It's been a couple years since I've sat down and done this. In fact, I don't know that I've done this since my youngest son was born, about three years ago. In that time I've watched amazing and fascinating things in sports. I'd say the train wreck that was Jim Harbaugh vs Trent Baalke was amazing, if only for it's comedic value. The return of Matt Harvey after 18 months and Tommy John surgery is fascinating. While sports continues to dominate my attention I do often sit at home and wonder things. Here are a few of them!
If I woke up tomorrow and I had Superman's powers, would I use them for good or evil? I've pondered this for years and I'm still undecided. On the one hand, some people deserve to have their faces beat in for their idiocy (I'm looking at you, Congress!). Then again, the ability to fly into a hostage situation and keep police from getting hurt isn't bad either. I still believe I'd do more bad than good. My first order of business would be "finding" myself a new Ferrari. Not like they could stop me!
Why am I so obsessed with tacos? I can make them three times a week and I still drool every time I pass a Filberto's. Especially on taco Tuesday.
Why does television have to suck so hard? I love Arrow, but that's about it. Everything else I like I think is on Netflix now. Big Bang isn't nearly as good since Kaley Cuoco cut her hair. It looks horrible. I literally sit there with Alicia when it's on and I just glower at the screen, like she in any way knows how much I loathe her short hair. She went from one of the hottest women ever, in my opinion, to just some chick that plays a reformed whore on some TV show. Also, as much as I enjoy Jim Parsons on this show he really doesn't seem like he can do ANYTHING else, like we're watching his entire range as an actor. That makes me sad. If it isn't sports I usually want nothing to do with it.
I saw someone on Facebook post a picture of Lake Ontario, he said it was -28 C. WHAT THE HELL?! That's, what, about -85 F? I'm sorry, any time I can take a cup of hot water outside and it's an ice cube in less time that I can take a sip, that's too cold. I'll keep my Phoenix weather, thanks.
Fuck the Dallas Cowboys. Sorry, there is a commercial on TV with two country music guys standing in Dallas stadium. I hate Dallas. I hate Dallas so much that I'm interrupting my typing to put an "F" Dallas into it.
Why does GM have such a difficult time making quality vehicles? Seriously, in my years selling cars you know how many Chevy's I saw with 200,000 miles? Maybe two or three. You know how many Honda and Toyota cars (not talking trucks) I saw? I lost count, there were tons. And they still ran great! It's a quality issue, and for some reason the belief at GM seems to be that consumers are idiots, and every year millions of people here prove them right. I'd like to run GM for a couple years, see how screwed up that entire company is and how hard it would be to implement some quality control.
The Xbox vs Playstation debate. I think it's a preference. I prefer Xbox.
I wish someone would buy the Mario franchise from Nintendo and make more games. Those continue to be some of the best games every year, yet they are on the worst, most overpriced system. I'm sure they could make more by selling it.
Remember when kids just KNEW that when the sun went down it was time to come inside? I tell my kid that at least 3 times a week, yet he never gets it. I'm sure kids today are stupider as a result of technology. Literally, dumber. Power goes out and they have no clue how to have fun. I could play with a box of G.I. Joe's all day and never get bored. He can't play with toys for five minutes without complaining that he has nothing fun to do. Reading? Another lost art. I still read, you think they would follow my example every once in a while. Nope, not when it comes to that.
Who picks out the color choices for sofas? Why is any shade of green still popular? I get the neutral tan and beige colors, those make sense. I wish I could have a blue leather chair, just to say that I have one.
Here's hoping Cal can ever be relevant in the PAC 12 again as a football team. Doesn't seem likely right now.
I miss the old, cheap BBQ chip flavor from when I was a kid. Now they all use a thicker, heavier BBQ seasoning. Not as good, if you ask me.
I saw Randy Johnson smile and laugh on an interview after his Hall of Fame acceptance was announced. What a freaky thing! He seemed like a cool guy, which goes against everything we were led to believe when he played. He explained that, said it was how he felt he had to be to play to that level for so many years. I'm paraphrasing, but that was basically it. I guess it makes sense. To be the meanest, nastiest pitcher in the majors you can't walk around grinning like an idiot all the time. Besides, that was done by the rest of the team, hitting guys with whipped cream pies and setting shoes on fire. Baseball players really never grow up, which may be why I like it so much.
Speaking of baseball, what do you suppose Jeter is doing now? I wonder if he's even shaved since he retired. It's so weird to see the Yankees play and not see #2 on the field.
I saw about 10 minutes ago that Chip McDaniels in Philly has traded Nick Foles, a shockingly good Arizona product, to the Rams for Sam Bradford. Let me give you a minute to digest that.
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Yeah, that means he traded away Shady and Foles for guys that DIDN'T EVEN PLAY LAST YEAR BECAUSE THEY WERE INJURED, and he let the only good receiver he had, Maclin, take off too. As a Giants fan I couldn't be enjoying the dismantling of the Eagles any more than this, really! As a true fan of the NFL, I have to wonder if he'll make it to week 8 before getting canned. I know, I know. I never played after high school, what do I know. More than Chip, is my answer.
