You Are Scooter
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Made my first trip to Shea Stadium last night to see my beloved Mets, and all I can say is...WOWOK, that's not all I can say. In fact, it's not even close. You ever notice how people will say, "All I can say is...[x]," before launching into a significantly longer statement on the subject? And yet, they never correct themselves ( Read more... )

I don't know what it is, but for some reason, people like making absurd statements and/or predictions about Oprah Winfrey. This time last year, I remember hearing about the possibility of Oprah being Hillary Clinton's running mate in the 2008 Presidential election. I found it hard to see things getting more ridiculous than that.

They have.Among ( Read more... )

I am quite pleased with my Mother's Day preparations ( Read more... )

Or at least one of them...

As much as I can't stand the Yankees in general, I have always respected a few members of the team individually for their talent and class: Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams, and Hideki Matsui come to mind, as does Joe Torre. Matsui, however, wowed me with this statement, issued after he had surgery on his wrist, which he ( Read more... )

I know I'm not usually the one posting stuff from the D, but man, this article by Steven Orbuch - and does it make anyone else feel weird to see him with a Senior Staff byline? - is just too funny not to post here. I mean, really. Damn.

When I really feel like I ought to post, what do I do? Grab a meme ( Read more... )

So, Masaharu Morimoto has a new restaurant, which is across the street from my office. As I was getting to the office today, he was standing outside, taking a break ( Read more... )

So, we're watching 24, and it's a two-hour episode tonight. During a commercial break in the first hour, they say, "You're only minutes away from the brand new X-Men 3 trailer." I get excited.

In the second hour, they run the exact same spot.

Me: Oh, come on, you said that last hour!
My Dad: Of course, they want to keep you in suspense as long ( Read more... )

If I'd been a bad guy, I would have been real pissed.


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