Monday, October 20, 2003
What an uninteresting and not good day i had. Nothing really bad happened except for the neighbor hitting my parked car....Now how one hits a parked car i am not really sure but thankfully all it did was scrape up the bumper so I am not that worried about it. Work is slow I know there is a lot to do but for some reason I am not motivated at all. I am feeling once again unfulfilled by my career choice so I am hoping it is just a day thing and not some sort of long term issue that I will have to solve, because frankly I can't afford to go career hunting again. Most days I like it though so I am chalking it up to a bad day at this point.
Other than that I caught the new Joe Millionaire tonight and find the only thing redeeming about it is Paul the butler.....I don;t think the hick guy they got can pull the act off and the women I find unimpressive since they are all ready making fun of him...which is funny as they talk about wanting a rich man who can treat them as they are accustomed to when they are all either students, bar tenders, or sales girls....please here is $10 find someone who cares....
Cheers!
Other than that I caught the new Joe Millionaire tonight and find the only thing redeeming about it is Paul the butler.....I don;t think the hick guy they got can pull the act off and the women I find unimpressive since they are all ready making fun of him...which is funny as they talk about wanting a rich man who can treat them as they are accustomed to when they are all either students, bar tenders, or sales girls....please here is $10 find someone who cares....
Cheers!
Sunday, October 19, 2003
Sorry readers I have been busy lamenting the Cubs loss which I must admit that I found completely laughable. Forgive me readers I know the appropriate response is "oh what a great season and next year will be great" but I am sorry I don't buy it. The team collapsed down the stretch was mismanaged to a large degree all through the series. Oh well the best part of the whole run was the general excitment in the neighborhood, now it would be nice to have that again next year but somehow I doubt it.
Can someone explain to me why the government is advertising the new $20 bill? It isn't like people will not use it or you have to be aware of it so why is the money being wasted on tv and print ads? I can think of about a million places our money could be better spent.
I saw Runaway Jury this weekend and would recommend it. Never read the book, but the movie was a good story and good acting by all major players involved.
Overall it was a good weekend as I once again joined my old academic team on the sidelines to watch them at a tournament. The once powerful dynasty is in rebuilding mode but I am thinking that within a year or so a run could be made at the elusive state title for our coach. Fun to watch and it looks like I will be doing some moderating early next year and may try and get involved with another team.
Anyway folks I gotta run, more later...
Can someone explain to me why the government is advertising the new $20 bill? It isn't like people will not use it or you have to be aware of it so why is the money being wasted on tv and print ads? I can think of about a million places our money could be better spent.
I saw Runaway Jury this weekend and would recommend it. Never read the book, but the movie was a good story and good acting by all major players involved.
Overall it was a good weekend as I once again joined my old academic team on the sidelines to watch them at a tournament. The once powerful dynasty is in rebuilding mode but I am thinking that within a year or so a run could be made at the elusive state title for our coach. Fun to watch and it looks like I will be doing some moderating early next year and may try and get involved with another team.
Anyway folks I gotta run, more later...
Wednesday, October 08, 2003
OK I admit it the Cubs have sucked me in after a season of swearing I wouldn't. Something about being right here in the neighborhood that just gets you sucked into the madness. Thankfully after last night's tough loss they are up 5-0 tonight so hopefully things will keep rolling. I will say that although Sammy has jacked 2 homers in his last three at bats I am unimpressed. He needs to be consistent for me to jump on his bandwagon....I am hoping to get on but at this point he needs to not go 1 for 11 or whatever he did in the first round...that is more like a mouse not a gladiator....Anyway i had rant today at work on how i believe all sports except English soccer are fixed that i thought i would post just because some friends thought it was funny...enjoy..
I can't hold it any more....They are all fixed except the EPL....The evidence....
1. Yeah the Colts just magically came back Monday night against the Tampa Bay with 4 minutes to go....now everyone will think twice before switching off any game that is really a blow out, think of the increased ratings!! Kansas City 5-0, who know that there even was a Kansas City and they actually had a team, can you see the small market big market angle being played all ready??.....
2. Anaheim, a city which I needed spell check to spell properly because no one cares about the city or a team named after and Emilio Estevez movie, almost won the Stanley Cup because their goal keeper, who was good enough to get them to a whopping seven seed in the regular season, becomes a wall and lets nothing through until the finals were it becomes a competitive series...Hockey generates increased buzz to the point that my father who lives on a Midwestern farm could tell you who that Giguerre guy was.....Call this the Please Keep Us Out of Bankruptcy Court effect.....
3. Baseball... this one is easy....Yankees/Red Sox wow the biggest rivalry in all sports and they both make it through (although I am happy because although Bill Simmons keeps stealing my material he is the funniest ESPN guy around)...Cubs last night down late, Sammy ("hey I am in this for the team, until I hit a dinger") Sosa gets the call from Bud Selig and finally hits a homer which ties the game and extends a thriller...how convenient that right before that FOX display a graphic of the 3 guys never to hit a homer in post season play on the 10 ten all time list... FOX can run those damn annoying promos with the goat, the dribbler through Buckner's legs, and those annoying Steinbrenner Visa commercials...
4. Basketball....WOW how smooth was that transition from Magic to Isiah to Jordan to Shaq/Kobe to Duncan (ok yeah right back to Shaq and Kobe), name me one place you have ever lived, worked, etc where transitions at the top are that smooth and you just know what is going to happen....NEVER but look at the NBA you always pretty much know who will win, yeah they always trot a second place team out there to make it interesting but you know that one team is always pretty much going to win unless they screw it up....Thankfully someone in the league office hates Chris ("put the money in the bag") Webber as much as I do...
5. Women's soccer....oh yeah it is fixed too, you think the US was supposed to win the World Cup....fools you must use your imagination...the only better story than a title when you retire is a comeback to win that title going into retirement (see Rocky V with that street fight at the end)...the drama that now exists for the Olympics and the gold medal together with many stars retirement after coming back from World Cup defeat, it will be a ratings bonanza (ok it is soccer so a 2 share) and a more unifying moment for young girls than a Justin Timberlake concert...so as you can see it is all fixed....
OK all I can think for now...=)
I can't hold it any more....They are all fixed except the EPL....The evidence....
1. Yeah the Colts just magically came back Monday night against the Tampa Bay with 4 minutes to go....now everyone will think twice before switching off any game that is really a blow out, think of the increased ratings!! Kansas City 5-0, who know that there even was a Kansas City and they actually had a team, can you see the small market big market angle being played all ready??.....
2. Anaheim, a city which I needed spell check to spell properly because no one cares about the city or a team named after and Emilio Estevez movie, almost won the Stanley Cup because their goal keeper, who was good enough to get them to a whopping seven seed in the regular season, becomes a wall and lets nothing through until the finals were it becomes a competitive series...Hockey generates increased buzz to the point that my father who lives on a Midwestern farm could tell you who that Giguerre guy was.....Call this the Please Keep Us Out of Bankruptcy Court effect.....
3. Baseball... this one is easy....Yankees/Red Sox wow the biggest rivalry in all sports and they both make it through (although I am happy because although Bill Simmons keeps stealing my material he is the funniest ESPN guy around)...Cubs last night down late, Sammy ("hey I am in this for the team, until I hit a dinger") Sosa gets the call from Bud Selig and finally hits a homer which ties the game and extends a thriller...how convenient that right before that FOX display a graphic of the 3 guys never to hit a homer in post season play on the 10 ten all time list... FOX can run those damn annoying promos with the goat, the dribbler through Buckner's legs, and those annoying Steinbrenner Visa commercials...
4. Basketball....WOW how smooth was that transition from Magic to Isiah to Jordan to Shaq/Kobe to Duncan (ok yeah right back to Shaq and Kobe), name me one place you have ever lived, worked, etc where transitions at the top are that smooth and you just know what is going to happen....NEVER but look at the NBA you always pretty much know who will win, yeah they always trot a second place team out there to make it interesting but you know that one team is always pretty much going to win unless they screw it up....Thankfully someone in the league office hates Chris ("put the money in the bag") Webber as much as I do...
5. Women's soccer....oh yeah it is fixed too, you think the US was supposed to win the World Cup....fools you must use your imagination...the only better story than a title when you retire is a comeback to win that title going into retirement (see Rocky V with that street fight at the end)...the drama that now exists for the Olympics and the gold medal together with many stars retirement after coming back from World Cup defeat, it will be a ratings bonanza (ok it is soccer so a 2 share) and a more unifying moment for young girls than a Justin Timberlake concert...so as you can see it is all fixed....
OK all I can think for now...=)
