Opening Day is Today! Well, actually, they had Opening Night last night. And didn’t the Red Sox open up the season last week in another country at 6:00 a.m.? And then Boston and Oakland come back to the United States and return to exhibition play? And didn’t they wear ads on the uniforms!?! All that for two games? Cheap. Not a good way to start the season considering how it ended: second lowest TV ratings.
Let’s face it: baseball needs help. And they don’t seem to interested in the long-term interest of the sport. Unless you live outside the United States. American school kids: screw you. Our World Series will be past your bedtime and we’ll kick off our year before you even consider waking up. The NFL would never open the season in the middle of the week half a world a way in the middle of the night. So why would baseball. Because it sucks.
Despite that, I’m still going to excitedly follow the Reds until they fall out of conention by the All-Star Break. Then it’s back to “When the hell is football season getting here?”
“You’ll find out what’s in the hatch and who gets off the island… Crap! Wrong Show!”
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Um, what? Browncoats dig Rugrats? Do you honestly expect me to believe that? Even if that were the case, is that such a big deal that you send me an email out of the blue to tell me. I don’t remember the last time I got an email from Amazon. And the one I get out of the blue makes one of the most absurd connections I’ve ever heard.
Of course, these are the same people that suggested that Firefly fans need nosehair clippers, so maybe I should not listen to their harsh words.
“We’re dead. I don’t think we have very much to worry about anymore.”
I guess I should have posted this last week but I just plain forgot about this classic. Maybe it is more appropriate doing this after the holiday so you can see what the Easter Bunny is doing when it’s not Easter. Besides, it’s a good reminder to not get on his bad sign.
You can send me a YouTube link or some other embeddable video provider and if I like it (or need it) enough to put it up here, Sock Point to you.
Feel free to send your suggestions to my gmail account. It’s woodmania. I’d type it out but I don’t need more junk mail. Just your YouTube suggestions.
I’ve been enjoying the first Immortal Iron Fist trade paperback but this snippet is from Cable & Deadpool #21. And I don’t think the Merc With A Mouth is enjoying the iron knee. So speaks Bahlactus!
“I’m not advocating violence. I’m just saying: it works and I highly suggest using it.”
For the first time in a couple months, there will be no new LOST goodness greeting us tonight. And it will not come back until April 24th. It’s frustrating as I have really enjoyed the show this season and have gotten back to Season 1-level addiction. But, I’ve found that a pre-announced break can give you a chance to reflect back on past episodes and re-explore some of the show’s mysteries. And, for those of you who are Spoiler-sensitive, I wanna do that right after the jump. Also, I haven’t done a jump for a while and just want to make sure I can still do that. And, no, that darn statue foot hasn’t made any appearances lately. But I am still intrigued by it.
When it comes to the NCAA brackets you filled out last week, I’m sure you want to say this: “Let’s try this again.” Well, I’ll grant your wish in a moment. But first, some interesting match-ups for the Sweet Sixteen. Local team Xavier will take on former Cincinnati coach Thursday night. Considering some people around here are still bitter about Bob Huggins removal as Bearcat coach so it’s a chance for those curmudgeons to voice their displeasure with the UC President who ousted him. What team has grabbed your fancy this week?
And how about those Cinderellas? That Curry kid and Western Kentucky certainly added some spice to the first two rounds. The little guys always make March interesting. Unfortunately, Austin Peay was dominated by Texas so no “Shining Moment” for the Govs.
So, back to how the NCAA can help you. Last week, I gave you the chance to pick the Final Four and you would get a point for every team you got right. Today, I’m giving you another chance, now that the field has been narrowed, to guess the Final Four again. If you get them all right, you get a point. So, last week’s contest is still in play and those picks are still active, but here’s another chance. Remember, this time, you need to get all four teams right to get the point and earn your One Shining Moment.
“From across the room, I thought your body was punching. But now I can see it’s kicking!”
So I got myself a gizmo. This is the Treo 755… I think. Still trying to learn more about it. The instruction manual’s almost bigger than the actual phone so I don’t know how useful that’s going to be. Why the upgrade? I’ve been working on antiquated devices ever since I joined the cellular age so I felt like it was time to get into the 21st century. Might be a big mistake but Amy owns a similar device so when I struggle to get it to work, I can just have her fix it when I visit the Peels next month. It’s good to have friends that can bail you out when you get in over your head.
On top of the new contraption, I have a new phone number, too. I loved the old digits, but I moved from the area code years ago and just wasn’t going back to Mansfield anytime soon. Yeah, no point in keeping it. So, don’t be surprised if you try to call me in the future that it won’t work anymore. If you had the old and busted and want the new hotness, shoot me an email at my gmail account, woodmania, and I’ll pass it along to you. I’d post it here but I don’t want people calling me all hours of the night getting pissed at me for the horrible things I write up here on a regular business.
Bruce Springsteen came to Cincinnati this weekend and I was there. Well, not right there. That ain’t my picture, I was definitely not that close. Lisa’s dad has some connections and I was able to ride his coattails into a box at US Bank Arena Saturday night. I feel a little guilty. Not only did I exploit a future in-law but I’m not exactly the biggest Boss fan. Whenever I see a band I’m not really into, I feel like I’m intruding and that was definitely the case and this was probably the biggest show of the year around here. I felt awkward like I was taking someone’s spot as I didn’t recognize most of the songs in his set. Sure, when the E Street Band came out for the encore they got around to the stuff I know, but the meat of the concert was a mystery to me.
Yes, ever since the Boss stopped Dancing In The Dark, he and I parted musical paths. Apparently, since then he has been very vocal about his dislike of the state of the world and the man in the White House. Maybe he was saying the same thing during the Reagan Era but I was in grade school then and not in a good place to pick up on political satire. Although, even a fourth grader could pick up on the seething dislike for President Bush Saturday night. The message is clearly very important to him and what he’d like to be getting across to his audience. It was underlying theme during most of the show. When he came out for the encore, it seemed clear to me that he was only performing Glory Days and the like because he knew how much it would mean to us.
All in all, a great time, good music, and plenty of entertainment. I will admit, though, it was weird to see Max Weinberg without the assembled Max Weinberg 7.
“Max, play me over. Yah! Looks like someone forgot to feed Max.”
Hope you enjoyed your holday (or regular Sunday if you don’t go that way). I figured since the Easter holiday is about coloring eggs, I would show you a colored me. Well, at least how I would look through the Simpsonize me web site. It’s a good Burger King crossover promotion with last year’s Simpsons Movie. If this looks familiar, it’s because every single blogger already did this about 8 months ago. So sue me, it took me a while to catch up.
Actually, Lisa did that. So, I basically just uploaded the hard work that she put in. I meant to get around to this. Honest. Fortunately, she not only made mine but came up with one for her, too. Because it’s a lot easier to pass off two pictures as a post than it is if I just tried it with mine.
I will admit, I failed. Can you pass? Point to Nagel for pointing this out.
You can send me a YouTube link or some other embeddable video provider and if I like it (or need it) enough to put it up here, Sock Point to you.
Feel free to send your suggestions to my gmail account. It’s woodmania. I’d type it out but I don’t need more junk mail. Just your YouTube suggestions.
