Yes, I'll Take Ketchup With That Foot....

Well, it looks like the Nets are going down. In a previous post, I tried to make a case for the Nets on how/why they'd beat the Heat. The Nets are now down 0-3. Shaq has not been 100% and yet we still haven't been able to beat them. Last night we had numerous chances to win the game, but fell in double OT.

Hey, if Boston can come back from being down 0-3, hope is still alive for the Nets......

What Happens When Adobe Photoshop Falls Into The Wrong Hands....

Tax Bill Too High?....

Try doing what my buddy did.

I guess he finally reached his boiling point with his town government. He recently wrote to his town mayor in regards to his tax bill. (Note: All names are concealed to protect the innocent)

Do you know how hard it is to write a check today for a bloated tax bill when what appears to be the smell of rotting garbage from next door is permeating one's home? The other adjacent property occupants have often complained about it. I so wish Xxxxxx Xxxx Landscaping had become your new neighbor instead of mine. Seems the more "tribute for the empire" we pay, the lower quality of life dips. When you deliver the 24% higher tax bill, why not just come over and pee in my mailbox too?

From the Metro, in NYC

So Phil Jackson met with Knicks president Isiah Thomas on Monday. But the real question is what did Jackson say to Thomas? As always, we at Metro have the answers:
5. “Hey, remember at the end of your career when my Bulls were beating you and winning multiple titles? That was fun.”
4. “Explain this to me again. Why weren’t your games on TV in much of New York?”
3. “You built this team — why won’t you coach it?”
2. “Just talk to me so the Lakers will give me my $10 million, Isiah. Please?”
1. “I’m only going to somewhere where I can win a title. So sure, I’d love to coach a proven winner like Stephon Marbury.”

Shoot First, Ask Questions Later....

Florida Gov. Jeb Bush signed a new anti-crime law on Tuesday that allows people to kill in self-defense without first trying to flee.

Supporters say the law is a logical extension of common law that allows homeowners who fear for their lives to use deadly force to defend themselves from an intruder in their homes.

How is that a logical extension of the homeowner's law? If a guy is breaking into your house and you're in fear of your life, where do you run to? There's no place to run. If you're in a public place and you fear for your life because of someone/somepeople trying to do something to you, you should try to get out of the situaiton as quick as possible. Shooting someone should be a last resort. Not the first.

Call Me Jon....

If I ever decide to go undercover for some secret government agency, I will be using the name Jon Falkland. Well, it looks like I just blew my cover!

Would you like to be as slick as Ron Mexico (a.k.a. Michael Vick, QB for the Falcons), check this website out to create your own disquised name.

I entered my alter ego, 'Matt Daffy', and got the disguise name 'Rod Bahamas'. That's much cooler than 'Jon Falkland'. I think I'll start using 'Rod Bahamas' from now on.....

You could also check out this pimp name generator.
Matt Dabney becomes Papa Dabney Gates.
Matt Daffy becomes Pimptastic M. Shmoove.

or this porn star name generator.
Matt Dabney becomes Huge Hunter.
Matt Daffy becomes Gerald Jackme.

On Second Thought....

If only Jerry Springer had a show in New Dehli, India......

He Sues Lover After Sex Change Hitch

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian who became a man to marry a female relative was dumped after the surgery, a newspaper reported Monday.

Twenty-nine-year-old rubber tapper Kuttiyamma, born with both male and female genitals, had been in love with the relative, Laura, 25, for 15 years before having surgery to become a man and change her name to Binu, the Hindustan Times reported.
But Laura became engaged to another man and Binu is suing her for breach of trust after spending 50,000 rupees ($1,150) on the sex change in southern Kerala state.
"She had agreed to marry me after the surgery," the paper quoted Binu saying in the petition. "I took loans to pay the hospital bills."
Laura's fiance has since backed out of the wedding after hearing of Binu. The paper did not say how Laura and Kuttiyamma/Binu are related.

Why The Nets Will Beat The Heat....

VS

Starting Lineups:
Miami
PG - Damon Jones - Slight Edge
SG - Dwyane Wade
SF - Eddie Jones
PF - Udonis Haslem - Even
C - Shaquille O'Neal - Edge

New Jersey
PG - Jacque Vaughn
SG - Jason Kidd - Edge
SF - Vince Carter - Edge
PF - Jason Collins - Even
C - Nenad Kristic

Now imagine this scenario:
Miami
PG - Damon Jones
SG - Dwyane Wade
SF - Eddie Jones
PF - Udonis Haslem - Even
C - Shaquille O'Neal - Edge

New Jersey
PG - Jason Kidd - Edge
SG - Vince Carter - Edge
SF - Richard Jefferson - Edge
PF - Jason Collins - Even
C - Nenad Kristic

While the Heat are widely considered the "Beast Of The East", I bet you they're praying the Nets win tonight and the Sixers lose, so that the Sixers fall to 8th in the East. Everyone is overlooking the Nets, but they're one of the hottest teams going into the playoffs and the Heat have been struggling of late. Watch out for New Jersey....

David and Goliath....

Professional Athletes' Quotes....

Taken from Bill Simmons' SGW Quote of the Day.

"There's always going to be criticism when your name is Jalen. You have to wear a bulletproof vest and be ready for it."-- Jalen Rose

"Roses are red ... violets are blue ... if you look at another girl ... I will beat you."-- Doug Christie's wife reciting a poem she had written during this month's episode of HBO's "Real Sports"

"I had an awful first quarter but I picked it up. To all you single guys out there, it's not how you start the date, it's how you finish the date."-- Shaquille O'Neal after dropping 30 points in a win over the Knicks on Saturday

"When you're rich, you don't write checks. Straight cash, homey."-- Randy Moss

"They shot the crap out of the ball, everybody on the floor. You think you have them, they swing it and swing it and then swoosh. They have good rebounders to gather the misses. Sometimes you're like, 'Man they must have a cheat code or something.'"-- Bobcats rookie Emeka Okafor on the Sonics.

"Darko is really one of a kind. He runs the floor, handles the ball, shoots an NBA three and plays with his back to the basket. So you can slot him at the 3, 4 or 5. Okay, a few other guys can do that, too, but what sets Darko apart is his toughness in the post ... Fact is, Darko plays in attack mode at both ends of the floor. The more you push, the more he pushes back." -- ESPN's Chad Ford on NBA Draft prospect Darko Milicic, in the June 23rd, 2003 issue of ESPN the Magazine

"There are two ways to argue with a woman, and neither of them work." -- Carlos Boozer after cancelling an interview with a Sports Illustrated reporter because his wife was expecting him home.

One Game or One Season....

These are always fun questions:

If you were picking sides for a one game show down, who is the first player you'd pick (from all the NBA players) for your team?

If you were picking sides for an 82 game season, who is the first player you'd pick for your team?

If you were creating a team to play for the next 7 years, who is the first player you'd pick for your team?

Also, what would your first 5 picks be for each scenario?

NBA Awards....

Rookie Of The Year: Emeka Okafor

He has played solid all year, except for when he was injured. Carried a bunch of no-names to more wins than all the *experts* predicted the Bobcats would get this year. Adapted to the NBA game far better than those same *experts* also predicted. His UConn teammate Ben Gordon has had a fabulous year also....

6th Man: Ben Gordon

Only a rookie, but has been the best 4th quarter player in the league this year. His play might be the difference maker for the Bulls' turn around this year. Great poise down the stretch and no one has performed as consistently at the end of the game as Gordon has.

Coach Of The Year: Nate McMillan, Seattle Supersonicas

One of the season's biggest suprises has been the Sonics. Got his players playing great team ball and one of the top 5 records in the league. Hat off to Scott Skiles also. Had his team been in contention for 50 wins, he'd get the nod over McMillan

Most Improved: Grant Hill

You cold argue that he's not eligible because he was injured all of last year, but everyone wants a feel-good story, so Hill will win in a landslide. Other candidates: Dwyane Wade and LeBron James.

MVP: Steve Nash

This was pretty easy. LeBron is obviously the key to the Cavs, but with their recent slide, he doesn't get consideration for the award. The Suns have been playing awesome ball all season long. The only time they faltered is when Nash sat out with an injury. Shaq is the most dominant player in the game and defintely garners recognition for his dominance, but he's got a great sidekick in Wade.

Happy Birthday....

Happy 23rd Birthday little bro!

My Yahoo!....

I finally made the move to creating a My Yahoo! page.

For those of you who don't know what it is, I'll try to describe it. It's basically a 'home page' where you determine what's on it. I can have the sports scores for your favorite teams, the 5 most recent emails in your 'inbox', weather for your city, etc. all listed on the page.

My usual routine used to be to open up internet explorer to the yahoo main page set as my 'home page'. It would let me know if there was any new mail (but all it did was let me know how many messages there were - not who they were from). I would then go down my 'Favorites' list and click on various websites to see if there was anything new in the world. A bit of a pain because a lot of times I would open up a web page to find nothing new (e.g. a bunch of my friends also have blogs, but update them very rarely). Now with the help of the RSS feeds, on My Yahoo! page, every web site that I visit every day is listed on the page. And if any of them have added something recently, it shows up on my home page. The same goes with any of the major websites out there (e.g. ESPN, CNN) that I check out frequently.

A New Leaf?....

Let me start out by saying that I don't want any mushy comments. (this was mainly aimed at my mom and sister)

For those that know me (I don't think anyone reading this doesn't know me - but who knows?) know that I was never a big fan of school. Didn't like going. Didn't like thinking about it. Didn't like it.
Well I was sitting in class last night and it occured to me that I was really enjoying taking these night classes. I look forward to going every week. Even now, when it's two nights a week. All of the teachers have really been in to their classes and have made it an enjoyable experience. Maybe all I needed was to find a subject that really interested me. Or, maybe I just needed to grow up a little and mature. Either way, I'm really looking forward to complete the courses to complete the Construction Management program. I don't know where that'll take me. It might help me move up in the company I'm at now, or could lead me on to a different company. I don't know. But I'm looking forward to the road ahead.

Gotcha!....

No. Jennie is not pregnant. It was all an April Fool's joke. Kudos to those who figured it out. (Which was apparently everyone....oh well)

Separate Bedrooms....

or at least separate beds for Jennie and I. Apparently just looking at her can get her pregnant. Her doctor's visit yesterday confirmed that she's a little over 2 months pregnant and is due mid-January of '06.