Henry Paulson = Lex Luther?

please remind me, which one is Superman's mortal enemy and which one is the Treasury secretary?

What is wrong with the History Channel?

Over the years, whenever I was sick of American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, or Saved by the Bell, I could always turn to channel 65 and know that I'd find something interesting.

But now, in a weird move to catch up to Fox, the History Channel has started producing shows that are neither Historical not Entertaining.....here's a list of them:

- Axemen - really? somehow a show about contemporary lumberjacks is historical? I mean, I understand that they serve a valuable role in our society, but I still don't see why its on the History Channel. Move it over to Discovery, and I might give it a shot. what really irks me is the tagline "An American Original Series"....so does that mean that all Americans took part in the creation of this?

- Ice Road Truckers - see above...same shit, different location. did the History Channel hire somebody from Fox to come up with this crap?

- Gangland - This one is a bit hazy...I'm still not sure how I feel about this show yet. While I actually like the show, I still don't see why its on the History Channel. This is another show that's ripe for the Discovery Network.

- UFO / Monster Hunters - wtf? that's I can say.

As I'm stuck in my hotel in Tampa, I'm stuck watching either reality tv (regular broadcast channels), sports (nothing good until football season), Bill Mayer reruns on HBO, the election cycle (gag), or...the History Channel. I'm hoping that they get back to their roots!

I drink your milkshake

great spoof on a great movie....

Final Four - First Thoughts

So earlier today, I wrote about the Davidson Wildcats, and their improbable journey to the Elite 8.

With a final score of 59-57, Kansas ended the Wildcats dream run, and joined the other #1 seeds in San Antonio next weekend for the Final Four.

So, here are the matchups:

#1 North Carolina vs. #1 Kansas

#1 Memphis vs. #1 UCLA

My initial picks....North Carolina over Kansas, UCLA over Memphis, UCLA over Carolina for the title.

I have no data, no film study, no rationale for those picks, but I will go into further detail once I've done my research.

Either, I'm just glad to be along for the ride...

On Underdogs....

As a huge sports fan, I rearrange my schedule every March to follow the NCAA men's basketball tourney. Even though my Michigan Wolverines haven't been there in the last decade, I manage to buy into the drama and pageantry of the annual tournament.

I'm watching the Midwest Regional Final as I post this, watching tiny Davidson (student population - 1600) take on blue chip Kansas (student population - 21,912). The differences between these two schools are stark, and go far beyond their respective sizes...

Kansas - #1 seed, winner of 2 national titles, 12 final four appearances, and a historic list of alumni including Danny Manning, Wilt Chamberlain, Paul Pierce.

Davidson - #10 seed, have only participated in 10 NCAA tournaments, never been to the final four. Alumni - um....President Woodrow Wilson, but I don't think he ever played basketball.

So as I watch this game wind down, I'm finding myself rooting for Davidson. Something about David vs. Goliath.....something about a guy named the "white lobster" (what does that name even mean????)

stephen curry, not getting any offers from ACC schools....

regardless of the outcome, Davidson has carried the Cinderella torch farther than expected....beating blue-bloods Gonzaga, Georgetown, and Wisconsin. do they have enough in their tank to overcome Kansas? I hope so, and I'll be nervously watching the next 3:31 to find out.

Lost: A theory on time travel

I'm a huge Lost fan, and while I think the writers are making stuff up as they go, the show still pulls me in and confuses the hell out of me every week.

Here's a link (via duggmirror) to an interesting theory

theory link

my thoughts - an interesting read, but loses steam towards the end....

Blog Name

In the 20 minutes that my blog has been up, friends have begun letting me know that my blog's name is really really lame....

since i'm not being creative today, feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments...

books, books, books

I'm going to go into more detail about each book that I'm reading, but this post is just to test out the "labels" feature in blogger.....

currently reading:

Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts

A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle

Long time reader, first time poster

Welcome to my first ever blog post. I've been reading blogs for a long time, and finally decided to take the plunge. I'm not totally sure what I'm going to put up here, but it might have to do with some of my hobbies........

- technology
- movies
- running
- travel

let me know what you want to see up here....and welcome!