November 2007
Evil Patriots
If you follow professional football at all, you’ve probably noticed that the New England Patriots have been carving a swath of destruction through the league. They’ve been blowing teams out of the water, all but destroying the commonly-held idea that the NFL is all about parity between teams and that every game is exciting because […] (via Stupid White Boy)
October 2007
Goulet!
Robert Goulet died yesterday after 73 years of soothing us with his wonderous pipes and underrated acting chops.
Okay, maybe that was a bit of an overstatement. But, he was a man who had a great sense of where he fit into popular culture. My generation has no reason to know him for his music, but […] (via Stupid White Boy)
Daring Picks 10.27 Recap
What a relatively sedate weekend of college football. Eight of the Top 10 teams did not fall, some team no one has ever heard of didn’t pull out an improbable win over a juggernaut. A pretty boring for weekend for this season, if you ask me.
I was 15-10 with my picks before this weekend. I […] (via Stupid White Boy)
A Man Without A Party
I am a registered independent in the state of Oregon.
I know that most people don’t willingly divulge their party affiliations without a fight, but I’m tired of not caring. I may identify more with Democratic views than I do with Republican, but not enough to feel like I should have to register as one. Our […] (via Stupid White Boy)
What is Art?
Is this art? I think so.
Actually, I’d like to think that this is some sort of commentary on George Lucas’ idea to make the Star Wars prequels, but it’s probably just a dog humping R2D2.
Have a great Friday!
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Daring Picks for 10.27
It is time once again for me to go out on a limb to join what seems like just about every single other talking head in the college football universe and make my predictions for the upcoming weekend. After my trip to Norway, I had a lot of catching up to do this week. I […] (via Stupid White Boy)
Erik Prince is a Douchebag Who Hates America
I was listening to the most recent episode of Bill Moyer’s Journal. The subject was Blackwater USA, the mercenary firm that has been in hot water in recent weeks after a high-profile killing of innocent Iraqis in Baghdad. In the introduction to the show, they played a quote from Blackwater founder and president, Erik Prince, […] (via Stupid White Boy)
Chances Are, I Don’t Like You
But that doesn’t mean that I’m not a nice person. I am.
Or at least I try to be.
It’s just so hard not to dislike you. You dress like a fucking moron. Even when you’re not dressed like an idiot, you’re dressed like a skank-even though you look like you’re probably 15. All that does is […] (via Stupid White Boy)
Norway Trip
I added all of the posts from our trip to Norway to this blog. So, for those of you who haven’t checked them out yet, you can find them in the sidebar under “Norway Trip.”
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Daring Picks Recap (for 10.13)
Since I was overseas, I had a lot of catching up to do with my “Daring Picks” from two weeks ago. It’s going to be a tough week, since I have to acclimate myself with all of the things that have happened to the college football landscape since I was last here. With the way […] (via Stupid White Boy)
…Okay, It’s Tuesday…Right?
Actually, I feel ten times better today, compared to yesterday. It was starting to get pretty dicey at work towards the end of the day on Monday.
Case in point: My boss walked into my office as I was working on the last show of the production week and asked, “Where are you?”
Long pause from me.
“At […] (via Stupid White Boy)
What Time Is It? Where Am I?
I officially hate jet-lag. It was unofficial for a long time, but, in light of our recent trip overseas, I’ve gone ahead and bumped it up.
Seriously, why is the sun out? What kind of cruel joke is this?
Our flight got in around midnight last night. I had to work at eight this morning. It’s currently […] (via Stupid White Boy)
Daring Picks for 10.13
I’m not gone yet.
I watched a bit of the Pitt/Navy game last night, simply to bask in the occasional shots of Dave Wannstedt and bathe my ears in the soothing salve that is the over-stated lisp of the one, the only, Lou Holtz.
Plus, two teams played football all the way into overtime. Fun was had […] (via Stupid White Boy)
Ta Ta For Now…
I’ve had it.
I’ve finally reached the point where I can no longer take in any new information. I can’t read any more newspapers, can’t watch any more TV, can’t listen to any more music, can’t even think without sputtering and grinding to a halt.
If you ask me a question at this point, I’m sure you […] (via Stupid White Boy)
9/11 Was Indeed an Inside Job - Daily Tidings... →
hmmm, nut jobs or on to something?
10/6 Picks Recap
Another pretty wild, exciting weekend of college football is behind us and, while this weekend wasn’t as ball-out nuts as the last, it still included some stunners. USC went down in historic fashion to 41-point underdog Stanford, Wisconson, my team of destiny, lost to upstart Illinois, Notre Dame won in the Rose Bowl…it was a […] (via Stupid White Boy)
…Fuck You
The University of St. Thomas in the Twin Cities should be fucking ashamed of itself.
I’m so angry about this I don’t even know what to say. It’s a cowardly, craven act by self-interested, delusional administration members.
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Well, That Was Nice
“How I don’t know what I should do
with my hands when I talk to you-
How you don’t know where you should look,
so you look at my hands.”
-Pamphleteer
Quite honestly, I think that is one of the best lines in any song ever.
If you’ve never listened to The Weakerthans before, just imagine an entire […] (via Stupid White Boy)
Fearless Predictions for 10/6
And now…
My second week of pigskin pics for the collegiate gridiron.
We’ll start with the early kickoff games and move down the day.
#5 Wisconsin (5-0) at Illinois (4-1)
As I have previously stated, Wisconsin is my team of destiny for 2007. I don’t think that they’re going to lose this season, simply because….well, I don’t know why. […] (via Stupid White Boy)
MOUNTAIN DEW! DIET!!
Seriously, what the fuck?!
I can’t find Diet Mountain Dew anywhere lately? Did I miss a meeting? It’s not at the Safeway, it’s not at the 7/11, they’re out of it at the Plaid Pantry. This is bordering on a catastrophe.
Seriously.
I know, I know, I can get my caffeine fix elsewhere. I can buy a Diet […] (via Stupid White Boy)
Speaking In Tongues
We leave for Norway in less than two weeks. It seems to have snuck up on us over the past few months. We’ve both been walking around with our heads down, working hard just getting by. Now, our date of departure is almost upon us, and there is so much that I had planned on […] (via Stupid White Boy)
The National, No Praise for St. Vincent and Yet...
Sara and dragged a couple of friends to see the St. Vincent / The National show at the Crystal last night. Usually, almost as a rule, we go to most concerts alone. It’s not that we’re anti-social (although neither of us much likes most people), more that we’re so wary of recommending a band to […] (via Stupid White Boy)
A Vietnam of Our Own
I never talked to my folks about Vietnam much. As far as I can remember, the few times it was brought up, the crux of their opinion was that I would never be able to understand what it was like. It was the defining moment of their generation, really. So, I never argued the point […] (via Stupid White Boy)
So, How’d That Work Out For Ya?
What a brutal weekend to start picking college football games. Five Top Ten teams lost, and the rest of the Top 25 didn’t fare much better. It was a wild Saturday, to say the least. Needless to say, I was glued to my TV for a good 12 hours, scared to move or miss anything […] (via Stupid White Boy)