I won’t say that Brett Favre hasn’t made this situation tenuous at best. He retired, then he wavered, then he flipped, stayed retired, then wavered again and then asked for his release and then he wanted to come back. Favre has made it difficult for the Green Bay Packers and I realize that he owns some responsibility here BUT…
Thompson, McCarthy and Murphy should be run out of Green Bay for the handling of this situation. The NFL is about putting the best team on the field. Brett Favre is the best quarterback in Green Bay and if he isn’t welcomed back in a manner that allows him to compete for the starting position, then Green Bay should be honorable and give Brett Favre his unconditional release.
The reason they don’t? My guess, Joe Montana. “Joe Montana?” you ask. Yes. Joe Montana.
The 49ers said that Joe Montana wasn’t the starter anymore. They turned the team over to Steve Young and decided to move forward without him. Joe Montana signed a contract with a hapless Kansas City Chiefs football team and took them to the AFC Championship game. Imagine what would have happened in San Francisco had Joe Montana won the Super Bowl with the Chiefs?…. and the distant memory of that situation brings us to today.
My wife and I recently took our kids to the Frog Pond in Boston for an afternoon to cool off and have some fun. The kids were having a great time (as they love the water but with Chloe’s latest injury, water sports are out until her nearly amputated finger heals). Stephanie and I had spent time wading into the pond and back out of the water to seats on the edge of the Frog Pond. As we were both sitting there watching the kids, the following conversations occurs behind us:
Park Ranger/Police: Sir, do you have kids at the Frog pond?
Man: I am taking pictures.
Park Ranger/Police: I understand that, sir. A few minutes ago, you were over there. Before that, you were over there and before that, you were up on the hill taking pictures. So I ask you again, sir, do you have any kids at the Frog Pond?
The man and the Ranger/Officer moved away from ear shot, had a long conversation which must have satisfied the Ranger’s query because the Ranger walked off and the man continued on with his normal activities.
On one hand, as a parent, I am psyched that the level of protection for our children (as well as every other child) is so high. Had this conversation not happened behind me, I would not have known about the behind scenes work of the Park Rangers/Police… but I am glad we have them at the Frog Pond.
On the other hand, it is another reminder (a very sad reminder) that as crimes against children continue to exist within our society that we all have to be vigilant of those around us. I pick on Taxachusetts a lot, but it was extremely reassuring as a parent to know that the Park Rangers/Police are at the Frog Pond every day making sure that all of our children are safe.
1.) Paris Hilton: “I feel like a grown-up now” - “I think my whole life I was kind of living as a teenager and not really taking responsibility…Now I realize that I’m an adult and I’m running a huge company and I’m in love…” So, you mean that recording you and Rick Salomon (aka the former Mr. Pamela Anderson) did wasn’t…love? Shocking! Plus, what the hell is she doing running a company? Did P-Hilt records come out and I missed it?
3.) and finally, and possibly most importantly, for those of us who are looking for the best piece of behind the scenes, smash reporting with the kind of hard-hitting journalistic integrity that can only be provided by guys with crappy television shows and horrible nicknames, then Screech’s tell-all book on Saved by the Bell called “Behind the Bell” is for you. I wish I was kidding. For those of you who were missing the lost, untold stories of the infamous “I’m so excited” scene, well, here it is! And just in case there was any debate, Kelly Kapowski was the one that everyone lusted after.
Coming to us from our well-watched TV reporter, Avi McHates-You, Jon Stewart used the phrase “Changey McOptimism” on the Daily Show the other night. Beeeeeee careful, Mr. Stewart. Our lawyer, Sheister McHates-You from the independent law firm, Dewey Cheatem & Howe, has already started looking into it. Ohhhh yes, Mr. Stewart, we are SO onto you. (Unless you want to offer us a job, then its fine.)
Due to a change in military policy, unfortunately Caleb Campbell, a 7th round draft choice for the Detroit Lions, will not be eligible to play for at least 2 years. Back when he was drafted (all of 4 months ago), the Pentagon would have let him act as a recruiter while playing in the NFL, but with the change, he won’t be available for them until 2010.
I remember having a conversation with Sujal over at Fatmixx in which I said I thought it was a good thing that he would have been allowed to play. While Sujal wasn’t so sure at the time, I still think it would have been a good thing. Its hard for me to repeat the argument from then, but basically, my grandparent’s generation used the GI bill to help give some of them a start in life. For football players who otherwise wouldn’t get a chance to play at D-1A school, this is one way for them to get that same chance. I know its not the best argument, but for many people, the army is about education and opportunity, not going off to Iraq or Afghanistan.
Either way, if he’s truly as happy about it as he was quoted in the article, well, good for him. Hopefully, we’ll hear good things about him someday or most importantly, he’ll be safe.
Now, as we know, Brandeis is not known for its athletic prowess. Division Three in most every sport, Brandeis does have a few Division One teams - Track/Cross-Country and Fencing, to name two. Well, wouldn’t you know it, one of our own UBER-athletes will be going to the Olympics. Tim Moorehouse, Brandeis class of 2000, will be one of five sabre-ists going to Beijing. I was an RA with Tim for two years, and wish him nothing but the best of luck. As the kids say, “U-S-A! U-S-A!”
But seriously, I always find myself less interested in the fanfare leading up to the Olympics than I am actually in the Olympic games themselves. I love the idea. I love the national pride it engenders. Unfortunately, I get sad every four years when politics invades the games. Plus, I also hate that I can never watch a full event of any kind because NBC switches the events every 3-4 minutes in between the 19 commercial breaks. So, if I’m lucky, I get to see like 5 continuous minutes of anything I’m interested in.
Now that one of our friends over at Fatmixx has decided to come to the dark side and play golf, we decided we’d show him another member of the dark side playing golf.
Why can’t you make the dropper for your infant Tylenol drops twice the size? Just make it wider. Do you have any idea how hard it is to give Smiley McHappy 1.2ml after her shots by giving her a dropper and a half? Seriously now, why haven’t all those other moms out there started an uproar. And why can’t you make it taste better? If it tasted better, maybe trying to get the second batch down her throat wouldn’t be so darn hard. What kind of scary-ass cherries taste like that?
Yup, that’s right. Mr. and Mrs. Jishman are off to pray to the alter of the Mouse…aka the Happiest Place on Earth (that isn’t Restaurant Depot) for our Honeymoon. Have no fear, I’m sure there will be plenty of stories upon our return and, I have no doubt that, in the interim, many members of the McHates-You and McHappy families will be able to keep you entertained!
Yup, that’s right folks, this one is brought to us by our pop culture reporter from our on-going special, “As the Dumbass Turns,” A-Rod and Madonna appear to be having late night “recording sessions,” if you know what I mean. Now, I just have one question, when do I just get to express my editorial right and say “eww”?
