Category: America
Kenny vs. Spenny Is Back
Matt Stone and Trey Parker have done some wonderful things for America. They brought us BASEketball. They brought us South Park. They brought us Team America. Now, they will bring us Kenny vs. Spenny. For some of us, they will…
America!
Rarely do things converge in such a fantastic way as they have today. First off, we have the Britney Spears trainwreck on the MTV Video Music Awards. But since the VMAs were reportedly a trainwreck (I didn’t watch because I…
A Beautiful Day
No, I haven’t decided to go all U2 on my readers, but something absolutely wonderful happened today. It wasn’t the two R.E.M. songs I heard on XM in the first 15 minutes of my commute, which happened almost two hours…
Wild Bill Hagy
The death of a fan of a sports team really shouldn’t be news. But “Wild Bill” Hagy was more than a sports fan. He was Baltimore. At least a part of Baltimore that I will always cherish. Hagy died Monday…
A Sad Day
Today is the anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death in 1977. I am not that big of an Elvis fan, but I grow to appreciate him a little more every year, especially since some family members are pretty big fans. I…
William Zabka Needs to Punch Elton John
So Elton John has decried the Internet as destroying society, suggesting that the Web should be shut down for five years (as if there’s a headquarters that can simply pull the plug) because “(t)he Internet has stopped people from going…
Stop Annoying Me
I went out to pick up lunch for myself and some co-workers yesterday. There is this awesome small supermarket with a great sandwich section near our office thatI went to. I get to the back and get in line to…
Drew Carey, Game Show Host and Blowup Doll Magnate
CBS announced yesterday that loveable schlub Drew Carey would replace Bob Barker on “The Price is Right.” I thought Carey would be a great selection as soon as I heard his name bandied about. Anyone would be better than Rosie…
I Like the Sound of This
XM and Sirius have announced details about their plans to merge. In short, you can get a bunch of channels from each service or have a choice of 50 or 100-channel “a la carte” packages. The 50-channel deal will be…
Power to the People
I had off yesterday, so Maria and I decided to go out to lunch while Bridget was at Girl Scout camp. The night before there was an interesting story in the local paper about a BBQ place a few towns…