The length of "Cheers" when you cut out the commercials: just under 25 minutes
The length of "The Office" when you cut out the commercials: just under 21 minutes

I think the Globe hit the nail on the head today with the article about the generation gap in reactions:


We will never be totally safe, and being afraid does not make us any safer. One can be vigilant without being scared. The authorities and the media tried to instill fear into the city yesterday. Over nothing. If someone wants to blow something up, they will. This was not such a case. My comments here probably will not change anyone's mind about this incident, but I AM trying to remove some of the stink of fear that permeates America right now. If you have fear, you do not make intelligent decisions.

The city officials and investigators in charge should take the full brunt of the blame for creating the panic. They dropped the ball big time, and are now looking for scapegoats to draw attention away from their mishandling of Mooninite-Gate. Strike one: These were put up weeks ago. Strike two: These were put up in about nine other major cities. Strike three: Once they got ahold of one, they didn't/couldn't recognize that it had no explosive capability.

I have a WHAT IF of my own:
This wouldn't even be an issue IF the authorities weren't involved.

Guess what, Boston police, media, security, and government? This wasn't a hoax until you turned it into one with your ineptitude.

"You've got to figure that even the fertile defensive mind of Patriots coach Bill Belichick, who always has something up the cutoff sleeve of his hoodie, at some point is going to run out of schemes to throw at Manning."

Riiiight...

"We're from Tennessee. When we see someone we don't know, we get the shotgun."

Are those buttons, or did they cut off that guy's hand?!

The Fiesta Bowl last night was one of the best games I have ever seen.

I didn't think that The NFL Network's broadcasts could get worse than Bryant Gumbel and Chris Collinsworth, and then they put in Dick Vermeil, who has the absolute worst broadcast voice I have ever heard.

Morneau, Justin $ 385,000
Jeter, Derek $ 20,600,000

Any question on the most valuable?

I hate this faucet. There's one in my company's bathroom. Do they realize that one push is not enough to adequately wash one's hands?

"Verkeersbordvrij!"

The best excerpt is:

"The many rules strip us of the most important thing: the ability to be considerate. We're losing our capacity for socially responsible behavior," says Dutch traffic guru Hans Monderman, one of the project's co-founders. "The greater the number of prescriptions, the more people's sense of personal responsibility dwindles."

How's this for misplaced priorities...

A man was busted for marijuana possession with intent to distribute. After serving his time, he became an assistant coach for Norwell youth football. When the charges were made public, the coach resigned.

Here are some BRILLIANT excerts from this article:

‘‘Possession of marijuana is a serious crime, but possession with intent to distribute is infinitely worse,’’ selectmen said in a letter to Garvey that was signed by Chairman John Mariano.
...
Garvey declined to make public the results of the criminal background checks the league runs on coaches, and noted that some coaches may have, as youths, committed less-serious crimes, such as drunken driving.

Hmm. Drunken driving considered a less-serious crime than marijuana possession?

After watching Fernando Rodney throw some cheese vs the Cardinals, I had a thought. If Rodney had a dark "substance" on his hand, no one would notice!

"ESPN video analysis of Rogers' left hand during his previous starts during the '06 playoffs appears to show a similar substance."

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jay-Z and Budweiser? What a sell out. It's a pretty big step down from Cristal.

Great. This week's "The Office" episode ruined the ending of "Million Dollar Baby" for me.

I don't know what was more disgusting: watching Jeter go 4 for 4 or Fox's inept handling of the broadcast. I turned the game off after they cut into the middle of a pitcher overthrowing to first base on a pick-off attempt.

All I have to say is that there is more luck involved in Fantasy Sports, Horse Racing, and the lottery/Keno than there is in a poker tournament.