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More Craziness in the News
Here's the thing. And, I never get tired of explaining this. I just had an argument with my girlfriend this weekend. We saw this show on TV, that showed drunken idiots at the beach, and she said "That's why they need this beach ban." And, we argued. I don't even drink, and think a ban like that is ridiculous. Yes, I've seen the same thing with cell phone drivers. But, don't pass a law for the idiots. Just pull over the idiots, and give them a ticket for...(insert bad driving law here; swirving; wreckless driving, etc). Because, I've been at stop lights, where the first person doesn't go when the light changes green. You know why? Well, a few times, it was because they were looking in the glove box. A few times, looking out the side window. So...using the cell phone law logic, do we need to pass a law, that says you can not look out the side or your window when at a stop light? Or, that you can't look in the glove compartment? No. You honk, and hopefully, they take their head out of their ***. What's next? Instead of Mansker following suspected drunk drivers home, he and other off-duty cops can follow home drivers on their cell phones. They can try to get us to pull over, showing their badges, as we continue talking away. Of course, we don't see the badges, because we're talking on the phone and just looking straight ahead. We'll be shot on the street, in front of our house. The cop will say "I saw a small black object in their hand. I thought it was a gun. But...it was just a cell phone."— July 7, 2008 1:21 a.m.
Two Idiots -- Rush Limbaugh & Brett Favre
Well Nacho, first of all, it wasn't a typo. I admit, I didn't know how to spell the word (a typo is just a slip of the finger). Second, WT made a great point. It's a bit foolish calling someone an idiot, and then you spell the word wrong in which you're using to label them an idiot. My only point was...I prefer attacks that are more along the line of: If he's an idiot, and you're a genius, why aren't you making the $400 million he is? Or, as he pointed out later with Brett Favre, to question that. And, I would've gone into more detail (since I didn't in my initial post) about why Favre doing this, is idiotic. Yes, competitiveness is great. It's what makes Jordan, Favre, and the rest of them, better than the everyone in the league. But, when they make a big production about retiring, then want to come back, it puts everyone in a bind. The 2nd string QB, who waited patiently without complaining, or could've played elsewhere. The team, who if they cut Favre, have a PR nightmare. Or, Favre not realizing he might want to play, and just not retire initially, and just say that he isn't sure what he wants to do. It's the same way I gave Ricky Williams a hard time, when he retired, a few days before the season started. That team could've drafted a running back, and done a whole lot of things different, had they known that. So, when a player just does what THEY want, with little regard to the team, I think that's selfish (ie "idiotic"). The fan, who cares. I hate when people say or think that athletes should do things for the fans. Like when they said how great Tony Gwynn was to stay in San Diego for the "fans". The dude liked San Diego, and making $4 million a year playing here. Sure, he could've made $9 mil for the Yankees. But, he'd live in NY. Does that make him a great guy? Or did he do it for the "fans" or for his family? And, there's nothing wrong with "why" he did it. Just don't say it was because of the fans. I would say, if Gwynn had cared about the fans so much, he would've DEMANDED that the team not have the fire sale they did, when the Padres were getting rid of all their high priced good players at one time. Others argued, if Gwynn had that competitive drive that Jordan and Favre had...he would've insisted on making the Padres competitive, or going to a team that was, because winning SHOULD be the top priority for a major league athlete. THOSE are the arguments I'd like to have when I blog. Not a typo, or me not being familiar with a word. I'll freely admit, my knowledge of the English language is lacking. Hell, often times, I can't finish the Reader crossword puzzle (but you should see me at the TV Guide one)— July 7, 2008 1:16 a.m.
Athletes and Actors in the News
Tom Cruise seems like the best kind of recruiter for Scientology. He gets people into it, like Will Smith. And, you don't hear others saying "Wow, doing that movie with Cruise was a pain. He'd come to my trailor, and want to run lines with me. Then, he'd start in about religion. I couldn't get rid of the guy." So, you have to give him credit. If A-Rod is hanging around with Madonna, and it's "Kabbalah" that he's "sucked into"...that's probably a lot safer than....oh hell, it's too late at night to try to come up with a clever innuendo.— July 7, 2008 1:07 a.m.
Look! Up in the Sky!
You mention Will Smiths character acting like a "pro athlete." This makes me wonder...with Spike Lee recently complaining about Clint Eastwoods portrayal of blacks (or lack thereof) in a war film, I wonder what he'll think of this. An African-American gets to be a super hero, yet he has a bad attitude, and a drinking problem, too. You also mention he goes days without shaving. Which makes me wonder...how do super heroes shave? I mean, if a bullet can't penetrate the skin, surely a Bic razor will have a hard time cutting off some whiskers on the chin. Oh yeah. And Hancocks drinking problem. Bullets can't hurt him, but alcohol still has the potentancy. Or, his he drinking like, 50 bottles of Thunderbird a day?— July 6, 2008 2:34 p.m.
The Wedding Planner
The articles are never that long CV. My editor makes sure of that!— July 6, 2008 2:23 p.m.
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
They could hold up signs that say "In Training -- Please feed me." Which, works a lot better than "Will Work For Food" or whatever. Not sure if a casino would want to get involved. Some reporter doing a story, would surely find out that one of the homeless guys got that way because of a gambling problem that resulted in them losing their house and everything they owned, and now they're on the street.— July 6, 2008 2:22 p.m.
My corner of Mira Mesa
Nice blog. I enjoyed reading it. Sorry about your dad. When I grew up in Mira Mesa in the 70s...that Starbucks was a Winchell's Donuts (cheaper coffee). That library you went to wasn't there. The Epicentre was the library. And, there was no Seafood City anywhere. In fact, once you got past Wendy's and the post office, there was nothing over there. Oh wait...that Jack in the Box was there, but that was it, up until you got to Denny's. I lived on Parkdale, which is right where Mira Mesa Blvd. ended. I remember they had a ceremony, and the blvd then extended out to Sorrento Valley. And, my parents could finally take it right to the 805, when we were going to make those trips to L.A. to see my grandmother. When they were building that freeway, they came across many Indian artifacts, too, and would often have to stop building. Keep writing and best of luck in the future. Josh Board San Diego Reader— July 6, 2008 12:02 p.m.
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
I can see fisherman now...using bait that are miniature soccer balls.— July 6, 2008 11:54 a.m.
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
I'm heading out to a party then a concert...but I just saw this in the sports page. I thought this would be the perfect place to post it: A catfish in a Bavarian canal was found dead, because it choked to death after trying to eat a soccer ball. It was found floating on the water with the blue and white ball still in its mouth.— July 5, 2008 2:49 p.m.
Two Idiots -- Rush Limbaugh & Brett Favre
Thanks for the kind words. Unfortunately, I do have to give props to my editor. It was his idea to write about parties. Although, we did disagree about how to go about doing it. He ended up letting me do it my way, which is cool. I wasn't sure about Brett's name. After all, you only see the last name on the jersey! And, I hated Favre having his name spelled that way, instead of "F-a-r-v-e" the way it should be spelled. So I figured if I had it wrong, oh well. I actually don't mind someone correcting on the typo thing. That actually wasn't a typo, I didn't know the spelling of it. I have friends always ask me why little things get under my skin, too. For example, the Union-Tribune just wrote a review of some CSI type of show. They had a picture of the actress in it. Let's say her name is Lisa Anderson. It said for the caption: Lisa Anderson plays detective Katie Krime, who has mad surveillance skills. This bugged me all day long. Now, I have to assume most people that read newspapers, are over the age of 30. And, I have to also assume, that most people over that age, aren't familiar with the slang word "mad"...as in "That basketball player has 'mad skills'." (it could be spelled 'mad skillz' who knows). Why in the world would a newspaper editor, let this caption go? I have to imagine many readers were wondering...why is this detective 'mad' with the skills she has? Even in the early 70s, when "bad" started to mean "good"...no paper, or any publication, would've used it that way for a caption.— July 5, 2008 2:12 p.m.