Month: June 2007
I Think Ginger Lynn Had the Same Problem
When Joey Chestnut wins the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest next week, some will say it’s a hollow victory. Kobayashi has pulled out of the competition due to a jaw injury. Last year, he downed almost 54 dogs in 12…
I Want to Party With You, Cowboy … Safely, Of Course
Nobody likes a party pooper when you’re having a few drinks. That’s why no one ever calls Boston City Councilman Stephen J. Murphy when it’s time for Happy Hour. Murphy has introduced legislation to make Boston bars serve cocktails sealed…
So, So Wrong
Some Web site did a list. Imagine the originality, huh? Anyway, the list recounts their choices for the Top 30 Villains in Sports Movies. A noble cause, I must say, but their choices are so misguided. Where do I start?…
Welcome Back, Kinda
One of my favorite TV shows, “Scrubs,” made a bold choice last season and killed off a major character, Nurse Laverne Roberts. Well, news has come out that she might be back next season … kind of. Aloma Wright, the…
Stay Within Yourself
As I flipped through a newspaper at work the other day, a story caught my eye. Apparently, a group of people got together and swam across the Chesapeake Bay. “Don’t they know there’s a perfectly good bridge right there,” I…
Bad Odds
Two bad bits of gambling news this week. First off, two West Virginia counties went to the polls to decide whether table games could join slot machines at race tracks there. One measure passed, one failed. Naturally, the one that…
Now This Is Music!
My friend Dave hit me up with this. Go to www.popculturemadness.com and find the year when you turned 18, then check out the songs that were the top hits. I have listed a few with a personal connection here. June…
Everybody Into the Pool
Now that school is out, my wife has a dilemma on her hands. She needs to keep an almost 7-year-old occupied all day. We have a few things planned to take care of that. We’ll go to Hersheypark one day….
Rock On, Regular Guy!
I have dreams. Big dreams. I want to play the guitar. To some, that might not seem like that big of a dream. But I have pretty much no musical ability whatsoever, so playing the guitar represents a big dream…