Ramblings

I previously admitted that I wanted to see the Dukes of Hazzard movie. Last night I was looking forward to it, this morning not so much. So what happened between when I went to bed and woke up? For those of you who are thinking I had brief moment of sanity, perhaps it was that. Perhaps it was a fear that all the cool jumps were already in the trailer. Most likely I finally realized I would better support the industry by paying to see Broken Flowers than the Duke Boys.
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It’s really not that tough of a call.

On the lot where we film there is a commissary, or as we like to call it commiscary. They recently added a café called “Sauce.” Clearly someone should be fired over what could be the dumbest name ever.

Every Tuesday night at 10:58pm I thank FX for “Rescue Me.” The fact that this season begins right after the Shield season is over, so makes up for these 13 ep seasons. You should absolutely be watching this show.

Being a fan of the video games, this summer has been absolutely horrible. I have not bought a single game during that time. Of course, from now till the end of the year they flood the market. Four “I Will Buy The Day They Come Out” locks:

Burnout Revenge
We Love Katamari
SOCOM 3 U.S. Navy SEALs
Prince of Persia 3

There are a few other “maybes” like Darkwatch. I won’t even begin with the introduction of the Xbox 360 later in the year.

There is no reason Oklahoma should be ranked above Virginia Tech, Ohio State, or even Iowa. And considering Texas always loses to the Sooners, why should they ever be ranked above Oklahoma? The Big 12 is not what it once was. This is another example of why preseason rankings are crap.

Today, that team that plays ball on the Northside of Chicago get back three players today: Nomar, Wood, and Williamson. I actually think Williamson will be the more important player if they get back into the Wild Card Race. But they won’t. I offer you up three examples of why they won’t:

1. Tuesday night, Jeromy Burnitz was picked off first on a ball that got by the catcher. It’s a dumb move, but what makes it worse is that THE BASES WERE LOADED!

2. Wednesday, their pitchers forgot to cover first base on three ground balls. THREE!

3. Then, with the score tied in the ninth, Barrett the catcher had a pitch roll away from him. The Phills' Jimmy Rollins, who was on third, came down the line. The smart thing would’ve been for Barrett to run at Rollins, who was trapped. Instead, Barrett threw wide of third, and Rollins scored the winning run standing up.

Damn it feels good to be a Cubs fan.

Things I’m “loving on” right now:

1. Purell Hand Sanitzer-because the flu has shown up in the office early this year.

2. Calling the perfect PA play in NCAA Football 2006 so your tight end is wide open down the side lines.

3. Opening the mail box and seeing those Netflix envelopes.

4. That one hour every Friday on the Dan Patrick Show when he’s joined by Keith Olbermann.

5. MLB Baseball on XM radio.

That which is “wheels off:”

1. Those who come in sick with the flu.

2. Watching your Tight End drop the pass after you called the perfect play.

3. The decline of the youth of the World made evident while playing Halo 2 online.

4. For reasons unknown I have a subscription to Entreprenuer Magazine. Since, I haven’t had a drink in four years, I can’t blame it on that.

5. Nobody seems to remember the Truffle Shuffle.