Because I Can

I ran across this while surfing:



I had no idea that there was a video for this song. If you are lucky you might catch Hum's most popular song, "Stars" once in a blue moon, but in my opinion, that's only one of many of their great songs. Check out all of the related videos.

How did I miss that?

I can't say that I will miss Jay Leno on the Tonight Show. I might have watched him maybe 12 times during his reign, but I wish somebody would have let me know that he was going to have a very special guest on his last show.




Wow. She still has it all, good looks, great voice, and no restraining order against me. Thank you, Canada. Sarah is so awesome that I forgive you for Nickleback.

Not Breaking News

To get my hockey fix this summer I started a new Be-A-Pro game on NHL 09. Here's a few moves that the simulated Devils made during this offseason. Remember, this is a video game that I'm talking about.

First off, they retained both Gionta and Oduya.

John Madden signs a two year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Then they make a big trade with...wait for it...the Calgary Flames. The Devils get Warren Peters, Dustin Boyd, and Rhett Warrener. Going the other way is Jay Pandolfo, Thomas Pihlman, and Trevor Letowski.

Think that's wacky? Well I must have missed it but somehow Crosby ended up on the Blues.

Ah, I love video games.

Frisby Bowl II Final Standings

Now that the playoffs are over it's time to announce our winner.

Our second runner up is... *Drum roll* ...Grrrreg! Congratulations on third place.

The runner up is...*Drum roll* ...Schnookie! Hey, second place isn't bad.

And the winner of Frisby Bowl II is...

...and we'll find out after these messages. Don't change that channel.



Welcome back. Without further adieu, the winner is...

*fumbles with envelope*

...kms2! Congratulations!

Final results for everybody can be found here. A special thanks to all of our contestants. I hope to see you all again next year. Now go enjoy your summer.

Once upon a time...

...there used to be Quest For The Cup before a Stanley Cup Finals game. Tonight, there was Wheel Of Fortune. And right now Pierre McMonster is yelling something. Why do I suddenly have the urge to play Hot Shots Golf instead of watching this game?

2009 Playoff Picks: The Finals

This is a complete coin toss for me. Both teams stormed through the conference finals. One team has had an extra day of rest but I don't expect that to be a factor. So, I guess the question will be, who do I want to win? Do I want to see the Red Wings repeat...again? Do I want to see Hossa eat crow? Do I want to see the over marketing of a certain player increase exponentially? Yeah, I don't want to see that hype machine get any bigger. I'm going to go with Detroit in seven.

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On a related note, Frisby Bowl II is nearing it's conclusion. I'm not going to do any number crunching to see who still has a chance to win and who doesn't. All I know is that I don't have a chance, but at least it looks like I'm doing better than last year.

2009 Playoff Picks: Third Round

Pittsburgh vs Carolina
It almost seems as if this year's Stanley Cup Finals are supposed to be a rematch of last year. But, as Dan Kelley said, the Carolina Hurricanes don't seem to know what is supposed to happen in the 2009 playoffs.
Hurricanes in 7

Detroit vs Chicago
I'll go on record to say that I'll be cheering for Chicago. But as much as I would like to see the Blackhawks win this series, I'm not betting on it. I picked against Detroit in the first two rounds and it burnt me both times.
Red Wings in 6

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Speaking of earlier rounds, let's breakdown how terrible my picks have been so far:

First round (3 out of 8)
(1) - Correct series winner and length
(2) - Correct series winner

Second round (2 out of 4)
(1) - Correct series winner and length
(1) - Correct series winner