Some first round thoughts…

So, the first round of the NBA playoffs is starting to come together, and so far it’s been a bit of a mixed bag. The Celtics are obviously foremost in my mind, so I’ll start there, but some of the other series have been just as interesting.
Celtics/Atlanta – So… My prediction of sweep isn’t looking [...]

Wow. Kick my dog why don’t you.

Should’ve stayed in bed today.
Yup.
Not sure what my first sign should’ve been, but I definitely missed it, whatever it was. Maybe the fact that I woke up at 4 with excruciating pain coming from the shoddy craftmanship of my stinking little weasel of a dentist? Nope. That’s been going on for two weeks or so, [...]

Yawn…

Well, I guess they all can’t be fun-filled weekends filled with parties and good times. Instead, some of them are weekends were you mostly sit on your but-tocks reading, watching baseball, or folding laundry. Guchk.
The wife was away this weekend, so I was on my own. Worked fine Saturday when the weather was nice, and [...]

A Book Survey

As requested…
1. What is a book that changed your life?
I suppose it would have to be Charlie in the Chocolate Factory, if only because it was the first book I can remember reading. Other than that, I’m not really sure that books have changed my life, unless you count make me late for places and [...]

Western Conference playoffs, Finals picks.

If you haven’t read my Eastern picks, read those first.
If you have, picks for the Western Conference playoffs, and the finals, are after the jump.

NBA Playoff predictions, Eastern Conference

Look, I realize that there’s not a huge audience for this blog. Equally, I realize that when I write about sports, half of you automatically fall asleep. Still, I like making predictions, just to so the world can see how dumb I am. Again.
So, after the jump, predictions on the NBA playoffs, taking into account [...]

A brief moment for the Bruins…

Now, I don’t write much hockey here. If I have, it was an accident, or maybe a word or two about how bad UMaine was this year. (How bad? Real bad.) While I love watching hockey live, I really have no use for it on tv. (Especially my little wussy tv.) I don’t know all [...]

A giant lift to the spirits..

Every year, just when I think I’m about done with Maine, when I think to myself, GOD how can I stand it here one more second… And trust me, this happens every winter about three thousand times, EVERY year,  a week like this comes along just in time. It’s been stunning, 60-70 degrees, sunny, not [...]

Greatness everywhere: The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride, by William Goldman (1973)
The Princess Bride, Directed by Rob Reiner (1987)
Generally, when I read books that movies are based on, it’s with regret. Rarely, almost never, does the movie compete at all. Books simply have more room for description, imagination… Movies are restricted by what you can actually see.
(Aside: one exception where [...]

Great Movies: Star Wars

Star Wars, 1977
Intellectually, I know that The Empire Strikes Back was actually the best of the 6 Star Wars movies. Fortunately, my love of Star Wars has very little to do with my brain, and everything to do with my brain, my ears, and my memory. From the first moment the scrolling story comes across [...]