Home Sweet Home

While driving through the middle of Aurora this afternoon, I had a flashback that many of you may not understand. First of all, Aurora is by no means a small community. There are likely in excess of 300,000 people who live in the city of Aurora, most of them "city folk" to the core. Well, maybe except for one...

In a flashback that reminded more of Kansas that almost anything since I've lived here, I saw a guy in a huge, one-ton Dodge diesel pull up beside a Chevelle SS at a stoplight and start revving his engine. Not only did the hick in the pickup think he was cool because his truck was five times the size of the other guys puny little muscle car, but he wanted to race! Needless to say, he got smoked. Only a cowboy would think he'd have a prayer (well, or a gangster in a pimped out Toyota Corolla). Ahhh, the good ole days...

Stirring the Pot

You'll either really enjoy this article from ESPN Page 2 or it'll really rub you the wrong way. I won't say which way I took it.

Enjoy!

What a Game

Well, hats off to UT. If you missed the Big 12 championship game today then you missed a great one. It was one of the best I've seen all season, regardless of who your team is.

With that in mind, time to whine about the tournament selection show:

1.) Air Force? Are you kidding me?
2.) Did anybody notice that Billy Packer accidentally blew it and revealed the wrong two teams in the Washington DC bracket? Rather than saying Arkansas and whomever they are playing, he said Arizona & Wisconsin, which were the 8 & 9 seeds, respectively, in the next bracket. Way to go, idiot!
3.) How on earth is Tennessee a 2 seed?
4.) Did I miss something with Kentucky? The last time I saw them play (against KU), they were awful.
5.) Maybe Missouri State deserved to get in, but can someone please explain to me how the Missouri Valley Conference got in 4 teams? That is how many the Big 12 and ACC got. I challenge anyone to convince me that the MVC is as solid as either of those.
6.) Hey Arkansas - have fun with Bucknell!

The two dumbest things you'll hear all week

At various times during the week, we all hear our fair share of stupid things. However, I thought the following two were noteworthy of blogging about...

1.) "...expect a high of 38 today in Denver, a low in single digits. It's currently 42 degrees in the Mile High City..." These were some infamous words from a weatherman one morning.

2.) "If you lost everything in Hurricane Katrina and are now homeless, please visit our website for information that can help you get back on your feet." I paraphrased a little bit but no, I'm not kidding. Some Colorado organization decided to play a TV COMMERCIAL for HOMELESS people and told them to visit a WEBSITE for help! How could I even make up something like that?

Back to Normal

Finally - things are back to normal! No, I don't mean at work and I don't mean at home. I'm talking basketball. It's official - for the 32nd time in the last 33 games, KU has beaten K-State in basketball. For those of you KSU fans who were SO insistent on bragging about how "great" you suddenly were after the stunning upset earlier this season, let's take a look at the REAL facts...

...KU has NEVER lost in Bramlage Coliseum - they are a perfect 18-0 on K-State's "home" court.
...The last time that KSU beat KU in Manhattan (1983), Ronald Reagan was president, cell phone testing had just been approved by the FCA, and stamps were only 20 cents.
...KSU has beaten KU only ONCE since 1994

Now, if the shear Jayhawk dominance wasn't enough, should we consider some other pertinent information? It has been over a decade since KSU last appeared in the NCAA tournament, meaning everyone else beats them just as often as KU.

I guess there is always football season, eh KSU fans?

Fun Friday

After working 46 hours in about 3 1/2 days (I love my job!), I took a much-needed and deserved Friday off. I couldn't have asked for a better day - 60 degrees, sunny, and work-free! For some reason, I decided that a bike ride was in order. In the five or so miles that I rode around, not only did I see the deserted resting place of a homeless person(s), but some little girl looked at me as I cruised by and yelled "I love poop!" Seriously, what do you say that? The first thing that came to mind was "I do too!", so that's what I yelled :)