Where the Hell Have I Been?

Good question.  As a quick status-check, I'll just tell you that mid-year review is quickly approaching, and I'm making a valiant attempt to dig myself out of the hole I'm in, and establish some sort of momentum before I get shitcanned. Emphasis "attempt."  This job is often like running in mud. You either fall down or get stuck. 

Like most things in my life, I feel like I am going nowhere at breakneck speed.  Breakneck speed--there's a term that I need to use more often.  Anyway, I'll just say that I know how Chris Duffy feels, but I'm pushing through nonetheless.  Don't get me wrong-- I'm pretty sure I love my job, but it's in a masochistic kind of way.  Fighting against billable hours is most certainly the most difficult thing I've ever done.  Be certain, my friends, that nothing is better in a job than knowing that if you put in 40 hours at the office, you get credit for 40 hours at the office. Such is not the case in my inefficient, oft overwhelmed life.  But 'dems the breaks.  Sooner or later, apparently, everything "clicks" and you learn how to take it to another level.  By God we can only hope.

In the meantime, I'll try to get that "48 things" done sometime this weekend. And maybe even blog about Kup's bachelor party/impending nuptials.  Then again, I'm working all weekend, so don't hold your breath.

Quick thought: buy the new Snow Patrol album. C'est bon.  The songs are haunting, diverse, occasionally bombastic, and occasionally epically sorrowful.  Interesting. And Good.

Finally, this week really started to wear on me somewhere around 6:48pm yesterday. However, I owe much thanks to three of my Bethanian gals, Nicole, Swann, and Mindy, the Apple of My Eye, for an unexpectedly pleasant evening.  It was nothing more than the eye of the storm, calm, if not fleeting. However, it was just the repose i needed in a week that has become increasingly, and dare i say it, unnecessarily tumultuous. So there's that. 

One last thing-- I've been thinking about starting a series I'd like to call, "It's awfully lonely in the center of the universe."  What do you think of the title?  Someday perhaps I'll get around to writing it.  It's time to start taking stock of this interesting existence as a single guy surrounded by a living, breathing, cornucopia of interesting, diverse peoples. And Bromberg (who's moving to the PGH next month!)

Until next time, bon soire.
-apk

PS: CONGRATS TO BUFF FOR FINALLY GETTING INTO MED SCHOOL!!! DOCTOR BUFF!! WOOT!

PPS:  If you didn't get the Chris Duffy reference, just ask me to explain. I'll dive into detail soon.

Holy Crap.

That was one of the best two hours of televison I've ever had the honour of witnessing.  What a phenomenally fun season, continuity loopholes be damned. I was on the edge of my seat, or even on the floor, all night.

It's going t be a while before we get to '48' things, because my notes turned into an 11 page gobbledegook of stream-of-concious thoughts, to the tune of "92 things I thought i though i was thinking..." Once I get it all sorted out, we'll go out with a bang.

In other news, Audrey Survived! I actually barely enjoyed her last moment with Jack before he was kidnapped, because i was waiting for a sniper or something. And when she went in the room to find him, I screamed a very loud "NOOOOOOOO!" because I thought she was going to be killed during the Chinese escape.  Where do we go from here? I don't know, but I'm holding Audrey to her promise "not to go anywhere" and to wait for Jack.

also, shooting Hendu was awesome. AWESOME.

alrighty then, to work I go.
in the meantime, remember to be like Hendu and Jack, and always have a backup plan.

-Morris O'Brien for President
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True THAT, Jason Whitlock

LINK of the DAY

it's true, it's true. I've seen the pictures, and there's nothing there that's worse than anything we did in school.  People are stupid, and they take pictures, which reminds me of Jerry, Kup, and some "Art"...

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24 Seconds about 24 (4:00am -- 5:00am)

24 Things I thought I thought about 24 This Week In Between Chastizing Myself For Not Taking "The Power of Love Platinum," and Not Catching That Bomb That Guy Hit at Kickball While Wondering  If American Idol Will Be Any Good This Week Without Chris...(it wasn't).

Pregame:  Just some quick housekeeping.  In honor of his performance  this weekend and his Elton John glasses, Graham the BlueToof BadGuy, aka Opie, will hereon be known as "Uram".  So it is written, so it shall be done. 

1) Aww, look how nice Jack is, opening the door for Karen. Little do they all realize that they've been royally screwed by Miles.  OxPiers, you know exactly what this is like.

2)  This week's Civics Lesson is brought to you by: Bill Buchanan. "you see Jack, we must impeach the President before the executive branch will arrest him, so we've got to go to the AG who can go to Congress...it's called 'separation of powers' and 'checks and balances.'"  This week's episode of 24 is also brought to you by the letters C, T, and U, and the number (duh...) 24.

3) Jack Bauer = Darth Vader. He went STRAIGHT FOR THE NECK! KILL, JACK! KILL! GO TO THE DARK SIDE!! MILES "i work for the president now" THE RAT BASTARD DESERVES IT!

4)...ahem... sorry. I have to regain my composure....

5) KILL HIM JACK!!! ...dammit. Wait, why would POTUS let Jack off the hook? Wouldn't it be easier to bring him into custody, and have an "accident"? I mean hell, you're about to do the same to Rambo Pierce... It's not like Jack doesn't have a history of escaping captivity..just say he tried again, and accidentally put a bullet in his head...stoopid POTUS.

6) Umm, Jack, the only person in America less credible than you is Bra-drey.  a) she's been sleeping with Walt Cummings b) she was already considered a co-conspirator today, so she'd say anything to protect her ass c) she's shown an uncanny ability to do whatever you damn well please/thank you  d) her daddy might back you up but: d1) he's her daddy, d2) you saved his life once d3) he has all the political capital in the world to gain by going against POTUS....

...hence, you're hairbrained scheme to bring in your g/f was summarily dismissed. next time, PLAY THE FRAKKING RECORDING FOR SOMEONE ELSE!

7) Bierko Escaped! Karen Hayes, "what, what happend?"  I'll tell you what happened, the writers realized that they were shit out of bad guys, and had three hours left, and that whole "Miles v. Jack" showdown just doesn't come with much oomph.

8) Woah. HHH? Jerome "Fatty" Bettis? Burt Reynolds? making "Man Laws" for Miller Lite? This is either pure genius or an unmitigated disaster. The jury's still out.  Can someone please identify all the man lawmakers?

9) YES! MRS POTUS HAS DRAWN A LINE IN THE SAND! TODAY, SHE CELEBRATEs, HER-- INDEPENDENCE DAY! JUST SAY NO TO DRUGS, MARTY!

10) How the hell has POTUS convinced Secret Service guys to play dirty and take out one of their own. I dont' buy that for a second.  The only possible explanation is that POTUS pulled strings to get some of Uram's men on his detail...eh, i'll run with it.

11)  DIAMOND CUTTER MOMENT:  "There's nothing you can do or have done that's acceptable to me in the least.... Is there anything else, Charles?!?"

12)  That deserved it's own space. Seriously, from here on out, when I just want to slap someone down, I'm just going to say, "is there anything else...Charles?" I don't even care if people get it.

13)  My boss and I bonded over 24 today.  He's recently started through the DVDs and has just reached Marwanville.  He now thinks I'm cool. It's true, it's true.

14)  JEEEEEEEEEEEZUS, MIKE-- FIGURE THIS OUT ALREADY! although, points to POTUS for instantaneously reverting to "oooh, no....bierko's on the loose, pray with me Mike" mode.

15) Henderson is so HARSH. He's just sitting in holding, chillin'. Waiting to kill Bra-drey and ruin this season for me.

16)  Robocop gets all Chris Martin and tells Jack about his Politik. "let me tell you how things are in the REAL WORLD, JACK". Dude's diesel. I hope's he back next year-- he makes a great foil for Jack.  Sucks he's going to kill Bra-drey.

17)  Bold prediction (made Monday) -- they have Kim.  Bold realization (on Wednesday) -- crap.

18)  Bill and Ka-ren, sit-ting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G. Works for me, TC McQueen deserves some tail! Hope she's cool with frakkin' a Tank. (That was for Gooder).

19) NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.  Bra-drey has reverted to her civillian identity, Audrey. ie: shirt's back on. Dammit. 'Least the neck's still there. I know many of you are thinking "she safe behind a desk now" but au contraire, there's NOWHERE less safe than CTU LA.  Odds are that she either gets shived by the hottie psycho redhead, Henderson shoots her from six miles away, or the computer blows up and kills her. All because they bought Dell.

20)  When Jack was all, "I'm cutting a deal with Hendu," Audrey should've just been like, "eh, my dad's alive..whatever." I would've paid upwards of six dollars to see that happen.

21) Who's Joseph Molina, you wonder? Well, he's a Big League catcher, I think. Plays for the Devil Rays. Brothers are Javier, Benji, Chico, Harpo, and Zeppo.  He hit .289/.468/.821 last year, which is servicible for a bench guy.  He's a hell of a signal caller, though.

22)  Speaking of six dollars well spent, I wish Chloe would've been all, "EDGAR could've cracked a Phoenix..but he's DEAD..THEY'RE ALLLLLLLLL DEAD-- and you LET THEM DIE, JACK.....i quit."

23) Karen, suddenly hard as nails. Jack: "I swear to you I will kill him..." "Then don't let it get to that point..." Welcome to season 6, Karen. Your seat next to BB is waiting for you.

24)  MARTHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

Post game:  DAMMMMMMMmmn, Gena! That's one hell of an hour. there's SO much going on, how are we ever wrapping this up in the two hour finale? Some quick points: Natalie is a nuclear submarine. When i told her this, she (having not seen the ep yet) thought I was making a fat joke.  BLACK JACK TOOK ANOTHER BULLET. That means he's been on missions with Jack three times, and taken three bullets! Also, I can't believe Hendu wasn't pulling a fast one. Though he totally served Jack when he explained what he was up to.  Someone online calls Curtis "Black Bauer" instead of Black Jack, which I originally thought was mindlessly dumb, until he explained that he likes to raise up his right hand when Curtis does something cool, and shout "Black Bauer!" That guy is genius.  BlackJack is still cooler, though.  Gas the sub, take a nuke? Nope-- gas the sub, fire pussified warheads? Ugh.  And they used a whole thing of Centox just to kill, what? all six  sailors on board? And that stuff's not corrosive anymore?  the Loopholes keep getting bigger.

And finally, screw you, Elliot.  Taylor, I hate you so much. Go Kat. At least you're pretty hot.

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Are You Ready?? ...

Surprise, surprise, there will be no real update today.  But stay tuned on Monday for the RETURN OF THE MONDAY HANGOVER.

Me, Jerry, Kup, Uncle Bill, Kurt, Broms, Uram, Jack, Z, Pizz, Bill, Marc, and Banner are all headed to the District of Columbia this weekend for Kup's Bachelor Party Spectacular.  It's a venerable D-Generation OX Reunion, with special guestars. In the words of the great philosphizer, Jams Rome, phe.........................................................nomEnal.  I can't even believe that he's getting hitched in all but 6 weeks.

There will be stories to tell, and they will be told.

In the meantime, relish in the news that Chris Daughtry might become the new frontman of Fuel.  I'm down with that. They're a rock band I like (in fact, i've seen them live with Gooder) and they're, at the very least, neither Creed nor Staind.

See yinz later.
-apk

American Idol is Dead to Me.

It took me five years to get roped in, it took me five minutes to get out.

I thought the Bush Presidency was proof enough that Americans are stupid, but the lameness that is the 'Soul Patrol' has officially trumped the shit out of that.

Chris, don't worry-- i'll buy your record. 

Screw you, everyone else.

On top of all that- the Pirates, especially Jason Bay, suck.

Meeting Trenni Kusnierick wasn't even enough to salvage the evening. Though it was mighty close. I heart her. I'll tell you about the meeting tomorrow. Now, it's a little Ex Machina, and a lot of bedtime.

-apk

Ugh....

First Taylor Hicks sings "Jailhouse Rock," now THIS.

Dear God,

APK here. Where did we go wrong?  Why did you take Britney away from us?  Just asking.  While we're chatting, please give the world a winning Pirates season (in 2006-- miracle of miracles), less Taylor Hicks, a Democrat in the White House, and end of Kevin Federline.  Also, I would like a Pony.

And world peace. I suppose that would be swell.

Thanks, You the Man.
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24 Seconds about 24 (3:00a -- 4:00a)

24 Things I Contemplated Thinking About Considering While Recovering from the Sting of the Realization that My Kickball Team Just Got "No-Kicked"...by a Girl. (at least she was pretty cute).

Yes, folks, it's true, it's true. We lost to a girl. I know you're all thinking, "How do you get NO HIT in a KICKBALL GAME?" Well, to be honest, it's pretty easy.  The ball's super-flat, so it doesn't travel for anything. In fact, it's ridiculously hard to even get the ball to the outfield. On top of that, there's this crazy rule where the 3d baseman and the SS only need to throw the ball to the P to record an out. Crazy.  So yeah, last night's game ended 2-0.  On the bright side, we played a hell of a game defensively against a really talented, undefeated team. We were just facing the Cy Young of Kickball. Who, again, was pretty cute.

On with the show!

1) Wow, it's sure been a while, eh? Remember back when I was doing these things every week? Back in the time of Earwig and Scary Tech Room Guy? Back when CTU was independent, and we had just learned Audrey had ho'ed around with Walt Cummings. Feels like a whole different season. I'd like to say I've been recovering from the shock of the Great POTUS Turn. I'd like to say I was just too busy laughing my ass off over Chloe + Tazer = Greatest Moment of 24 Hilarity Ever. In reality, Uram made fun of me, bruising my fragile ego to the point that there had to be overwhelming requests (read: three) before I could work up the courage to write again.  Also, Lazy. I'm pretty lazy.

2)  Uh oh. Bierko's in the "Previously" credits. Bank on him either killing someone at CTU (probably Audrey) or flat-out escaping.

3)  Woah! Helllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Audrey. You are hereby dubbed "Bra-drey" and I heart both you, Kim Raver, and your PHE...........Nomenal neck.  Also: Sec. Heller's Alive! woot!

4) Wait...Sec Heller's alive, and we learn this OFF SCREEN? MAN did they just miss an opportunity for an incredibly awesome "Heller rises from the depths, like Jason Voorhees scene" or even a "Jack's as good as dead...BLAM! wha? who saved him? HELLER! SHIT YEAH!" scene...Oh well.

5)  Umm...where's Wayne Palmer....Where's Aaron Pierce....?? Where's Black Jack!

6)  There's Black Jack! Awesome-- Curtis v. the Executive Branch for the life of Jack Bauer-- this is gonna be good!  (*While I was Gone Aside # 1:  I literally fell off of Jerry's couch when Curtis's hand saved Bra-drey. I thought she was dead right there, my heart stopped, and then I realized she was saved...it's gonna suck when Bierko kills her...Seriously, ask Nat or Jerry, I was practically having a heart attack when she was trapped in that barn..)

7)  Kup had a great joke about POTUS last night, but I can barely remember it.  I think when we were talking about his actual motivations, he said something like, "We're going to find out that he's just been after the Rabbit's Foot the whole time." It was good stuff, at the time. Promise. By the by, see M:I: III-- in the words of ABK, "It was exactly what I wanted from it." True that: great stunts, edge of the seat action, an awesome performance by P-S Hoffman... Not a great movie, but a realllllly good one.  The summer's off to a fast start!

8)  Okay, there's only 4 hours left. When are we going to learn who the Blue Tooth Asshole Cabal is/are/what they're doing.  I mean really... motivations, please. Are they the Illuminati? Are they oil execs? What's Opie the Leader's Name?

9)  "I can't land on the Freeway" "YES YOU CAN-- THERE'S A CURFEW!" Who thinks of that stuff at the time. Brilliant writing. Just brilliant.

10) When the hell did Chloe get picked up? did i miss something. PS: I hate Miles.

11)  Sweet! More great writing! B/c they gotta put down the plain early, BlackJack will get to Jack first! Awesome. I love it when a plan comes together.

12)  This plane's goin' down..they need to hide the recording in the black box.

13) Two things about the F/A 18 Hornet intercepting Jack's 727.  a) in the Bauerverse, it's like 2011. I'm pretty sure we're phasing them out by then (okay, that's REALLY nit-picky, i apologize. Taylor Hicks has me anxiously snarky. I hate that guy.) b) I REALLY think that so long as the Hornet's got him on RADAR, he could shoot that plane down a LONG time before visual. Right? Kup-- you know about these things, chime in!

14)  BTW:  This is where being a geek ruins all my fun. There's NO WAY that plane crashes into anything, because there's no way the FX budget is big enough to warrant having the plane take out an overpass or lose a wing...hence, im not in suspense.

15) See. Told ya. Dammit.

16)  "It'll be much harder to get the recording, wahhhh, i'm Opie, wahhhhh" BTW: WHO THE FRAK ARE YOU??? ?!?!!?!?!?!?!?! ...what? "Graham?" You're name is GRAHAM? We wait four weeks for your name and we get GRAHAM? as in Lubbock, or Cracker? Weakest. Bad Guy. Ever. I wish it were Owen Davian calling the shots, that'd be TONS cooler.  Nope. We got Graham the Cracker callin' the shots. Forget it. Opie you are. Opie you'll stay. So it is written, so it shall be done.

17)  Actual conversation between Jerry and Natty and I as Curtis is picking up Jack:
J:  Do we trust Curtis?
N: What? of course we trust Curtis, how are you asking that?
A: I dunno..he's got a point..
J: Yeah- SOMEBODY'S got to screw over Jack...
N: Not Curtis, though!
A: Yeah! not Black Jack!
J: ...Dude, Nina was Bad...
A: ..Touche!..

The lesson? Girls are smart.

18)  Jack, put on your HOODIE OF INVISIBILITY and you'll all get by the blockade!

19)  "These aren't the Federal Agents that you're looking for!" Blackjack uses the jedi mindtrick on the weak minded Marine.  When I showed Uram that quote, that I found online, he replied with the DIAMOND CUTTER MOMENT:  "That's why Federal Agents have college diplomas and Marines are all juvenile delinquents."

20)  WHY DOES EVERYONE DOUBT JACK. At some point, I would really like to see someone say, "Hey, Jack Bauer, Four-Time, Four-Time, Four-Time, Four-Time Defending Champion/Saviour of America deserves the benefit of the doubt." FRAK YOU, MILES.

21)  Oh, Jesus. Bierko's loose. Is there ANYONE who's not a mole, I mean seriously? This is getting ridiculous.  At least he can't kill Bra-drey.  That means it's Robocop's time to ice my girl.

22)  POTUS: "WHERE THE HELL IS MIKE NOVICK!"  answer: He's in the barn again. With Aaron Pierce and Wayne Palmer and Mrs. POTUS's aide and her daughter.  Bow-chika-bow-bow.

23)  Curtis and Jack took the "back roads" back from somewhere in the desert to CTU in order to avoid the Marines. Total trip time: 8 minutes. What the hell did they use, a stargate?

24) YESSSSSSSS Another Tender Moment Between Jack and Bra-Drey.  Unfortunately, this officially signs her death warrant. God Dammit.

I've been gone for six weeks bonus thoughts:
- POTUS IS GONNA GO HITLER ON US??? HOLY SHIT!!!!!!
-SERVE! Mrs. POTUS:  "If I wasn't so terrified that I married you I might be impressed" (that you're such a good liar, Charles). Serve! Serve! Serve! Serve! Serve!
-FRAK YOU MILLS. I HATE YOU.  (btw: I was convinced for a moment there (and so was Nat) that the laser thing Mills was holding was, in fact, the recording, and that we were about to see Chloe laid out on the floor...which would've sucked.)  HE ERASED THE RECORDING. NOW WHAT? dammit.

beep-bloop. beep-bloop. beep-bloop.

see you next week.
-apk

Whose Side Am I On? Let's Be Honest...

Tony Stark is a Drunk. A Drunk Superhero that flys around in a big Red-and-Gold Suit of Armour. In essence, Tony Stark is a Drunk Driver Trying to Save the World.

What am I talking about? Iron Man, of course. Marvel just started a HUGE MEGA DELUXE INFINITE CRISIS CROSSOVER CALLED "Civil War."

The premise? Cliff's Notes Version: The government passes a "Superhero Registration Act" requring all superheroes to take off their masks, register with the government, and be trained. Basically like cops, so that they can be held responsible for the actions. It's poignant, timely, and political. Pretty cool, with one issue out so far.

Anyway, when the $#!+ hits the fan, the heroes split into two groups. Cap's group is decidedly AGAINST registration, because he feels that it's an infringement on privacy and other rights. Basically, when the government controls the heroes, the government tells you who the villains are. Good point, Cap.

Tony Stark (Iron Man) on the other hand, has a bunch of high-and-mighty heroes (Like that Prick, Reed Richards) feeling like registration is the way to go. They feel that accountability is good for heroes, blah blah. Which is all well and good, until (As Spider-Man so eloquently puts it) "I come home to find my wife impaled on an octopus arm and the woman that raised me begging for her life."

it's just pots and pans, tis all. Anyway, the tagline leading up to the Event is "Whose Side Are You On."

I'm pretty sure we can tell where I'm going with this.



Frak that Drunk.
And go check out Civil War. Not your daddy's funnybooks. Really. I'm going to make Jerry read it, and see what he thinks....

in the meantime, be good to each other, and watch out for billionaire playboys with bad goatees sucksing down vodka and flying around in suits of armour. you heard it here first.

(geekiest. post. EVER).
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Hi, Kettle, this is the United States Military--- You're Black.

This is really quite funny, if you think about it:

1) Go HERE and read the article.
2) Now replace every instance of the name al-Zarqawi with "Bush".

Hilarity ensues.
Here, I'll show ya:

Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch on Thursday showed excerpts of the full video, found in an old National Guard warehouse, that depict Bush, leader of the Free World, and his aides appearing all-thumbs with firearms.

In the version posted on the Web, Bush spoke directly to viewers, mocking anyone who questioned his domestic policy and the Iraqi government and exhorting his supporters to fight the militant left-wing, evil immigrants, and Jon Stewart.

The video also showed the militant, dressed in a standard-issue fighter pilot's flightsuit , standing in an open field and firing a machine gun.

Lynch showed parts of the "complete video" that pictured the President and what he called "supposedly competent" aides Condoleeza Rice, Dick Cheney, and Donald Rumsfeld after Bush was seen firing the machine gun.

Bush is seen walking toward a white pickup truck in "cowboy boots" with associates around him, called "Condie, Dick, and Rummy" by Lynch.

They "do things like grab the hot barrel of a machine gun and burn themselves," Lynch said, narrating the video to reporters.

In another portion, Lynch said, "Here's Bush, the ultimate warrior, trying to shoot his machine gun.

"It's supposed to be automatic fire. He's shooting single shots one at a time. Something's wrong with his machine gun. He looks down, can't figure it out. He looks down the barrel and tries to fish the bullets out with his pinky. He calls his friend to unblock the stoppage and get the weapon firing again."

Lynch said that what was seen on the Web last week was what Bush "wanted the world to see."

"Look at me," he said Bush was trying to impart, "I'm a capable leader of a capable organization and we are indeed declaring war against terror and we're going to establish a Christian Coalition One Nation Under God ."

"What he didn't show you were the clips that I showed you," he said, adding, "it makes you wonder."

Lynch was asked how Bush can be a " President" if he can't handle a firearm.

"You'll probably need to defer that question to his followers," Lynch said, noting that Republicans have allowed him to be established as a leader.

Lynch said the images he showed indicate that Bush "tends to have a problem" with mastering his own weapons system and with finding capable and competent aides.

"Why he's their leader, I don't know." But it's probably because the last time one of his aides handled a firearm, he SHOT HIS FRIEND IN THE FACE.

-God Bless America
-USapk

LINK OF THE DAY: "You've Got Me? Who's Got YOU?"

Awesome.

This reminds me, who wants to go to the comic shop tonight? Eh? Infinite Crisis #7 is out-- we get to learn what sends Batman, Superman, and WonderWoman away for a year...

meet me 'bout 6!

-apk

Obviously, the Republicans Read The Kingdom

I am Invincible!

Even I Get Bored-ed #137

Quick Questions for a Monday where I'm allergetic, fatigued, and slightly brain-dead:

1) If all the illegal immigrants all over America are having huge rallies all over the country today, should the government do something about it?  Chewie, you work for INS or something, don't you?  Get off your ass and bring in some perps! If there was a big, I dunno, "Day without Drug Dealers" rally, and all of the drug dealers were protesting for eye & dental plans, I'd like to think that the DEA would do something about it.

2)  Can someone please explain to me why it behooved the Stillers to trade their 2d round pick so that they could get an extra pick 50 slots later?

3)  Why do people need to go to church to be reminded about God? Why not just look up at the sun and realize that it's an UNIMAGINABLY HUGE BALL OF PRACTICALLY EVERLASTING FIRE, and that there are quite literally countless similar balls of fire in the ever expanding universe.

4)  Is it bad that Jerry, Ron, and I immediately felt better about the Stillers draft of Antonio Holmes once he started talking eloquently?

5)  Why is so easy to hit a tiny little golf ball 270 yards, but so hard to tap it 12 feet?

6)  Why didn't I use sunblock, like Drew suggested, yesterday?  My arms hurt.

7)  Did anyone out there see United 93 yet?  Thoughts?

8)  Does this make you happy, Frenchie? And by "this" I of course mean, "This boring, unispired post."

Kickball and 24 tonight (i'm TAPING-- don't spoil it!)  maybe there will be better stuff to talk about later.
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