Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Swine Flu Warning

If you die of the swine flu, don't blame 1976. It tried to warn you.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Lindsay Lohan's eHarmony Profile

Normally, I toss Lindsay Lohan in the annoying skank tray along with Paris, Britney, etc...but this is pretty good. I give her credit for the self-deprecation. Watch it below.

Monday, April 13, 2009

Chicks and Sandals

Why do women insist on wearing sandals when it's butt-ass cold outside? I was at the White Sox-Twins game in Chicago this past Saturday. It was a gorgeous, sunny day, but damn cold. 46 degrees and windy as hell. I was wearing my ski jacket, skull cap, gloves, and my Air Jordan hi-tops. Halfway through the ballgame, I was feeling the chill, big time. Yet, I can't tell you how many women I saw wearing flip flops at that game. I felt frostbitten just by looking at them. What is the obsession with chicks and sandals, even when the weather is obviously not conducive to that attire? I've posed this question to many female friends and past girlfriends of mine. The answers I've gotten include:

--"Summer is short and I need to get use out of all my sandals." (true, it certainly feels that Wisconsin isn't long for warm weather, but my counter-argument is you can comfortably wear sandals from at least mid-May through mid-September. That's 4 months, minimum. You don't need to bust them out in March and April to get miles out of your shoe wardrobe.)

--"I spend a lot of money on pedicures and I need to show my feet off." (that statement is mind-boggling on so many levels. However, sticking to the topic at hand, guys aren't checking out your feet. Yes, I know women dress for other women, but if that's the case, again, issues on so many levels.)

--"It's comfortable." (Frostbite is more comfortable than boots or sneakers?)

I can't only rag on the ladies. I saw plenty of dudes wearing shorts at the ballgame. A general guideline should be if you have to wear a coat, certainly if you have to wear a hat and gloves, save the sandals and shorts for warmer days. You just look stupid, otherwise.

Monday, April 6, 2009

Major League Baseball is Dumb

Why does Major League Baseball schedule opening day in outdoor ballparks in northern cities? I've never understood that. Today you have Chicago snowed out, Boston rained out and flurries with temps in the 30's in St. Louis and Cincinnati. There's plenty of teams out West and in the South, or teams that have the ability to play indoors. I would think you could ship cold weather teams on the road for the first week of the season and avoid many of the cancellations due to dicey weather in early April. I know the schedule needs to be balanced, but it seems the game is better off with fewer postponements. I'm sure owners in cold weather cities wouldn't mind as they would take less of an attendance hit if they can avoid inclement weather. Having opening day in Chicago, Detroit, Boston, Pittsburgh etc... just doesn't make sense to me.

Even though my White Sox got snowed out, today is my favorite sports day of the year. My two favorite sports are baseball and college basketball and you have opening day along with the national championship game tonight. Being an Illinois alum, I don't say this much, but Go State!