First of all, if you're driving down the highway smoking, I'd ask that you please use your ashtray instead of flicking. When you flick, random sparky looking things spread across the road in front of the car behind you, and this can induce panic, especially when you just dropped $360 bucks on new tires.
I post a lot about driving, but this is random, I just finished driving, and it's what's on my mind.
Secondly, shovels are the new ladders. I've heard a couple of "shovels in the hov lane" comments on the traffic report lately.
Third, we should start barcoding individual nails, staples, tacks--anything sharp--so that I can trace it back to the source and charge them for tire repairs--twice in the past 3 months I've had to repair or replace tires.
That's enough about the whole driving thing. It's my choice to commute, but still, have some manners.
It's all a big corporate conspiracy. The automotive industry and the auto repair industry are linked up with the construction, nail, tack, and shovel industries in order to create road hazards, increase the number of repairs people have to have, and the rapidity with which people have to replace their cars.
And Sean Hannity is doing this big GM giveaway, so I'm sure that rat bastard is involved, too.
Ok, ok, enough already.
Fall weather is on its way back today. That makes me really happy. It was almost 90 yesterday, so 76 today and woo hoo! upper 40's this evening (with a trip to Six Flags for Fright Fest planned) really makes my day. I'm looking forward to cool and exhilirating night time rides and being attacked by random out of work actors dressed as zombies.
Will I eat the cockroach to get upsies in line? I'll let you know, dear readers.
I've found a new pop culture addiction. I rented the first 4 episodes of the HBO series "Rome." Wow. I only allowed myself to watch the first one, but ...wow. I'm no ancient Roman historian, but I've read a lot about the series and it lived up to my expectations in a big way. The production team worked very hard to get every color, fabric, and building to be as authentic as possible. It is all just explosive with color. So many first episodes of a show bore you with tiresome exposition--not this one--the action moves from the first moment, and the dialogue is snappy, fresh, and believeable--there's no LACK of exposition though. It's very well written and the first episode (and at least a few others) beautifully directed by Michael Apted (Coal Miner's Daughter). There's sex and violence and blood and manpipulation & intrigue. I can't wait to re-watch the first episode and move on from there.
The baseball playoffs hold little interest for me this year. It seems the teams I'd like to win are incapable of it, except maybe the Detroit Tigers. They won a great game against the Yankees yesterday to send the series to Detroit knotted at a game a piece. The Dodgers, Twins, and Padres seem incapable of beating the Mets, A's, and Cardinals respectively though. I've watched bits and pieces of games--and even though I hate the Mets I enjoyed watching former Brave Tom Glavine pitch such a wonderful game yesterday. I usually hate watching him pitch, but now that he's with the Mets he throws more strikes and he comes inside occasionally, making him a more interesting pitcher.
That's a pretty hefty paragraph about something that holds "little interest" for me, but if there were teams in I liked better or could get behind, I'd be a little more intrigued and watching a good deal more.
I've gone on and on about baseball before. My profession sometimes has a bit of snobbery about sports--and I do, too sometimes. Sports, like music or movies, is a part of our culture and popular culture. Whether or not its "good" or "bad"--it brings people together. I find it intriguing that some of the best respected artists and liberals in the world are interviewed at baseball games' or are shown on the broadcast--John Cusak loves his Cubs. Woody Allen and Spike Lee are often at Nicks games; Jack and his beloved LA Lakers, Jimmy Carter and the Braves; true well-rounded American intellectuals have an appreciation for a game well-played.
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What's the deal with the road debris? I'd be fuming if I had to constantly repair my car!
I hope there's someone out there enjoying the NLDS because I sure am not. The Dodgers are squandering their opportunity, but am I surprised? No. At least the A's are likely to advance. The great thing about baseball is that just when you think you have it figured out, you just might not...
"My profession sometimes has a bit of snobbery about sports....."
Admit it. You bark at the UGA games in Athens, don't you?
;-)
I went to far more UGA baseball games than football games--I was a big diamond dogs supporter.
The last two football games I attended were in down years. They lost....big.
The last time I attended as a student was that last UGA vs. UF game in Athens. Fortunately, the Braves won the world series that night and we all forgot about the Dawg stompin' pretty quickly.
Since 2001, I've attended about 10 UGA baseball games at Foley Field and saw the Dawgs beat Tech at Turner Field last year. The games at Foley in particular are very relaxed and easy to have fun at without the huge crowds and traffic problems.
I haven't been since the NCAA Super Regional against FSU (my other alma mater) in 2000! I plan to get down there this Spring. Now that I'm in Atlanta, I really want to get to Turner Field for that event and good cause this Spring!
I still follow college baseball closely, big UGA and FSU fan on that one. Attended a lot of games at Dick Howser Stadium--gotta love the Animals of Section B--www.sectionb.com!
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