Terps Win Season Opener Against Delaware, 14-7

Terrapin Running Back, Da'Rel Scott, ran all over the

Blue Hens for a total of 197 yards in 26 attempts

McCain Picks Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for Vice Presidential Candidate in 2008

The King & I

Barack Obama is compelling. I loved his speech. I hope that he meant everything he said because if he is our next President and he might very well be, he promised a lot and was forceful when doing it.

Obama threw down the gauntlet and challenged John McCain and John McCain's integrity. He promised to lower taxes and protect this country by all means. He says he intends to take the fight to Osama Bin Laden by tracking him to the caves where he lives.

Bottom line: McCain has a tough act to follow. He'd better channel Reagan like Obama channeled King.

Liar Liar Pant Suit on Fire

If you lie with such conviction and maliciousness as Willie Jeff Clinton and Hillary Rodham-Clinton Jr. do, does it make the lie any less a lie?

To be a lemming in a convention hall full of lemming's and buy into the lies of a couple who's relationship is based not of love and affection but of perpetual depravity is pathetic.

Will someone please clean the makeup off of the glass ceiling? Some one's face has left an imprint and it appears their complexion has about 18,000,000 cracks.

Thanks Alei Kat for the spell check.

9-Year-Old Boy Told He's Too Good to Pitch

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Associated Press and ESPN

Nine-year-old Jericho Scott is a good baseball player -- too good, it turns out.

The right-hander has a fastball that tops out at about 40 mph. He throws so hard that the Youth Baseball League of New Haven told his coach that the boy could not pitch any more. When Jericho took the mound anyway last week, the opposing team forfeited the game, packed its gear and left, his coach said.

Officials for the three-year-old league, which has eight teams and about 100 players, said they will disband Jericho's team, redistributing its players among other squads, and offered to refund $50 sign-up fees to anyone who asks for it. They say Jericho's coach, Wilfred Vidro, has resigned.

But Vidro says he didn't quit and the team refuses to disband. Players and parents held a protest at the league's field on Saturday urging the league to let Jericho pitch.

"He's never hurt any one," Vidro said. "He's on target all the time. How can you punish a kid for being too good?"

The controversy bothers Jericho, who says he misses pitching. "I feel sad," he said. "I feel like it's all my fault nobody could play." Jericho's coach and parents say the boy is being unfairly targeted because he turned down an invitation to join the defending league champion, which is sponsored by an employer of one of the league's administrators.

Jericho instead joined a team sponsored by Will Power Fitness. The team was 8-0 and on its way to the playoffs when Jericho was banned from pitching.

"I think it's discouraging when you're telling a 9-year-old you're too good at something," said his mother, Nicole Scott. "The whole objective in life is to find something you're good at and stick with it. I'd rather he spend all his time on the baseball field than idolizing someone standing on the street corner."

League attorney Peter Noble says the only factor in banning Jericho from the mound is his pitches are just too fast.

"He is a very skilled player, a very hard thrower," Noble said. "There are a lot of beginners. This is not a high-powered league. This is a developmental league whose main purpose is to promote the sport."

Noble acknowledged that Jericho had not beaned any batters in the co-ed league of 8- to 10-year-olds, but say parents expressed safety concerns.

"Facing that kind of speed" is frightening for beginning players, Noble said.

League officials say they first told Vidro that the boy could not pitch after a game on Aug. 13. Jericho played second base the next game on Aug. 16. But when he took the mound Wednesday, the other team walked off and a forfeit was called.

League officials say Jericho's mother became irate, threatening them and vowing to get the league shut down. "I have never seen behavior of a parent like the behavior Jericho's mother exhibited Wednesday night," Noble said. Scott denies threatening any one, but said she did call the police.

League officials suggested that Jericho play other positions, or pitch against older players or in a different league.

Local attorney John Williams was planning to meet with Jericho's parents Monday to discuss legal options. "You don't have to be learned in the law to know in your heart that it's wrong," he said. "Now you have to be punished because you excel at something?"

Why is Nancy Pelosi so...

...flustered in this interview from Sunday?

On the eve of the Democratic Convention.

Nancy Pelosi likes to point the finger at Republicans and blame all of our woes on the war in Iraq. She also thinks that that with the addition of Joe Biden, to the Presidential ticket, that the Democrats now have a clear National Security policy and Biden is their great messenger. I guess that says that Barack Obama and Congress didn't have a policy, prior to Biden's addition.

But... 'Change is good', right?

Here's more food for thought about the economy, courtesy of a viral e-mail I received...

George Bush has been in office for 7 1/2 years and in the first six the economy was fine. A little over one year ago:

1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon
3) The unemployment rate was 4.5%
4) The Dow Jones hit a record high, 14,000 +
5) Americans were buying new cars, taking cruises, taking vacations overseas and living well

But Democrats wanted 'CHANGE'! So, in 2006 they voted in a Democratic Congress and yes America got change all right; short changed is more like it. Since then:

1) Consumer confidence has plummeted
2) Gasoline was over $4 a gallon this Summer
3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase)
4) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $12 trillion dollars and prices are still dropping
5) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure
6) The Dow is probing a low 11386.25 (at the time of this posting) and $2.5 trillion dollars has evaporated from their stocks, bonds and mutual funds investment portfolios

Yes; in 2006 Democrats voted for ‘CHANGE’ and they sure as hell got it.

Congress has done nothing but shoot down everything the White House has tried to do to correct the course of the economy and their approval rating is at a low 17%, right now.

'Change is good', right?

Pelosi, in the same 'Meet the Press' interview above, also now says she is prepared to drill in the United States and release the oil reserve. On the eve of the Democratic Convention.

Golden Age Superman is the Answer for Changing Washington?

Joe Biden, a 40 year +/- elected official from Delaware, is running on a platform of change with Barack Obama. He is the magic ticket for this ticket. Never mind that most Democrats wanted Hillary Rodham-Clinton Jr. as Obama's running mate.

Advisor: Hey Barack lets go find an old curmudgeon who appears to be a friend of the working class; someone with moxie. Someone like... Joe Biden. He really wants to be in the White House, one day. It's the only place he'll move to, from Delaware.

Obama: Didn't he insult me a little while back?

Advisor: Don't worry about that. Those weren't his words. He stole them from one of Hillary's speeches.

Forgo the cap! Top 5 canned beers

Epicurious profiles microbrews that are

easy to drink and easier to open

By Stephen Beaumont - Epicurious

Canned beers have come a long way in the last half-decade or so, with many award-winning microbreweries now proudly packaging their brew in aluminum. While the jury is still out on whether or not cans are truly more environmentally friendly than bottles, there's no denying that the two containers play on equal ground in terms of flavor.

Fuller's London Pride
You might not expect to find one of the most awarded and acclaimed ales in the U.K. in a can, but voilà! This is a classic "best bitter," a brew style completely unlike pale ale, porter, or stout. It is dry rather than aggressively bitter, lightly fruity, and, to borrow a British phrase, immensely quaffable. With more than a century and a half of experience behind it, the Fuller's brewery is the last remaining family brewery in London. (England; $7.99 per four-pack of 16.9 oz. cans)

Snack Pairing: Potato Gratin with White Cheddar CheeseThe dry but lightly fruity flavors of the beer complement aged white Cheddar, that famed British cheese. Try it in this potato recipe.

Entrée Pairing: Fish and ChipsThe pairing with deep-fried fare is a natural, since the bitterness of the beer will strip the greasiness of the dish from the palate.

Sly Fox Pikeland Pils
While boring, weak, mainstream American lagers are often deemed "lawnmower beers," I've always thought the quenching, refreshing character of a good German-style pilsner like this was more deserving of the term. Aromatic, crisply flavorful, pleasingly bitter, and dry enough to slake the greatest thirst, this is simply an outstanding hot weather brew from a well-respected and family-owned brewery located not far from Philadelphia. (Pennsylvania; $8.49 per six-pack)

Sandwich Pairing: Ham and Sweet Onion SandwichesThe beer is full-bodied enough to match the big flavors of the meat, and will not be intimidated by the spice of the rub or smoke of the grill.

Salad Pairing: Grilled Tuna Salade Niçoise Thanks to their dryness and austere malt profile, German-style pilsners like this pair well with both fresh salads and fattier types of fish.

Young's Double Chocolate Stout
For those who swear they taste chocolaty notes in black beers, here's a stout that ups the ante by introducing actual chocolate into the mix. It is, not surprisingly, quite chocolaty in taste, but also mellow in character, with roasty, coffee, and faint spice notes and none of the cloying sweetness found in some chocolate ales. A lovely after-dinner treat. (England; $8.99 per four-pack of 16.9 oz. cans)

Fruity Pairing: Berries with Ricotta CreamThis ale begs for fresh, naked berries. The chocolaty taste of the beer will enhance the fruit flavors; a faintly bitter finish refreshes the palate.

Baked Pairing: Pound Cake with Chocolate SwirlAlmost any chocolate-dominated dessert will work with this stout, but the chocolaty flavor acts as a sort of "liquid icing" accompaniment.

Oskar Blues Gordon
From the pioneering brewery that helped rehabilitate the sorry image of canned beer in 2002, when it became the first craft brewer to can its ales, comes this heavyweight brew of the style sometimes referred to as "double" or "Imperial" IPA, thanks to its high 8.7-percent alcohol content and robust hoppiness. Expect chocolate, hazelnut, and raisin notes on the nose and a big body of toffee and berry flavors mixed with citrusy bitterness. Not for the faint of heart. (Colorado; $9.99 per four-pack)
Just Chocolate Pairing: Dark Chocolate Brownies with White Chocolate The bittersweet taste, high in cocoa content and complex in flavor, will complement the similar character of this ale.

Fruit & Chocolate Pairing: Dark Chocolate Sauce Mixed fruit is ideal, but smother it in dark chocolate sauce to help balance the fruity malt and bitterness of the beer.

New Belgium Fat Tire Amber Ale
What started as a cult canned ale among mountain bikers in Colorado in the early 1990s is now available for the rest of us. This isn't an intimidating beer in any way; just a slightly biscuity, somewhat toasty, and well-balanced amber ale with an abundance of the quality some critics refer to as "more-ish," meaning that one sip has you wanting more. (Colorado; $16 per 12-pack)

Snack Pairing: Chili PopcornThe dry and hoppy side of the beer keep the salt from overwhelming the tongue or turning the taste sour—as will occur when more malty beers meet salty snacks.

Entrée Pairing: Grilled Chicken and Ratatouille The toasted malt of the ale matches the light smokiness of the grill, and the chicken won't be overwhelmed by the body of the beer.

The Olympics are winding down and...

Amanda Beard

...I'm going to miss the adds, spotlighting the athletes. Like this add for... Who is this add for again?

Gene Upshaw Passes Away

15 Year NFL Hall of Fame Guard for the Oakland Raiders, of the late sixties and seventies, and Executive President of the NFL Players Association for the the last 1/4 century has past away from pancreatic cancer at age 63. 63...

Who is Responsible for the War in Georgia?

According to this eyewitness account from an American girl who by accident was caught in the middle of the war zone, the blame lies solely with the Georgians and not the Russians.

Watch this interview with Georgian Parliament Chairmen Bakradke and see what you think.

There is this opinion as well...

Follow Up: Applegate is 100% Cancer Free

Christina Applegate says she has a clean bill of health after undergoing treatment for breast cancer. "I'm clear," "Absolutely 100% clear and clean. It did not spread. They got everything out, so I'm definitely not going to die from breast cancer."

50,000,000th Fan at Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Today, the 50 millionth fan will walk into Oriole Park at Camden Yards. That will be the fastest to reach that milestone in any ballpark's history. Pretty remarkable for a venue that has housed only a couple of successful teams during that span. Pretty remarkable also, considering the stadium's capacity is only about 40,000 + or -.

Camden Yards is, however, a architectural gem. It's doors opened on April 6, 1992. Since that time most of the new baseball parks built have been inspired by Camden Yards. It has never been duplicated though.

Baltimore fans may not be treated to seeing the greatest teams year after year (How could we, with an owner like Peter Angelos) but we do have the best venue to watch a game.

I was not in attendance, on the 1st Opening Day. I won't be in attendance today either so I won't be the 50,000,000th fan. I have been treated to a lot of good games, over the years, though.

If you look carefully, you will see me outside of the park at Pickles Pub on the 1st Opening Day.

One Last Time...

...Congratulations Michael

MICHAEL PHELPS

1 100th of a Second to Join Spitz

with 7 Gold Medals in 1 Olympics

Congratulations to Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson for...

Shawn Johnson & Nastia Liukin

...Winning Gold & Silver in

Olympic All-Around Gymnastics

Here's a pretty good article about gold medal winner Nastia, written last May

Upstaging Dad By the Associated Press
Posted Friday, May 30, 2008

There are five balance beams in the gym - and nine gymnasts who want to use them.

Never mind that Nastia Liukin is the reigning world champion on this event. When other girls jump up ahead of her, she stretches and practices skills on the floor, patiently waiting her turn.

Kind of appropriate, really. Too young for the Athens Olympics, Liukin has spent the last few years piling up the heavy metal at the world and U.S. championships and establishing herself as one of the world's best gymnasts.

With the Beijing Games less than three months away, she finally will get her chance to dazzle the world.

"I definitely do dream about it," she said of winning gold in Beijing. "It would mean the world to me. It would be such an accomplishment - not just for me, but my family, my friends, my teammates in the gym."

And it would make for one heck of a story, the kind that could transform an athlete into an icon.

"She does the most beautiful gymnastics I've ever seen," Mary Lou Retton said. "I look at her in complete awe, because she's the complete opposite of the gymnast I was. She's just a beautiful, beautiful gymnast."

Without heat and pressure, though, diamonds wouldn't exist.
After four years at the top of the sport, a severe ankle injury and the spectacular debut of fellow American Shawn Johnson last year had some questioning whether Liukin's time had passed. She has let her talent be her answer.

Behind the strength of a ridiculously hard uneven bars routine, the 18-year-old Liukin has won her first two meets this year - including edging Johnson at the American Cup in March after Johnson fell on vault.

"She proved to the world she's still the same Nastia Liukin as when she was little," said her father and coach, Valeri Liukin. "She's proved all of them wrong. She can still do it, and that definitely makes me proud."

Now Liukin vs. Johnson is the best thing going in gymnastics, a friendly rivalry that will go all the way to Beijing.

The U.S. championships are next week in Boston, followed by the Olympic trials June 19-22 in Philadelphia.

"There was a lot of negative talk," Liukin said. "But it made me a lot stronger."

To fully appreciate Liukin's journey, you have to start in the Soviet Union.

Valeri Liukin was part of the Soviet machine that dominated gymnastics for almost 50 years. His was no bit part, either. He won two gold medals at the 1988 Olympics and was the silver medalist in the all-around, missing the gold by a tenth of a point.

Anna Kochneva Liukin was the world champion in clubs in 1987, and would have competed in Seoul, too, had she not come down with the chicken pox and the measles before the games.

Though the two knew of each other their relationship didn't blossom until a 40-day tour of Australia and New Zealand after the 1987 world championships.

"We spent a lot of time together," Valeri said. "I thought it was a friendship, but a year later we got married."

The couple married in December 1988, and Nastia (short for Anastasia) was born Oct. 30, 1989. Though Valeri was still competing, the Soviet Union was crumbling, and the Liukins feared they wouldn't be able to give their daughter a decent life if they stayed.

Despite not knowing the language, and even less of the country, the Liukins moved to the United States when their daughter was 2 1/2.
"If I was coaching this much in Russia, I would barely be making it," Valeri said. "Most coaches finish at the gym and then go to make money, driving cabs."

They settled first in New Orleans, working at a gym with Evgeny Marchenko, a five-time world champion in sports acrobatics who'd been friends with Valeri since they were 12. A year later, the Liukins and Marchenko moved to Plano, Texas, and opened their first gym, the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy.

Fifteen years later, WOGA is a gymnastics empire. There are three gyms in the Dallas area, with more than 2,500 students. The walls of the lobby at the original gym are lined with pictures of U.S. team members who have trained there, including 2004 Olympic gold medalist Carly Patterson.

"I have so much respect for them for doing that," Nastia said, choking up. "It wasn't even like they were thinking about themselves that much. They wanted the best for me, and they wanted me to grow up and live in the best living situation for their child.

"It's kind of emotional to know that we moved over here with basically nothing, and now we have three successful gyms."

Gymnastics may have been their lives, but it was not what Anna and Valeri wanted for their only child. They knew all too well how hard a life it was, what with the injuries, the long hours of training and the politics that come with a judged sport.

But there wasn't much money early on, certainly not enough for full-time baby sitters. So the gym was Nastia's playpen. Not only did she pick up the tricks Valeri was trying to teach his students by herself, she did them better than girls two and three years older.

Finally, the Liukins relented. As Valeri likes to say, God gave their daughter a gift, and it wasn't right for them to take it away.

"We really never planned on this," Anna said. "We did some piano lessons, and that didn't go over so well."

Hardly a surprise, considering Nastia is a perfect blend of her parents' best attributes. She is a perfectionist like Valeri, yet kindhearted like Anna. She has her father's athleticism, determination and ingenuity, and her mother's grace, beauty and lines.

She is steely and soft, the ideal combination of athlete and artist.

Though Nastia knew her parents had been good gymnasts - Valeri's grips and his high bar gold medal are in a case in their home - it didn't really sink in how good until she got older.

"When I started learning more about gymnastics and the world championships and the Olympic Games, they actually HAVE those medals," she said. "It's not pressure at all. It's motivation, because I want to do what they did."

Liukin was 9 when she won her first all-around title, at the Texas state championships. Four years later, in 2003, she was the national champion, in the junior division.

She was so dominant the next year that, not only did she win the junior title again, she would have contended in the senior division. Only her age kept her home from Athens; a few months shy of her 15th birthday, she was a year too young.

Liukin was just as formidable when she moved up to the senior division in 2005. She won the next two U.S. titles, and her nine medals from the world championships tie Shannon Miller for most by an American.

But two weeks before the 2006 world championships, Liukin severely sprained her ankle during training. She was able to compete on uneven bars, helping the Americans to a silver medal, but the injury haunted her for the next year - in and out of the gym.

"Some days I could do pretty much everything, and some days I could barely walk," said Liukin, who had surgery to remove bone chips from the ankle in November 2006. "That was weird, because I couldn't tell what it was going to do."

Because it was the all-important year before the Olympics, she gutted through the injury and the sporadic training. She didn't miss a single competition, even lending veteran leadership to a young U.S. squad at the Pan Am Games.

But after yet another setback with the ankle a few weeks before the 2007 U.S. championships, she had to scramble just to finish third. Though she helped the Americans to a world title in September - their first on foreign soil - and won a gold on balance beam, she fell off the beam in team finals and dropped to fifth in the all-around after another mistake.

The critics, so glowing only a few months earlier, were particularly harsh. Some said she was too old - at 17. Others said she should give up the all-around and concentrate on uneven bars and balance beam.

"That kind of surprised me that it could turn this quickly," Valeri Liukin said. "It bothered me that people don't understand. Gymnasts are human beings, and injuries are just there.

"It's not that she can't do it any more."

After worlds, Liukin finally let her ankle heal. Having graduated from high school in the spring of 2007, she relaxed, read and spend time with her friends. At Thanksgiving, she and her mother made a quick trip to Moscow to see Anna Liukin's parents and grandparents.
Though Anna Liukin's mother is a frequent visitor to the United States, her grandparents are in their 80s now. They dote on their great-granddaughter - and the feeling is mutual.

"They've always been special to me," said Nastia, who is fluent in Russian. "We want to make sure we go every year, because you never know what could happen. We don't know if that's going to be the last time we might see them."

Healthy again, Liukin and her father came up with a plan to show everyone just how wrong they'd been to count her out. They developed an uneven bars routine that is so ridiculously difficult Liukin is gasping for air by the time she finishes.

Its start value is 7.7, practically unheard of on any event - for men or women.

"We want to be a lot higher, a lot bigger to win by this much," Valeri Liukin said, holding his fingers so only the slightest bit of light shined through.

"You have to take risks now to be a champion."
And, maybe, a star.

Redskins happy to avoid media hype for once - Alex Marvez

The stealth bombers protecting the White House have company.

The Washington Redskins are flying under the radar, too.

The franchise returns almost all the key components from a roster that made the playoffs in 2007. Yet in a division featuring the defending Super Bowl champion (New York Giants) and the conference favorite for this year's title game (Dallas), the Redskins are considered an NFC East afterthought. Oddsmakers have even installed Washington as a bigger underdog to reach Super Bowl XLIII than Philadelphia.

That suits the Redskins just fine.

"We appreciate flying low," Redskins running back Clinton Portis said Saturday night after his team's 17-14 preseason victory over Buffalo. "We want to make noise when it comes playoff time."
Added left tackle Chris Samuel: "Nobody is really paying attention to us right now. That's a good thing."

Redskins general manager Vinny Cerrato couldn't agree more.
"There's no (national) focus on our team, so the players can just concentrate on what they have to do to get better," Cerrato said. "All the media and everybody else are talking about the Cowboys and Giants, which is fine with us."

The Redskins are usually in the headlines because of splashy offseason acquisitions. But 16 years removed from an NFC Championship appearance, the club took a different approach this offseason after hiring a new head coach (Jim Zorn) and promoting Cerrato from a vice president's role.

Instead of frantically working the phones at midnight when the free-agent signing period began, Cerrato said the Redskins had only one serious personnel conversation. It was with the agent for Todd Collins, the backup quarterback who was quickly re-signed to a three-year deal.

"We weren't in a position where we felt there was a dire need to go get somebody," Cerrato said. "There was nothing we really had to have. There's less and less available every year in free agency. When we evaluated it, there was nothing we felt was worthy of what those players were going to be paid."

Does Dan Snyder still own this team?

The Redskins, though, couldn't resist making one blockbuster acquisition during training camp. On the same day defensive end Phillip Daniels suffered a season-ending knee injury, Washington traded with Miami for Jason Taylor.

A six-time Pro Bowl selection, Taylor should greatly improve a pass rush that produced a pedestrian 33 sacks in 2007. Plus, the 33-year-old Taylor has committed to playing through 2009 after previously teasing retirement at the end of this season. That convinced Cerrato to send Miami two draft choices (including a 2009 second-rounder) and absorb Taylor's $7.5 million base salary in 2008.

"He said everything that he's gotten and wants to get comes from football," said Cerrato, referring to Taylor's offseason flirtations with Hollywood.

Offensive players are just as excited about Zorn's hiring. Having spent the past seven seasons as Seattle's quarterbacks coach, Zorn has installed a similar system to what he learned working under West Coast offense guru Mike Holmgren.

Samuel said the biggest reason Washington couldn't advance beyond the first round of last year's playoffs was an "average" passing attack. Judging by Zorn's first two preseason games, that should no longer be a problem.

Portis raves about a scheme where receiving targets can no longer "cruise" when knowing a pass isn't coming their way.
"The ball can go anywhere," Portis said, "So now you've got three receivers, a (running) back and a tight end working to get open."

While he doesn't have a star quarterback like Matt Hasselbeck running his offense, Zorn's tutelage of Jason Campbell is already paying dividends. Not only does he look sharper with play-fakes and throwing on the run, Campbell also is being more assertive entering his fourth NFL season.

"The biggest (change) is his leadership," Samuel said. "He's taking charge and is comfortable in that role."

While the Redskins could be improved in 2008, that doesn't guarantee a postseason return. Zorn enters the season as one of the NFL's most inexperienced head coaches, having not even served as a coordinator, let alone play-caller, in Seattle. Injuries on a veteran roster have mounted during the preseason, especially along the defensive line. Playing in what may be the NFL's toughest division doesn't make matters any easier.

The media attention Washington received last season following the murder of safety Sean Taylor has faded. The focus will be on the New York Jets and quarterback Brett Favre's starting debut in Saturday night's preseason game. Washington also will receive short shrift in its Sept. 4 regular-season opener with the Giants beginning defense of their Super Bowl title.

The Redskins are enjoying this time out of the spotlight — for now.

"That's just life. All we can control is us," Redskins defensive end Andre Carter said. "In due time when we're winning and successful, everybody will see what the Redskins have to offer."

Congratulations Michael Phelps

Move over Carl Lewis/USA Track & Field, Mark Spitz/USA Swimming, Paavo Nurmi/Finland Track & Field and Larysa Latynina/USSR Gymnastics. Michael Phelps just blew by and is now the all-time greatest Olympian and he's not finished yet. The Baltimore swimmer still has more swimming, in this years games. Phelps has more gold than any other athlete, in just his 2nd Olympics, and he more than likely will be back 4 years from now.

Asleep at the Wheel?

I don't know what happened here but it sure makes you worry about that truck driver in the next lane though. You know the one; he's been driving for 18 hours straight and rides your ass all the way up 95.

No More Chocolate Salty Balls!

Can You Dig It?

Singer/Songwriter Isaac Hayes died at his home today, at the age of 65. The pioneering singer, songwriter and musician whose "Theme From Shaft" won Academy and Grammy awards, was been found dead at home near his treadmill. The cause of death is not immediately known.

In the early 1970s, Hayes laid the groundwork for disco, for what became known as urban-contemporary music and for romantic crooners like Barry White. He also rapped before there was Rap. He was most recently known as the voice of Chef, the level headed school cook and devoted ladies man on the animated TV show "South Park."

A King of Comedy Passes

In a continuing string of bad luck for well known celebrities this year, actor/comedian Bernie Mac passed away today from complications due to pneumonia; he was 50. He and his brand of charming yet grumpy humor will be sorely missed.

What Would Ronald Reagan Do?

As we draw closer to the 2008 Presidential Election, let's watch a timeless message from Ronald Reagan during Barry Goldwater's 1964 run.

Enough About Farve

Here is some real news about an important topic...

New Soap Star Takes Act to Broadway

JETFAVRE

King Evil Theo Reaches Milestone...

...of 5000 Views

Since Opening the Kingdom, to the Public, in February 2008 King Evil Theo's Spawntifications has had 5000 guests.

The King Proclaims this day to be a Happy Day! Have a Drink on the King at any of Your Local Saloons, Pubs or Watering Holes. Just Tell the Barkeep to put it on the Kings Tab.

The Dark Knight Reaches Milestone in Record Time

$400 Million in 18 days; 1/2 the time

of previous record holder, Shrek 2

Get Well Soon...

...Christina Applegate

Terry Bradshaw; Making Sense? - Did Howie Write This For Him?

What the heck are the Packers thinking? - By Terry Bradshaw

There has to be more to this whole Brett Favre story than we really know right now. Because how is it possible that one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play the game, maybe the greatest Packer ever, isn't given at least a chance to compete for his old job?

I have the feeling that Brett must have been pressured into retiring. When I retired, I was done. I couldn't throw. My body said I was done. I had no choice and never looked back, but Brett had a great year last season. I know he threw that interception against the Giants at the end of the NFC title game, but that isn't enough to say he's a declining player. I don't how you can label him a loser because they lost to the Giants and he didn't play well in the second half. As I recall, Tom Brady lost to the Giants, too.
I was at the Hall of Fame luncheon today in Canton and most of the former players I talked to thought it was insulting that the Packers are offering him some marketing deal worth $20 million not to play. How dare they do that simply to keep him from playing?
The other thing is: How can Packers coach Mike McCarthy really believe that Aaron Rodgers is better than Brett because of how Rodgers has performed in seven-on-seven drills in mini-camps? That's how he won the job — on the practice field!

What's wrong with allowing Brett to come back and at least compete for his old job? Let the fans and coaches see who is the better quarterback. And if they are so worried about letting him compete in Green Bay, then let Brett go play somewhere else even if it means Minnesota.

A lot of great quarterbacks — Johnny Unitas, Joe Namath, Bert Jones and Joe Montana — finished their careers with another team. So what Brett is asking to do — to play somewhere else — is not that unusual. It didn't work out for all of those guys, but they still wanted to play and I think that's every player's right to make that decision.

I don't know how this is going to end. I still can't believe that the Packers aren't going to allow performance on the practice field, in training camp, to decide who gets the play. In the NFL, I thought the best player played.

The Packers have a real dilemma on their hands. If Brett doesn't take this money, still asks to play for the Vikings and Green Bay doesn't let him, that franchise jeopardizes its relationship with one of its greatest players.

I mean, if Brett leaves the game angry, he may stay away from Green Bay forever. The hope is that within five years, he will be going into the Hall of Fame and the Packers would want to be a big part of that. But right now, it looks like the Packers have a lot of patching up to do.

Congratulations Art Monk & Darrell Green

2008 Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductees

of the Washington Redskins

Todd McFarlane Finally Made It

"The Diesel"

I have been waiting for years for Todd McFarlane to make my football hero, John Riggins, into one of his statues. Yesterday I got the first one available in my town and it's awesome.

John Riggins was the perfect old school football player in the new football system. He was a "Bull in a China Shop" and defenses were broken cups and saucers, laid in waste. Watch Super Bowl XVII; he was the MVP. The China was painted ass wipe blue and orange.

John Riggins was a 1st ballot Hall of Famer.

John Riggins told Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Conner, while he was lying drunk under a banquet table, to "Lighten up Sandy Baby".

Ford Motor Company put John Riggins' name on the side of one of their diesel F-150's, painted it Burgundy and Gold and sold them to eager buyers.

John Riggins just sold an apple that he had taken a bite out of for some ridiculous amount of money, on ebay.

John Riggins is my football hero. Hail to the John Riggins and the Washington Redskins.