PRIVATES PARTY: Jurors
in the trial of former Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski watched a video today
of a $2 million birthday party he threw for his wife on the island of
Sardinia.
CNN.com reports:
Tyco footed about half the bill for the party in Sardinia, which
featured an ice sculpture of Michelangelo's David spewing vodka from
his penis and a birthday cake in the shape of a woman's breasts with
sparklers mounted on top.
"Hello, Doctor? Hi, it's David. I'm having a bit of a problem...I've been experiencing a burning sensation when I urinate!"
FANTASY UPDATE: Well, my football team got crushed
this week, bringing my record down to 3-5 for the season. I'm two games
out of a playoff spot with six weeks to go in the regular season. The
good news is I get Marshall Faulk back this week. Plus, fantasy
basketball started tonight, and I'm pretty psyched about my team:
PG: Stephon Marbury, Sam Cassell
SG: Tracy McGrady, Jason Richardson, Dwayne Wade
SF: Rashard Lewis, Antawn Jamison
PF: Elton Brand
C: Yao Ming, Eddy Curry
Granted there are only 9 teams in the league but I still think I made
out like a bandit in the draft. Of course I've bragged about my good
fortune in fantasy drafts before only to fail miserably once the season
rolls around. So we'll see.
SECOND OPINION: Loyal CGTS reader Kentucky Joe recently turned me on to the Wall Street Journal's "Best of the Web"
column. The Journal tends to be pretty conservative, and this column is
no exception. But it's damn funny, which is rare, considering a typical
conservative's idea of humor is Rush Limbaugh playing a vacuum cleaner
sound effect when dissing pro-choice activists. Plus they're not afraid
to stick it to the President on occasion, as this item from today's
piece demonstrates:
What Would We Do Without Bush?
"Bush Blames Attacks in Iraq on Terrorists"--headline, Associated Press, Oct. 28The
best part is, you can get it delivered straight to your e-mail. I don't
know any liberal humor columns that do that on a daily basis. If being
too lazy to click on a website every day makes me a conservative, then
so be it.
READER SYCOPHANCY: Another loyal reader, Michael, the
father of one of my best friends from high school, had two requests.
First of all, "For the younger generation tell them to watch my all
time favororite movie or give them the suggestion to watch The Sting
with Paul Newman and Robert Redford." Ashamed to say I haven't seen it,
Michael, but I'm putting it on my to-rent list. Also, he asked for a
list of my top ten ice cream flavors. I had a hard time coming up with
ten flavors I liked, so I decided to expand the list a little bit,
to...
"Top Ten Frozen Treats"
10. Lemon Sorbet
9. Cookies n' Cream Ice Cream
8. Frozen Peanut Butter Kandy Kakes
7. Heath Bar Crunch Ice Cream
6. Edy's Whole Fruit Frozen Fruit Bars (Peach or Strawberry)
5. Vanilla Milkshake
4. Rita's Mango Water Ice
3. Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
2. Chipwiches (the kind in the transparent wrapper, not the Good Humor kind)
1. Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream
Let me know what you think, Michael (not Mike).
IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING...No, I am not going to make a cruel joke about Rod Roddy's death with the punchline, "Come on down!"
WHO ARE THE AD WIZARDS THAT CAME UP WITH THAT ONE? I
notice that Bud Light has brought back its "Real Men of Genius" ad
campaign. I remember the original commercials from a couple of years
ago were radio ads. Now I've seen two new TV ads, one praising "Mr.
Foot-Long Hot Dog Inventor" and the other one making fun of "Mr. Really
Bad Toupee Wearer". Excuse me if I don't understand the point of this
campaign. Are we supposed to be celebrating these people, ridiculing
them, or both? Maybe I think about these things too much, but this
inconsistency is puzzling to me. If anyone out there can I explain it
I'd be extremely grateful.
PLEA: No shout-outs for the past two days? Come on people, I'm pouring my heart and soul into this blog! Give me some love!
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “At that one part I cried.
Otherwise it was boring because it’s a documentary." - Columbine High
School student Vanessa Hudspeth, on the movie Bowling For Columbine (from Newsweek).
