Ok, I’m warning you right now, this is pretty much just going to be me rambling.
First off, I saw a guy walking on campus today. He was wearing a black trench coat and black hat (like the ones they wore in the 1950’s). In fact, I think everything he was wearing was black. Following closely was, I assume, his girlfriend wearing…you guessed it…all black. I thought about this for a moment while I waited for the light to turn green, not because I find those kids scary like they’re going to shoot up a school or something, but because I find them very funny. See, I assume they dress like that because in their mind, they’re rebelling against what they think we want them to be. They don’t wear Abercrombie & Fitch clothes, don’t gel their hair, don’t listen to “mainstream” music. I got news for you guys, you’re not rebelling against anything. You consider yourself to be above us because you’re not caught up in material things, yet I question, how long did it take you to pick out that coat? That hat? How much money did you spend on your all black ensemble? I’ll bet anything you spent more money and time crafting that look than I did on the outfit I’m wearing today, yet you would consider me to be another sheep. Just food for thought.
Up until recently I thought that I would be fine with either Clinton or Obama winning the primary. For the uninitiated, I’m an Obama guy and not just because I’m from Illinois. I think he can do the most good for this country. I must say though that recently I’ve been very disappointed with Hilary Clinton. She’s almost constantly bringing up Obama’s connection with Reverend Jeremiah Wright who has said some fairly controversial things. In the last debate which was watched by almost no one, she even made an attempt to connect Mr. Obama with Louis Farrakhan under the old six degrees of separation game. But let me quote the great Stephen Colbert when he was discussing this: “if Obama is supported by Ted Kennedy, who is Catholic, and the Catholic Church is led by a Pope who was in the Hitler Youth, that can mean only one thing: OBAMA LOVES HITLER!” Quick side note: I’m not Catholic, but I think the current Pope is capable of doing some great things and I’m a fan, but truth is truth…end side note. What Mrs. Clinton has failed to mention is that after the Monica Lewinski scandal, whom did the Clintons bring to the White House for “spiritual counseling?” Why, it was the Reverend Jeremiah Wright! Interesting. I give Obama credit for not bringing that in to the rhetoric yet. Again, I don’t particularly dislike Hilary, I’m just disappointed in her lately.
NBA playoffs are going on, and if you like basketball, watch. Seriously. There’s some really good ball going on. The Western Conference is just ridiculously good and there’s some really good series going on in the East. Here’s my predictions:
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Lakers over Nuggets in 4
Jazz over Rockets in 6
Hornets over Mavs in 7 (this one could be a whole bunch of fun)
Suns over Spurs in 7 (again, could be a TON of fun to watch)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Celtics over Hawks in 4 (I actually like Atlanta, but they’re vastly overmatched here)
Pistons over 76ers in 5 (I like the Sixers too, but I don’t think they’ll steal another one from Detroit, I think Detroit took them too lightly over the weekend)
Magic over Raptors in 6 (could go the other way if Chris Bosh can figure out how to contain Dwight Howard…which I’m not actually sure is possible)
Cavs over Wizards in 7 (Normally I’d say that Cleveland would win in 5 because I think LeBron can beat this team by himself, but Butler and Arenas are just ridiculously good and Washington believes in themselves)
I like the Pistons over the Celtics in the East, although I could easily see Boston winning. I actually like Boston, but Detroit’s just too good and they have a big 4 where Boston only has a big 3, so you do the math.
The West is insanely difficult to pick, but I’m going to take the Lakers over the Suns in a fantastic 7 game series. And even though it pains me greatly because I really hate Kobe, I think that the Lakers will be the champs, especially if Andrew Bynum gets healthy. Don’t count Detroit out though, they’re physical enough to beat L.A. down and win. That said though, this is the first time in quite a while where I just have no clue who’s going to win it all. Should be fun.
NFL draft is this weekend, Jake Long will be the #1 pick. I’m a firm believer that EVERYTHING in football begins and ends up front. Left tackle is a notoriously hard position to fill and if there’s a potential franchise LT out there, take him. Jake Long is that good. I really like Chris Long (not related to Jake) but I think he goes #2 to St. Louis who need defensive help. Matt Ryan goes 3 to Atlanta who desperately need a QB and McFadden goes 4 to the Raiders who desperately need everything. After that, I have no clue. I just hope my Bears take either an offensive lineman or Rashard Mendenhall at 14.
Baseball’s underway. My White Sox are in 1st (awesome). Today on The Score they asked “what’re you most concerned about with both teams (Cubs and Sox…both currently in first)?” With my Sox, it’s still the bullpen. Last year we started out on fire (David Aardsma didn’t give up a run until May, then he gave up a bunch), but then the pen fell apart. The good news is that the lineup is hitting much better than all of last year and Danks and Floyd have been really good. Jose Contreras still scares me. I think we’ll need to address that sooner rather than later. For the Cubs, I’d be concerned about a couple of things. First off would be Alfonso Soriano. I thought that they gave him too much money and too many years because he’s older than you think, but this injury is the latest in what’s becoming a long line of them and he may just be too far on the backside of his career to be the player the Cubs thought he’d be. Kerry Wood concerns me too. Shockingly, he’s spent 4.5 of his 10 year career on the DL. Not good. I’d be mighty worried about the starting pitching too. Dempster’s been great, Zambrano’s Zambrano, but Lily is currently sporting a 9.16 ERA. Now that will come down, but I doubt he gets much below 4, which isn’t real good. I also doubt he wins more than 12 games. Rich Hill has a much better 3.86 ERA, but just got his first win yesterday. There’s some cause for concern there.
I can’t wait for Iron Man and The Dark Knight. I don’t care what you think of me for that.
Finally, I ask a simple question. If you are a woman, would you stay with a guy for 12 years despite the fact that he clearly has no intention of ever marrying you and treats you generally like a second class citizen? I sincerely hope you said no. Someone that I happen to be crazy about is doing just that and it makes absolutely no sense to me. I’m not going to say I think I’m the greatest catch a woman could get, but I certainly treat women better than that and yet I’ve been single for 5 years and counting. I’m telling you, there’s no justice in life.
