Thursday, May 12, 2005
intro and a bit on sports
So my son is about seven weeks old now, and I know it is cliché, but having a kid changes everything. I have been pretty “all about me” for my entire life and I have to say that I love him more than anything. Ok, enough blubbering, this is not the Oprah blog, so onward and upward.
Let’s see what’s happening. I am thinking about getting an iPod to listen to at work and download music from the net. I am thinking about a 4GB mini, seems to be a good value for the money. I am at work now, not working obviously, but listening to Howard Stern on my Sony walkman, circa 1982.
I am a bit bummed about the cancellation of the NHL season. I didn’t miss it until now when the playoffs would be happening. Let’s look at sports for a bit>
Let me start by saying I have no interest in the steroids issue that now clouds professional sports. It doesn't matter to me. It is sad that people put their health on the line to succeed in an extremely competitive atmosphere. But what's sadder is the fact that we value sports figures to this extent. The Yankees make news headlines below Bush's visit to Russia, and ABOVE the impending social security crisis. It is diffucult to sympathize with these athletes when many hold out for more money, and people like TO state publically that $7M a year is not enough to feed his kids. What an ass!
In the NFL, the American sport of kings so to speak, Kellen Winslow is a moron. He is the second coming of Ki-Jana Carter, a star in college and an NFL never-will-be. I am relentlessly teasing the dude who has him in my fantasy football keeper league. TO is working his selfish magic in Philly. I am just waiting for Randy Moss to top TO’s jack-assery.
In the NBA, the playoffs are massive. It is nice to have Shaq in the East, but I still hate him. Steve Nash is the man, the MVP without a doubt.
MLB, sucks, boring, I hate the fact that the Yankee bandwagon is rolling once again now that they won five in a row. The daily coverage of them is disturbing. Am I the only one who realizes that the baseball season is an eternity and no games really even matter until July.
Sorry about the sports comments, it is just on my mind today and I thought it would be a good way to kick off the blog.
Let’s see what’s happening. I am thinking about getting an iPod to listen to at work and download music from the net. I am thinking about a 4GB mini, seems to be a good value for the money. I am at work now, not working obviously, but listening to Howard Stern on my Sony walkman, circa 1982.
I am a bit bummed about the cancellation of the NHL season. I didn’t miss it until now when the playoffs would be happening. Let’s look at sports for a bit>
Let me start by saying I have no interest in the steroids issue that now clouds professional sports. It doesn't matter to me. It is sad that people put their health on the line to succeed in an extremely competitive atmosphere. But what's sadder is the fact that we value sports figures to this extent. The Yankees make news headlines below Bush's visit to Russia, and ABOVE the impending social security crisis. It is diffucult to sympathize with these athletes when many hold out for more money, and people like TO state publically that $7M a year is not enough to feed his kids. What an ass!
In the NFL, the American sport of kings so to speak, Kellen Winslow is a moron. He is the second coming of Ki-Jana Carter, a star in college and an NFL never-will-be. I am relentlessly teasing the dude who has him in my fantasy football keeper league. TO is working his selfish magic in Philly. I am just waiting for Randy Moss to top TO’s jack-assery.
In the NBA, the playoffs are massive. It is nice to have Shaq in the East, but I still hate him. Steve Nash is the man, the MVP without a doubt.
MLB, sucks, boring, I hate the fact that the Yankee bandwagon is rolling once again now that they won five in a row. The daily coverage of them is disturbing. Am I the only one who realizes that the baseball season is an eternity and no games really even matter until July.
Sorry about the sports comments, it is just on my mind today and I thought it would be a good way to kick off the blog.
