10-1-03 - Some Movie Reviews
9-24-03 - Glenn's Thoughts
9-22-03 - Austin City Limits
9-17-03 - Jeremy's Guest Column
9-16-03 - Hicktoria, Part 2
9-15-03 - Tuesday Night Television
8-28-03 - Hari's Guest Column
8-19-03 - NBA Western Conference Preview
8-18-03 - NBA Eastern Conference Preview
8-17-03 - Friend Thoughts
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For those of you who didn't know, this summer, Leigh was hit on by Chris Noth, better known as Big from Sex in the City. I think I neglected to write about that story because I was hoping she would grace us with a guest column. If Kim Cattrall would have thrown herself at me, I certainly would be writing about it. Anyways, there are two details that I have to share:
1) Big asked her if she was "of age". If you are 48 and feel the need to ask that question, you may be better off moving on to the next candidate.
2) Leigh said, and I'm paraphrasing, "I thought he was just overacting when he made those "sexy" raised eyebrow face on Sex and the City...but nope, he does those in real life."
Contact Leigh (I think she is somewhere in Uganda) to hear the whole story.
I hate Rush Limbaugh (I stopped watching ESPN NFL Countdown because of his inclusion), but I think this latest controversy that led to his resignation is completely overblown. Let's take a look at what was actually said:
I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well. There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he didn't deserve. The defense carried this team.
1) "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" - Jet
2) "Oliver's Army" - Elvis Costello
3) "12:51 AM"- The Strokes
4) "Brown Sugar" - Ryan Adams & Beth Orton
5) "Big Booty Woman'" - Skunkweed
6) "Girl Inform Me" - The Shins
7) "Llama School" - Sifl and Olly
8) "Wellington's Wednesdays" - The Weakerthans
9) "2nd Ave.,11 AM" - Ted Leo & the Pharmacists
10) "Back in the Mud"- Bubba Sparxxx
I disagree with these statements. I think McNabb has been very good the last couple of years. I truly believe that most sportswriters don't see race when comparing quarterbacks. And let's be clear here...it is easy to see how these statements caused controversy. If I were McNabb, I'd be pissed and probably be firing back. But let's also say what this comment clearly is not...it is not racist. A white conservative simply mentioning race does not equate to racism. Ignorannce, possibly, but not racist. Racism clearly still exists in this country. But with so much attention being paid to red herrings like Limbaugh's comments, it trivializes the real instances of racism that do occur. I am glad Rush is off of ESPN, but I wish it was his ignorant politics and not one overhyped statement that led to his resignation.
But I do find it funny that his name is being linked to a drug ring in Florida...
I have been embarrassed to mention it up to this point, but I was a closet fan of Fox's Paradise Hotel. Sadly that piece of television perfection came to an end last night, with Keith, Tara, and Charla winning "the game". Even after watching at least half of the episodes, I still do not have a clue what exactly "the game" really was. Basically Fox changed the rules so frequently, that it didn't really matter what anyone did. No strategy could be effective, so it basically came down to dumb luck. That said, I don't know if there has ever been a finer piece of trash television. Who didn't love the antics of she-beast Toni, roid-rage Zack, or loser-extraordinaire Dave? Slutty girls, sluttier guys...I'm already anxious for the start of season two.
I want to write about last Saturday night, but I don't even know where to begin. Unfortunately, most of the stories probably aren't fit for publication. But Hari punched a bulldozer, and that was kinda funny.
The Astros broke my heart, once again.
Rob's birthday is Friday night. We originally planned to have a "Get Rob laid!" party, complete with a pudding wrestling competition with Rob as the ultimate prize. Plans for this disintegrated when we remembered that he had a girlfriend. Those things just get in the way sometimes.
Don't you love those Levitra ads, where the middle-aged man tries to throw the football through the tire? He can't get it in the hole until he takes the Viagra-like drug. Could they be any more subtle?