Day four of the flu... I'm sensing some signs of a relapse, but it's still very mild. I feel very bloated. It is high time I swam again... and I'm at that convergence point on the line graph between "resting to beat the flu" and "exercising to stay in shape."
It's really weird... I was already on a 1.5 week break from swimming as it was... I'm not very happy about this. Between my general laziness and illness I have been keeping myself from swimming for a while now. I have to pick this up, my friends.
People who swim for the Olympics, they swim no matter how sick they are. I would love to have that work ethic. Onward.
Anyone realize it's November? "Oh the Knicks are great! Oh now they're not great! The Lakers are going down in flames! They can't even beat Indiana at home!!? Oh the Clippers are way better than the Lakers! Oh... they just lost four in a row including one to the Hornets." It's.... NOVEMBER!!
I know I've had my own share of jumping the gun but even I can't get this riled up over a single month of NBA Basketball.
Remember when Auburn won the National Championship? Feels like decades ago now.
Nate Robinson can't dunk over a chair on YouTube.
A reliever singlehandedly takes your team right out of a playoff series in October, so what do you do? Sign him to a 3 year extension! Good one, Cincinnati. (link: http://news.yahoo.com/reds-sign-p-broxton-3-21-million-deal-145928806--mlb.html )
I started up with peanut butter sandwiches again. Ah, I have forgotten the gooey goodness. Good times on two slices of bread.
Anyone hear the one about the kid from "Two and a Half Men" denouncing his own show as "filth?" I could have told you that!! I could have told you the show was garbage years ago! Perhaps, though, I'd tell you this for different reasons than the kid did. I just don't think the show is that funny. Iono.
Indiana is still #1 in College Basketball. I should mention, however, it's still NOVEMBER!!
That's all for the moment. It won't be November for much longer. Take care for now.
Addendum: You know what? Maybe Nate could dunk over a chair... just barely. Dave OUT!
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Dave's Thoughts of the Day: November 27th
Hello friends...
My swimming has taken a dive lately, no pun intended. First it was the short week, and now it's my flu. It's a lesser flu but I can sense that I'll get wiped out if I attempt any strenuous activity. Going up the stairs this morning, I could feel some of that fever working its way back but then once I slow down I'm fine.
I'd like to get back to it though... I know I'll gain many pounds if I stop. Sad situation really.
Think about this though... what would I have to eat in order to maintain my current body mass without exercise? It'd have to be maybe 3/4 or 2/3 as much as I have now. Very lame.
All right, so there's this goofball out there who's trying to imitate me without even knowing it, and he has his own blog, and youtubes no less! The man lives in Austin, TX, and I gotta tell you, his blog is a hoot!
http://www.entresting.com/blog/100-days-of-rejection-therapy/
Check it out! His ideas are brilliant... try to go to various places and make an outrageous request and expect a rejection. Sometimes they hook him up. It's a great read, and I highly recommend it. I want to thank my buddy "Ottis" for recommending it as well.
I'm just going to go out there and say it right now: Colin Kaepernick is the next 49ers Quarterback. They *might* go with Alex Smith this week but he's going to get burned sooner or later. All Kaepernick does is keep his team in the game and make good plays here and there. He's not great... he's not Aaron Rodgers, but he's a terrific fit and he has a better arm too. Now I tried to give him a few more games, but he's just been too good. I'll give him one more and if he does well I think it's official.
Why is it that the best albums have 92 different versions of it on CD or LP? Anyone ever see the number of different releases and remasters for "Pet Sounds" from the Beach Boys. I counted about a dozen, or roughly the same number of tracks that were on the original record. They even had a version of it that was an add on to another LP the Beach Boys released in the seventies. Yet, I'm told that's the best sounding copy. It's so weird.
I've had a HUGE hankering for a porterhouse steak, in the style of the old Peter Luger's steakhouse in Brooklyn. Funny thing? I currently have a wad of cash that could buy one at Peter Lugers. Instead, however, I'll not attempt a flight to Brooklyn and just go after a local steakhouse that serves steak LIKE Peter Luger's. In fact there's a Wolfgang's Steakhouse in Beverly Hills. Now would I attempt to eat a "Steak for 2" by myself? Stranger things have happened, my friends!
That's all for the moment. I still need to get that little christmas tree for the apartment. Stay tuned!
My swimming has taken a dive lately, no pun intended. First it was the short week, and now it's my flu. It's a lesser flu but I can sense that I'll get wiped out if I attempt any strenuous activity. Going up the stairs this morning, I could feel some of that fever working its way back but then once I slow down I'm fine.
I'd like to get back to it though... I know I'll gain many pounds if I stop. Sad situation really.
Think about this though... what would I have to eat in order to maintain my current body mass without exercise? It'd have to be maybe 3/4 or 2/3 as much as I have now. Very lame.
All right, so there's this goofball out there who's trying to imitate me without even knowing it, and he has his own blog, and youtubes no less! The man lives in Austin, TX, and I gotta tell you, his blog is a hoot!
http://www.entresting.com/blog/100-days-of-rejection-therapy/
Check it out! His ideas are brilliant... try to go to various places and make an outrageous request and expect a rejection. Sometimes they hook him up. It's a great read, and I highly recommend it. I want to thank my buddy "Ottis" for recommending it as well.
I'm just going to go out there and say it right now: Colin Kaepernick is the next 49ers Quarterback. They *might* go with Alex Smith this week but he's going to get burned sooner or later. All Kaepernick does is keep his team in the game and make good plays here and there. He's not great... he's not Aaron Rodgers, but he's a terrific fit and he has a better arm too. Now I tried to give him a few more games, but he's just been too good. I'll give him one more and if he does well I think it's official.
Why is it that the best albums have 92 different versions of it on CD or LP? Anyone ever see the number of different releases and remasters for "Pet Sounds" from the Beach Boys. I counted about a dozen, or roughly the same number of tracks that were on the original record. They even had a version of it that was an add on to another LP the Beach Boys released in the seventies. Yet, I'm told that's the best sounding copy. It's so weird.
I've had a HUGE hankering for a porterhouse steak, in the style of the old Peter Luger's steakhouse in Brooklyn. Funny thing? I currently have a wad of cash that could buy one at Peter Lugers. Instead, however, I'll not attempt a flight to Brooklyn and just go after a local steakhouse that serves steak LIKE Peter Luger's. In fact there's a Wolfgang's Steakhouse in Beverly Hills. Now would I attempt to eat a "Steak for 2" by myself? Stranger things have happened, my friends!
That's all for the moment. I still need to get that little christmas tree for the apartment. Stay tuned!
Monday, November 26, 2012
Dave's Thoughts of the Day: November 26th
Good to be back... welcome back to our blog experience.
Thanksgiving was tremendous this year. In fact, it was the best Thanksgiving I can remember for a long while. We had a great turkey in the family this year. I'm telling you, this was the best Thanksgiving Turkey I ever ate. The skin was so crispy, the meat was tender and flavorful, maybe a little too salty, but no matter. Everything WORKED. The stuffing, which might have been stove top, was tremendous. The cranberries in sauce, which my mom provided, were phenomenal. The mashed potatoes, exemplary. The gravy, complimentary. The rest of the weekend was eventful as well. Some shopping was involved, and a little Monopoly as well.
I made a huge comeback in the game of Monopoly on my sister. I was down to just a couple hundred dollars with all of my properties mortgaged, including all three of the orange ones that I owned. I thought it was over: my sister had hotels on Boardwalk and Park Place. One more trip to either place and the game was over. Instead, I not only survived that trip but then landed on Free Parking (we put our fine and tax money into Free Parking). THEN I took the Free Parking money and unmortgaged all the orange spaces and built up all the houses/hotels I could. I needed a ton of money for that but I went ALL IN... it's like going all in in Poker. I knew that I was going to lose anyway if I landed on Boardwalk. Then, miracle of miracles, I not only avoided "Luxury Row" again, but my sis hit one of the orange properties. Suddenly, I had a lot of real cash! I finished up building the hotels on all remaining orange properties. A few trips around the board later, and she had to mortgage everything. Even the hotels, even Boardwalk itself. Somewhere in between I negotiated a trade to give her something like Illinois Avenue for Marvin Gardens so that I could build up the yellow ones as well. Then it was on... a few rounds later, I won the game. COULD NOT BELIEVE IT.
So Notre Dame is undefeated. I have nothing further to add to this. They did everything they could possibly be asked to do. They didn't lose a game, they beat all the teams they needed to, and they played a tough schedule. There really is nothing else for them to prove. I wish them luck on the way to the National Championship Game. Maybe they could beat Alabama. I certainly don't think so, but perhaps Notre Dame struck at just the right time. Defense, to me, is always the difference between BCS winning teams and the field. If it wasn't, wouldn't Oregon have a few National Championships by now?
I'm a little under the weather, but it's not nearly that serious this time out. Ibuprofen is simply the greatest.
I'm getting tired of people who expect to perform miracles on data. If you busted up your external hard drive, it's gone. FINITO. End of story. Fortunately I made it pretty clear that I cannot claim any responsibility on damaged or lost data. Those disclaimers are important because you can't levy any weight of expectation onto an impossible situation.
Portable/External data sources wind up being far less reliable than anything installed inside a desktop. I think a good reason for that is the simple size of the disks involved. A 2.5 inch hard disk is just asking to fail with the unbelievable amount of density between data bytes. AND it moves. A full 3.5" hard disk installed within a well ventilated PC could last for years, even decades.
That's all for now... not much time for more, but I hope everyone had a good weekend. Back tomorrow.
Thanksgiving was tremendous this year. In fact, it was the best Thanksgiving I can remember for a long while. We had a great turkey in the family this year. I'm telling you, this was the best Thanksgiving Turkey I ever ate. The skin was so crispy, the meat was tender and flavorful, maybe a little too salty, but no matter. Everything WORKED. The stuffing, which might have been stove top, was tremendous. The cranberries in sauce, which my mom provided, were phenomenal. The mashed potatoes, exemplary. The gravy, complimentary. The rest of the weekend was eventful as well. Some shopping was involved, and a little Monopoly as well.
I made a huge comeback in the game of Monopoly on my sister. I was down to just a couple hundred dollars with all of my properties mortgaged, including all three of the orange ones that I owned. I thought it was over: my sister had hotels on Boardwalk and Park Place. One more trip to either place and the game was over. Instead, I not only survived that trip but then landed on Free Parking (we put our fine and tax money into Free Parking). THEN I took the Free Parking money and unmortgaged all the orange spaces and built up all the houses/hotels I could. I needed a ton of money for that but I went ALL IN... it's like going all in in Poker. I knew that I was going to lose anyway if I landed on Boardwalk. Then, miracle of miracles, I not only avoided "Luxury Row" again, but my sis hit one of the orange properties. Suddenly, I had a lot of real cash! I finished up building the hotels on all remaining orange properties. A few trips around the board later, and she had to mortgage everything. Even the hotels, even Boardwalk itself. Somewhere in between I negotiated a trade to give her something like Illinois Avenue for Marvin Gardens so that I could build up the yellow ones as well. Then it was on... a few rounds later, I won the game. COULD NOT BELIEVE IT.
So Notre Dame is undefeated. I have nothing further to add to this. They did everything they could possibly be asked to do. They didn't lose a game, they beat all the teams they needed to, and they played a tough schedule. There really is nothing else for them to prove. I wish them luck on the way to the National Championship Game. Maybe they could beat Alabama. I certainly don't think so, but perhaps Notre Dame struck at just the right time. Defense, to me, is always the difference between BCS winning teams and the field. If it wasn't, wouldn't Oregon have a few National Championships by now?
I'm a little under the weather, but it's not nearly that serious this time out. Ibuprofen is simply the greatest.
I'm getting tired of people who expect to perform miracles on data. If you busted up your external hard drive, it's gone. FINITO. End of story. Fortunately I made it pretty clear that I cannot claim any responsibility on damaged or lost data. Those disclaimers are important because you can't levy any weight of expectation onto an impossible situation.
Portable/External data sources wind up being far less reliable than anything installed inside a desktop. I think a good reason for that is the simple size of the disks involved. A 2.5 inch hard disk is just asking to fail with the unbelievable amount of density between data bytes. AND it moves. A full 3.5" hard disk installed within a well ventilated PC could last for years, even decades.
That's all for now... not much time for more, but I hope everyone had a good weekend. Back tomorrow.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Dave's Thoughts of the Day: November 21st
Where does all the time go?
It seemed like it was just a few weeks ago we ushered in 2012. Now we're about to usher it out.
The last two months of the year are my favorite time of the year. I'm honestly very worried that we may not see 2013. Some Mayan Prophecy... Yes, I'm a moron who believes it.
I heard the news about the Gaza Strip in Israel and started to really worry. I can only imagine what people felt like in the 80's with constant threats of Nuclear War. These recent developments seem to suggest a similar outcome if it goes awry.
I started spending much more than usual this year in anticipation of a possible end of world scenario. I didn't want to leave it to chance... I did more than I usually did. I traveled to NYC, Vegas, and SF without really worrying about the financial implications. The prospect of Armageddon made me really think about not putting things off: so I didn't. As they say, you only live once.
Ever hear the adage that the scent of something sticks with your memory more than anything else? You ever come into contact with a girl? Like, a really pretty girl. It's hard to not mistake her wonderful smell. I live for these moments.
I know, I'm supposed to write about Pilgrims and ships and giant horns made of twigs and things, but it's not for me. I've done it in other years, but this year, I'm just ready to eat. Turkey time, and all the fixings.
I considered a different strategy this year as opposed to past years: Instead of eating the dozen other entrees my Mom and Grandma make, I'd like to focus strictly on the basics. I would go Turkey, Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, and salad. No other items... no crab, or jambalaya, or chicken thighs, or chili. Just turkey and sides. Makes me wonder how much of the turkey I could actually eat! I look forward to it.
By the way, I've always been intrigued at restaurants that serve turkey dinners. Would they do a better job with the turkey than my Grandparents do? Usually it's my Grandparents who cook the turkey, and they do a tremendous job of it too. It does seem like some restaurants do the Turkey dinner but they are very expensive. With all of the side dishes involved, I can understand that. I'm eager to see if any of my friends have tried it.
One other thing I want to do lately is go to a food shelter and feed the homeless around this time of year. My Dad does this almost every week and I'm so proud of him. On the flip side, it makes me feel like a douche for carousing with football games and vegas trips while he gets other friends and family together to help his community.
Here's something extremely difficult: Anniversary presents. My parents have their wedding anniversary coming up, and I believe it's on Friday during the Thanksgiving Weekend. Anyway, how do you get a present for two people who don't like the same things? You have to get one present that your Mom and your Dad will like equally. Now that's hard.
Turkey Football tomorrow... I gotta tell ya, I'm not into it! The Redskins/Cowboys games are so overrated. I know, all of them are close, but they're usually not well played games. Turnovers abound, lousy work in the Red Zone, it's not good football. I'm not prepared to see the Cowboys play a good complete game at home. They haven't done this in the entire four seasons they've been at Cowboy Stadium. The Cowboys have been AWFUL in their new stadium. Pats/Jets should be interesting though.
That's all I have for now. Gobble countdown is down to ONE DAY. I'm excited everyone. Enjoy your Thanksgiving!
Dave's LOCKS of the Week: NCAA Week 13
I will never live down the 0-4 week last week, and I'm a beaten man. Yet, I'm here to round out the season on...
Dave's (blam!)
LOCKS (booooom)
of the Week (banng!)
Four games: all in College Football.
You'd think I'd learn but NO! After spending most of the year picking against USC against the spread I'm going to the well *again*, knowing that I got burned badly by that sleaze Lane Kiffin and his idiot players. Nevertheless, we'll take SC with backup QB Max Wittek to cover +7 against Notre Dame. I don't think they'll win, but it will be much closer than people expect. USC +7
Next, to the Rose Bowl where I like the Bruins to finish off the regular season with a bang. Stanford will be badly worn out from that big win at Oregon. It takes a LOT to beat the #1 team in the nation on their home field and I would not be surprised if this is a Bruin blowout. Some might say: Congratulations, UCLA, you got VIDMUSHED! I'm not so sure. UCLA -1.5
Even though Oregon will want to fire back with a vengeance, they're at Corvallis, OR for the annual Civil War Game against Oregon State. Let me tell you, way back in September I was ready to take the Beavers with the points. I was THAT sure of a good game from Oregon State. Thankfully, Oregon State is getting 9.5 points at home! I wish that would go up, but for now, I think it's a comfortably point spread. The Beavers will make it very interesting against the former No. 1 Oregon Ducks. Oregon State +9.5
Lastly, I like Louisville to put away UConn. Louisville -12
To Recap: USC +7, UCLA -1.5, Oregon State +9.5, Louisville -12. Gobble up!
Dave's (blam!)
LOCKS (booooom)
of the Week (banng!)
Four games: all in College Football.
You'd think I'd learn but NO! After spending most of the year picking against USC against the spread I'm going to the well *again*, knowing that I got burned badly by that sleaze Lane Kiffin and his idiot players. Nevertheless, we'll take SC with backup QB Max Wittek to cover +7 against Notre Dame. I don't think they'll win, but it will be much closer than people expect. USC +7
Next, to the Rose Bowl where I like the Bruins to finish off the regular season with a bang. Stanford will be badly worn out from that big win at Oregon. It takes a LOT to beat the #1 team in the nation on their home field and I would not be surprised if this is a Bruin blowout. Some might say: Congratulations, UCLA, you got VIDMUSHED! I'm not so sure. UCLA -1.5
Even though Oregon will want to fire back with a vengeance, they're at Corvallis, OR for the annual Civil War Game against Oregon State. Let me tell you, way back in September I was ready to take the Beavers with the points. I was THAT sure of a good game from Oregon State. Thankfully, Oregon State is getting 9.5 points at home! I wish that would go up, but for now, I think it's a comfortably point spread. The Beavers will make it very interesting against the former No. 1 Oregon Ducks. Oregon State +9.5
Lastly, I like Louisville to put away UConn. Louisville -12
To Recap: USC +7, UCLA -1.5, Oregon State +9.5, Louisville -12. Gobble up!
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Dave's Thoughts of the Day: November 20th
Gobble countdown is down to TWO days. Two days, everyone 'til Thanksgiving. Who cannot wait for the big meals in store? I look forward to it.
Colin Kapernick did a remarkable job last night for the 49ers. I think I want to give him one more start before I decide whether he's a long term solution. It's too bad his next start would be against the Saints on the road. That's almost an impossible place to win. If Alex Smith is deemed healthy I would guess he gets the start anyway.
I got my first look at TWC Sportsnet last night. This is terrific! I have always wondered what a channel entirely devoted to the Lakers would be like. No Angels games to get in the way. No rushed postgame shows from a makeshift desk next to the Jerry West statue at Staples Center. No more of that useless Norm Nixon failing to analyze plays. The only issue at the moment is that the programming is pretty repetitive. Lakers Access, Classic Lakers, Lakers Replay, Lakers Access again...
I don't worry so much about that: every program takes a while to build an archive of material in the very beginning. The first years of NFL Network featured a lot of old NFL Films highlight shows, and by old I mean VERY old, like from the mid-to-late 60's. I rather enjoyed it, but it was just filler for a very new channel. The first years of most HD channels had programming on about a 3 hour block, which just repeated or alternated with one other 3 hour block ad nauseum. Over time, TWC Sportsnet will have more comprehensive programming. I love the dedication to Lakers coverage, and even better, I get to see my boy Coach Dave Miller at the studio desk again!
Who is Dave Miller? He used to coach the Hornets in some capacity. Then, years later, he came over to Los Angeles to do postgame and pregame shows for the Lakers on radio. Now he's on TV. He's had a good post-coaching career and he seems to bleed Lakers, even though I don't remember him having any connections to the team in the past.
Then you look over at Fox Sports Net and Prime Ticket. You can bet the Clippers, Kings, and Dodgers are *begging* to go to their own channels. Kings would be pretty good to be a complimentary team to the Lakers on TWC Sportsnet, and I bet that's where they will go when their contract with FSN expires. The Kings can take their time: the more time this channel spends on the Lakers, the better it will be. If all goes well I'll be watching TWC Sportsnet every night.
I do miss hockey. The last time the NHL had a lockout, and teams came back it was never the same. You'd see all the same players and all the same teams but it just felt different. I'm afraid the same thing happens this year. Hockey is never going to learn... they were picking up momentum with its fans, and slowly building popularity again. Now, it's as good as badminton in terms of popularity. Way to go, Bettman. Way to go, NHLPA.
I just find it amusing that Donald Fehr has a hand in the NHLPA during this lockout. He's the man responsible for the bloated salaries in MLB today. Now he's in the NHL trying to milk all the money he can for the players. One problem, Donald: WHERE IS THIS MONEY COMING FROM? You can't milk money from a league that doesn't have that much money to begin with. NHL Revenues from 2011 were 3.3 billion dollars. That's a full 1 billion less than the NBA's 4.3 billion, and less than 50% of MLB's 7 billion. The NHL gets easily the worst TV ratings of any professional sport. They have ratings bad enough to be comparable to MLS Soccer. It's a joke. Yet, the NHL thinks they can operate like the NFL and hope all its fans start pouring back.
Some of them will, but many of them will take longer to return to following the sport. NHL Strikes out again.
A Kings fan, like myself, could be furious about this lockout. To waste not only a whole year of all the players' lives and kill any momentum for a title repeat, THEN take away the fans' chance to see the Kings put up their championship banner is a very bitter pill to swallow. It would be impossible for any team to repeat after a full calendar year in between seasons. It's just awful.
How long does pasta keep? I've had a batch of pasta that I cooked on Thursday, I believe, and it's in the fridge now. Think it's all right to eat? I think we're going to find out tonight!
We do have one more Dave in the City Podcast tonight at 10 East, 7 Pacific. Mike in North NJ joins us to break down the upcoming Notre Dame/USC game. Should be a good time. In hour 2, Kevin on the Cape helps us usher in Thanksgiving.
I've got to get an anniversary present for my parents. Their anniversary is on Thanksgiving Weekend. Odd isn't it? I don't know how they arrived at that date but it makes a busy weekend even busier for them. It should be great though!
Is Turkey an overrated meat? It's easy to turn that thing dry in cooking. It takes forever to cook. The end result can be hit or miss. I do like it though, so I can't decide.
Imagine this! A turkey rotisserie restaurant in the style of California Chicken Cafe or any other rotisserie chicken place. It'd cost way more but I'm intrigued. Or, if not that, how about a Fried Turkey restaurant? You *can* fry them. There are these huge peanut oil turkey fryer pots they sell. Put in the Turkey, let it sit for a few minutes and bazinga, perfectly cooked turkey with a delicious crust.
There's a Dunkin Donuts in Las Vegas. If there's a Dunkin Donuts in Las Vegas, why in the world is there no Dunkin Donuts in California? Vegas is practically next to California! This is outrageous, my friends. Just outrageous.
That's all for the moment: You know, I'm so thankful to have the freedom and the means to write this blog. I'm thankful to have the people and good friends to support it. I'm happy to have a great family to help me be the man I am today. Thanks to you all. Back tomorrow!
Colin Kapernick did a remarkable job last night for the 49ers. I think I want to give him one more start before I decide whether he's a long term solution. It's too bad his next start would be against the Saints on the road. That's almost an impossible place to win. If Alex Smith is deemed healthy I would guess he gets the start anyway.
I got my first look at TWC Sportsnet last night. This is terrific! I have always wondered what a channel entirely devoted to the Lakers would be like. No Angels games to get in the way. No rushed postgame shows from a makeshift desk next to the Jerry West statue at Staples Center. No more of that useless Norm Nixon failing to analyze plays. The only issue at the moment is that the programming is pretty repetitive. Lakers Access, Classic Lakers, Lakers Replay, Lakers Access again...
I don't worry so much about that: every program takes a while to build an archive of material in the very beginning. The first years of NFL Network featured a lot of old NFL Films highlight shows, and by old I mean VERY old, like from the mid-to-late 60's. I rather enjoyed it, but it was just filler for a very new channel. The first years of most HD channels had programming on about a 3 hour block, which just repeated or alternated with one other 3 hour block ad nauseum. Over time, TWC Sportsnet will have more comprehensive programming. I love the dedication to Lakers coverage, and even better, I get to see my boy Coach Dave Miller at the studio desk again!
Who is Dave Miller? He used to coach the Hornets in some capacity. Then, years later, he came over to Los Angeles to do postgame and pregame shows for the Lakers on radio. Now he's on TV. He's had a good post-coaching career and he seems to bleed Lakers, even though I don't remember him having any connections to the team in the past.
Then you look over at Fox Sports Net and Prime Ticket. You can bet the Clippers, Kings, and Dodgers are *begging* to go to their own channels. Kings would be pretty good to be a complimentary team to the Lakers on TWC Sportsnet, and I bet that's where they will go when their contract with FSN expires. The Kings can take their time: the more time this channel spends on the Lakers, the better it will be. If all goes well I'll be watching TWC Sportsnet every night.
I do miss hockey. The last time the NHL had a lockout, and teams came back it was never the same. You'd see all the same players and all the same teams but it just felt different. I'm afraid the same thing happens this year. Hockey is never going to learn... they were picking up momentum with its fans, and slowly building popularity again. Now, it's as good as badminton in terms of popularity. Way to go, Bettman. Way to go, NHLPA.
I just find it amusing that Donald Fehr has a hand in the NHLPA during this lockout. He's the man responsible for the bloated salaries in MLB today. Now he's in the NHL trying to milk all the money he can for the players. One problem, Donald: WHERE IS THIS MONEY COMING FROM? You can't milk money from a league that doesn't have that much money to begin with. NHL Revenues from 2011 were 3.3 billion dollars. That's a full 1 billion less than the NBA's 4.3 billion, and less than 50% of MLB's 7 billion. The NHL gets easily the worst TV ratings of any professional sport. They have ratings bad enough to be comparable to MLS Soccer. It's a joke. Yet, the NHL thinks they can operate like the NFL and hope all its fans start pouring back.
Some of them will, but many of them will take longer to return to following the sport. NHL Strikes out again.
A Kings fan, like myself, could be furious about this lockout. To waste not only a whole year of all the players' lives and kill any momentum for a title repeat, THEN take away the fans' chance to see the Kings put up their championship banner is a very bitter pill to swallow. It would be impossible for any team to repeat after a full calendar year in between seasons. It's just awful.
How long does pasta keep? I've had a batch of pasta that I cooked on Thursday, I believe, and it's in the fridge now. Think it's all right to eat? I think we're going to find out tonight!
We do have one more Dave in the City Podcast tonight at 10 East, 7 Pacific. Mike in North NJ joins us to break down the upcoming Notre Dame/USC game. Should be a good time. In hour 2, Kevin on the Cape helps us usher in Thanksgiving.
I've got to get an anniversary present for my parents. Their anniversary is on Thanksgiving Weekend. Odd isn't it? I don't know how they arrived at that date but it makes a busy weekend even busier for them. It should be great though!
Is Turkey an overrated meat? It's easy to turn that thing dry in cooking. It takes forever to cook. The end result can be hit or miss. I do like it though, so I can't decide.
Imagine this! A turkey rotisserie restaurant in the style of California Chicken Cafe or any other rotisserie chicken place. It'd cost way more but I'm intrigued. Or, if not that, how about a Fried Turkey restaurant? You *can* fry them. There are these huge peanut oil turkey fryer pots they sell. Put in the Turkey, let it sit for a few minutes and bazinga, perfectly cooked turkey with a delicious crust.
There's a Dunkin Donuts in Las Vegas. If there's a Dunkin Donuts in Las Vegas, why in the world is there no Dunkin Donuts in California? Vegas is practically next to California! This is outrageous, my friends. Just outrageous.
That's all for the moment: You know, I'm so thankful to have the freedom and the means to write this blog. I'm thankful to have the people and good friends to support it. I'm happy to have a great family to help me be the man I am today. Thanks to you all. Back tomorrow!
Monday, November 19, 2012
Dave's Thoughts of the Day: November 19th
I'm out of it today. Not feeling 100%, but I think I'll manage for the morning/afternoon.
Notre Dame is #1. I would be lying if I said I was happy about it. All they had to do was win their legit-tough schedule and THEN hope for all the other teams around them to give up a game. It's like the guy who gets a lot of money via inheritance. Now the guy himself did a great job staying alive and being a good enough guy to earn that award in the will, but it was basically an award anyway.
Now that the Irish are No. 1 and that the Trojans are a complete embarrassment to the Pac 12, all eyes look to the Coliseum. I'll save the prediction for tonight's Dave podcast (11:30 ET on blogtalkradio.com/daveinthecity), but here's a few related things I think will happen:
Notre Dame is #1. I would be lying if I said I was happy about it. All they had to do was win their legit-tough schedule and THEN hope for all the other teams around them to give up a game. It's like the guy who gets a lot of money via inheritance. Now the guy himself did a great job staying alive and being a good enough guy to earn that award in the will, but it was basically an award anyway.
Now that the Irish are No. 1 and that the Trojans are a complete embarrassment to the Pac 12, all eyes look to the Coliseum. I'll save the prediction for tonight's Dave podcast (11:30 ET on blogtalkradio.com/daveinthecity), but here's a few related things I think will happen:
- Seems to me like SC and its fans don't have much left. You can bet the stadium will be almost all Notre Dame... think of it like "South Bend West."
- I don't think Barkley is going to play. He looked finished with the concussion on Saturday
- The Irish fanbase will double this weekend if the Irish win.
- If USC wins, I predict we will get not just one but TWO SEC teams in the National Championship game. We were already on pace to have zero SEC teams in the game and then Saturday happened. Oh da pain.
I had the weirdest dream of the year last night. I was at a very fancy casino, a place like Wynn or something, and found a McDonalds inside the casino. Then I went to McDonalds and ordered a McDouble, A McChicken Sandwich and fries, and the people taking orders were wearing tuxes and had fancy stuff on. The dude who took the order looked like a butler. He could not figure out how to set up that order at all... he was so confused. Then there was this pitch to make the McChicken Sandwich a combo and eventually I gave in and did it but then he had no idea what to do about the drink. It was a mess. If that was reality, I would have probably gone on the Dave Blog and moaned about it, then adding "This is why fancy people don't work at McDonalds. Leave the McDonalds orders to the regulars."
Nothing says "things to be thankful for" like a guy who drops a huge computer migration request on you during a short week up against the Thanksgiving holiday. To be honest, I should have just postponed the entire operation for next week, so that's on me.
How are the Cowboys in playoff contention? Oh goody, we get to see the Cowboys go to the playoffs and NOT WIN a game!
Last night showed how important Ben Roethlisberger was to the Steelers. However, with that said, it shows that the organization is getting *really* lazy with their roster moves. Subtracting your starting quarterback is the easiest indication of how well an organization drafts or makes roster moves. In the NFL, if you have a solid team, you manage to hold water with all the leftover guys if you lose your starting QB. The Patriots in 2008 are a good example. However, you also get situations like this one with the Steelers. Without Big Ben, any other QB is toast because the team didn't spend time working on improving its o-line (it's gotten better but we're speaking about Ben's entire career), or getting good running backs. It's not easy to do because Pit can't get upper level draft picks with their relative success, but sometimes there are diamonds in the rough. Such are the Steelers this year. I don't know when Big Ben returns but until then it will be a mighty struggle. I'm actually pretty happy the Steelers kept it close against Baltimore.
Taxi Cabs are a huge sham. I refuse to use them whenever possible. Who else would charge 10 dollars to travel a mile? What a joke.
Alabama is back in the BCS Championship game... hooray?
That's all for now. Happy Monday everyone. ...see what I did there?
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