That was a fun day. With nobody home this week except the dog and me, I spent 12 hours Thursday jostling between the kitchen (where the computer is) and the living room (where the TV set is). Since I signed up for the FREE NCAA tournament VIP pass online, I got to see the games I wanted to see, rather than the games CBS-TV decided the Midwest should see. It was great! . . . . .
I'm a life-long (well, since the days of Mike Gminski and Jim Spanarkel, anyway) Duke fan, so the majority millions of American sports fans who hate Duke because of their class, quality and excellence turn me off. By the way, I despise (no, I hate ..) North Carolina's Baby Blues. So I'll wager you're all saying Henderson's winning drive to the hoop was a charge, right? . . . . .
Only Kevin Harlan of yesterday's eight CBS-TV play-by-play men sounded like a major leaguer, and he always does. Bolerjack (the guy in Washington) was awful. I always think Gus Johnson is awful. And there were a couple new kids on the block. At least today (Friday) we'll get Jim Nantz and Billy Packer somewhere---probably at Raleigh where North Carolina is. And we'll hear Tim Brando at the Tampa games; he's OK. Best of all, we'll hear Verne Lundquist somewhere, and he to me is the voice of college sports (no, not Brent Musberger; yuk!!!). . . . . .
Attention, broadcasters! Why oh why oh why do you feel compelled to read to me every graphic that appears on the screen? Why? Have you nothing else to contribute? Tomorrow's games are listed on the screen, so you have to read it all to me. Today's top tournament stories are listed on the screen, so you have to read it all to me. A tournament trivia tidbit is posted on the screen, and you have to read it to me. Shut up, or contribute something original. . . . . .
OK, so I used to be an English teacher and a journalist, so this is a grammar lesson. It needs stating because I heard this grievous (not grievious) error at least THREE times on CBS-TV Thursday. You do not follow the preposition "between" with a nominative pronoun, even though in so doing it sounds as if you are being so very prim and proper and correct. You do not say "between HE and so-and-so." The correct grammar is "between HIM and so-and-so." Would you say "I threw the ball to he"? Of course not. Would you say "I got the word from he"? Of course not. "Between" is also a preposition and also requires an objective pronoun. It's BETWEEN HIM AND WHOMEVER, not BETWEEN HE. Good grief! . . . . .
Kentucky, bye-bye. You lost to Gardner-Webb to start the season, and you lose one-and-out in the NCAA. Too bad, Bluebloods. You should probably fire another good coach by tonight. . . . . .
One final jab at CBS-TV broadcasters: Why must you welcome me every time CBS switches to your game site? Just keep broadcasting the game. I don't need to be welcomed. I don't want to be welcomed. And each time you do it, I turn off the volume so I can't hear you! Got that? . . . . .
Along with 12 hours of NCAA men's basketball on TV and the computer, I squeezed in watching the most strategic moments of the Gophers' great hockey win over St. Cloud State on TV and the Jacks' WNIT game. Darn! They had such a great start. Well, now let's get behind the Coyote women for next week. . . . . .
The world seemed to be enthralled with the Kansas State-USC game because of the freshman stars. I find it hard to get all excited about these freshmen. Out of high school, off to a favorable college for one year of basketball, then on to NBA riches? I find it hard to cheer for a one-year college player. So I hope Love/UCLA, Beasley (or is it Beesley?)/KState and the rest fall by the wayside. Let some college SENIORS win the NCAA. Duke's championship teams would be great examples of that. So would Drake this year! . . . . .
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Walter - Mark Bazer is the only one on the planet who thinks Mark Bazer is funny. What a worthless piece of tripe.
We get it Mark, you're trying to say that Obama really does have specific plans, the problem is you're just not funny.
Meredith - I doubt it's just me, but it seems the previous posters here have kind of become the target of this whole piece. He was obviously making fun of people that accuse Barack of "dodging the issues". To wit, he mocks that people are too lazy to do the research on their own (as they should--instead of taking everything they hear hook, line, and sinker), and act like they want Barack to come to their actual house to tell them what he thinks. He's also making fun of the fact that no matter what Barack says, it gets lost in the incessant, inane chatter about stuff that doesn't matter, i.e. the line about how he plans to create a library system. Also, he's making fun of the people that question whether Barack really means what he says, and whether he will change his mind about everything in some time far from now, again, as if that really matters.
It just goes to show you that reading wasn't fundamental at some schools, and that some people expect to be told what to think, instead of doing the legwork on their own. Y'all make it too easy for the rest of us.
Just curious, too, are any of y'all upset because you didn't understand your loan terms when you signed for a mortgage?
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