Thought For The Day

There ain't no free lunches in this country. And don't go spending your whole life commiserating that you got raw deals. You've got to say,'I think that if I keep working at this and want it bad enough I can have it.'
- Lee Iacocca -

Poem For The Day

If you wish in this world to advance,
Your merits you're bound to enhance;
You must stir it and stump it,
And blow your own trumpet,
Or trust me, you haven't a chance.
- W.S. Gilbert -

Thought For The Day

Girls just want to have funds.
- Adrienne Gusoff -

After Iowa

For those of us who like politics almost as much as sports, yesterday was the start of the playoffs.

For the Democrats, Hillary's third place finish was a surprise. If she doesn't win in New Hampshire, Obama might just have too much momentum. He proved he can win in the midwest, and he should do well in the southern states like South Carolina. However, if Hillary wins in New Hampshire it's a whole new ball game. She and Big Bill will be campaigning hard this weekend.

At least the Dems are down to two candidates. The Republicans don't have a clear frontrunner and it might be some time before they do. The Preacher won't do as well in New Hampshire. Granite Staters are less concerned with "values" and more concerned with competence and experience. It should be a real battle between McCain and Romney. McCain has done everything except buy a house in New Hampshire, and Romney has a house in New Hampshire. If Romney wins he's in great shape, and if he finishes second again he's in good shape. It's more of a "must win" for McCain. Rudy is putting all his eggs in the Florida basket, where old New Yorkers go to die.

I can't wait for the second round of the playoffs next Tuesday.

Thoughts For The Day

You miss one-hundred percent of the shots you never take.
- Wayne Gretsky -


Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
- Ellen Goodman -

Thought For The Day

But far more numerous was the heard of such,
Who think too little and talk too much.
- John Dryden -

Weekly Basketball Rankings

Men's Top 20

1. UCLA - Best I have seen, now they start PAC-10 schedule
2. Memphis - Very athletic, beat Cinci, Georgetown, Ariz.
3 Michigan State - Mentally tough, Big-10 starts this week
4. North Carolina - Cupcake schedule, Kent St. & Clemson this week
5. Washington State - Best team nobody has seen
6. Butler - Fear the Bulldogs! Big win @ So. Illinois
7. Georgetown - Bad loss to Memphis, still a very good team
8. Kansas - Easy schedule so far, at BC on Saturday
9. Wisconsin - Big win at Texas, lost to Marquette and Duke
10. Texas - Bad loss to Wisc., still has a final 4 team
11. Tennessee - Hate Bruce Pearl, only loss to Texas
12. Marquette - Weak schedule so far, Prov. & West Va. this week
13. Texas A&M - Coach Billy Gillespie left for Kentucky, bad move
14. Pittsburgh - Good team, bad loss to Dayton
15. Indiana - Just a matter of time before they are on probation
16. Dayton - Second best "mid-major" behind Butler
17. Villanova - Typical 'Nova team, DePaul & Pitt. this week
18. Vanderbilt - Undefeated surprise, vs UMass on Saturday
19. Boston College - Will go as far as Tyrese Rice will take them
20 Rhode Island - Only loss to BC, big win at Syracuse

Division II
1. Saint Anselm - Needs to find an offense, Stonehill & Lowell this week
2. Grand Valley State
3. Virginia Union
4. Bentley
5. Winona State

Division III
1. Framingham State - lost 5 games by a total of 15 points
2. Elmhurst
3. UW-Steven's Point
4. Amherst
5. Wooster

Women
1. UConn
2. Tennessee
3. Stanford
4. Maryland
5. Baylor

Thought For The Day

There is no such thing as luck. There is only adequate or inadequate preparation.
- Robert Heinlein -

Homer Simpson's World

"I can't believe it! Reading and writing actually paid off."

"I want to share something with you: The three little sentences that will get you through life. Number 1: Cover for me. Number 2: Oh, good idea, Boss! Number 3: It was like that when I got here."

"Oh, loneliness and cheeseburgers are a dangerous mix."

Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals........except the weasel."

"I'm a level 5 vegan, I don't eat anything that casts a shadow."

"All normal people love meat. If I went to a barbeque and there was no meat, I would say 'Yo Goober, where's the meat? I'm trying to impress people here.' Lisa, you don't win friends with salad."

"Donuts. Is there anything they can't do?"

"How is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain. Remember when I took that home winemaking course, and I forgot how to drive."

Thought For The Day

What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us.
- Thomas Carlyle -

New Years Resolutions

This is a good time to reflect on 2007, our successes and things that didn't go so well. Some of us made significant changes; new jobs, new cars, new homes. Others were happy just to do our jobs better and stay healthy for the entire year.

It's also a good time to make plans for the new year. It's better to make only a few "new years resolutions" and concentrate on them. Imagine how much we could accomplish if we chose only three or four things that will improve our lives, and made progress on those things every day for an entire year; 365 days of progress. We could change our lives.

Happy New Year to all! May everyone have a healthy, prosperous year.

Thought For The Day

I shall tell you a great secret my friend. Do not wait for the last judgement, it takes place every day.
- Albert Camus -

16-0

Now that the Patriots have finished their regular season business, we can look back and look ahead. Every team talks about taking "one week at a time", but no team actually does it like the Patriots. That approach starts with the coach, and every player on the team has bought into it. It also helps to have a quarterback who doesn't care about personal records. The only thing Brady cares about is winning the game. It looks like the Patriots will play either Pittsburgh or Jacksonville in Foxborough in two weeks. Both teams are good, but Jacksonville concrens me a little more because they are a very physical team; a little like Baltimore but with a much better offense. The bad part about having a week off is that we have to listen to nonsense from the ESPN "experts". This morning, Chris Mortenson from ESPN said that the Patriots will feel "humiliated' if they lose in playoffs after an undefeated regular season. What?????? A 16-0 regualar season is such a great achievment that it can stand on it's own. It hasn't been accomplished in 35 years. The post-season is completely separate. If Brady stays healthy we have an excellent chance to win it all, again.