State of the Union

So I was watching the State of the Union tonight and as is par for the past seven years it failed to instill any sort of confidence in me about the future of this country. However I am not writing this post to rant about such matters. I am writing to point out the extreme ridiculousness that Dikembe Mutombo was acknowledged in the state of the union. Seriously take a minute for that to sink in because I myself still find it hard to believe. I dont even want to discuss this I just want to point it out for those of you who may have missed it. All I can really say about this is that it had better appear in Bill Simmons next column because I am sure the jokes he can come up with are way better than anything I have thought of yet. That is all

Seattle finally recognized for the shittyness of their sports teams, interesting article

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/adam_hofstetter/01/23/uncommon.sense/index.html

Too sweet not to share

So I was sitting in my office today, and just like any other day I had taken to annoying my office mate Shane because I hate him. Todays brand of annoyingness was overwhelming him with phone calls asking him to turn the speakers for my computer on. The barrage started with his office phone and quickly moved to his cell phone. When he stopped answering his cell phone I was struck with a moment of brilliance, I called his office phone and left him a voicemail telling him that I hated him. I waited patiently for the little red light on his phone to blink telling him he had a voicemail. I knew once this happened he would not be able to resist calling his voicemail to delete the message, the pressure was on, my timing had to be perfect. As Shane made the move towards his phone I quickly picked up my reciever and hit redial, perfection. As shane puts the reciever to his ear expecting to hear the voicemail system he instead hears me telling him to turn my speakers on. There must be a way I can get rich off of this talent, there must be. For now I will just bask in the glory of my victory and worry about getting rich later.

These guys are awesome

I especially like the exercise ball surfing
http://davevscarl.spaces.live.com/?icid=T001MSN38C07001

Instant classic

If you didnt watch the Boise St Oklahoma game last night then turn on ESPN classic immediately for one of the greatest finishes ever to a football game. Seriously we are talking the band is on the field status. There were 22 points scored in the last 86 seconds of regulation including a 2 point conversion to tie the game that took three tries due to penalties, an interception returned for a touchdown on the following play looking like it would give Oklahoma the victory, and a hook and lateral for fifty yards and a touchdown with seven seconds left to send the game into overtime. All overtime had in store was a one play touchdown drive by oklahoma followed by a Boise St touchdown on fourth and 2 with a play that shifted the quarterback into a reciever slot and snapped the ball directly to a reciever who then threw for the touchdown, finished off with Boise St going for two and winning the game using the statue of liberty play to perfection making Oklahomas defense look ridiculous. If this still isnt enough for you Boise's star running back proposed to his cheerleader girlfriend after the game on national TV. Dont even bother making a movie out of this hollywood, just release the game film in theatres and it will be the best sports movie ever written. On the down side it kept me up watching until one in the morning and now I am tired and unproductive at work, what a way to start the new year.