xm satellite radio: static

It got me. I would hate that too.

 

nostalgia friday: ken griffey jr. seattle mariner

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Welcome back to 1989!

Box office hits are Lethal Weapon 2, Back to the Future Part II, Ghostbusters II, The Little Mermaid, License to Kill, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, and When Harry Met Sally.

Prince, Madonna, Duran Duran, New Kids On The Block, Erasure, R.E.M, Paula Abdul, The Bangles, Cher, Elvis Costello, and Depeche Mode are topping the music charts.

George H.W. Bush is the US president, gas is under $1.00, stamps are only $0.25, Nintendo just introduced Gameboy, The Simpsons aired its first episode, the Berlin Wall came down, student protests occurred in Tiananmen Square, and Ken Griffey Jr. made his major league debut, hitting a double in his first at-bat and hitting a homer in his first at-bat in the Kingdome.

Fast forward 20 years; Junior is back to where it all began. Carrying the prettiest swing in baseball, The Kid can still hit the long ball without the steroids, unlike a certain other someone. He’s 38 and may not fly to chase down balls in the outfield like he’s 18 again, but he’s Ken Griffey Jr.

Seattle may have had the worst year in sports history, and that trend will most likely continue, but Junior will give the city something to cheer and reminisce about.

1995 was pretty much their best year when they made it to the ALCS, but that’s about it. 2001 was a season to remember when Ichiro stole the show winning the Rookie of the Year and AL MVP awards, while the Mariners won 116 games, but they couldn’t even get out of the first round of the playoffs.

The past nor the future doesn’t look good for the M’s, but we can all think back and enjoy the days when Junior was patrolling the outfield, Omar Vizquel dancing around the infield, Jamie Moyer looking much younger and Randy Johnson throwing 100 mph. Now add in Ichiro in right field, Edgar Martinez at DH, John Olerud, Raul Ibanez, Alex Rodriguez, Bret Boone, and Felix Hernandez. That’s a true All-Star team. Don’t you wish the M’s and Safeco Field could turn back the clock and compete with all those players together?

Too bad dreams never come true, and the reality is that the Seattle Mariners are still with the bottom feeders of the American League. Don’t get me wrong, Seattle’s an awesome city and I love it, but if I could ask Ken Griffey Jr. to do one thing, please bring back your Nike Air Griffey Max and rock it when I see you this spring.

 

myopia

myopia: nearsightedness; narrow view of something

 

charles barkley is the only reason i watch nba on tnt

Welcome back, Chuck! I’m ready for some more Bush-like shoe dodging, 24 second breath holding, self-proclaimed dumbass fun on Thursday nights. TNT and T-Mobile are just not the same without you.

 

wanted: angelina jolie’s curves

Curving a bullet is very cool, but the only good thing about this movie is Angelina Jolie’s curves.

“X” marks the spot. Like father, like son. The irony of how the film started and ended the same way with different characters was nice, but I’m convinced that the purpose of this movie was to show half of Angelina Jolie’s bare ass when she stepped out of the super healing bath. Her back filled with tattoos? A little icing on top.

Is curving an actual bullet even possible? Someone please enlighten me.

Average Joe, stuck in his office cubicle from 9-5 every single day, not knowing who he is or what he’s doing in life with frequent anxiety attacks, turns out to be a super assassin after six weeks of intense training and super healing. From a nobody to a deadly accurate assassin. Who comes up with these ideas?

I’m trying and I’m trying, but there is not much I can say about this. Morgan Freeman is in the movie. Common is the gunsmith in the movie. The movie has some neat action scenes and slow motion sequences to capture fast-paced heartbeats and bullet collisions. Other than that, it’s really not much.

A professional movie critics can BS this critique into a full movie review, but I’m not. This movie is a thumbs down for me but a thumbs up for Angelina Jolie.

 

expurgate

expurgate: to remove offensive parts; to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous

 

chopped and screwed by tracy mcgrady

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Don’t chop me, shawty don’t screw me. Shawty don’t chop me, Shawty don’t screw me…why you acting all like that, like that? Like all you ever really want to do is just doubt me?

The story of T-Mac’s life. Once a premier NBA basketball player, now only a good role player…on a good day. His name carries more credibility than his game.

When he was traded from the Orlando Magic to the Houston Rockets, he was supposed to be that one guy, the guy Stevie Franchise used to be. Seeing him now, his Magic days was probably the peak of his career. The Houston Rockets is Yao Ming’s team now. Using up $20 million a year, not worth it for this guy. You’d be lucky if you see him play even half a season. Vince Carter, welcome aboard.

Onto the real topic. How many of you out there have been chopped and screwed by Tracy McGrady in your fantasy basketball league? I’m not talking about just this year, but the past, maybe, 4 years. At least with Gilbert Arenas, you know he’s going to be out the whole year before the draft, and he entertains you with his blog.

I drafted T-Mac in the 7th round this year thinking he would be a good sleeper pick for me. I guess I was the stupid one in my league, or had too high of a hope for the man. With Al Jefferson and Michael Redd both gone for the year, I needed T-Mac to step up. If you’re thinking how stupid I was to draft the injury prone players like Michael Redd and Tracy McGrady, you’re absolutely right. That’s why I drafted Monta Ellis to have him on my bench for half a season.

Luckily, I slowly climbed my way up the league rankings, picking up good players and currently holding the #3 spot steadily, just a mere half a game behind #2, but a lengthy 15 games behind first place.

I dropped Tracy McGrady and picked up Ryan Gomes. Help me people! Who else is worthy of replacing him? Shane Battier? Hakim Warrick? Von Wafer? I guess I’m not in that bad a situation, but I’m sure there are many of you out there who are suffering more. Share the pain. We, like Tracy McGrady, have A LOT of time to sit and listen, since

we’ve officially been chopped and screwed, screwed-screwed chopped-chopped and screwed…

 

froward

froward: willfully contrary; habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

 

billy sadler, manny ramirez, best friends forever

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While we were all waiting for the Manny Ramirez sweepstakes, Manny and San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Billy Sadler became BFFs.

Not only did Manny paid for Billy’s gym membership, because apparently making only $390,000 as a professional athlete means you’re starving to death, Manny also teased Billy about playing for the San Francisco Giants together for years to come.

Even though Manny loves Hollywood, and the Dodgers did save a locker spot for Manny, wouldn’t that be the cutest thing, seeing two BFFs frolick down the lovely streets of San Francisco holding hands and wearing friendship bracelets?

Think of all the great things they can do together in the city by the bay. If Brody Jenner can have a Bromance, so can Manny and Billy–Mannilly.

They can check out a cruise to Alcatraz on a sunny afternoon, or even ride a two-seater bike across the Golden Gate Bridge. Ghiradelli Square has awesome ice creams. Golden Gate Park is beautiful during the day, with multiple ponds and small lakes to feed the ducks and seagulls. There are TONS of restaurants and bars around the area for a nice, best friends dinner, like the Stinking Rose and the Fluid Bar.

Man, San Francisco is actually pretty awesome. I’m glad I’m in the city. What’s the best part about Mannilly’s San Francisco Giant experience?

It’s all Manny’s treat!! In fact, Manny can even pay for Billy’s salary, turning that $390,000 sucker into a $1.39 million stud!! Oh, the fun times one could have with Manny Ramirez.

Now, jokes aside, where the heck is Manny Ramirez going to be this season?

I’m tired of the Giants saying they’re interested with a mile-long shot at actually signing the man, and like Damon Bruce from KNBR said, all the players are trained to answer any Manny questions by saying something like: “he would be a great addition to our team, but we sincerely believe that we could win without him.”

That is a bag full of crap and as a true San Francisco Giants fan, I demand a definite yes or no answer. Quit teasing us all until finally something doesn’t happen. Manny Ramirez would be a great addition to the Giants organization, even better by stealing him from the Dodgers, but he’s too expensive, and I want to believe that we don’t need him.

What do you think?

 

digital television can kiss my buttocks

So what’s the deal here you evil son of a gun? It’s February 17th, the big digital television transition day…or not.

I just don’t get it at all. Someone please enlighten me about this whole transition and where the government is going with this.

We want to convert, but we can’t just yet. We ran out of money and ran out of coupons, so we’re pushing the national transition until June, making companies pay more money to keep their antenna signals running. To help those companies, we are allowing voluntary digital transitions, but individuals have to contact the FCC to do it?

This whole ordeal is just too complicated. I’m a hypocrite, because I use satellite and I don’t need all this shiznat, but I’m speaking for the millions of people who may or may not be able to enjoy their weekly re-runs of “I Love Lucy,” or even their local news, when this is all said and done.

I believe this digital television experience is just another perfect example of the evolution of our lives and how we’ve all grown to be controlled by technology. We rely on technology too much these days. Whatever happened to the times before the television set was invented, when families sat in the family room to talk and play board games?

Our lives are shaped by the latest technology and there’s no way for us to stop it. I’m a victim as well, or a beneficiary, however you want to call it, but I just think there are bigger things for the United States to worry about in the world than the ability to receive clearer television signals. I’m sure it’s more than that if we factor in our future, but to the majority of the public audience, this is how it seems, so enlighten us (or me at least).