Wednesday, February 05, 2003|
I wish I had whiskers too Not really to help me judge where I won't fit physically, I can usually figure that out on my own (though once, when I was in 6th grade, I got locked out of my house and desiring to be MacGyver, the only way in that I could figure was to tie the garden hose to our trellis, pop the little rotary fan thing off the top of the house, and rappel through the hole into the attic, climbing down into the garage and getting in. . .I should still have scars on my underarms where the metal frame of the rotary fan thing cut into me. . .but I got in. . i digress). However, I'd love to have mental whiskers that tell me when I can't fit into an argument and win that someone is having with me. . .or emotional whiskers that would tell me when I wouldn't fit into a relationship I was about to start, saving much pain and anger later with my emotional kitty sense. . .or sexual whiskers. . .wait. . .nevermind. . .
Yeah those kinds of whiskers I could totally dig. . . |
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For the most part, people don't watch or follow golf because it's dreadfully boring and the participants in the sport tend to have personalities bordering on the soporific. . .so that makes it all the more funny when one of them says something like this. . .
Mickelson is definitely not soporific. . .he's a gambler and a risk-taker and it's exciting to watch him play. . .and any time a guy who can't seem to win the big one says that the guy who beats him on a regular basis is playing with inferior equipment. . .well, I wish I could be around to watch the fireworks next time they pair up. . .well maybe not fireworks but still, better than watching paint dry. . .right? |
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Why we don't need, and perhaps don't want, the UN's backing for a war in Iraq I'm a big fan of Lileks and he writes good, amusing stuff. . .Regarding the UN Commission on Human Rights:
And he's right, the UN is based on the assumption that all nations (the ones in the UN anyway) are equal or at least close to equal. . .that's a crock. . .France is no more our equal than I am Tiger Woods equal. . .Who needs 'em? |
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More proof that football players just don't think kickers are one of them. . .Peyton Manning calls Vanderjagt an "idiot kicker" but you get the feeling he would have said that about any other kicker, not just one who called him out on being a demotivator. . .Had Marvin Harrison or Edgerrin James made the same comments, I highly doubt Manning would have had the same response What's interesting to see is how all the pundits on ESPN are on Manning's side, even though he's never really accomplished anything of merit with the Colts while Vanderjagt is the NFL's most accurate field-goal kicker in NFL history. . . Maybe Vanderjagt shouldn't have gone public with his comments but hell, at least he had the balls to say it, liquor or not. . .I'm sure that kickers have it a lot easier physically than the rest of the team but they deal with exponentially more pressure as more and more games are decided by 3 points are less. . .a QB has his entire team to blame the loss on regardless of performance. . .a kicker on the other hand, whether publicly or privately, will shoulder all blame for missing a potential game winning field goal. . .
All I can say is, Vanderjagt had no trouble nailing two clutch field goals in Denver to get Indy a tough road win. . .if you've got the game, I say you can mouth off whenever you want. . .Warren Sapp does it all the time. . .Vanderjagt does his job and he does it well. . .can we really say the same for mild-mannered Peyton and Dungy, whose previous team just won the Super Bowl after doing little more than getting a new coach who is the antithesis of mild-mannered? |
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Are you against the war in Iraq? This article by Matthew Parris outlines how doves should articulate their arguments. . .especially this one:
It never ceases to amaze me how many people really think this is going to be about oil. . .and even if it is, if you drive a car, don't bitch to me about a war for oil. . .it's in your best interests to have a war for oil. . .If you ride a bike everywhere, maybe you have a legitimate claim to complaining about a war for oil, but otherwise, shut up already and give me the real reasons why you oppose the war. . . If you're against the war in Iraq, you really should go read the article. . .and even if you're for it, you should read it (Via InstaPundit) 7:02:07 AM  What do you think? [] trackback []
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