Best quote from last night's game

"Somebody needs to call a timeout now. Not strategically. I wanna see that replay, Earl Clark dunking on the whole building." -Jay Bilas

You can witness it here:


The quote is around 1:05. More importantly, the replays start at 2:20. It prompted 2 phone calls from my brother e and to t. And I got Ris's claws in my legs when he jumped off my lap in a panic from my yelling.

Go Cards! After 2 tough games, you now have #1 Pitt on Saturday...

I'm not dead yet.

Okay, so I haven't had time to blog much lately. I hope to have some real original content soon. Until then just some quick notes.

1. I hate being in a situations in which I have to be the dick neighbor.

2. Big East basketball is going to give me a heart attack watching the Cards this season. Was at the Nova-UL game on Saturday (Thank you RC from College Park for the ticket) and I felt like a thief on my way out. (if you missed it, UL held on by one weathering 2 missed FT and 2 missed shots <2 ft from the basket) Whew, got one there, now we just have #12 Notre Dame and #1 Pitt this week.

3. I still hate writing, I hid myself in the Fine Arts Library today to get some work done. It worked for a while until I think they turned the heat off.

Go Cards! Go Steelers!

Blogs to come: Why I don't want to join Facebook and Why I have to be a dick neighbor (possibly, unless I can avoid it).

To 10 years with a faithful companion

Since 1998, I have had my red hoodie as my old standby clothing of choice. j gave it to me for our first Christmas, and hoodies were always a a staple of my wardrobe. I liked the simplicity of the "LOUISVILLE" over a negative image "1798" (these were made for the bicentennial celebration of the founding of the University of Louisville) embroidered on the left breast.


It has served me well in many different adventures, from San Francisco...


...to the falls near Lake Bled in Slovenia.


I was glad a couple years ago when I was in Boston meeting t and his brother d for lunch at Quincy Market, the first reaction I got from d after not seeing him for about 2 years was a deep belly laugh and "The red hoodie." Not being 6'5" with red hair, it was the only way to find me in a crowd.

So here's to you red Louisville hoodie, for the many years (and some memorable UL victories). Hopefully there are many more in your future (I've looked for similar replacements, and current choices lack the minimalism of its design).

Merry Christmas to all...

and if you get cold, be sure you get your Snuggie...



I know I hate it when my arms get "trapped" in my blanket. I love infomercials during Christmas day programming.

Flashbacks or Flashforwards?

I would say I followed pro football most religiously during my high school years. By far my favorite player to watch was Barry Sanders, simply because he could make a 1 yd loss look like the best football play ever and he was always a threat to break it for TD. I was very disappointed when he retired early, but there's hope yet. Here are some clips of the Oklahoma AA State Football Championship game. The first one is vintage Barry Sanders... perhaps because it's Barry Sanders Jr, a freshman.

Insult to Injury

They cancel Pushing Daisies, but they can find a place for f#&@ing Homeland Security USA. Screw you ABC.

Long week...

Thanksgiving was lots of fun. I seemed to spend it playing with nephews or friend's sons and/or hanging out with people who are expecting. Unfortunately I did not get to see Luis LaMachina and his daughter, but hopefully during Xmas.

I was finally able to catch my (then) #3 ranked Louisville Cardinals play basketball on Sunday. First time this year since they don't broadcast games in Philly for some reason, and the first time I got to see the Freshman Phenom, Samardo Samuels. Needless to say, just my luck, they would lay an egg and look absolutely horrible (shooting 27% from the field including 6-30 from 3pt). Samuels was decent when he got the ball, but absolutely posterized trying to dunk when he was blocked. Here's an idea, if you can't hit a 3, try something new. Damnit basketball, you were supposed to be my outlet!

Flew back on Monday to Philly, which meant we were delayed. Had to take j to the airport for a course in Orlando on Tuesday afternoon, which means my insomnia has been with me ever since (I'm pathetic). Have been working on a paper so I've been reading multiple papers that are now a mismatch of random sentences in my head now. Finally sat down to relax last night to witness the absolute shellacking of Louisville football (0-49 at the half!). Ended up watching 'The Right Stuff' on AMC. Made me feel a little better.