DC Curling in the Olympics?

I like this idea. DC has the same representation as Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, etc. Why shouldn't the District be able to have their own curling team in the Olympics?

Besides, curling has always fascinated me.

Poor Mike Martz

Poor Mike Martz. The Lions won't give him the money he wants to be an offensive coordinator job.

If I were a team looking for an offensive coordinator, Martz is about as good as you can get. Martz, after all was the architect of The Greatest Show On Turf.

He was clearly not head coach material.

*Interruption*

Martz just challenged the last comment.

*Interruption*

The call stands.

But he definitely deserves a shot in the NFL again as an offensive coordinator.

Chronicles of Narnia rap --- what gives?

You know the Chronicles of Narnia rap from Saturday Night Live that was supposedly being passed around the web like hotcakes?

Really, was it that funny? I found it mildly humorous at best. Made me a little nostalgic for the Beastie Boys, but, eh, whatever. If this is the best Saturday Night Live can do these days, the show is in more trouble than I thought.

Borat

Can't wait to see this movie.

Scooter Libby

Crap. Scooter Libby isn't going on trial until Jan 8, 2007. How else am I going to entertain myself for a year? Libby apparently had a "scheduling conflict" and couldn't go on trial in September. That "scheduling conflict" couldn't be keeping the Republicans in power in the midterm elections, could it?

Jazz Fest Lives

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is continuing, as planned, in 2006. It takes place every year, the last weekend in April and the first weekend in May. I was there in 2002, 2003, and 2004. I missed last year, and I'm not sure I'll make it this year, but it's great to see that the show is going on in the wake of Katrina. Bands haven't been announced yet, so more to come later.

In other music festival news, Bonnaroo has a hell of a line-up this year. Raidohead, Tom Petty, Beck, Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt, Dr. John, Matisayahu, Robert Randolph, Medeski, Martin, and Wood, etc.... It's expensive, and I'm not sure I'll make it to that either, but perhaps.

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Republicans and razors (Or what I've learned since lunch)

1. John Boehner was just elected the new House Republican leader. But before he was, the Republicans couldn't even avoid controversy in an election controlled by them and in which only they could vote. Roll Call has the scoop.

2. This is apparently old news, but I just saw it at CVS for the first time. Gillette has introduced a five blade razor. Seriously. Hasn't this gone far enough?

In the very first episode of Saturday Night Live, back in 1975, there was a comercial parody about 3 blade razors "designed for people who'll believe anything they see." Full disclosure, I have a Mach 3, with 3 blades, and it's quite possibly the best razor I've ever used. But even I draw the line at 3 blades. No "Quattro" for me. And for god's sake, no 5 blade "Fusion."

A couple sports related links

Do you remember the "Mahna Mahna" song from the muppets? If so, enjoy Polamalu.

Also, I think this is about right, given the way my Wisconsin Badgers' men's basketball season is going after losing to North Dakota State.

Groundhog Day

So the Groundhog saw his shadow today. Six more weeks of winter. News flash.... there's always approximately six more weeks of winter on February 2! It's called the Spring Equinox, people! Happens right around March 21, every year. I'm not making this up.

Punxsutawney Phil almost always agrees. Since 1887, Phil has seen his shadow 96 times (including this year... as of the typing of this post, the website hasn't been updated). Only 14 times has he not seen his shadow. (No record of his reaction 9 times).

Currently, Phil is on a big streak. He's seen his shadow every year since 2000. Personally, I think it's good for the groundhog to see his shadow. Because when he does, we can assure that the Earth won't race through the galaxy and change it's alignment to bring an early spring. I don't remember very well, but I'm assuming this is what happened in 1999. Because, according to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, the groundhog's accuracy is "100% of the time, of course!"

The Blog is Back

This is too all of you former loyal readers.... I'm getting the blog back together. Who's with me? Who's with me!

This was formerly a political blog. I put this blog together in the late summer of 2004, when John Kerry was running for president. Unfortunately, on October 8, 2004, I fell into a deep sleep and didn't wake up until today, February 1, 2006.

I haven't had a chance to check the news, but I'm sure John Kerry won the election, and a purely political blog is no longer necessary. Furthermore, I am sure there have been no major politcal scandals since Kerry's election. And anyway, even if somehow Bush DID win, he has to follow the law as specified by the constitution and our civil liberties are in no way in danger. And surely by now we've wrapped things up in Iraq and brought our troops home.

So having said all that, I'm going to write about whatever I want in my blog. Don't worry, I'll still talk about politics. But I'll also talk about random websites, movies, music, philosophy, sports, whatever I damn well please. Speaking of sports, I'm assuming there's alot I have to catch up on. Probably a couple more late season collapses from the White Sox and Red Sox, I imagine. I'm also curious to see if Terrell Owens has settled down and calmly led the Eagles to a Super Bowl Championship yet. I mean, who else would be headed to the Super Bowl from the NFC? The Seattle Seahawks?

I have to catch up on:

Books (I was reading this little memoir before I fell asleep. It was called "A Million Little Pieces." It was the kind of gritty writing you could only get from a true story. The author should be commended for his honesty in letting us hear this story.)
Celebrity Gossip (I wonder where Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston are going to jet off to next! And Tom Cruise really seemed to be maturing, I'm sure he's become quite understated as he ages.)
and, of course
TV (I can't believe I missed the third season of Chapelle's Show!)

So I have to go now. You'll be hearing from me soon. In the meantime, feel free to post some comments below.