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You mean, there are other sports?

Ben — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:13:51 +0000

Yeah, I know a bunch of folks think that swimming and gymnastics is pretty much it, but there are other sports to the Summer Olympics. Like *men’s* gymnastics, and diving!

I’m just kidding. How about these?

And, just to show that we’re still talking about the same Olympics, here are a couple shots of Hizzonor:

Go to Zimbio for more. Much, much more.

Water sports

Ben — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:36:42 +0000

Okay, a bit of a reach, but…

a little for my Phelps Phan:

and for my Nike phans:

ye of little faith

Ben — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:11:00 +0000

I didn’t believe that the Olympics we were watching were truly “Live.”

“No,” I said, “they just put that on there. They filmed this earlier today in Beijing.

So then I went to the web site, and waddya know, it was actually live.

(and aren’t y’all proud of me for not plastering beach volleyball pics everywhere? see? Restraint.)

I know what boys like

Ben — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:58:27 +0000

“Guys like seeing girls in bikinis rigging baits and setting the hook.”

I don’t have a problem with a fishing charter business that has girls on board that are topless. I’m not a fisherman, but I would think looking at a bunch of guys like me (middle-age, fat, hairy, beer gut) all day would get pretty. damn. old.

Just sayin’

Question for today:

Ben — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:15:55 +0000

Will you watch the Chinese Olympics?

Why or why not?

I’ll share my thoughts soon.

Save the boobies! (collect the entire set)

Ben — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:57:13 +0000

This is pretty freakin’ cool.

Remember: good things come in pairs.

This is important, dammit.

Ben — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:55:18 +0000

I know you’re bombarded each and every day with people asking you to put out for them - but few causes are as important to me as this one.

Go ahead. Make my day.

(one in nine, folks. Chances are, if it’s not you, it’ll be someone you love).

the post that might be about soccer moms

Ben — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 21:25:30 +0000

We’re driving to our first game of the morning (and season, we’re starting later this year) and this nicely offensive tune comes on the radio:

Are you a silicone baby, baby are they real?
Do they stand up when you lie down? How do they make you feel?

(The McKay Brothers)

For reals.

Yes, it’s still ‘extremely rare.’

Ben — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:45:56 +0000

What?

(how long before the TV Movie, or at least a reality show? ‘the winner of the challenge doesn’t have to go swimming in the lake today.’)

falling down on their (scary) job

Ben — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:21:15 +0000

The scaremongering at CNN is getting kinda lax, don’t you think?

For example, they tell you about the evildooer amoebas in Orlando, that have killed three kids with an ‘extremely rare’ illness, but neglect to say anything about the two people in Texas that died three weeks apart from the same thing. (I know, Dr. Gupta is busy right now, and soon there will be a full blown series on this deadly non-epidemic, but for now they are paying more attention to OJ than this silent but deadly killer in our lakes)

And at least five cases in one summer - that we know about - can we drop the ‘extremely’ yet and just say it’s rare? How many people have won the lottery this summer?