Oops...

Not a good day on the job...

You go, Ted.

Terrible Teddy, the Ten Fingers of Doom has spoken. Is it wrong that I kind of agree with him?

Last Sonic game?

So I'm not a big basketball fan. Or, I should say, I'm not a big NBA fan. I mean, I'll watch it if it's on, and I'll go if it's cheap, and I enjoy myself while I'm there, but I'm not a rabid fan by any means. We usually go to one or two games a year, whenever the Cub Scouts or PTA get a group of tickets going. In fact, we went to a great game back in December - possibly the best game of the season, since not only did the Sonics win, they won on a buzzer-beater shot. Doesn't get any better than that.

Now, as the press reports, since Washington State and the City of Seattle aren't willing to build the Sonics a new playpen, the new ownership is very likely going to move the team to Oklahoma City. Soon. They say they'll play next season at the Key, but somehow it feels doubtful.

So when my friend Chico called me this afternoon and said "I have a 1 in 6 chance of winning tickets to tonight's game...might be the last Sonics game in Seattle..." I had to adjust some plans. You know, on the off chance he won 'em.

Well, win them he did, and we went. Well, technically he went and then I went, since I couldn't get out of taking the boy to Cub Scouts and the wife had a meeting until 8, but I did get there for the second half. The second half of the last game of the season. A game that Dallas didn't care about, and that Seattle would be better off losing. As far as I can tell, other than Dirk Nowitski and Rashard Lewis, none of the other players on the floor had ever worn uniforms before. Sure, they were in the program, but I'd never heard of any of them.

And even with all this garbage time action, the Sonics still managed to lose. By 30. But at least the tickets were free, the dance team were pretty, and the $7 beer wasn't overly watered down!

Cool...

Not sure what to make of this, but I like it!

WFT?

No screaming allowed on the `Screamer' - Yahoo! News

Isn't complaining about the noise of the amusement park next to your house akin to bitching about the smell from the landfill down the street? I mean, wasn't the park there before these people bought? Sure, the ride's new, but it's a RIDE! You're supposed to scream on rides. That's part of the fun!

And speaking of rides, I'll post some pictures from our trip to Disneyland and Legoland some time soon...

Mug shot of the week

Haven't mastered embedding photos from Yahoo News, so you'll have to click the link to see the mug shot of the firefighter charged with racy park romp. "Police said Cole was wearing a blond wig, pink flip-flops and a red-black-and-white striped bikini with the top filled out by tan water balloons."

Why water baloons and not tissue or socks? Well, the guy IS a firefighter after all, and what if he came across a fire on his way to the bar?

Is it wrong that this makes me hungry?

Not really hungry, but a little...

RIP, Bob Clark...

Bob Clark, the guy who directed "A Christmas Story" and "Porky's" was killed in a car crash.

Love "Christmas Story". Both for the story, the sound bites, and the fact that Flick is now a Porn star. Barely remember "Porky's", although I'm fairly certain I saw it on a bootlegged VHS back in the day. Judging from Bob's IMDB entry, I'd say he peaked with "Christmas Story".