Month: July 2007
A New Pair of Shoes
I had everything planned out for a fun Wednesday night. My friend James would meet me at work, and we would go down to Washington to see a D.C. United soccer game. We planned to leave at 6 p.m., which…
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…
Potty Humor
My latest column is up at Hobo Trashcan – I write there every other Thursday. This week’s tackles the serious subject of bathroom etiquette.
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…
Wii Are Family
My family doesn’t generally need much reason to get excited, especially on our annual trek to the beach. We have many activities planned to keep everyone as busy as possible. This year, something changed beach week for ever. Somebody brought…
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…
ESPN Radio Is Completely Useless
I am really glad I listened to a little of Schrutebag‘s (Colin Cowherd) show on ESPN Radio today. If I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have known that the Georgia medical examiner is incompetant because he says you can’t use Chris Benoit’s…
The Emmys Matter
The nominations for Emmys were released today and showed why this is the only relevant award show out there. The Oscars and Grammys have long showed they don’t care whether fans feel connected to the winners. Television, however, remains the…
A Great Day
Yesterday may have seemed like any other day to most people, but trust me when i say that it was one of the greatest days of the year. NCAA08, the newest version of EA Sports’ college football franchise hit stores….