Friday Night with Otis

I'm a day behind in newspapers so I just got to Thursday's crossword and Jumble. I stumbled a bit in the first crossword but I'm 4 beers in the bag. But the Jumble may have been my best ever. I solved it in time that couldn't have been kept on a stopwatch and then got the final answer without reading the clue. Here's what the Jumble looked like:

KAYLE
VOPER
PECAUT
STIVEN

Those answers are LEAKY, PROVE, TEACUP and INVEST. The circled letters were LAPRUPIST. I will admit that at first I was thinking of something with the word 'LIST'. But then I put the P's together and saw STAR PUPIL. The clue was "When he took the astronomy class he became a ____"

Why am I telling you this? Because I can. And I need you to remind me that if I ever go on Jeopardy, or more appropriately Wheel of Fortune, make sure I have a few beers first.


Who was your favorite Batman? Adam West, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney or Christian Bale? If I had to choose I would go with the football player from the Snickers commercials - "I'm Batman!"


I would like to thank Toolspeed for visiting us this afternoon. The two of us have been bickering a bit in email, blogs and web-pages. I consider myself to be victorious since he came to my turf. And I would particularly like to thank my daughter for seriously shitting her pants while Toolspeed was holding her. Way to take one for the team Mo!


The other day I began writing a blog entry about sandwiches. It included topics like Joey's favorite food, peanut butter and cheese, and the art of placing salami. Obviously I never posted it. But in hindsight I should have. If you people are willing to read this crap, and for that matter the Banana Kangaroo story, you would probably enjoy a few words about a great meal.


I am now in last place in our death pool. The only person on my list that has died is Arthur Miller and he was 89. So I have only 11 points. Even if my top pick died (William Rehnquist) I would still need someone else to go in order to have a chance to win. Tomorrow is the birthday of Osama Bin Laden. He was the overall #2 pick in our draft - The Pope was #1. I usually try to do a little birthday tribute for all of the people we have chosen to die. I don't think I will for him.


What's your favorite picture? "Smilin' Mo", "Daddy is a Dork", "Fingers" or "Mo's Guardian"? Check them all out at Mandy is Pregnant! My vote goes to "Fingers".


I'm looking to say more but all I'm coming across is Stem Cell research, the Supreme Court and London terrorists. I think we all just need a good Homer quote. Here's one:

"Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try."