peanut butter.
Click on the link for your official (or unofficial) Law & Order: SVU Valentines’ cards. Check them out. If this will not show your love for both your Valentine and your favorite show, I don’t know what does. Collect all 10. Enjoy!!!!
Click on the link for your official (or unofficial) Law & Order: SVU Valentines’ cards. Check them out. If this will not show your love for both your Valentine and your favorite show, I don’t know what does. Collect all 10. Enjoy!!!!
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Jessica Alba is definite girlfriend material. It's science.
Jessica Alba is the prototype for what the American male wants in a girlfriend according to AskMen.com. AskMen.com has a top 99 list ranking female celebrities on their long term relationship material. “Readers of the online magazine were asked to vote according to the woman they would most want a relationship with, would consider marrying or thought best-suited to be the mother of their children.” Alba is the one, with Sienna Miller and Angelina Jolie at 2 and 3 respectively.
I want to know how all these men know that Alba is mother of your children material. I know nothing about her except that she may be the hottest woman on the planet. I have heard rumors of her alleged sexual past that doesn’t scream soul mate to me, but I am sure we could work things out. She does have a nice heinie, I mean, that thing is good. As weird as Angelina Jolie seems sometimes, she seems to be a true caring person and a good mother, if not a bit of a homewrecker. Sienna Miller would let you cheat on her with the baby-sitter at least one time, perhaps some guys are looking for that kind of woman.
Others in the top ten include: 4. Adriana Lima (Love those eyes.), 5. Maria Menounos, 6. Charlize Theron, 7. Jessica Biel (There she is again, do 50% of the male population know who she is?), 8. Amerie (A singer apparently.), 9. Natalie Portman (Yesssssss, very sexy with the short hair.), and 10. Eva Longoria (She seems like high, high maintenance to me.).
I am not sure what to think of this list. It’s a list of hot chicks but a list of good mates or good moms? Not so sure. This seems to me to be the most useless poll ever in the history of polls. It amazes me the amount of crap that makes news in the country.
I want to know how all these men know that Alba is mother of your children material. I know nothing about her except that she may be the hottest woman on the planet. I have heard rumors of her alleged sexual past that doesn’t scream soul mate to me, but I am sure we could work things out. She does have a nice heinie, I mean, that thing is good. As weird as Angelina Jolie seems sometimes, she seems to be a true caring person and a good mother, if not a bit of a homewrecker. Sienna Miller would let you cheat on her with the baby-sitter at least one time, perhaps some guys are looking for that kind of woman.
Others in the top ten include: 4. Adriana Lima (Love those eyes.), 5. Maria Menounos, 6. Charlize Theron, 7. Jessica Biel (There she is again, do 50% of the male population know who she is?), 8. Amerie (A singer apparently.), 9. Natalie Portman (Yesssssss, very sexy with the short hair.), and 10. Eva Longoria (She seems like high, high maintenance to me.).
I am not sure what to think of this list. It’s a list of hot chicks but a list of good mates or good moms? Not so sure. This seems to me to be the most useless poll ever in the history of polls. It amazes me the amount of crap that makes news in the country.
Bubble's bursting is cheered by theater owners.
I believe that someone else on I-A has written about the Steven Soderbergh film called Bubble. The movie was shot in a small town and the cast was made up of non-actors. If that isn’t weird enough, 2929 Entertainment released it in theaters, on DVD, and on HDNet Movies on cable and satellite systems simultaneously. Studio heads believe that because the box office revenue is decreasing they can shrink the window of a film’s release in theaters and a film's release on video and make up the loss in revenue. Theaters owners are a bit worried about this. They are worried this would hurt the already declining revenues by encouraging even more people to wait for the DVD and stay home and watch movies.
This is why they think we don’t go to as many movies as we did, say, 5 years ago? DVDs? I am going to digress. The reason we don’t go to movies as much is because many of the movies are crap. Many of the people that attend movies are a-holes who can’t keep quiet and just enjoy the show. If you go at night in a town that has nothing else to do for entertainment, you get a theater full of yapping pubescent teenagers that cannot sit still and make you want to take you and them out suicide bomber style. And if that isn’t enough, you have to save up three weeks of pay to afford a ticket, popcorn and a drink. That is your problem, theater owners and Hollywood. Now back to my other rant on Bubble.
Well, good news, good news, the movie did horribly in theaters even after what some would say was millions of dollars of free publicity. Theater owners are overjoyed. That doesn’t really make that much sense. They are happy no one is coming to the theater to see this movie. I thought that was what they were afraid of. Anyway, all is right with the world.
Not really. If this movie starred George Clooney and Julia Roberts, I have to think it would have done a little better. I do not know what the makers of this film were expecting. Have you seen the trailer for this film? I have and it gives no clue whatsoever as to what to expect from this movie. I don’t know about you, but when I see a trailer that really doesn’t give me a hint of the story then I am not that excited to see it. In fact, I am usually not that excited to see movies that do give me a hint of the story in the trailer. Don’t get me wrong, I do not need big stars or a trailer that gives me the whole movie, but I do like a smart trailer that gives me enough to intrigue me to check it out. Bubble’s trailer gave me too much intrigue to never check it out.
I read that Soderbergh and 2929 Entertainment spent $1.6 million on this movie and were hoping to make $5 million. I think that is possible and if that was the true hope then they should not be disappointed with the week’s grosses. They only released it to 32 theaters. What did they expect? This is a small movie that has no big names and details about what it is about were not made clear. I think that if they make any money it is a good thing. The next time Steven Soderbergh or 2929 Entertainment wants to try something this ambitious, they should release Ocean’s 13 this same way. Then we will see if a mass release to all media is the wave of the future.
This is why they think we don’t go to as many movies as we did, say, 5 years ago? DVDs? I am going to digress. The reason we don’t go to movies as much is because many of the movies are crap. Many of the people that attend movies are a-holes who can’t keep quiet and just enjoy the show. If you go at night in a town that has nothing else to do for entertainment, you get a theater full of yapping pubescent teenagers that cannot sit still and make you want to take you and them out suicide bomber style. And if that isn’t enough, you have to save up three weeks of pay to afford a ticket, popcorn and a drink. That is your problem, theater owners and Hollywood. Now back to my other rant on Bubble.
Well, good news, good news, the movie did horribly in theaters even after what some would say was millions of dollars of free publicity. Theater owners are overjoyed. That doesn’t really make that much sense. They are happy no one is coming to the theater to see this movie. I thought that was what they were afraid of. Anyway, all is right with the world.
Not really. If this movie starred George Clooney and Julia Roberts, I have to think it would have done a little better. I do not know what the makers of this film were expecting. Have you seen the trailer for this film? I have and it gives no clue whatsoever as to what to expect from this movie. I don’t know about you, but when I see a trailer that really doesn’t give me a hint of the story then I am not that excited to see it. In fact, I am usually not that excited to see movies that do give me a hint of the story in the trailer. Don’t get me wrong, I do not need big stars or a trailer that gives me the whole movie, but I do like a smart trailer that gives me enough to intrigue me to check it out. Bubble’s trailer gave me too much intrigue to never check it out.
I read that Soderbergh and 2929 Entertainment spent $1.6 million on this movie and were hoping to make $5 million. I think that is possible and if that was the true hope then they should not be disappointed with the week’s grosses. They only released it to 32 theaters. What did they expect? This is a small movie that has no big names and details about what it is about were not made clear. I think that if they make any money it is a good thing. The next time Steven Soderbergh or 2929 Entertainment wants to try something this ambitious, they should release Ocean’s 13 this same way. Then we will see if a mass release to all media is the wave of the future.
You think you know Chuck Norris, you have no idea.
I must apologize to those of you who do not like Chuck Norris or Jack Bauer, but I honestly cannot get enough of them. So, without further ado, more random facts about Chuck Norris.
Chuck Norris can hear silence.
Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.
Chuck Norris does not hunt because the word hunting infers the probability of failure. Chuck Norris goes killing.
When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night he checks his closet for Chuck Norris.
If you can see Chuck Norris, he can see you. If you can't see Chuck Norris you may be only seconds away from death.
The chief export of Chuck Norris is pain.
When Chuck Norris sends in his taxes, he sends blank forms and includes only a picture of himself, crouched and ready to attack. Chuck Norris has not had to pay taxes ever.
Chuck Norris sleeps with a night light. Not because Chuck Norris is afraid of the dark, but the dark is afraid of Chuck Norris.
If at first you don't succeed, you're obviously not Chuck Norris.
If Chuck Norris is late, time better slow the f@*# down.
As a teen Chuck Norris impregnated every nun in a convent tucked away in the hills of Tuscany. Nine months later the nuns gave birth to the 1972 Miami Dolphins, the only undefeated and untied team in professional football history.
They once made a Chuck Norris toilet paper, but it wouldn't take s*#@ from anybody.
Chuck Norris died ten years ago, but the Grim Reaper can't get up the courage to tell him.
Chuck Norris frequently donates blood to the Red Cross. Just not his blood.
According to Einstein's theory of relativity, Chuck Norris can actually roundhouse kick you yesterday.
Chuck Norris owns the greatest Poker Face of all-time. It helped him win the 1983 World Series of Poker despite him holding just a Joker, a Get out of Jail Free Monopoly card, a 2 of clubs, 7 of spades and a green #4 card from the game UNO.
Chuck Norris once ate a whole cake before his friends could tell them there was a stripper in it.
Most reported Bigfoot sightings are just Chuck Norris with his shirt off. Loch Ness sightings, on the other hand, are Chuck with his pants off.
A blind man once stepped on Chuck Norris' shoe. Chuck replied, "Don't you know who I am? I'm Chuck Norris!" The mere mention of his name cured this man blindness. Sadly the first, last, and only thing this man ever saw, was a fatal roundhouse delivered by Chuck Norris.
Chuck Norris can hear silence.
Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.
Chuck Norris does not hunt because the word hunting infers the probability of failure. Chuck Norris goes killing.
When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night he checks his closet for Chuck Norris.
If you can see Chuck Norris, he can see you. If you can't see Chuck Norris you may be only seconds away from death.
The chief export of Chuck Norris is pain.
When Chuck Norris sends in his taxes, he sends blank forms and includes only a picture of himself, crouched and ready to attack. Chuck Norris has not had to pay taxes ever.
Chuck Norris sleeps with a night light. Not because Chuck Norris is afraid of the dark, but the dark is afraid of Chuck Norris.
If at first you don't succeed, you're obviously not Chuck Norris.
If Chuck Norris is late, time better slow the f@*# down.
As a teen Chuck Norris impregnated every nun in a convent tucked away in the hills of Tuscany. Nine months later the nuns gave birth to the 1972 Miami Dolphins, the only undefeated and untied team in professional football history.
They once made a Chuck Norris toilet paper, but it wouldn't take s*#@ from anybody.
Chuck Norris died ten years ago, but the Grim Reaper can't get up the courage to tell him.
Chuck Norris frequently donates blood to the Red Cross. Just not his blood.
According to Einstein's theory of relativity, Chuck Norris can actually roundhouse kick you yesterday.
Chuck Norris owns the greatest Poker Face of all-time. It helped him win the 1983 World Series of Poker despite him holding just a Joker, a Get out of Jail Free Monopoly card, a 2 of clubs, 7 of spades and a green #4 card from the game UNO.
Chuck Norris once ate a whole cake before his friends could tell them there was a stripper in it.
Most reported Bigfoot sightings are just Chuck Norris with his shirt off. Loch Ness sightings, on the other hand, are Chuck with his pants off.
A blind man once stepped on Chuck Norris' shoe. Chuck replied, "Don't you know who I am? I'm Chuck Norris!" The mere mention of his name cured this man blindness. Sadly the first, last, and only thing this man ever saw, was a fatal roundhouse delivered by Chuck Norris.
Super Bowl Xtra Large is here and so is my take on the game.
The big game is here, Super Bowl Xtra Large. Perhaps the least hyped Super Bowl in history. You have a game that features two underdogs. You have the Seattle Seahawks, a team that people still cannot believe is in the Super Bowl and a number one seed no less. Then you have the number 6 seed Pittsburgh Steelers. Out of all the teams in the AFC, is this the team you expected to see in the final game of the season? To make things even wilder, the lower seeded surprise team is favored at the time of this writing. Seattle gets no respect and by all rights they should be the favorite.
I survived one week of Super Bowl hype because there seemed to be none. I am an avid listener of sports talk radio and I watch all the best shows on ESPN and you never seemed to hear anything about this game. There were only rumors that a game was even taking place. I have heard more about Brett Favre retiring and Terrell Owens meeting with the Denver Broncos than I have about the Super Bowl. The only thing you heard about the Super Bowl was that this game isn’t sexy enough; this game will be a huge disappointment. There are no stars in this game. This wasn’t hype, this was character assassination.
This just goes to show that the hype is not needed, especially two weeks of it. When the game starts, it all goes out the window and the two best teams left standing will play for the championship. As long as the game is good and fun to watch, you don’t need stars, you don’t need sexy teams. This game looks to be a game that will surprise people by how good it is. I feel like this could be a very exciting game.
The Steelers have got that crazy 3-4 defense that tries its best to get the quarterback out of rhythm and tries to flat out kill the running back. Fortunately for Seattle they have a great offensive line; maybe the best Pittsburgh’s defense will have gone up against all year. That is something to watch for in this game. Will the Pittsburgh defense that has stopped three high powered offenses to reach the Super Bowl be able to stop a Seattle defense that beat two very good defenses to reach the Super Bowl?
Don’t overlook the Seattle defense, a defense that did something the vaunted Chicago defense couldn’t do, stop Jake Delhomme and Steve Smith. Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger and the three headed running back monster of Willie Parker, Duce Staley and the “Bus” Jerome Bettis will be a handful for the Seattle defense because you never know just what they will do. They may come out and let Roethlisberger take the lead or they may start to pound that Seattle defense with the trio of running backs and then go to Roethlisberger. This is another thing to look for, how will Seattle’s defense respond to Pittsburgh opening salvo?
We now come to Pittsburgh running back Jerome Bettis. This is supposedly his last year and the Super Bowl is in his hometown. What better stage for a career ending game. It may take a tank to stop the bus on Sunday. It will be exciting to see if the Steelers have any more “karmic” moments such as the Roethlisberger tackle in the Indianapolis game or the Vanderjagt miss in the same game. It appeared then that Pittsburgh is the team of destiny.
We now look to the coaches, perhaps the only big names in this game. Bill Cowher has been here before, but he did not win. Mike Holmgren has won in this game before with the Green Bay Packers and has a chance to go into the history books as the only coach to win a Super Bowl with two different teams. That is an automatic trip to the Hall of Fame. Many believe that a win for Cowher will also guarantee his entry into the Hall of Fame. This game is not only a big game for 2006, but for both coaches this is a big game for their coaching legacy and how they will be remembered.
As for my predictions, I believe this game will surprise. I think it will be a higher scoring game than most would think. Both offenses seem to be on a roll and the quarterbacks have done no wrong leading up to this game. The running back battle will be won by Seattle because Kentucky’s native son Shaun Alexander will use this stage to introduce himself to the world.
I think the defense will give up their share of points but there will still be exciting play. Steelers’ safety Troy Polmalu will do something amazing because he always does. I think he will do something to change the course of the game. I also believe that Hines Ward is the X-factor for the Steelers and will have a big game that leads to a Super Bowl MVP. Why? I think that the Steelers and Seahawks are pretty even on just about everything, except Hines Ward is a much better receiver than anyone the Seahawks have. He will move the chains for Pittsburgh.
That ought to give you an idea of who I think will win the game. I am going with the favorite underdog in this one. Pittsburgh is favored by 4 points and by seeding are the “lesser” team. I think that the line is a little low. I see Pittsburgh winning this one by 6 or 7, but I believe that this will be a late touchdown in an exciting game. I just feel Pittsburgh has talent and destiny on its side. Talent is beatable, but destiny is invincible.
I could, of course, be way off and it wouldn’t be the first time. Whatever the case it is a good excuse to gather with family and friends and eat horrible food for a few hours that isn’t a national holiday. The bright side for the possibility of a bad game is that we will still have all the great commercials to keep us interested and when all is said and done, isn’t that the most important thing?
I survived one week of Super Bowl hype because there seemed to be none. I am an avid listener of sports talk radio and I watch all the best shows on ESPN and you never seemed to hear anything about this game. There were only rumors that a game was even taking place. I have heard more about Brett Favre retiring and Terrell Owens meeting with the Denver Broncos than I have about the Super Bowl. The only thing you heard about the Super Bowl was that this game isn’t sexy enough; this game will be a huge disappointment. There are no stars in this game. This wasn’t hype, this was character assassination.
This just goes to show that the hype is not needed, especially two weeks of it. When the game starts, it all goes out the window and the two best teams left standing will play for the championship. As long as the game is good and fun to watch, you don’t need stars, you don’t need sexy teams. This game looks to be a game that will surprise people by how good it is. I feel like this could be a very exciting game.
The Steelers have got that crazy 3-4 defense that tries its best to get the quarterback out of rhythm and tries to flat out kill the running back. Fortunately for Seattle they have a great offensive line; maybe the best Pittsburgh’s defense will have gone up against all year. That is something to watch for in this game. Will the Pittsburgh defense that has stopped three high powered offenses to reach the Super Bowl be able to stop a Seattle defense that beat two very good defenses to reach the Super Bowl?
Don’t overlook the Seattle defense, a defense that did something the vaunted Chicago defense couldn’t do, stop Jake Delhomme and Steve Smith. Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger and the three headed running back monster of Willie Parker, Duce Staley and the “Bus” Jerome Bettis will be a handful for the Seattle defense because you never know just what they will do. They may come out and let Roethlisberger take the lead or they may start to pound that Seattle defense with the trio of running backs and then go to Roethlisberger. This is another thing to look for, how will Seattle’s defense respond to Pittsburgh opening salvo?
We now come to Pittsburgh running back Jerome Bettis. This is supposedly his last year and the Super Bowl is in his hometown. What better stage for a career ending game. It may take a tank to stop the bus on Sunday. It will be exciting to see if the Steelers have any more “karmic” moments such as the Roethlisberger tackle in the Indianapolis game or the Vanderjagt miss in the same game. It appeared then that Pittsburgh is the team of destiny.
We now look to the coaches, perhaps the only big names in this game. Bill Cowher has been here before, but he did not win. Mike Holmgren has won in this game before with the Green Bay Packers and has a chance to go into the history books as the only coach to win a Super Bowl with two different teams. That is an automatic trip to the Hall of Fame. Many believe that a win for Cowher will also guarantee his entry into the Hall of Fame. This game is not only a big game for 2006, but for both coaches this is a big game for their coaching legacy and how they will be remembered.
As for my predictions, I believe this game will surprise. I think it will be a higher scoring game than most would think. Both offenses seem to be on a roll and the quarterbacks have done no wrong leading up to this game. The running back battle will be won by Seattle because Kentucky’s native son Shaun Alexander will use this stage to introduce himself to the world.
I think the defense will give up their share of points but there will still be exciting play. Steelers’ safety Troy Polmalu will do something amazing because he always does. I think he will do something to change the course of the game. I also believe that Hines Ward is the X-factor for the Steelers and will have a big game that leads to a Super Bowl MVP. Why? I think that the Steelers and Seahawks are pretty even on just about everything, except Hines Ward is a much better receiver than anyone the Seahawks have. He will move the chains for Pittsburgh.
That ought to give you an idea of who I think will win the game. I am going with the favorite underdog in this one. Pittsburgh is favored by 4 points and by seeding are the “lesser” team. I think that the line is a little low. I see Pittsburgh winning this one by 6 or 7, but I believe that this will be a late touchdown in an exciting game. I just feel Pittsburgh has talent and destiny on its side. Talent is beatable, but destiny is invincible.
I could, of course, be way off and it wouldn’t be the first time. Whatever the case it is a good excuse to gather with family and friends and eat horrible food for a few hours that isn’t a national holiday. The bright side for the possibility of a bad game is that we will still have all the great commercials to keep us interested and when all is said and done, isn’t that the most important thing?
Monday, January 30, 2006
Monday means more random facts about Jack Bauer.
Slow day here because I actually have some work to do. I decided to take a break and because it is Monday, which means another episode of Fox’s 24, I decided to bless I-A with some more random facts about Jack Bauer. Enjoy!!!!!
Every time a cell phone rings, Jack Bauer has just put a bullet in a terrorists head.
Jack Bauer fought Cancer. Now it's safe to smoke.
In an average living room there are 1,242 objects Jack Bauer could use to kill you, including the room itself.
Jack Bauer's mom asked him who he loved more, her or his country. To this Jack chuckled and responded, "You know that answer" as he snapped her neck. Jack Bauer hates dumb people.
Jack Bauer once went hunting. Alabama is now mounted on his wall.
Jack Bauer got Tyler Durden to talk about Fight Club. Then Jack beat the p@#s out of him.
In grade school, a little boy punched Kimberly Bauer, and Kimberly ran home to tell her dad. That little boy's name? Stephen Hawking.
While in Special Forces, Jack Bauer was captured and submitted to electro-shock torture to the testicles. He charged the battery.
Jack Bauer can smell carbon monoxide.
When Jack Bauer was a child, he made his mother finish his vegetables.
Upon hearing that he was played by Kiefer Sutherland, Jack Bauer killed Sutherland. Jack Bauer gets played by no man.
What color is Jack Bauer's blood? Trick question. Jack Bauer does not bleed.
Jack Bauer is the leading cause of death in Middle Eastern men.
Jack Bauer’s calendar goes from March 31st to April 2nd, no one fools Jack Bauer.
Jack Bauer once ate an entire bottle of sleeping pills. They made him blink.
Jack Bauer once killed so many terrorists that at one point, the #5 CIA Most Wanted fugitive was an 18-year-old teenager in Malaysia who downloaded the movie Dodgeball.
Jack Bauer invented misery.
People with amnesia still remember Jack Bauer.
Jack Bauer's family threw him a surprise birthday party when he was a child. Once.
Jack Bauer once killed a group of Samurai Warriors with only a ball point pen. This lead to the phrase "The pen is mightier than the sword."
If it tastes like chicken, looks like chicken, and feels like chicken, but Jack Bauer says its beef. Then it's f*@#ing beef.
Every time a cell phone rings, Jack Bauer has just put a bullet in a terrorists head.
Jack Bauer fought Cancer. Now it's safe to smoke.
In an average living room there are 1,242 objects Jack Bauer could use to kill you, including the room itself.
Jack Bauer's mom asked him who he loved more, her or his country. To this Jack chuckled and responded, "You know that answer" as he snapped her neck. Jack Bauer hates dumb people.
Jack Bauer once went hunting. Alabama is now mounted on his wall.
Jack Bauer got Tyler Durden to talk about Fight Club. Then Jack beat the p@#s out of him.
In grade school, a little boy punched Kimberly Bauer, and Kimberly ran home to tell her dad. That little boy's name? Stephen Hawking.
While in Special Forces, Jack Bauer was captured and submitted to electro-shock torture to the testicles. He charged the battery.
Jack Bauer can smell carbon monoxide.
When Jack Bauer was a child, he made his mother finish his vegetables.
Upon hearing that he was played by Kiefer Sutherland, Jack Bauer killed Sutherland. Jack Bauer gets played by no man.
What color is Jack Bauer's blood? Trick question. Jack Bauer does not bleed.
Jack Bauer is the leading cause of death in Middle Eastern men.
Jack Bauer’s calendar goes from March 31st to April 2nd, no one fools Jack Bauer.
Jack Bauer once ate an entire bottle of sleeping pills. They made him blink.
Jack Bauer once killed so many terrorists that at one point, the #5 CIA Most Wanted fugitive was an 18-year-old teenager in Malaysia who downloaded the movie Dodgeball.
Jack Bauer invented misery.
People with amnesia still remember Jack Bauer.
Jack Bauer's family threw him a surprise birthday party when he was a child. Once.
Jack Bauer once killed a group of Samurai Warriors with only a ball point pen. This lead to the phrase "The pen is mightier than the sword."
If it tastes like chicken, looks like chicken, and feels like chicken, but Jack Bauer says its beef. Then it's f*@#ing beef.
Changing my oil
I'm a stubborn sort. I was raised with the belief if you can do something yourself and not screw it up, that's better than paying someone else to do it.
These days, an oil change is hardly worth doing at home. You can get one done just about anywhere for $20-$25. Even less if you go with el cheapo oil or don't have a high mileage engine. I can do it myself for about $15. So it's probably not worth my time and effort to save $5. And if I truly thought critically about it, I would see that.
But as I mentioned, I'm stubborn. So I change my own oil.
The good people at Nissan do not want you to change your own oil. I can say this without hesitation because I currently own my second Nissan vehicle. I previously owned a 2000 Xterra which required you to remove the skid plate from the bottom and contort your arm in a way that would make a Chinese acrobat cringe just to get the oil filter off. But I did it, and got pretty good at it. I'm also the only man in America that has a joint in his arm midway down the forearm. Evolution moves fast.
I now own a 2000 Altima. I performed my first oil change on the Altima this weekend. I had no problem getting to the oil pan and draining it. It only required jacking up the car enough to get the catch pan underneath it. Then, as the oil was draining I began searching for the oil filter. It was not on the front of the engine, as on the Xterra. It was not anywhere that could be seen from above the engine.
I consulted the manual.
The manual indicated it was on the back of the engine, about 1/3 of the way up the block, on the passenger side. I had absolutely no way of reaching it from above. No hole surrounding the back of the engine was large enough for me to sqeeze my double jointed forearm through. So I jacked it up even more. (Side note, I hate getting under a jacked up car. I just don't trust those wimpy jacks they have these days.) I looked and looked and still could not see it. Only by blindly running my hands around the back of the engine did I finally find it.
Ah, a space large enough to get my hands around the filter, but small enough to not allow a filter wrench on it. (Side note #2, when you get your oil changed somewhere, there must be a contest to see who can get the filter on the tightest.) LOOOOOOOOOOOOONG story short, my shoulder is killing me, and I got my oil changed. In just under an hour.
These days, an oil change is hardly worth doing at home. You can get one done just about anywhere for $20-$25. Even less if you go with el cheapo oil or don't have a high mileage engine. I can do it myself for about $15. So it's probably not worth my time and effort to save $5. And if I truly thought critically about it, I would see that.
But as I mentioned, I'm stubborn. So I change my own oil.
The good people at Nissan do not want you to change your own oil. I can say this without hesitation because I currently own my second Nissan vehicle. I previously owned a 2000 Xterra which required you to remove the skid plate from the bottom and contort your arm in a way that would make a Chinese acrobat cringe just to get the oil filter off. But I did it, and got pretty good at it. I'm also the only man in America that has a joint in his arm midway down the forearm. Evolution moves fast.
I now own a 2000 Altima. I performed my first oil change on the Altima this weekend. I had no problem getting to the oil pan and draining it. It only required jacking up the car enough to get the catch pan underneath it. Then, as the oil was draining I began searching for the oil filter. It was not on the front of the engine, as on the Xterra. It was not anywhere that could be seen from above the engine.
I consulted the manual.
The manual indicated it was on the back of the engine, about 1/3 of the way up the block, on the passenger side. I had absolutely no way of reaching it from above. No hole surrounding the back of the engine was large enough for me to sqeeze my double jointed forearm through. So I jacked it up even more. (Side note, I hate getting under a jacked up car. I just don't trust those wimpy jacks they have these days.) I looked and looked and still could not see it. Only by blindly running my hands around the back of the engine did I finally find it.
Ah, a space large enough to get my hands around the filter, but small enough to not allow a filter wrench on it. (Side note #2, when you get your oil changed somewhere, there must be a contest to see who can get the filter on the tightest.) LOOOOOOOOOOOOONG story short, my shoulder is killing me, and I got my oil changed. In just under an hour.
Friday, January 27, 2006
That's how Rajon Rondo rolls.
I thought some of you (Sivart) would love to see this little article I read courtesy of the Lexington Herald-Leader. It's a story about the vehicle that Rajon Rondo, point guard for the University of Kentucky, drives. It is a 2006 Yukon Denali with a suggested retail price of $50,000. Pretty sweet ride for a college sophomore.
Now here is the interesting part, if that wasn't interesting enough. The Yukon is registered to former UK Wildcat, Derek Anderson.
Dun, dun, duuuuun.
Looks like the Wildcats have some 'splainin' to do. Or do they? Apparently not. It seems that UK has cleared this with the NCAA. In fact, the NCAA has known that Rondo has had a mentor/protege relationship with Derek Anderson for years. UK even called the NCAA to clear this up when Rondo was still in high school.
While I enjoy the perks of being a fan of a big time school, such as sometimes getting away with minor violations, this seems a little creepy to me. I am sure the relationship is genuine, but it still seems wrong somehow for a college sophomore to drive around in a $50,000 car of a former alum and current NBA player. What I am most upset about is that the NCAA has no problem with this, but will kill people on stupid insignificant things. It makes me wonder what is going on in the ivory towers of the NCAA.
Now here is the interesting part, if that wasn't interesting enough. The Yukon is registered to former UK Wildcat, Derek Anderson.
Dun, dun, duuuuun.
Looks like the Wildcats have some 'splainin' to do. Or do they? Apparently not. It seems that UK has cleared this with the NCAA. In fact, the NCAA has known that Rondo has had a mentor/protege relationship with Derek Anderson for years. UK even called the NCAA to clear this up when Rondo was still in high school.
While I enjoy the perks of being a fan of a big time school, such as sometimes getting away with minor violations, this seems a little creepy to me. I am sure the relationship is genuine, but it still seems wrong somehow for a college sophomore to drive around in a $50,000 car of a former alum and current NBA player. What I am most upset about is that the NCAA has no problem with this, but will kill people on stupid insignificant things. It makes me wonder what is going on in the ivory towers of the NCAA.
Thursday, January 26, 2006
The Ouija board: A child's game or the devil's game?
I am listening to last night’s edition of Coast to Coast AM and the guest is a medium and they are discussing how long she has been sensitive and when she knew she was a medium. They also discussed her experiences with an Ouija board. On Coast to Coast, George Noory, the host, always cringes and groans when anyone mentions an Ouija board. I guess he has had bad experiences. The medium was talking about how she contacted an African-American Civil War soldier and after she went to bed, her son knocked on her door petrified because there was an African-American man dressed in a Civil War uniform in the living room and she knew then that she could make contact with the spirit world. The host asked her about her worst experience with an Ouija board and she said a friend of hers had messed around with one and she started to experience a huge amount of bad luck. The friend then destroyed the board and her bad luck disappeared.
I may have asked this question before and I open it up to all. Do you think an Ouija board is real? Can you really talk to the dead? Is it really just a gateway to evil? If yes, yes, and yes, why would a game company put this out for kids to play with? I believe there are things in this world we cannot explain, but it is hard to believe that this piece of cardboard and plastic talisman can help people contact the spirit world. Any comments?
Good news for Lady Bird, the medium that was on the show just said she picks up on animals in the spirit world and says that religions that say that animals have no soul and do not go to heaven are incorrect.
I may have asked this question before and I open it up to all. Do you think an Ouija board is real? Can you really talk to the dead? Is it really just a gateway to evil? If yes, yes, and yes, why would a game company put this out for kids to play with? I believe there are things in this world we cannot explain, but it is hard to believe that this piece of cardboard and plastic talisman can help people contact the spirit world. Any comments?
Good news for Lady Bird, the medium that was on the show just said she picks up on animals in the spirit world and says that religions that say that animals have no soul and do not go to heaven are incorrect.
My day in internet radio.
I am sitting here at work just about to finish up a project I thought would take me into February and I have successfully turned my computer into the world’s most expensive radio. I do this every day. I have hit on the perfect combo of talk radio to get me through the day. Let me share and maybe you too will come to enjoy these shows.
I begin the day with a certain yodeler named Mr. Tony Kornheiser. He has a show on Sportstalk 980 in Washington D. C. You can access it through the website, thiswebsitestinks.com. It is not just sports talk. It is more pop culture talk with sports sprinkled throughout. If you are a fan of Pardon the Interuption on ESPN you will love this show. The show is only two hours but it is replayed right after the original ends. It starts at 8 AM central and goes until 10 AM central or you can catch the replay from 10 AM to 12 AM(this is also the time you can catch it on XM 152 Extreme).
I then switch over to the David Lee Roth show at 10 AM central for a half hour or so. You can find DLR by clicking the link I have provided. DLR took over in most eastern markets for Howard Stern and has just begun his radio career and I enjoy monitoring his progress or lack there of. He is not great but there are much worse. I listen to his show out of Dallas on KLLI FM 105.3. Recommended if you are a Van Halen fan, but he can be kind of grating.
Around 10:30 AM I move on to LA and KLSX FM 97.1 and the Adam Carolla show, which I listen to until lunch time. You can also find Adam by clicking on the link provided. Adam has taken over for Howard Stern in the more western markets. You may know Adam from The Man Show and Loveline. Adam, unlike DLR is a natural and I find that this is the show I enjoy the most everyday. The humor is crude, but even the bits you think will stink seem to always end up being funny. Highly recommended for fans of Adam or Jimmy Kimmel or crude humor in general.
After lunch I go to The Dan Patrick show because at 1 PM central Keith Olberman joins Dan for the big show. This portion of the show is most like the Tony Kornheiser show. It is Dan and Keith fighting over everything and a little sports sprinkled throughout.
After this it is a free for all. I used to be a VIP subscriber to the Bob and Tom Show and would check them out, but I cancelled. I am now a VIP subscriber to Coast to Coast AM so I can catch up on all the UFO sightings and conspiracies I missed.
That is a look at how I waste my time at work. I recommend all of these shows and am on the look out for any others that are as good as the ones mentioned above. Enjoy!!!
I begin the day with a certain yodeler named Mr. Tony Kornheiser. He has a show on Sportstalk 980 in Washington D. C. You can access it through the website, thiswebsitestinks.com. It is not just sports talk. It is more pop culture talk with sports sprinkled throughout. If you are a fan of Pardon the Interuption on ESPN you will love this show. The show is only two hours but it is replayed right after the original ends. It starts at 8 AM central and goes until 10 AM central or you can catch the replay from 10 AM to 12 AM(this is also the time you can catch it on XM 152 Extreme).
I then switch over to the David Lee Roth show at 10 AM central for a half hour or so. You can find DLR by clicking the link I have provided. DLR took over in most eastern markets for Howard Stern and has just begun his radio career and I enjoy monitoring his progress or lack there of. He is not great but there are much worse. I listen to his show out of Dallas on KLLI FM 105.3. Recommended if you are a Van Halen fan, but he can be kind of grating.
Around 10:30 AM I move on to LA and KLSX FM 97.1 and the Adam Carolla show, which I listen to until lunch time. You can also find Adam by clicking on the link provided. Adam has taken over for Howard Stern in the more western markets. You may know Adam from The Man Show and Loveline. Adam, unlike DLR is a natural and I find that this is the show I enjoy the most everyday. The humor is crude, but even the bits you think will stink seem to always end up being funny. Highly recommended for fans of Adam or Jimmy Kimmel or crude humor in general.
After lunch I go to The Dan Patrick show because at 1 PM central Keith Olberman joins Dan for the big show. This portion of the show is most like the Tony Kornheiser show. It is Dan and Keith fighting over everything and a little sports sprinkled throughout.
After this it is a free for all. I used to be a VIP subscriber to the Bob and Tom Show and would check them out, but I cancelled. I am now a VIP subscriber to Coast to Coast AM so I can catch up on all the UFO sightings and conspiracies I missed.
That is a look at how I waste my time at work. I recommend all of these shows and am on the look out for any others that are as good as the ones mentioned above. Enjoy!!!
I WAS DUPED!!!!! --Oprah
Another post about Lady Bird's favorite book "A Million Little lies... I mean Pieces" by James Frey.
The only thing better than going on Oprah Winfrey's show once, is going on twice. Unfortunately for James Frey he went on there because all of his lies caught up to him.
The only thing better than going on Oprah Winfrey's show once, is going on twice. Unfortunately for James Frey he went on there because all of his lies caught up to him.
An iPod in my future
I can't stop now... They've got a hold of me!
I looked into an MP3 player not too long ago when I was looking for a new flash drive. You know, those little USB drives you plug into your computer to carry around files you need. I was looking for one that was also an MP3 player just because I thought it would be neat.
I've never thought about getting an iPod because they are ridiculously expensive for a device used solely for listening to music. And I never thought that anything like that would take off where I live because it is so expensive and it is somewhat religiously connected to Apple computers.
Well, last week I attended the Kentucky Press Association's annual convention in Lexington. While knocking back a few free drinks before the banquet, we were sitting around with some other newspaper folks and one of them was a photographer. She was talking about listening to music when she was shooting football games and that struck me as ingenius. I have no idea why I hadn't come up with this sooner.
Generally, I'm usually talking with coaches, players, trainers or doctors during most football games when I'm not broadcasting them, but music would add a little inspiration during those long football and basketball games I'm shooting. More basketball games for me because I'm usually standing around by myself. Doubleheaders are the worst.
Last night I was listening to some music on my Mac, in iTunes of course, and I had just sat down for a long session of MP3 player research. I love doing research for cool stuff I'm about to buy.
It just so happened that every song I was listening to was purchased through the iTunes Music Store and then it dawned on me. Nothing I buy through iTunes will play on anything other than a true iPod. Sure there are ways around the protection placed on the .m4p iTunes files, but that takes time and it will take up space for the extra copies.
My research was cut short because I'm not paying $200 for an iPod nano so the screen can get scratched up and I'm not going to spend more than $100 anyway.
So a 512 megabyte iPod Shuffle it will be when I get a chance. I now see the vicious cycle that Apple has created and I'm drinking the kool-aid.
I looked into an MP3 player not too long ago when I was looking for a new flash drive. You know, those little USB drives you plug into your computer to carry around files you need. I was looking for one that was also an MP3 player just because I thought it would be neat.
I've never thought about getting an iPod because they are ridiculously expensive for a device used solely for listening to music. And I never thought that anything like that would take off where I live because it is so expensive and it is somewhat religiously connected to Apple computers.
Well, last week I attended the Kentucky Press Association's annual convention in Lexington. While knocking back a few free drinks before the banquet, we were sitting around with some other newspaper folks and one of them was a photographer. She was talking about listening to music when she was shooting football games and that struck me as ingenius. I have no idea why I hadn't come up with this sooner.
Generally, I'm usually talking with coaches, players, trainers or doctors during most football games when I'm not broadcasting them, but music would add a little inspiration during those long football and basketball games I'm shooting. More basketball games for me because I'm usually standing around by myself. Doubleheaders are the worst.
Last night I was listening to some music on my Mac, in iTunes of course, and I had just sat down for a long session of MP3 player research. I love doing research for cool stuff I'm about to buy.
It just so happened that every song I was listening to was purchased through the iTunes Music Store and then it dawned on me. Nothing I buy through iTunes will play on anything other than a true iPod. Sure there are ways around the protection placed on the .m4p iTunes files, but that takes time and it will take up space for the extra copies.
My research was cut short because I'm not paying $200 for an iPod nano so the screen can get scratched up and I'm not going to spend more than $100 anyway.
So a 512 megabyte iPod Shuffle it will be when I get a chance. I now see the vicious cycle that Apple has created and I'm drinking the kool-aid.
The World Series of Pop Culture
If I were not such a hermit I would find two pop culturally smart guys such as myself and go on a road trip. Linked to the piece is information regarding a new game show that is looking for contestants. They are looking for 15 teams of three to be exact, to compete in The World Series of Pop Culture. If there was a game show that was for me this is it. I have been preparing for this my whole life by stuffing my brain with useless information regarding entertainment and other unimportant areas of society.
The search for the contestants begins in March and is going to LA, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, and New York. The good news for me is that the 16th team will be cast online at vh1. com. Don’t think that I am not going to look into this and perhaps one or two of you will be lucky enough to join my team and ride my brain to the championship.
The search for the contestants begins in March and is going to LA, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, and New York. The good news for me is that the 16th team will be cast online at vh1. com. Don’t think that I am not going to look into this and perhaps one or two of you will be lucky enough to join my team and ride my brain to the championship.
Track Jack Bauer's movements throughout LA.
I have already posted my daily Chuck Norris piece so I figured I would give Jack Bauer equal time. Click the link for a map of Jack’s movement throughout LA, as well as major locations and plot points for the show. If you are a fan of 24 you may find this interesting, if not a little sad.
Is this the "dreaded" vote of confidence for Invasion?
For those of you who love the show Invasion, it looks like you may be getting another season. ABC Entertainment president Stephen McPherson called Invasion a "great, great televison show." Does this mean the Invasion fans have nothing to be concerned about? Invasion started off hot but since its debut, it has dropped in the ratings and is not able to hold on to all of Lost's audience.
I think I know why. For all the Lost haters who like to complain about Lost not moving forward or moving fast enough, look at Invasion. It has a soap opera pace, as in the same story happens every episode. The blonde docter asks her husband to tell her the truth about her being a "hybrid" and he does, somewhat. Then the next episode the doctor finds out something else that makes her question her husband and asks for the truth, which he gives her, somewhat. It took over half the season for everyone to kind of get on the same page and agree something weird is going on.
Invasion can stay on, I don't care. But if it goes, I will not be starting any letter writing campaigns or marching on ABC.
I think I know why. For all the Lost haters who like to complain about Lost not moving forward or moving fast enough, look at Invasion. It has a soap opera pace, as in the same story happens every episode. The blonde docter asks her husband to tell her the truth about her being a "hybrid" and he does, somewhat. Then the next episode the doctor finds out something else that makes her question her husband and asks for the truth, which he gives her, somewhat. It took over half the season for everyone to kind of get on the same page and agree something weird is going on.
Invasion can stay on, I don't care. But if it goes, I will not be starting any letter writing campaigns or marching on ABC.
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