Washington Expos

Well, I guess they'll actually be the "Washington Senators" but I wonder if when they have retro-jersey day (and you know they will) if they'll wear Expos uniforms.

867-5309

I have a feeling if someone has the phone number 867-5309, they probably get a ton of crank/drunk calls. "Yo man, your phone number's a song!"

But trying to buy the song on iTunes, I got this link instead. You'll need iTunes for it to work.

If you're not using iTunes I'll give you a hint:

Album Title: Arnold Schwartzenegger's Total Body Workout. It's a pretty good 30 sec clip. This guy is a governor!!!

Nations of fans

Hmm. Just noticed that the Red Sox and Raiders seem to be the only teams that have fans who are referred to as "Nations." It would be great to see them go to war.

The Cowboys are "America's Team" so their fans could invade the Red Sox and Raider Nations and then topple the infrastructure while implementing puppet fan governments that did whatever Cowboys fans wanted.

Also, what does a group of fans need to do in order to become a "Nation?" Packer fans are loyal but they're called Cheeseheads (sounds derogatory to me). The Cubs haven't won in a long time but their loyal fans don't seem to qualify as a nation either. The White Sox also haven't in a long time, but again, no nation, despite the fact they are also a "Sox" team.

Speaking of Sox, why did the Red/White Stockings change their name to Sox? Are there any other pro sports teams that spell their names incorrectly on purpose? Wouldn't that be like rooting for the Metz?

Music at NFL Games

I like when NFL teams play the appropriate music at games for lulls.

For example, at Giants games, they'll play Tom Petty's "The Waiting" during an instant replay. Or I've heard the Dave Matthews Band song, "I Did It" after a penalty.

In baseball, I always thought it would be great if when a visiting relief pitcher comes into a crucial moment in a game, that the home team plays a highlight package of the home team beating up on that reliever. That would really rev up the crowd!! For example, if Byung-Hyun Kim entered another game at Yankee Stadium, they'd flash up on the board all these moments he had blown saves against the Yankees (ie 2001 World Series).

Poland Spring

Kudos to the Poland Spring marketing people who came up with the nifty tag of "Thirst Quencher" for their 1 L bottle. It makes me wonder what some of their other work might have been like. Perhaps a label for Rolex watches that says, "Keeps Time" or one for books at the bookstore that say, "For Reading."

NFL Week 3

Last Week 6-10
Season 11-19-2

If I don't turn this thing around, I might have to stop...

GIANTS (-3) Browns *As bad as I think the Giants may be, Browns are worse*
DOLPHINS (-1) over Steelers *Low scoring game*
TITANS (-6) Jaguars *Jags lucky to win last week*
BENGALS (+3) Ravens *Ravens can't pass*
CHIEFS (-7.5) Texans *A big spread, don't know what to make of it*
RAMS (-7) Saints *Both teams on the way down, but no McCallister means Rams win*
VIKINGS (-9) Bears *Big point spread but I think Vikings at home are capable*
LIONS (+4.5) Eagles *Don't know that Eagles are that good*
FALCONS (-10) Cardinals *Big spread risky, but Cardinals stink*
Chargers (+10) BRONCOS *Broncos don't warrant a 10 pt spread*
COLTS (-6) Packers *Will be close. How good is Green Bay?*
SEAHAWKS (-10) 49ers Again, big spread... tough pick*
RAIDERS (-3) Buccanneers *Bucs are going downhill*
Cowboys (+1.5) REDSKINS *Injuries force a loss for Wash*

Sports Night

You know when you never watch a show regularly how the second time you see it, you see the same episode as the first time you watched it?

I had only seen Sports Night once before borrowing the DVD. The second episode I watched was the episode I've seen before. How odd.

Sniffling

I am congested
Hope I am not starting to
Come down with something

Strange Dreams

Last night I had a strange dream. Normally I don't remember my dreams but this one was trippy.

For some reason in the dream (lost in context), I was outdoors at a park or the beach and a seagull targeted me for poop.

Then, as I was heading home, fairly upset about having been shat on (the bird hit me on the right arm), a pigeon nailed me in the back of the head. Obviously, I was even more distraught.

Any ideas?

1991

Just browsing through my music collection and I have two conclusions:

Either 1991 was one of the best years ever in pop music, or the music we hear in our early teens ends up being our favorite music forever.

Consider the following albums, all released in 1991:

Pearl Jam - Ten
Nirvana - Nevermind
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Metallica - Metallica (The "Black" Album)
U2 - Achtung Baby
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
Guns N Roses - Use Your Illusion 1 & 2
REM - Out of Time
Tom Petty - Into the Great Wide Open
Van Halen - For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
Michael Jackson - Dangerous

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Trading Spouses

This is a new show on FOX but I'm sure it was a spoof on Chapelle's Show first. Episode 12, as I recall... I sure hope Dave Chapelle he gets some sort of royalties for inspiring the ideas, or at least a co-creator credit.

Bad Guys Have Beards

I didn't say that -- it was in the New York Times! Since I'm watching the Red Sox vs. the Yankees today, does that mean the Sawx are the bad guys? Just another reason why the short-haired clean shaven Yankees are the good guys. Why is that? Didn't you hear? Everything in the New York Times is true.

By the way, this is the second time in about a month that I've read an article in the Fashion section of the New York Times. The first was about how thongs are going out of style (darn!).

NFL Week 2

Last Week/Season: 5-9-2

Hopefully I'll do better this week. Can I do any worse? I won't be picking the divisions like I expected originally. Live with it.

Redskins (-3) GIANTS *I think the Giants are pretty bad.*
Jets (-3) CHARGERS *Dangerous game for the Jets*
Broncos (-3) JAGUARS *Wasn't sure how to pick this one*
Steelers (+4) RAVENS *Ditto above*
LIONS (-3) Texans *Houston lost to San Diego!*
TITANS (-1) Colts *Yes, I think Indy starts 0-2*
PACKERS (-8.5) Bears *Seems like a big spread*
SAINTS (-7) 49ers *Who's the 49ers QB?*
FALCONS (-2.5) Rams *Rams on the decline*
CHIEFS (-6) Panthers *No Davis makes this pretty certain*
Seahawks (-3) BUCCANEERS *Bucs on the decline*
COWBOYS (-4.5) Browns *Vinny out guns Garcia this week*
CARDINALS (+8) Patriots *8 points is a lot! NE always wins close ones*
RAIDERS (3.5) Bills *Wasn't sure how to pick this one*
BENGALS (-5) Dolphins *Unless Palmer throws a ton of INTs*
Vikings (+3) EAGLES *The Eagles are overrated*

Who's the man?

I typed that into Google hoping to find an answer but the first link I got was for a movie with that title.

If we're talking Jeopardy, then the man is Ken Jennings. He really is quite good at the whole Jeopardy thing. But I wonder what his employer thinks about all this. Hasn't he taken a few too many days off of work?

Not to mention, do you think his amazing ability at Jeopardy affects the show’s ability to recruit new contestants? If I wanted to be on the show, I'd sure make sure that I waited for him to lose before trying out.

Money

It's become apparent that the US Treasury is trying to trick foreigners with our money.

Let's see... we have three different kind of $20 bills, two types of $10's and $5's, then what will eventually be 51 different types of quarters in circulation. Then, don't forget the three $1 options (one bill and two coins, an obscure coin which looks exactly like a quarter and another which nobody believes is legitimate currency). So now what? How about two new nickels to add to the one we already have! Sounds like a good plan!

May I please have some Euros?

The Ramones

Sad news as Johnny Ramone passed away last night.

When I first heard about it, I thought, "Wow, it's sad that all those brothers died so recently." Then I read the entire article and found out that they weren't related, and I felt a bit stupid.

Later in the day, I mentioned this fact to a friend of mine. This friend didn't know they were not related or that he had died. I said, "I had always assumed they were brothers too!" So I felt better. Until the friend reminded me that "assume makes an ass out of you and me."

I feel like I should have seen that one coming.

I Feel Like...

...tearing my hair out!

Everyone around me is starting to use the phrase, "I feel like..." to start their sentences. It's sort of like the new "like."

In the words of Charlie Brown, "Good Grief!"

Hurricane Coverage

Watching CNN, they stuck their morning anchor, Bill Hemmer in the middle of the hurricane. No doubt that the rest of the news channels are doing the same thing.

Do we really need a news person in the middle of the storm for us to believe how bad it is? I've always found this to be amusing. What is the reporter going to say? "Well, Sean, we've been out here in the middle of the storm, and it's really not that bad!" Or perhaps the other extreme, "Damn! It really IS raining here!!! I never thought the wind would be like this!"

Come on! Poor Dan Rather was out in the middle of one of the other hurricanes this year. He's 73! He's interviewed Saddam Hussein! Now he's stuck in a wind and rain storm? At this point shouldn't he be able to just do the cushy stuff?

Taxi Front Seat

Ever notice how the front seat (shotgun seat) of a taxi is a non-conversational position? In a group of 3-4 people the person sitting in the front has been placed in the penalty box. First, they're required to twist around in order to participate in any conversation with the rest of the group. Usually, there's a plastic partition, making it practically impossible. Most cab drivers hate it when someone sits up front, and they are forced to move some of their junk out of the way. The only benefit to the position is when the cab driver gets completely lost this person can get everyone back on track.