What would Snoop Say?

Do you ever sit around thinking to yourself, what would Snoop D-o-g-g say in this situation... I know I do...

So click here to translate your favorite website into snoop speak. I suggest doing this with blogs because the more content the funnier it can be. Caution: this could have cuss words in it.

Insert Joke Here (I've toned down this title)...

NBA "Players" in Olympics

I just read an article (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5851082/) that said Allen Iverson (AI) ripped the NBA players who didn't show up for the olympics. For the first time in my life, I agree with AI. It should be an honor for the players who were asked, but instead a whole bunch of the best stars turned them down. I have respect for the players who went (and lost) for going.

I have no respect for the men who picked this team. I'm not much of an NBA fan (although I love college ball,), but shouldn't a GM focus on picking a "team". The word team would normally include shooters, defensive specialists, true point guards, etc... Not just a whole bunch of players who are slashers and althletic. Under international basketball rules, I don't think that a bunch of slashers and a team of poor shooters is going to win against the zone and teams that play together as a "Team".

Oh well, hopefully this will show some people that having a bunch of athletes doesn't necessarily build a great team, there is skill also involved.

PS... Are you listening Quin Snyder.. YOU NEED POINT GUARDS WHO CAN PASS. A TEAM FULL OF 6 PLAYERS WHO PLAY EITHER THE 2 OR THE 3 ISN'T GOING TO CUT IT IN THE BIG 12.

PPS... I love Mizzou basketball and I respect Quin and his recruiting ability, but why hasn't he been able to recruit point guards... You figure a guy who played the positiion might just realize that it is important.

1st Ram's Post of the Year

I watched most of the game last night and was impressed. Not that the preseason means anything. The preseason is so meaningless I could have written how horrible this team looks just five days agao.

Anyway, I think this team is going to be 10-6 if the offensive (and I mean offensive) line holds up. Maybe 11-5, maybe 9-7 but right around there...

Random Thoughts:
Stephen Jackson looks like a future star out of the Ricky Watters mold, big, fast, and a good receiver.

Torry Holt is amazing and could be the best receiver in the NFL.

Mark Bulger will be fine this year, I predict 25+ touchdowns, 3700 yds passing, 15 ints. Not bad stats at all.

Orlando Pace (Mr. I want 25 million dollar signing bonus and I play left tackle, and I'm not the best left tackle in the leage..) throws a party for his teammates and plans to come into camp this week. I am so tired of this situation, I wish they could trade him and get close to equal value. He is a good tackle, not the best, but in the top 5. But he keeps killing this team by really only playing 12 good games each year. It takes him a good 4 games (or at least it did last year) to get up to speed after missing training camp. If I was his teammate I would flip!!! I would tell him to sign his Measly 7 million dollar contract for this year and get his but on the team...

Cool Stuff

For the computer geeks out there check out this link:
http://www.kurzweilai.net/brain/frame.html?startThought=Artificial%20Intelligence%20(AI)

This site dynamically recreates the menu structure based on artificial intelligence (it's a site about AI)

Also, this site (http://www.grand-illusions.com/monty.htm) talks about counter intuitive mathematics (specifically the "monty hall problem"). This counter-intuitive math is similar to the problem created by three guys and the hotel (http://www.cyberspace.org/~n8rxs/math.html)
this one never makes sense to me, no matter how hard you examine it.

Funny Cartoon

For every one who loves the Chapelle show, (like I do) here is a great cartoon that talks about Rick James:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/uclickcomics/20040817/cx_bo_uc/bo20040817

More on the Cards

Great article on mlb.com about the Cards new lineup featuring Larry Walker. It compares the birds on the bat to the old Big Red Machine teams from Cincy.

It also mentions that the Cards currently have 22 Gold Gloves on that team (obviously some of these players have won it multiple times... :>) Nice bit of bling, bling on that team. By the way, those Bling, Bling billboards last year showing the gold glove were awesome.

Anyway, check out the link:
http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_perspectives.jsp?ymd=20040807&content_id=821336&vkey=perspectives&fext=.jsp

Swift Boat Vets

This ad for the Swift Boat Veterans is amazing. This could be a very, very, damaging ad for the Kerry Campaign.

Also, I checked http://www.scaryjohnkerry.com/vietnam.htm. This site seems a lot more vengeful and maybe a little crazy consipiracy theory but I guess the scariest part of all of this is that only one person is supporting John Kerry from the 19 in the picture he is using in his campaigning. That is a little sad. Can you imagine if you ran for office and none of your co-workers voted for you?

BTW, I may occasionally drop some politics on that azz, but if you are really into politics check out my buddy haze's blog (www.therantinghaze.com).

Cards Win (Then Get Walker)

So I'm driving home from work and listening to the Cards game on KMOX, so during a commercial I switch over to 550 AM (I am a sports geek...) and they announce that the Cards have just traded a minor league pitcher for Larry Freakin Walker.

I immediately start trying to figure out where he will bat (I'm guessing 2nd) and trying to figure out how I can score some World Series tickets. I know he is 38, and a little brittle (he hasn't played more than 140 games / seasion in a long, long time). But who cares, we gave up nothing (at least until we find out who the famous "player to be named later(s)" are) and this guy can flat out play.

Walt Jocketty is the man!!! This guy never ceases to amaze with his late season trades (Big Mac, Will Clark, Woody, Rolen).

War Cards World Series Tickets
War St. Loo tour stop....

Another FIrst Post

MY FIRST POST! FYI...I'm usually not the type of person to share personal information with the general public. I guess the "default" posts here will be funny pics or quotes I receive. Maybe in the future I will do more personal stuff and some "takes" on current events. For the record, I am 27, single, live in O'Fallon, Missouri (just outside of St. Louis) and work in Software Sales / Project Management (reformed programmer). I am a Christian, really into sports, and like rap. (Sometimes an odd combination of things). I am pretty conservative so you may occasionally see some right wing rhetoric coming from this spot of cyberspace. I'll try to keep the posts interesting and hopefully funny.

Don't call it a comeback
I been here for years
Rockin' my peers
Puttin' suckers in fear
Makin' the tears rain down like a monsoon
Listen to the bass go boom
Explosion, overpowerin'
Over the competition, I'm towerin'
Records shock
When I drop these lyrics
That'll make you call the cops