Top 10 Plays?

When it gets to be that time of year when I can't sit outside on my front porch and enjoy my giant mixing bowl of Captain Crunch in the morning, I move inside and enjoy it while I catch up with SportsCenter. And as I watch the latest news on players and coaches and matchups pass by, I always hang around long enough to catch the Top 10 Plays segment. But this morning was one of those that had me re-thinking my little morning ritual. It's October, and that means baseball playoffs and lots of football. All good stuff with lots of Top 10 Plays potential. But October also means the return of hockey and some early season basketball. You can almost feel the electricity in the air, can't you? So today's Top 10 Plays featured such excitement as a goal scored on a hapless goalie and more than a few slam dunks. Wow. I love those slam dunks. I just can't get enough of a 6'5" guy slamming a basketball on a 10' rim. Now that's sheer talent. Don't get me wrong, I can't skate and I can't dunk, but if I was 6'5" and over 7' tall with arms in the air, you better believe I better be able to dunk. Yet this stuff makes it on the Top 10 Plays? I sat there and stared, knowing that the next 8 months or more are going to be filled with lame crap like this on the Top 10 Plays. Maybe those reruns of Saved By The Bell are a better bet for breakfast after all. I mean, you gotta love that Screech guy. Now that's talent.

Adult Content

I just noticed there's an "Adult Content" button I can click if I want users to see a warning before proceeding to my site. According to the button description, if I click "yes", viewers of my blog will see a warning message and will be asked to confirm that they want to proceed to my blog. I didn't click it. But wondered how many people would actually click through if I did? Adult content blogs must be big. This isn't one of them. At least I don't think it is. Actually, if you find anything on this blog arousing, I think you might need more help than those who seek out Adult Content blogs and click through the little button to get their Adult Content blog fix.

The King? Not exactly.

If you have food and you want it to disappear, put it in the kitchen in my office. I don't care what it is. Last year's Christmas cookies? A half eaten birthday cake? Doesn't matter. It's like throwing candy to a pack of kids at the hometown Memorial Day parade. You put it there, it's gone. No questions asked. Well recently, the food in the kitchen became a bit of a contest and the kind everyone could get behind - donut wars. The first competitor up was Dunkin Donuts and our president quickly declared them "King" of the donuts. But I have to disagree. I mean, Dunkin the king? I’m not so sure. Like more than a few folks around here, I lean towards the endangered species of the hometown bakery. Not just for taste, but for atmosphere of what a donut shop should truly be. Where a white box tied with a string holds the product of patience and quality. All for a ridiculously low price. (probably why these little havens of doughy goodness are endangered in the first place)

And as for quality, Dunkin just can’t hold up. I know. I mean, it took two donuts to decide, but there’s just no comparison. I tried the cake, I tried the powdered and made up my mind just before I grabbed the cinnamon – Dunkin may be making strides in the world of coffee, but the donut (50% of their name) they manufacture is just that: manufactured. The old days of “Time to make the donuts” are gone and the chain – while making a strong comeback – just can’t hold a flame to the little lady behind the counter down the street.

Why Am I Doing This?

Great question. And I have no answer. Me blogging is like Michael Jordan racing a Formula 1 car blindfolded through a pasture of cats while eating the latest Taco Bell creation. It doesn't make much sense and it's going to get messy at some point. But here I am anyway with my own little blog, ready to do whatever you do with these things. I'll probably rant a lot. I tend to do that. It's probably not going to be the first place I turn to write about my trips or my day or stuff like that. Hell, I could care less about most of my days, why write about them and bore someone to death with news of what I ate and what I did and when I got home? That's what sites like twitter and facebook are supposed to be used for anyway. And I refuse to bore people with the latest news of what I'm wearing on those sites too. So, here I am, not sure what I'll do with a blog, but I'll think of something. Until then...