So Long, Captain Lou

While I was busy being sick/screamed at by construction equipment I didn’t get the chance to mention the passing of Captain Lou Albano, who died last week at the age of 76. Sitting here trying to list off all of the Captain’s accomplishments and what he meant to not only the world of wrestling but …

Large Babble-Fest Comin’ Your Way

It’s been a little while since I’ve talked about whatever I wanted without a singular focus, and the mood struck me to do it, so here I am. Mother Nature is a miserly old witch this year. She gave us a short summer, and then, right on schedule, brought the fall! There is something in …

Wanna Be Stoppin’ Somethin’

Michael Jackson dies at 50 Jackson suffered cardiac arrest at his home Thursday afternoon, and paramedics were unable to revive him, according to a report in the L.A. Times. There had been recent reports that Jackson was in poor health, and his London concert series, billed as a farewell to London, was postponed by a …

R.I.P. My Stupid Computer

Well, it’s official. my limping computer can’t limp anymore. It is a large paperweight. Today, it shut off three times while I was trying to click links. The third time, it would not turn on. the other times, I had to reach back and hit the direct power switch that supplied the juice to the …

It’s Not Quite The Same

So Track & Field has finally gotten started in Beijing and I can’t help but notice a rather obvious absence from Team Canada… and it’s not someone you might think. This is the first time in my lifetime that I have sat down to watch an Olympic Games, or really any major Canadian sporting event, …