I Like the Sound of This

XM and Sirius have announced details about their plans to merge. In short, you can get a bunch of channels from each service or have a choice of 50 or 100-channel “a la carte” packages. The 50-channel deal will be cheaper than the current prices, but seemingly restricts you to one service, while the 100-channel […]

Power to the People

I had off yesterday, so Maria and I decided to go out to lunch while Bridget was at Girl Scout camp. The night before there was an interesting story in the local paper about a BBQ place a few towns over, so we decided to try it out. First off, the food was good. Really […]

ESPN Radio Is Completely Useless

I am really glad I listened to a little of Schrutebag‘s (Colin Cowherd) show on ESPN Radio today. If I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have known that the Georgia medical examiner is incompetant because he says you can’t use Chris Benoit’s elevated testosterone levels to assume roid rage was a factor in him killing his wife […]

The Emmys Matter

The nominations for Emmys were released today and showed why this is the only relevant award show out there. The Oscars and Grammys have long showed they don’t care whether fans feel connected to the winners. Television, however, remains the medium of the people. First off, Justin Timberlake and several others received a nomination for […]

A Great Day

Yesterday may have seemed like any other day to most people, but trust me when i say that it was one of the greatest days of the year. NCAA08, the newest version of EA Sports’ college football franchise hit stores. That sound you heard was productivity draining out of many young American males. Some people […]

R.E.M. Never Ceases to Amaze Me

The boys from Athens are working on their new album. They recorded up in Vancouver for a month or so, but last week held five nights of “working rehearsals” in Dublin. These shows were not shows as Michael Stipe pointed out regularly from the stage. The band worked through 11 new songs, some of which […]

God Bless America

From the mountains to the prairies to the oceans white with foam So I was wrong and Kobayashi did compete. He was unreal until he hurled with about 30 seconds left. I’ve never been prouder to be an American than I was when Joey Chustnut stuffed that 66th hot dog into his mouth. What a […]

I Think Ginger Lynn Had the Same Problem

When Joey Chestnut wins the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest next week, some will say it’s a hollow victory. Kobayashi has pulled out of the competition due to a jaw injury. Last year, he downed almost 54 dogs in 12 minutes to set a new record, but Chestnut was right on his heels with 52 […]