Sarah Palin Looks Like Tina Fey
I don’t have anything political to say about this yet, but this was my first instinct on the topic. By the way, I went to bed last night. Did Obama accept the nomination? Just wondering.
Silver Spa TV Story
Just an update because I wrote about it yesterday with those message board posts.
Our New Dog Molly
Jen and I don’t have her yet, but she is set to come home the first week in September. Apparently our breeder isn’t much of a photographer, as this picture is quite grainy and a profile shot, to boot.
Silver Spa in Chesterland Closed on Suspicion of Sex
I move to town and the best businesses start to go under! Who would have thought that I would have this much bad luck. Guess I will need to find another place to go for my “massages.”
But seriously, folks… (pulls on collar.)
So, I was driving through Chesterland and I saw the sheriff boarding up Silver Spa and having a press conference with some local media. While everything is all alleged at this point, a quick google search revealed a message board where certain gentlemen exchanged notes on details of special “massages.” If half these stories from the message board are true, then the folks at Silver Spa could be in serious trouble.
Warning. If you click to read the rest of the story, you may read some graphic quotes about services that might or might not have been procured at Silver Spa in Chesterland.
Kimbo Slice Set to Face Ken Shamrock
If this was Ken Shamrock in the 90’s it might be meaningful. You know, when Ken Shamrock wasn’t 44 and winless over his previous four years? Kimbo Slice is the youtube, backyard sensation who occasionally fights on CBS as a part of the EliteXC branding of mixed martial arts. He might be the scariest looking dude on the face of the planet. He is one part Hulk Hogan, one part Mister T, along with one part of Junkyard Dog. At the same time, he has been pretty humble as he begins his MMA career. He always claims that he has a lot more to learn.
With that being said, is this match set for October 4th on CBS the right stepping stone for Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson? Is this the equivalent of when the UFC put Brock Lesnar against Frank Mir? Or is it an even lower rent version of that?
Frank Mir had disappeared from the competitive landscape before his fight with Lesnar, mostly due to a motorcycle accident in 2004, but even as of this writing the dude is only 29 years old. Ken Shamrock had a considerably more impressive career than Frank Mir, but the dude is 44 years old now and he hasn’t looked formidable in years.
Shamrock certainly doesn’t look as impressive as he did the day I sold him a set of electric ear and nose hair trimmers in Brookstone in the Copley mall in Boston. (True story. Wrestlemania was in town and Ken was in the WWF now WWE for a shot at the Intercontinental belt. See how I pushed that story in here for no apparent reason?)
Anyway, it should make for an entertaining fight at EliteXC on October 4th on CBS, and it definitely is another step up in opponents for Kimbo Slice. At the same time, it also proves Dana White’s point when he scoffs at Kimbo Slice as a formidable MMA fighter. White is on record as saying that Kimbo Slice is an interesting personality, but that he would get smashed by pretty much any fighter that the UFC has under contract.
There is certainly no way of knowing for sure based on who Kimbo Slice has fought thus far, and Ken Shamrock probably won’t be able to provide any kind of proof one way or the other.
Marketing Companies Should Have Websites
If you pick my name out and call me asking me to be a client for your marketing company, and I ask you what your website is first so I can check you out, you should probably have one. Marketing is kind of a big deal nowadays, and every company’s strategy (and yes, I think I mean EVERY company) should include a website. Even if you are a therapist dealing in technology addiction and how to escape it, you should probably have a website so that those who are addicted to technology will be able to find you with a Google search.
I know that our website is lacking any real good functionality, but it is there. You can find our phone numbers. You can send us email. It is a means to something. I am just saying. I am considerably less likely to employ your agency to market my business if you haven’t embraced the web as a tool to market your own business yet.
So, maybe you shouldn’t call me anymore.
Cuban Tae Kwon Do Guy Kicks Ref in Head Video
The title says it all. Just amazingly stupid.
Ktick – MyVideo
LeBron and Company Bring Gold Back to USA
I went to bed at 11:30 PM on Saturday night. I woke up at 2:30 AM Sunday morning to watch the gold medal game between the United States and Spain. I am quite happy that I made the effort. I got to see the United States and LeBron James play one of the most entertaining games that I have ever watched. The US led the game almost wire to wire, but the margin was constantly in jeopardy. The US would go up by ten or twelve and then all of a sudden the talented Spanish team would tighten up on defense and bomb some threes and it would be back down to six points, and then four. I think a couple times it even got down to two.
There was additional drama provided by a sketchy international referreeing crew. The US got into foul trouble early. After five minutes passed LeBron James and Kobe Bryant both had two fouls each. Certainly this was not the preferred scenario for Mike krzyzewski and the US Olympic team. That is where the depth of such a team comes into play. When your first team gets in foul trouble and your team strategically has left Dwyane Wade on the bench to come in and overwhelm opponents with his tenacious attack of passing lanes, it is a bit of an advantage. But then the referreeing started to even out. At the end of the game, I think both teams had a right to complain almost evenly about the foul situation and inconsistency. Considering that Spain had to foul the US intentionally at the end of the game, the fouls were almost even as the US had 26 whistles blown against them, to Spain’s 29.
So, now the gold is back in US custody. It felt great to see the US team celebrate on the court with an almost tearful Mike Krzyzewski clapping for his guys at center court. You could tell that the players and coaching staff were full of different emotions. Instead of just expecting to win, this team seemed not only happy and satisfied, but also relieved. Relieved that their hard work playing in all the off-seasons of their hectic NBA lives for three years would actually pay off. That it would not only make them more competitive, but put them over the top for the next four years.
As a Cavs fan, it isn’t like winning a championship, I don’t think. But, it does show LeBron as a true leader amongst any group of basketball players. He didn’t have the flashiest box score of anyone on the team. He didn’t hold the ball all the time. He didn’t take the biggest pressure shots, instead opting to help set teammates like Kobe and Dwyane Wade up. What he did was play perfect team basketball. He was defending the fast break, defending the weak side, driving to the basket to stop streaks, and looking for assists. LeBron insists on playing basketball the right way at all times, even as it has led to criticism at times in Cleveland.
But now, his style and substance has helped Team USA bring the gold back. It doesn’t feel like the gold is rightfully ours and has been stolen since 2000, like the original Dream Team would have had us believe. This is a new era with very talented international teams vying for this gold every four years. It feels like a great accomplishment, rather than just a rite of passage. In the scheme of things, this is good for the game of basketball and good for the United States. It is now the kind of accomplishment that seems worth getting up in the middle of the night to watch.
Is Kobe Coming to Cleveland?
Kobe Bryant has an opt-out clause in his contract after this season. Kobe Bryant has already seen all of what Los Angeles has to offer. He has tried to be the cornerstone of the franchise and he hasn’t been able to get over the top since Shaq left. Now, after playing in the Olympics with LeBron James, Kobe probably thinks he can improve his career and legacy by moving to Cleveland. In Cleveland, he can share the court with another superstar like he did when Shaq was in Los Angeles. And this superstar, LeBron, is an unselfish player who can help Kobe cement his legacy as a hall of famer with multiple championships to finish his career.
So, while most people claim that big named players need to be in big cities, the truth is they just need to be in high profile situations winning multiple championships. Because of LeBron James, there is no better place to go and make that happen other than Cleveland.
So, now, all we have to do is find someone who is “close to Kobe Bryant” and lead them into saying that Kobe “would consider opting out of his contract” after the upcoming season. Then, we need to goad this same “insider” into saying something innocent like, “Kobe has really enjoyed playing in the Olympics with LeBron.” And then we can extrapolate (unnecessarily and idiotically) saying that it is possible, and possibly likely, that Kobe Bryant is going to opt out of his contract at the end of this season with the express purpose of coming to Cleveland to play with LeBron James and win championships.
You see? I am making a point. This is really the same way that the big media outlets speculate on LeBron going to NYC, or Europe. So how do you like me now?
Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you the first Kobe to Clevland rumor. Could it happen??!?!?!??!??
YES!!!!
The Mullet Hunter
This weekend I went to see a friend play music. My friend is a RIDICULOUS musician so he gets lots of unique opportunities to play. This weekend brought the opportunity to play in a Deep Purple tribute band, but that isn’t important. What is important is that I came across a unique specimen of mullet.
A few things to notice.
- Bangs accentuated by useless sunglass positioning in the hair
- Fanny pack camera bag
- white jeans
- black tee-tank
- fake tan for days
- jeans tucked into boots
- croakies
- a bit of a dirt stache
- attempted ass grab by female companion of mullet
Long live the mullet, or something.
