This is my lame "quick thoughts" post. I was clueless to the fact that raging wildfires were such an issue in Australia. Also, a policy there that is basically GTFO or "Good Luck Suckers". That picture above warms my cold, dead heart. But the cynic in me mews that it is probably just Photoshop. Speaking of which, baseball. Nice job, omnipotent union. Awesome, Bud Selig. So I guess the past 10 years didn't happen, huh? Baseball being a numbers game, and all that. The "Game" seems very broken and nobody wants to do anything to clean it up. I am just waiting for the other (Ken Griffey) shoe to drop as the defenders are losing players to point to as clean. I know! I know! No one was. Not the stars, not the fringe hanging by their fingernails guys, no one. It was an epidemic. How's not having a salary cap working out for you? That is so awesome that the rest of the league is a farm team for the Yankees and Mets. Hard caps mean competitive balance, but why make your sport better, idiots.
I was reading Simmons' last column, and it was pretty good, and yes this is the worst winter ever for Wisconsin sports. No Packers in the playoffs (get used to that, a 3-4 defense with no personnel for it? Really?). Badger football is a joke and will continue to be as long as we have the most overrated coach's minion keeping us in that exciting 1950 style of offense. But what happened to my Bo? I think it maybe has to do with the fact that usually there is a superman (Tucker, Harris, that dude from Australia)surrounded by "hard working", "gritty", "strong motor" guys and that makes for an awesome team. We have plenty of the latter, but Landry is just not an offensive go-to guy, mainly a great defender. But as I was reading the "Sports Guy" list the NBA untradeables, I realized I had no idea who most of these guys were. Maybe it has to do with not having cable. Maybe I soured after the Mavs got totally jobbed in the Finals in '05, and the referee cover up from last year. Maybe I still have a hangover from Lord Football. I was reading the list and I kept having to go to the links to see what team they were on. Like this Granger dude from Indiana, where did he come from to average almost 30 a game? Oh, I didn't even know Jermaine O'Neal(sucker puncher) was no longer on the Pacers, or now for that matter, the Raptors as of today. I haven't seen a Bucks game since they used to be shown locally three years ago. It sucks for me, I know, as the NBA seems to be pretty great now with some unbelievable stars. I also may have to eat my prediction that Kevin Love is going to be fail. He is putting up pretty good numbers in a very hard NBA position.
I really wanted to watch the NC/Duke game. I had to hold my nose and pick root for NC as I watched "Gamecast". I hate Roy Williams and loved how his loaded Kansas teams always underachieved. But there is no way I would ever go for the Notre Dame of college basketball. I am picking Oklahoma to win in the tournament, I hope that they face NC at some point. Would be an excellent game.
Hey Barack, they don't want to play with you. It will never work, Judd Gregg did a Night of the Long Knives on you. To quote the original in Manhunter, "Do you see?" Well, look what has happened every, single, time the Administration has put their hand out in peace. I have said before that they would rather have us eating out of used tins by the train tracks than have a Democrat save the day or have their failed ideology challenged. Teh Repugs keep proving that they take their orders from Rush, and good on them, I guess. They lost, big time, in the elections and they don't seem to realize that, and never will. Only the donkey party willingly plays the battered wife in these scenarios. Can't look like the hostile left, donchaknow. The people want to try something different. The conservatives got every single wish they ever wanted (save for that whole privatization of social security thing, thank Jesus) for the past eight years. That seemed to work well. It will just mean they will never be anything but a facsimile of the Traitors in Defense of Slavery as far as being a strictly regional party. Yes, that's it, just put a black or Indian face in front of the ugly. They really think it is just that easy, don't they? That is telling. But I think Obama is learning, and hopefully is a bit more muscular in his approach from now on. And yes, let's keep throwing money at the banks, and then nationalize. Don't do it now, it might look socialist. Oh noes!!!111!!
Yay! The U.S. is now not the only one with a Lieberman problem. Actually, he is a racist asshole. Loyalty oaths, good stuff. And the kids just love him! Great job, Likud. You won and there it goes, forget peace. I can't wait 'til the natural demographics really make the "only democracy in the Middle East" fun and easy to defend. What are you going to do? Ethnic cleanse through illegal settlements which make an eventual Palestinian state impossible but ensures that the "democracy" continues to remain a Jewish state? Continue the Apartheid? Or horrors I know, actually give equal rights to the Arabs within? I don't know, but make sure you definitely kill another 1000 civilians before the next election again. That showed the Wogs and I am sure created no more "So called Terrorists". (Thanks Helen Thomas, nice question about the nukes, too.)
So, this ends my Old Lady Columnist stream of consciousness post, in honor of Keta Steebs of the Door County Advocate. Mrs. Charles White just celebrated her 75th birthday with three generations this past week. I keep hearing about this "Global Warming", but then why is it so cold?
Update: There is a video. How cool is that?
5 comments:
His name is Kirk Penney and he's from New Zealand. Tony Bennett recruited him. Pathetic that I know this...
Bo's got them going in the right direction now and we'll see how good they are tonight again' Ohio St. I agree about Landry. I was hoping he would dominate this year but I don't think he's going to make the next jump in talent like his brother did. I think Leuer and Taylor (Pocket Landry) are going to be our best players next year.
I can't wait for the NCAA tournament first and second rounds - it should be a blast. Right now I would pick UConn but Blake Griffin looks awesome - maybe the T-Wolves can finally get lucky.
I know who Danny Granger is because he was picked right after Shoddy McCan'ts. Another fuck up by McFail. Turns out he's a better coach than a GM. Couldn't be any worse, I guess. Without Jefferson, I can't see them winning more than 5 more games (if that). As far as Love, he's better than I thought too but I would still rather have OJ (same goes for Foye and Roy).
Should be Yankees and Red Sox.
Oh yeah, Penney. The win last night was huge. What I saw in watching is a lot of passing until the shot clock gets to the last 5 (shocking and so different, I know) and no one wanting the shot. Some of those shots were so awful I honestly don't know how they kept in the game. Also, 2-13 or whatever from 3 was pretty bad. Good rebounding, however. But gave up way too many uncontested layups. My question about recruiting is this. How the hell does Marquette consistently recruit better athletes and players? They are loaded with a ton of talent seemingly every year. Bo needs to not only lock up the state but also consider Milwaukee a part of Wisconsin as well.
The tournament is the best thing going and it should be wide open this year. Duke(kidding), NC, Oklahoma, UConn, Memphis, etc. It will be awesome. The best four days in sports is that opening weekend. Although, and it is crazy for me to say, but I am looking forward to golf majors with Tiger coming back.
UConn lost a pretty important guy for the season probably, and that may hurt them. I can't believe the numbers their center puts up. He is 7'3". With him, Griffin, and the center for Arizona it looks like there may be, finally, some quality big men out there. About time. The Wolves will draft one of those guys and then immediately trade him for a player they already have four of. Too bad about Jefferson, those were some awesome numbers he was putting up. I can't even comment on the Bucks, who are playing well with everyone injured. I just wish they could have had a 1 pick when there were actually good players. But they just seem so static. I keep forgetting we have Richard Jefferson. If we had Redd and Bogut uninjured it may have been enough to get a 4 seed.
Yes, Boston should be in the mix too. But is their payroll that high without Manny and hopefully that asshole Schilling? I think their highest paid player is JD Drew, who has steroid written all over him.
Nice picture, btw. I love how there is so much going on and it is so dramatic and from the late 80's. It almost looks like an assassination pic.
Some quick thoughts...
1. You were right about UConn without Dyson. That Blair dude from Pitt owned Thabeet tonight. I have never been too big on Pitt but they looked pretty awesome tonight.
2. It sucks that the T-Wolves and Bucks have both lost their best players for the rest of the year. I hope the T-Wolves go into tank mode now so we can have a chance at Griffin. I'm not sold on Thabeet (especially after tonight). I'm sick of these 7 footers that can't do anything but be bigger than everyone else - that only goes so far in the NBA.
3. The picture is from the onion. I remembered it from a long time ago so I had to find it. It pretty much sums up our college careers.
4. Have I mentioned that I can't wait for your party?
(I may have sent this in an email to you, apparently I can't comment back from my email, so sorry for double post)
Yeah, I just watched the highlights on my computer. You can't coach height but damn that dude Blair is muscley. Thabeet is good but I think we may have got a preview of what may happen to him in the League. He kind of came back down to earth after the huge game on Saturday. UConn without Dyson is screwed. I don't think Pitt would have been in the game otherwise. But big win for them and perhaps a 1 seed if they continue?
I saw him first!! The Bucks are already tanking to get that pick. I want him. Hopefully, in a year of some great players, the Bucks can get an impact player.
Does that guy in your avi have a Fitchburg shirt on? If so, Awesome!
Yeah, I am pretty pumped for the party too. It is soooo boring here and it will be nice to be around friends again, I hope it wont be suck.
/sarcasm
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