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Cardinals to Face Red Sox in WS
Is the curse of the Bambino finally over? Not yet. After trading Babe Ruth in 1919 to the Yankees for $100,000 Boston has yet to win a World Series. They have been there 4 times since 1918. In 1986 they lost to the Mets when Bill Buckner let a simple grounder go through his legs. In 1975 they lost game 7 after what may be the most dramatic Home Run ever by Carlton fisk in Game 6. Their other two losses came against the Cardinals in 1967 and 1946. If you want to know more go to GetSportsInfo for an awesome preview.

I don't really have a favorite in the World Series. I think I'll probably cheer for the Cardinals for two reasons. First of all, the Babe Ruth Curse makes for an awesome story and if the Red Sox win, it will be over. Secondly, The Cardinals just won me $150 at Bally's in Las Vegas. I took a chance on them back in June when they were in 4th place and it has paid off. Along with winning $100 in a fantasy league, my so-called useless baseball knowledge is finally working for me.


Presidential Race Neck and Neck
My partner in crime, The Big D, has come up with an ingenious way to determine who he should vote for in the upcoming election. He has created a point system based on Presidential bumper stickers and how those people drive. Driving like a jerk will cost you points while driving sensibly will earn points. For example, if he gets cut off by a Kerry supporter, minus 1. If a Bush fan let's some one in, +1. Ralph Nader is represented by the ever popular Calvin Pissing stickers. Also, if you only tape the sticker on the back of your windshield, it's an automatic minus 2. If you don't have enough conviction to permanently adhere your choice's name to your bumper, then he doesn't deserve the vote. With the exception of Nader - he really didn't stand a chance - the points have been very close. At least until on the way home tonight, when a jackass in a white Yukon singlehandedly lost 4 points for 'W' in less than a 2 mile stretch of I-75.

Lines Persist at Flu-Shot Sites
I have never had a flu shot. I've had the flu more than a few times, and I have survived. On the front page of last Sunday's paper there were suggestions for avoiding the flu. They included covering your mouth and nose when you sneeze, washing your hands before you eat and not using other people's eating utensils. It makes me wonder, WHAT IN THE HELL DID WE DO BEFORE FLU SHOTS?
Here's what may happen if you don't get a flu shot - you might get the flu. That means you'll have to spend 1 or 2 days in bed coughing and sneezing, eating chicken soup and drinking 7-Up, and explaining to your spouse that even though you think you may be near death, you're still very horny. A few days later you take an all-day Tylenol and you go back to work. That's life with the flu.

Martha Stewart Still in Prison
Good.

Desperate Housewives tops Ratings
Do you know why the show Desperate Housewives is being watched by so many people? It's fucked-up. In the past few years our nation has been pushed into 'reality' so much that people are tired of it. We watch TV to escape reality. (That's why my favorite things to watch are Andy Griffith reruns, baseball games and porn.) Reality television really doesn't stand a chance against a well written, bizarre, prime time soap opera with hot women who are often nearly naked. It appeals to women and men and it's basically harmless because no one actually lives like that. Do they? Maybe I need to watch another episode of Sex In the City.