What should an interpid young blogger write about? Bode Miller going nowhere fast yet again? That one snowboarder showboating her way to a loss? US women's hockey loses to Sweden? Shani Davis wins gold and sports a White Sox cap? (Quick--what do Shani Davis and Dr. Dre have in common? Being black does not count ( Read more... )

The only way Marijuana can kill you is not having it.

It's like, All Cold and Shit

This isn't supposed to happen--not in a post global warming age of mild temps, light snow, and the occasional ray of sweet, sweet sunlight. But it has. Charlevoix county has proudly and heating bill bonanza set a new record low for February 18--and that record is 6 degrees F in 2006.

I wrote the chair of the language deparment at K, Dr. Janet Solberg, what could be desribed as a "witty response". She wrote me back, in earnest: "you are funny--I like the attitude".

See, my problem has never been getting the prof to like me, (well, when I go to class anyways) it's been getting them to give me a good grade.

Snow HappensLight snow. Blowing snow. Breezy...colder. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 3 to 6 inches. Lows around 9. North winds 15 to 25 mph. Wind chill readings 11 below to 6 above zero ( Read more... )

Another Sportswriter Fails Logic 101

Ian O'Conner of the fabulously mediocre USA Today step to the plate.

"Even as he coaches one of the NBA's worst teams, Larry Brown is the luckiest man in the league. He puts a wretched product on the floor night after night, watches it unravel in showstopping form ( Read more... )

Insert Title Here

Google News serves up great NYT's headlines:

"Groans at Home Re: (Cheney Joke Here)"

I used to do that in 10th grade emails to my love. The whole "insert x here" is so played. Oh well, maybe it's just the Times having a hungover casual Monday.

It's a tough life for die hard Knicks fans. New York Knicks Fans Online have resorted to sarcasm and humor in order to stand the pain. I present a "Greatest Hits of the Knicks Realgm Forum ( Read more... )

See Those New Kobe and Bode ads for Nike?

Hell, drunks and certified sleazebags is all nike is about these days. Well, and sweatshops, still got sweatshops.


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NBC: Italian Ice Served Daily

I'll muse something quaint about the Olympics and the ironic audience later tonight. Meanwhile, amuse yourself with this cornucopia of Scott Hamilton related links:


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