Stuff I think about : Vol 1

It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
~ Mark Twain

(Fitting quote, don't you think?)

Once in a while, I have these random thoughts that pop into my head... they have no rhyme or reason... but I need to get them out there... so here they are... I don't know what to call these, as similar versions of the same idea are out there (thank you Bill Simmons), so we'll just call them "Stuff I think about"...

And away we go...

Ever try to make it through a game of Scrabble without having to resort to using a three letter word? It's damn near impossible... besides, getting 15pts out of PIT (triple word score) is just as impressive (if not more) as getting 5 out of NOISE.

Mitch Hedberg died too soon.

I think there is something about drinking beer out of a clear bottle that I like. I do not prefer Miller Genuine Draft any more than I do Coors Light or Alex Keith's, but if I had to choose one of the three products (in a bottle, on tap is a different story), I would go with the MGD... no real reason...

I wish I knew how to play the guitar.

I'm tired of Ron Artest.

"Seacrest Out!" is possibly the gayest thing since... well, Ryan Seacrest.

I get genuinely pissed off when I see my fantasy players/team perform poorly. I know I'm not the only one who is this way. Honestly, if I saw Marcus Camby or Terrell Owens on the street right now, I would curse them out for ruining my fantasy teams.

No I wouldn't.

I'd probably gush and ask for their autograph and a picture.

If I don't make a hole in one in my lifetime, I wont be disappointed... I just want to play enough golf to have a chance.

I think the creators of the board game "Scene It?" are geniuses. No other game blends the board game aspect, technology and laziness quite like "Scene It?". What other game do you get to use a remote to be prompted for a question?

Speaking of board games, I think that most every trivia game out there is some bastardized version of Trivial Pursuit. Do you think the people at Trivial Pursuit are flattered by that? Me either...

I have an unhealthy compulsion for shoes. There I said it.

A friend of mine (a fellow member of my monthly poker game) got a kick out of my post on how bad I apparently am at poker. I didn't share the humor. The worst part is, I had no come-back. My only hope is to win. Soon. And often.

I saw Phil Gordon in a televised poker tournament, it was weird to see him play after watching him try to be cool as the "color man" for all the celebrity poker tournaments. I had a hard time taking him seriously.

Basketball is the one sport that is the most difficult to make a video game out of. Even with all of today's technology, every hoops game out there looks terrible. Why is it that Gollum and King Kong can look so friggin real, but they cant make a cross-over dribble look right?

"The Aviator" is one of those movies that is bad enough for me to say that its bad, but its just good enough to keep me from turning it off.

There are two movies that get me everytime. By that I mean that everytime I stumble across them while channel-surfing, I have to immediately put down the remote and watch the rest of it, no matter how far into the movie it is. One is "A Few Good Men", the other is "Superman : the Motion Picture".

Alton Brown needs more publicity. He's a culinary genius, as is his Food Network show "Good Eats".

I wish Saturday Night Live would do a season like Survivor did with their "All-Stars" from seasons past. Imagine skits with the comedy stylings of Eddie Murphy in his prime coupled with the late John Belushi, followed by Will Ferrell and Chevy Chase. That would be good times.

I don't think Jimmy Fallon would make the cut. But his "Barry Gibb Talk Show" skit was the funniest one I have seen in a long time.

Neither would Dana Carvey... c'mon, admit it... anybody could have played Garth.

Is there a more uncomfortable situation than trying to have a technical conversation with someone who has a severe stuttering problem? I know he stutters, he knows he stutters... and yet, I feel terribly awkward.

What happened to the stubble-beard? The Western movies made it famous, Don Johnson brought it to icon status, and then it went away... what happened?

How long will it be until soap operas resort to showing full frontal nudity? I don't watch them, but don't they have the perfect names for it? Passions, Young and the Restless, the Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives... any would work. All My Children? Not so much...

I wish I had a famous younger/older sibling. If Ashley Simpson can do it, anyone can.

Well, that's enough for today... so until next time... Seacrest Out!