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Wed Jan 27, 2010 at 10:28:58 AM MST
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I'm to the point now where I am WATCHING the espn webcast of their radio hosts doing the shows. It's bad, people. But it is helping me to work on the VC project-- in fact, i keep the radio feed on while I mix or record; and I have 2 CD players going in the other room (each randomly playing thru a different disc.)
So, yes, things are going OK. Not that there haven't been some little bumps in the road. A "great" college QB who clearly isn't good enough to play in the NFL is going to be in some weird religious ad that will air during the Super Bowl. I guess it makes sense to capitalize on the peak of his popularity outside the Post-Bellum theocratic states. Although he resembles Kurt Warner in the respect that he thinks "science" is optional, it doesn't sound like he'll make the pros-- so why not go out with a boom (much like the dynamite)?
It's been a topic on the shows lately but I think it'll go away soon. I did panic & send a couple emails begging the hosts not to talk about politics-- BEGGING... it's one of the reasons I'm so hooked on sports now, no "politics" (in that special very stupid American sense) just sports and games-- for the most part.
I worried about that bald eagle they released during the national anthem on Sunday, afraid it was gonna land on Manning's head and jab his face. What a disaster that would have been. Do we really need vicious birds of prey flying around before these games?
Later, I thought about Joe Montana, and how I don't remember him EVER saying anything religiously creepy or political even though he went to Notre Dame. And to me he was the greatest QB ever. The new coach at that school, by the way, is a pro-choice Catholic.
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Thu Jan 21, 2010 at 03:28:41 AM MST
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Tonight, I'm reading with akilah oliver and brandon shimoda
At u of arizona's poetry center. They've kindly put material and
Reviews on their site. I'm on a phone or I'd link it. Tonight at 8 pm.
Yes, I'm excited. Also a class this morning. A panel on ffriday at 4.
Hanging around, there are obvious patterns, differences,
It's strange. No smoking pole here. An automatic turning on
Of tv. I miss the hex. Am grateful
To be alive, and to be reading with such great people.
"Anyone here from out of town?"
Can one feel a jolt of serenity?
I couldn't get change for laundry at dominick's yesterday.
Then, a customer behind me gave me 3 bucks in quarters. Just
Kindness - didn't smell! Just...thoughtfulness - I seek to emulate.
Made the day. To be considerate. Uncommon in chicago.
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Tue Jan 19, 2010 at 23:38:34 PM MST
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 | and that's raised the question -- when does infidelity cross over into sex addiction?...
Tiger Woods IS seeking out treatment for sex addiction...
rehab for sex addiction is no different that any other addiction treatment course. He will have to sign a celibacy agreement - no masturbation, even - and will be enrolled in 12-step programs...
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Mon Jan 18, 2010 at 23:41:52 PM MST
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In an earlier post I said something in passing: the NBA was "heating up". What that means is the NBA gets more attention as the NFL playoffs end; in reality, the NBA heated up on October 27th, opening night. Pro basketball is my favorite sport to watch but it is really hard to bet on. You have to use a lot of research on subpsychic undercurrents, connections & trends and/or all the mundane details of each team and player that particular day of the long season.
Take the New Jersey Nets for instance, their record stands at 3 wins to 37 losses, with about a .420 average against the spread. Their three rare wins all fall along a strange axis parallel to recent news about Bernie Kosar. On Dec. 4th they got their first win of the season against the Charlotte Bobcats. As the game was being played the NHL's Florida Panthers, a team of which Kosar is part-owner, were in the airspace over North Carolina as they traveled from Washington, DC to Atlanta.
The Nets' 2nd win came on Dec. 8th in Chicago on the same day that the handcrafted basket weaving and specialty foods conglomerate Longaberger was holding its regional sales meeting there. Kosar is a spokesman for Longaberger, as his Chapter 11 court filings indicated.
Victory number 3 came against the New York Knicks, December 30. Everyone remembers Kosar's playoff-record 480 passing yards (4+8=12) on 30 attempts against the New York Jets in the 1986 playoffs-- but more significantly the Nets' win came 3 months to the day after Kosar filed papers with the court detailing liquidation of his assets in order to satisfy creditors' claims. These assets included his ownership share in the aforementioned NHL team and "Bernie's Knickerbocker Steakhouse" in South Beach.
Another way of betting NBA games is by examining matchup comparisons like this (via the Nets Are Scorching blog, re: a 01/06/10 game against the Atlanta Hawks):
Yi vs. Josh Smith
This is the first time since we have seen "new Yi" play against a PF like Josh Smith. A smaller but athletic guy. I don't know how Yi is going to be able to defend him, but I can't wait to see Yi take advantage of this mismatch in the post.
Advantage: Josh Smith To me it's a hard thing to try to pull of winning on basketball. A lot of people try to look for a great team who might have a so-so night when they're favored by big points. I prefer the moneyline bet, though, to be honest; picking who wins straight out, with a varied level of payback for a win, for example a +160 moneyline pays $160 for a $100 bet, -160 moneyline pays $100 for a $160 bet.
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Sun Jan 17, 2010 at 22:49:48 PM MST
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Well. Bam! 2 for 2. Let me just say, in reference to the "HOT" Cowboys: you know who else was hot at the end of the season? The Cleveland Browns, 4 straight wins to end the season. Also not going to the Super Bowl.
I am a little shocked that the Jets won but I did not have a handle on that game. It is really important to remember that it is OK to keep your money in your pocket, don't have to bet every game. Or bet every week. I would usually wait until week six during the season (with the exception of certain over/unders or big unjustified spreads) to really go all out.
Only one more week to avoid work. Actually, I am working-- but it is nice to find myself being interested in something else.
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Sun Jan 17, 2010 at 02:20:26 AM MST
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This came thru the electronic antique brass mail chute with original patina:
Dear NMH, et alia:
Internet's a bitch. I'm done with my howlinghex.com excursions. (I was tempted to make a new username tonight for some reason but decided to let your demological solution stand.) I don't know why I am writing this. I guess I just want to acknowledge the handling of my account. Oh, I also wanted to know if you were in earnest when you said you called for rxconor at one of your NYC shows! Anyway, I probably would have been to shy to introduce myself. I was not at the show. So, I return to anonymity, moved only by the late capitalist structures of life. Have you heard of Fucked Up? Section 8? Elia Kazan and the Red Scare? I thought so. Keep up the good work. Rogue Moon is very sexy. Did I say that out loud?
Love, (New UID)
P.P.S. I am cool with how you took me down. Sorry for the "skullfuckery." I don't think it was intended and don't feel obliged to keep that archive up forever. The tree of revolution must be bent and snapped and et cetera to catch the monster. Moral of the story...don't send us emails.
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Fri Jan 15, 2010 at 09:53:23 AM MST
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Sometimes I feel like I don't
have a partner
Sometimes I feel like my only friend
is the city I live in...
Remember that song? It had a low center of gravity, like Jackie Wilson-- & BOTH had those clean glee-choir background singers. I think it is about L.A.-- although Rio de Janeiro is the real City of Angels.
Eventually, certain things come up on sports radio-- guy things. Here is where I part company, it's kinda the loser zone at that point. Too much passion about a college football team or bitterness at athletes-- vague "conservative" bullshit-- there's an authoritarian aspect, naturally, to sports fans.
One issue, lately, is Jeter getting married-- men are worried. It's a weird subject to hear men discuss, men in the 25-40 age range mostly-- an attitude against "marriage" like it is a big deal. It isn't. Marriage is easy-- Sinatra was married like 4 times, in the end he died married to Zeppo Marx's ex-wife. It doesn't ruin anything plus that's the way you can have kids and know they're being taken care of to some extent. Yes, you are going to have pay big money but that is just inspiration and motivation.
ONLY 2 PICKS THIS WEEK:
New Orleans to cover 7
Minnesota v Dallas UNDER 45.5
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