“It’s just basketball.”
That’s what I said when I went upstairs last night, after giving up on the last four minutes of the Cavs getting smoked (again). I’ve been reading the sports blogs this morning. People are actually saying that LeBron is playing badly on purpose, or out of sheer apathy. I refuse to believe someone like him [...]
When all the wheels fall off
It’s happened to us all, I’m sure, at one point or another. Several personal instances come to mind: Two weeks before a show, one of my leads comes down with a serious illness. Blizzard-like weather cancels important rehearsals. Both of our cars die in the same week. Last night’s NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals game. And [...]
Yabbut
What about 2008? The Chinese women’s gymnastics team from the 2000 Olympic Games was stripped of their bronze medal yesterday, after the IOC confirmed that Dong Fangxiao, pictured here, was not the minimum age of 16 when she competed (she was only 14). The bronze instead went to the USA team. Yabbut…what about 2008? I [...]
Carp.
It was beautiful to watch — the comeback, I mean. Twenty-some points down, and they end up losing by only two. Still painful. As fantastic as LeBron is, and as many times as he’s saved the day in the past, it wasn’t enough. But I have to admit, although I’m not a hardcore basketball fan, [...]
BTTH X
Warren "It Wunt My Fault I Swear" Sapp “I was trying to help her up and she fell on her leg.” ~ Of course she did, dear. And so it goes: another pro athlete arrested for stupid behavior that threatens an otherwise entitled and charmed life. Some people can’t see how fortunate they are. The [...]