I Join B16
This blogger says B16 is a Detroit Tigers fan
[http://fumare.blogspot.com/2006/07/pope-benedict-tigers-fan.html]. Maybe he'll
invite me over to watch the World Series. Who cares if the post is merely a
joke?
Sports
Monday Morning Eudemon
Ouch, long day with the Tigers yesterday. You may have wondered what your
prayers for a successful outing [https://thedailyeudemon.com/4838/] got me:
1. The vouchers for box seats were no good. They were sold out.
2. My backup reserve seats were available, but the tickets put us in
The Bored Eudemon
Man, there's scarcely nothing to blog about today. I have a new feature that I'm
kicking around (which I might call, "Sobering the Drunk in Gatsby" or something
like that), but it's not ready yet. It'll feature pictures, something I&
"Another One-Finger Catch!"
> The Tennessee Titans general manager trumpeted his new free-agent acquisition,
wide receiver David Givens, as a remarkable talent with “more Super Bowl rings
than he's got fingers for”!
> Givens has two rings.
Link [http://suicideofthewest.com/?p=194].
Going After Them Reading People
I don't know how I missed this last week:
> This coming Tuesday, the new line of NASCAR-themed Harlequin Romance books makes
its official debut with a press conference at Daytona International Speedway.
Link to Week-Old News
[http://www.exceptionalmarriages.com/weblog/BlogDetail.asp?ID=29102].
Go Zags!
Ah, ya gotta love those college students:
> "Brokeback Mountain!'"
> This is the chant college students and fans of the No.5 ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs
team use to heckle opposing teams.
> This reference to the recent movie, ''Brokeback Mountain,'' about homosexual
American Idol Beating Olympics
The big TV news today: Fox's American Idol crushed the Olympics last night. It's
no doubt a testament to the power of American Idol, but NBC's absolutely
horrible coverage has no doubt helped things. Do you want to watch AI or the
Camaroon luger?
The Olympic Elite
My family enjoys the Olympic Games (but I'm partial to the Summer Games). This
writer at WaPo,
[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/03/AR2006020302280.html]
points out a few things that'll take out a little of the thrill. To be honest, I
Holding Up Golfers?
> A golf tournament was held up in Australia when an armed robber drove onto the
course in a stolen truck.
> Golfers were stranded after police declared the sixth hole a crime scene and
refused to let players through.
Link [http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1713094.html]
Super Beers
WaPo talks about the game and beer
[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/04/AR2006020401362.html]
:
> That XL in Super Bowl XL this year might as well stand for "Extra Large" -- the
game supersizes beer sales like no other midwinter holiday, out-chugging even