Monday, April 07, 2008

In light of the news this morning ("Oh noes, not the torch!"), I figured I’d pass on an oped written by my pal John, the founding director of Students for a Free Tibet, that was printed in The Hartford Courant last Wednesday:

Tibet has been occupied since the Chinese army crossed into eastern Tibet in 1949. A steady effort to transfer Chinese people into Tibet has made Tibetans a minority in cities across their remote Himalayan land.

The destruction of several thousand monasteries followed by decades of strict control of Buddhist practice has eroded the foundation of Tibetan Buddhism such that monasteries in exile are now stronger than those in Tibet.

The Tibetan flag is banned, as are photographs of the Dalai Lama. Three generations of Tibetans have been born and matured under occupation.

Despite all this, China has failed to absorb the Tibetan people, or eliminate their thirst for freedom. And like kids who finally get fed up with being pushed around in the hallway, the bullied are turning on the bully.

Read it all.

Posted by Kevin K. on 04/07/08 at 10:17 AM
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008

The secret has been revealed: Barack Obama sucks at bowling.

And now for some perspective…

These guys don’t suck at bowling:

This ends today’s edition of Barack Obama sucks at bowling.

Posted by Kevin K. on 04/02/08 at 09:29 AM
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Friday, March 21, 2008

Once again, no, I don’t want to talk about it.

Actually, San Diego played a gutsy and smart game. Congrats.

Posted by Kevin K. on 03/21/08 at 07:02 PM
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Friday, March 14, 2008

I don’t feel like talking about it. All I know is thank god I was at work when the game was on and forgot to set the DVR.

I’m blaming the loss on Fleadicker.

Posted by Kevin K. on 03/14/08 at 10:05 AM
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Geepers, if Hillshills think the MSM is tough on Hillary, let her try spending a day in Jeff Gordon’s, errrrrrr, jumpsuit.  Look at the questions from “fans” that TIME recently hurled at him:

How does it feel to go from the kid to the old man on the tour?

What’s it like to hear people booing you?

Will having Dale Earnhardt Jr. as a teammate cut down on the number of bottles and cans thrown at you when you win at Talladega this year?

If Dale Earnhardt Jr. is in the lead for another win at Daytona, would you bump him and take out your team member?

Why is it that some parts of the country support you and others don’t?

Your wife is taller than you. Has that ever made you self-conscious?

Posted by Kevin K. on 02/13/08 at 05:53 AM
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Tuesday, February 05, 2008

In typically weird form, Bobby Knight, the winningest men’s coach in college basketball history, has resigned as coach of Texas Tech, effective immediately. Say what you want about the guy (and a lot of people have), but he sure was entertaining.  And Season on the Brink is still my favorite sports book (by far) of all-time. Highly recommended.

Posted by Kevin K. on 02/05/08 at 08:42 AM
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Saturday, January 26, 2008

Two of the happiest moments in my life occurred in 1999. The best of those was when I married my wonderful wife Chris in front of family and friends on a scorching July day on a classed-up barge docked by the Brooklyn Bridge. The other great moment unfolded in a tiny Fort Greene studio apartment that was crammed with several of my college pals as we watched our beloved Connecticut Huskies beat the repulsive Duke Blue Devils in the NCAA basketball championship game. When the game ended we were all jumping up and down so much you could actually feel the geriatric wood floors flexing from the stress. We laughed, we cried, we high-fived like fools, we ran to the rooftop garden and screamed at the top of our lungs. It was a great night that turned into a great drunken morning (and a really bad next day at work).

Fast forward to 2008 and it’s been a bit of a chore to be a Huskies fan of late. The 2006-07 season ended with a very young Huskies squad finishing a dismal 6-10 in the Big East during the regular season and, ultimately, not getting invited to either the NCAA or NIT tournaments. This year started out poorly as well, but UConn has been on a short, impressive run.  First they clobbered 13th-ranked Marquette and then beat formidable Cincinnati on their home court. Today they took on the Indiana Hoosiers and this is why I didn’t want to watch:

• Indiana is currently ranked #7 in the nation and had a thirteen-game winning streak going into today’s game.  UConn is unranked and had a two-game winning streak going into today’s game.
  
• The game was taking place in Indiana’s Assembly Hall and the Hoosiers had a 29-game home winning streak going into today’s game.
  
• And if that wasn’t bad enough ... UConn coach Jim Calhoun indefinitely suspended starting shooting guard Jerome Dyson and bench guard (and occasional spark plug) Doug Wiggins.
  

It wasn’t supposed to end this way…

Posted by Kevin K. on 01/26/08 at 06:09 PM
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Sunday, January 13, 2008

Congrats to the New York Giants, whose secondary was held together by duct tape, for beating Dallas tonight to advance to the NFC championships against Green Bay.  As a newly-flipped New York Jets fan (I finally decided to bail on the Cardinals—long story), it’s been impossible for me to sit through an entire NFL game this season, but I watched this entire game and it reminded me why I used to be a huge football fan.  A really great, nail-biting struggle, plus now I’ll definitely have someone to root for over the Patriots in the Super Bowl (yes, I’m already writing the Chargers off). Dagnabit, that was fun.

* Yes, she wasn’t at the game, but that doesn’t mean their fans still won’t find a way to blame her.  It had nothing to do with Romo becoming completely fucktarded when he was forced out of the pocket or that his receivers dropped several easy (and potentially lethal) passes.

Posted by Kevin K. on 01/13/08 at 09:06 PM
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