The HOF game was pretty interesting this year. There was the sheer irony of Peyton Manning missing a game in NE Ohio (think week 17, last season), the Colts onside kick to start the game and the new year of professional outdoor football, and the colts frantic attempt to come back at the end. Friday was pretty cool, too. I visited the Hall of Fame (If you haven't been there recently, it's worth another visit. There's been a lot of changes in the past year.) and attended the Browns scrimmage, which was awesome until it degenerated into karaoke night between the scrimmage and the fireworks show. I have this strange feeling that Paul Brown would never have stood for the Browns field being used in such a way.
By the way, the hall had an excellent exhibit on pro football and patriotism (players/owners in military, NFL in wartime) that will be on tour soon. No specifics on when and where yet, but I'll keep y'all up to date.
Speaking of historical displays, I should be able to divulge details soon of where you can see a historical exhibit for which I was, in veeeeeeery small part, responsible (this was my secondary project, my primary project is a little farther from yielding any public displays).
Earth to Ryan Garko, Earth to Garko, do you copy?
I have narrowly averted two sports debacles in the past month. I was seriously considering attending Crew v. West Ham (West Ham fans started a melee in the section where I was going to sit) and the Brickyard 400 (the saddest excuse for a stock car race EVER due to worthless tires) but changed plans at the last second.
NBA schedule is out. Cavaliers open 10/28 @ Boston, the Bobcats are in Cleveland two nights later for the Cavs' return to the Q. Celtics are here 1/9 and 4/12, Lakers are here 2/8, and since I know that at least one Jazz fan reads this blog, Utah's at the Q on 11/15.
talk to y'all later!
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Bits of Comedy
I have this strange feeling that John Kerry may be Barack Obama's running mate. It all goes back to his "57 states" comment.
I'm working on a list of the "Ten Immutable Laws of Good Country Music." The list is incomplete at this moment, but among them will almost certainly be "adding a banjo to preteen bubblegum pop music does not make it country."
If a tree falls in the press area at a McCain speech, does it make a sound?
crapwagon.com (that was the punchline)
On to a couple of serious notes
- In regards to the World Court's attempt to halt Texas' execution of an illegal immigrant because the Mexican consulate was not contacted: What good was a consulate going to do when the man had already admitted guilt? By the way, I am not in favor of frying rapists. It's too humane for such scum. I tend to favor hanging or human pinata.
- Regarding all this talk about getting rid of oil by using alternative energy: there are two problems here
- All of the truly viable alternatives are for electrical power, not transportation. I don't know about where you live, but here in Ohio we use coal, not oil, to produce electricity.
- The only currently viable vehicular alternative (hybrids) only reduces oil usage. It doesn't eliminate it.
I'm not saying don't pursue alternatives, but be realistic about their benefits. Now if we could harness the wind our politicians spew out this campaign season....
I'm working on a list of the "Ten Immutable Laws of Good Country Music." The list is incomplete at this moment, but among them will almost certainly be "adding a banjo to preteen bubblegum pop music does not make it country."
If a tree falls in the press area at a McCain speech, does it make a sound?
crapwagon.com (that was the punchline)
On to a couple of serious notes
- In regards to the World Court's attempt to halt Texas' execution of an illegal immigrant because the Mexican consulate was not contacted: What good was a consulate going to do when the man had already admitted guilt? By the way, I am not in favor of frying rapists. It's too humane for such scum. I tend to favor hanging or human pinata.
- Regarding all this talk about getting rid of oil by using alternative energy: there are two problems here
- All of the truly viable alternatives are for electrical power, not transportation. I don't know about where you live, but here in Ohio we use coal, not oil, to produce electricity.
- The only currently viable vehicular alternative (hybrids) only reduces oil usage. It doesn't eliminate it.
I'm not saying don't pursue alternatives, but be realistic about their benefits. Now if we could harness the wind our politicians spew out this campaign season....
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