Monthly Archives: May 2012

NBA…blah blah….Lottery Rigged

..blah blah…League-owned team wins against all odds…blah, blah… Related articles No Matter Who Wins, The NBA Draft Lottery Is Fixed [Nba](deadspin.com)

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It’s Not Exactly Child Abuse

The website Dangerous Minds has posted a video of a little kid singing “Ain’t no homos gonna make it to heaven” which garners a standing ovation from the largely adult congregation. Not exactly child abuse but pretty alarming nonetheless.  Reminds me of the days when southern whites would teach their kids to say things like [...]

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Discounted Classics

More examples here. And here. Don’t know why I find these so amusing.

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RIP: Nick Lidstrom’s Red Wing Playing Days

  Say it ain’t so, Nick. Dang.

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RIP: Merle Kachenmeister

He had the voice.  He had the name.  ”Merle Kachenmeister” was simply too fun to say. The former TV weatherman died this week at the age of 82.

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Who Is This Chris Varias?

I am unable to find out anything about this so-called contributor to the Cincinnati Enquirer.  He apparently reviews concerts for the newspaper although why they print his material is anyone’s guess.  I looked for information regarding Varias and his background and such, but I came up completely empty.  The only things I could find are [...]

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What’s Wrong With This Picture?

It is summertime and for many of us that means we break out the brats and brews and fire up the grill.  One of the more difficult tasks, from a grill master standpoint, is to perfectly char your brats without having them burst as if an alien was growing inside. Although I think I have [...]

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Don’t Swim In Your Toilet.

As a pool owner, the news from Cleveland today about a recent survey greatly disturbs me.

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Note To Self

Get to SPAC (Saratoga Performing Arts Center) in 2013.

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The Play of The Day

The following play was featured on ESPN’s Top Ten Plays on Tuesday as the #1 play.  I refuse to make comments like, “must have been a slow day.”  So don’t ask me to.

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