The Family Grows

This is the week that my blogging family almost doubled.

As you may have heard my friend Paulhad a baby boy on Tuesday. Well he wasted no time in setting up his own blog.

Chase Brennan 821 will be your source for all of Chase's pictures and news about Paul and his wife Kate's experiences as new parents.

Furthermore my friend Josh has decided to dive into the blogosphere

Fun Dip for your Mind will be your source for Josh's candid observations and politically incorrect commentary.

I encourage you to read all and read often as I will be. Now quit your bitching Josh.

Paul Poops on Sopranos' Critics

My good friend Paul is lashing out at critics and speculators of Sunday's Sopranos finale.

He calls the ending "genius", I'm not sure if he believes this or is doing what he loves, observing a consensus and arguing the merit in the other point of view.

My argument is that after eight years of investing emotions and thoughts into a character, we deserved to know what happened to Tony Soprano either way. If Sunday night just ended with them together eating onion rings I would've been fine (I've never been a Sopranos "bloodhound" like the friend of mine who texted me halfway through saying "this is touching and all, but I want some killing"), if Members Only jacket guy had shot Tony, I would've been fine. But not knowing makes me feel a little stupid for caring about Tony Soprano for six (really seven) seasons.

He also took some shots at '24' which is popular to do this year (although he's been consistent with this). For the record this would be an intelligent way to end '24', even though I would riot, to kill or not kill Jack in the first minute of the 25th hour.

Yes, I am trying to settle this argument so that it does not dominate what is shaping to be an epic weekend coming up where I will run into Paul and most of the rest of Kliq 920.

Perhaps Paul is just lamenting the loss of a crush. I somehow don't think Jamie-Lyn Sigler is going anywhere and will show up on some CBS sitcom someday (maybe How I Met Your Mother).

I also still think at some point HBO will unveil the ending in a desparate ratings grab sometime next year.

What I Learned Last Night...

Ayinde Ubaka probably has a very satisfied girlfriend...


Even in a Double Overtime Conference Tournament Quarterfinal involving a "bubble team", the words Inappropriate Sexual Relationship will get my attention...

Very rarely does a commentator broadcasting a game say any team involved in said game does NOT belong in the tournament (West Virginia) or deserve a #1 seed (UCLA)...

Two people do NOT want to see Syracuse in the tournament:

ESPN Announcer Doug Gottlieb and Paul Amin

Before West Virginia's loss to Louisville both said that they wouldn't be surprised if Syracuse was out of the NCAA Tournament.

Even though both had Syracuse in the tournament either if it beat Connecticut (in Gottlieb's case) or regardless.

While Paul's agenda is simply being a provocative contrarian, something he's great at. Gottlieb has another agenda...

In 1995 Gottlieb was a prized recruit out of California. He played for Notre Dame and started at Point Guard. However during the 1995-96 season he was booted from the team for stealing his roommate's credit card and charged over $900 fraudulently. He later transferred to Oklahoma State.

As an announcer for ESPN, Gottlieb cited Syracuse's weak pre-conference schedule. Syracuse Head Coach Jim Boeheim rebutted by
bringing up the scandal.

This spawned a feud that is not resolved and both sides refuse to discuss publicly.

Take anything Doug Gottlieb says about Syracuse with a grain of salt.

Catching Up: Congrats and Thanks to the Poop!

A busy patch at work and a weekend away led to this blog taking a brief hiatus over the past week. So needless to say there's some catching up to do.

Congratulations to Paul and Mrs. Poop on their expected child. Paul and Mrs. Poop have chosen not to find out whether the child's name will be "Meadow" or "Mookie" before Mrs. Poop gives birth.

Thanks to Paul for giving this blog a little "rub" by directing his readers to my Mardi Gras Post Its a sad day when someone can post on a blog "Whose boobies do you want to see?" and get no response on their own.