Because no other theme seemed obvious and I made a mid blog promise…

February 15, 2017 Filler

Thoughts for the day…

Greetings and salutations, people. Thanks for coming aboard (the boat). Let’s move.
Writing this during the commercials of the Duke-UVA game. Have to combine tasks…not enough hours in the day.
Once again, I don’t care if UVA is airballing shots, I ONLY care about what the opponent’s score is. On pace for 55? Nervous. Not? Not.
Well, not as much in this game. I know UVA will need to score 75 to win.
I taped the Cavs-Pacers game. Not because I want to see the game. I want to listen to Bill Walton and Dick Vitale talk for 2.5 hours during this college-NBA “crossover” night.
I was at Max’s Wine Dive using an expiring Groupon. Mac and cheese and chicken anything is incredible.
Saw a stat during the Cavs game during dinner. Had no idea. I would have gotten Terry right only. Had no idea Jamal Crawford and Vince Carter were also in the top 10 for three point FG’s made ALL TIME for the NBA.
They are saying A Cure For Wellness is comparable to The Shining? We will see. Except for Conjuring I and II, I have been disappointed my entire life since The Shining.
Holy smokes. THAT fact snuck up on me too. Usual suspects up top on the 2017 NCAA bball recruiting rankings…except for one team. Bama. God forbid if they get good again in bball. Avery Johnson is quite a lure there. #4 and one of three (four tops) teams with multiple 5 star recruits (which will change if KU lands Young of course).
The surprising Gators bball team lost Egbuno for the season with an ACL injury. Sad. Shame. Those Gators were surprising all of us. They can’t win 4-6 games straight in March without their 7/6 stat line big man.
I have never had this LITTLE of excitement for any Matt Damon movie. I don’t think I will even rent it except for blog material.
Phil Hughes saying he will keep his own rib after surgery as a souvenir…reminded me he is on the Twins now.
I get it. Separation from the last President or maybe not care much about bball. BUT, Trump picking the NCAA bracket might have been the most watched show of all time. His decision making process on so many team colors and mascots would have started a riot. It would have been great.
I like NC State’s coach, Mark Gottfried. But, he made the tourney for a few years, and is 3-10 in conference play with one of the top THREE NBA draft picks. Puzzling.
I won’t touch on the NFL players bottoming out of the Israel trip because it feels more political than sports related. I will stick with my strong suits…
(the irony is that I majored in political science in college…go figure)
(I really, really liked reading government philosophy and thought at the time I would end up being the Senator of NJ)
The NBA trade deadline is fun enough because of the trade speculation that does NOT happen.
Melo expects to be with the Knicks after the trade deadline. I just simply hope to hear a lot less from Melo after the trade deadline. Small battles.
(maybe Melo said that right after he found out the Knicks were still the most valuable franchise)
Listen. I will keep this SHORT. I am white, so maybe I don’t understand some things in that territory. BUT, the Oakley-Dolan thing is NOT a master-slave item. Leave it alone in that venue. End of argument.
I REALLY like this kid, Ty Jerome, from UVA. When Perrantes leaves after this year, he will be my guy. Or…Kyle Guy will be.
Jerome is #11 though…hmmmm.
Fab Melo died? Whoa. Sad to hear. No sarcastic statements about cheating in school or size wasted. Just thoughts and prayers…
For VDay, we exchanged gifts, ate dinner, and watched a movie. I failed once again on buying jewelry, she cooked me a magical meal of deviled eggs, salad, garlic cheese bread, and lobster, and we watched Zootopia which was decent but not amazing. Great night.
Lindsey is SUCH a great cook.
Sorry about no prizes lately…I will get back to them.
25-21 at halftime, UVA leads. Less than 25 for the opponent. I am ecstatic.
Doug Collins being the announcer for this game is SO cool.
And Jalen Rose at halftime? I LOVE this crossover NBA-college stuff. Do it more often.
So, I just wrote a hook about Gottfried losing his job soon, and he loses by TWENTY FOUR at HOME against UNC???? Not a good resume builder.
Bill Snyder is older than dirt and has throat cancer. No worries. He says he will still coach. That is a bad, bad man.
So, yes, I had my first Zeps sandwich, and it is the same place as Quizno’s Grill…just a different name with minor menu modifications. I even think it is the same freaking drink machine and foosball table.
I would like to tell you that this year the Zags CAN win it all this year, but I think if I read a blog from this exact time the last FOUR years, I probably wrote the same…exact…thing.
The hesitance of the Sixers to cut a deal with anyone for Okafor indicates to me maybe they DO want to have 13 PF’s on the roster.
Victor Cruz and Rashad Jennings should just do free agency together. “Hi, we are over 30, were two of the higher ceiling guys at one point, and now will be asking for too high of money hoping the market adjusts. What do you say?”
Jeter’s wife getting pregnant brings about the eternal Jeter dating baseball diamond.
Chris Anderson was traded away. Varejao is a free agent. Doesn’t LeBron always have ONE of them on his team except for last year?
Coach K’s birthday was the other day. Vampire. Can’t wait for 20 years from now.
Jayhawks got the Guiness Book of World Record indoor something something something record the other night. Later that night, they probably broke it again. AMAZING comeback against WVA.
And, Huggins gave up his $25k he gets each time he BEATS KU (gives it to charity anyway).
And, Baylor lost, meaning they are STILL finding ways to give the Big 12 title to KU.
It was fun to at least see a team give them a mild run and Stanford is no slouch, but 100 wins in a row…is a 100 wins in a row. IMPRESSIVE beyond all belief.
I have too much to say to include the Peter Drucker joke I haven’t made up yet. Trust me, it would only be funny to a few of us…dammit…moving on.
Just know it was on my list…
I might just randomly make him my theme if UVA loses…Peter Drucker, folks…
SOOOO cool Minnesota football was able to transfer PJ Fleck’s phrase…row the boat. Works perfectly in that state also.
That Vernette ref slash was WEAK. They better not give him the full 10 game suspension.
Read the article on ESPN about WHO can single handedly take their bball team to the Final Four. Great article. Call it the Kemba Walker article.
Not getting into this Texas transgender-NFL thing yet either, but I will say probably a little early for the NFL to say anything. Not wrong or right…just early. Bigger things than sports…
So…I just assume Belichick TOLD Jules/ Julian Edelman to commercialize Jimmy with Favre and Rogers comparisons…classic…and smart.
Sure, I would never watch the show unless I was married, but New Girl IS pretty funny. The dudes in that show crack me up…good compromise show for us.
43-37 Duke. The names they call out for Duke, and me reading Rivals for all of these years…are just SICK. So many All Americans.
Congrats to Carli Lloyd for joining a new team. I will be honest. I had no idea there WAS a women’s Man City team. You live and you learn.
So, is Lesnar “retiring” just pretty much saying I don’t feel like being suspended again???
So, Orlando pretty much just gives away Ibaka and then Kevin Love goes down for 6 weeks. Listen, I am not saying this is a full momentum swing, but Cleveland still needs that #1 seed in the East for sure. The Celtics, Wizards, and Raptors are too dangerous to be playing them on the road in Game 7.
Don’t forget to read Deadspin. Funbag. http://adequateman.deadspin.com/how-many-squares-of-tp-do-you-use-per-wipe-1792340602
Never have seen an episode, but the article is still funny. http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/whatever-the-hell-the-young-pope-was-it-ruled-1792358547
The thing the media keeps missing in reporting this is that the kind of animal was already agreed upon, but still funny and funnier on Deadspin. http://deadspin.com/tom-brady-is-a-cockroach-1792356355
VERY sad to hear the #1 Tom Brady fan, Logan, died from cancer. Most of us over the years had read or heard this story…
I don’t know if I could have picked the exact CHARGE, but I had a feeling Robert Meachem would do something bad later in life. $400k behind in alimony.
You know UK was not going to let that Tennessee thing happen again…
Seriously, it makes no sense. Bruins fire a long term coach with a winning record, Canadiens fire their coach when they are in FIRST place, and then pick up the OTHER guy. http://deadspin.com/what-in-the-damn-heck-canadiens-fire-michel-therrien-a-1792361603
Some pitchers like Rick Ankiel suddenly can’t hit the side of a barn, and some Royals pitchers just fall THROUGH a barn.
If I wait a few more hours to release this blog, than the opposite rumor will surface about the Conor-Money boxing match. I can’t keep up.
Magic wants Kobe’s help in making Lakers decisions. Listen. This isn’t about the decisions. This is about luring the BIG guys again.
Besides his INSANE stat lines over the last three weeks, Nikola Jokic’s inclusion in the NBA Skills Competition is one of my favorite stories of the week. I will watch.
Classy. St. John’s H.S. in Jersey forfeited their SEASON when told they couldn’t have their two female teammates anymore (not enough girls for a girls team). Awesome.
The Pats found the game ball. Maybe that was the same ball boy as DeflateGate. That is a good dude.
I don’t know if that is the same guy. YOU try writing 69 new things every two days.
If only UVA had another scorer…Austin Nichols…ugghhh.
Technology. Little munchkin cat got spayed yesterday. She was jumping on beds and counters that same DAY. One tough munchkin cat I will tell you.
UVA can’t beat Duke when Tatum is doing this crap…
The grass is green, the sky is blue, and A) Aldon Smith is in trouble again and B) Sandusky’s kid is also arrested for child sexual assault. Shame.
End of the game with UVA down 10. Posting pics is mindless. Here are the ones from the last couple of days.
Me and Hoban.
Hoban and Linds.
My new socks…
My boy Pancho-Apex Vibe. Local Band.
Pancho. Us.
I have more pics, but out of the mood because UVA just lost. Next time.
Dammit. Drucker is the theme, people…thanks, G.
That’s it for today. Hope you enjoyed or are at least more informed. Will I blog tomorrow? That is a CLOWN question, bro. Onward and upward. Peace.