So I'm going through today's sports news and I come upon a name I'm not familiar with - Minea Blomqvist. She's a 26-year old golfer from Finland who's been a Pro since 2003-04, having won two professional tournaments (unlike Anna Kournikova).
Apparently there's a family connection to cartoons as well, as the Golf Channel - her Son is named Elmo and her Husband's name, Roope, translates into "Uncle Scrooge" in Finnish.
Enough with the Goofy stuff ... now what we're here for. Minea, aka "Minnie," is very easy on the eyes.
You can find more about Minea's golf career - and a few nice photos on her Website or on Wikipedia.
When Dhani Jones put out his list of Top-10 Linebackers in the NFL, it wasn't a surprise that Brian Urlacher wasn't on the list. What? Are you kidding? No, I'm not.
It was not surprising to see future HOF'er Urlacher off the list because ... Mr. Jones put himself on the list. That means someone had to be snubbed in favor of this clown. Jones had himself in the #7 slot.
Lance Briggs called him out. Michael Irvin said Jones has always thought highly of himself.
And now Urlacher comments:
"I think we were drafted in the same class, and I haven't heard anything about him since then. I saw him on a TV show with a bow tie on, though. So I know him better for the way he dresses than what he does on the football field.
"Look, guys are going to talk. I've definitely had a lot worse things said about me publicly from guys, so I can live with it."
It's amazing to me how some people claim they love this country, and are sticking up for what's right - and then when you say something they disagree with, you're Satan!
I was tweeting yesterday about my blog, "Anthony Weiner should NOT resign" when I was responded to be a vicious conservative blogger who tweets on the account @ExposeLiberals. I'm already nervous - lol - don't expose me! Please!
This person claims to be objective on his/her site FireAndreaMitchell, citing his voting record in which he voted Democrat twice and Republican three times. I was starting to think maybe he was semi-neutral until I saw the list of blogs he links to:
I was going to post something I found particularly offensive on the site, but I didn't want to push any eyeballs to his filth than are already seeing it.
My Tweet:
"Weiner showed his weiner to a consenting adult - what's the problem? http://t.co/4"
I believe the ever-so-eloquent person behind these tweets means "Chicago filth" - not "fiith" - and if I'm right, he is calling President Obama "Chicago Jesus." Clearly not a man playing with a full deck.
How do you get so vitriolic over someone else posting their opinion? Does it hurt you that much that the country you love, allows people to voice their thoughts - verbally, in print or online?
And what exactly should I fear about being in this person's "timeline" ???
We drink Budweiser, Old Style and PBR. They drink Molson.
We have the Stars & Stripes. They have the Maple Leaf.
We love football and baseball. Up north, hockey is all the rage.
I'm with my Canadian friends so far. Where we differ is celebration etiquette.
Since nobody told our friends in Vancouver, let me be the one ...
YOU RIOT WHEN YOU WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP, NOT WHEN YOU LOSE ONE!
Duh-nucks fans lost their damn minds after their team blew Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals - getting shutout 4-0 by the Stanley Cup Champion Bruins.
The people in this video are some serious, Grade-A, top of the line ... MORONS!
Use the comments section (below) to post your thoughts on the Duh-nucks fans!
LeBron James, the man who took "his services to South Beach," the man who celebrated alongside Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade before the season even started, the guy who scorched Cleveland fans with "The Decision," is upset this morning. He's angry because his team, the one he anointed Champs before a game was played, lost in the Finals to the Dallas Mavericks.
One would think, with "advisors" everywhere, the guy formerly known as King James, would rise to the occasion and act like a man in defeat. That was not the case last night in Miami, following the Heat's elimination and the coronation of the Mavs. Instead, LeBum James took the low road. He played the "F@#% YOU, I'M RICH" card – or if you're a fan of Dave Chappell, he played the "Rick James" card.
"All the people that was rooting on me to fail, at the end of the day they have to wake up tomorrow and have the same life that they had before they woke up today," James said. "They have the same personal problems they had today. I’m going to continue to live the way I want to live and continue to do the things that I want to do with me and my family and be happy with that.
"They can get a few days or a few months or whatever the case may be on being happy about not only myself, but the Miami Heat not accomplishing their goal. But they have to get back to the real world at some point."
So in LeBum's mind, we're all pond scum and only good to shell out the dineros to watch him play, to admire him, to wanna "Be Like LeBron." Sorry, LeBum, that marketing campaign won't happen anytime soon. I'd be surprised if Madison Avenue didn't shy away from the "second coming" this offseason. He's turned himself from one of the best brands in sports, to the brand that's known for saying and acting stupid and immature. After all, "Let Them Eat Cake" is no way to endear yourself to the purchasing public.
Just as LeBum and the Heat crowned themselves before the season, LeBum listened to the throngs of people tell him how great he was growing up and already thinks he's better than Michael Jordan.
Kid, you aint no Michael Jordan!
After a tough loss, Jordan would have taken the high road and been somewhat humble. He certainly wouldn't have reminded the fans who help pay his salary that they're poor and he's rich, that they're lives are miserable and he'll be in Tahiiti next week, that we're a bunch of losers – and win or lose – he's The King. But where was the King when his team needed him the 4th quarters of the Finals? LeBum combined for 17 points in the 4th quarters of Finals games. That's less than 3 points per quarter. C.J. Watson would be happy with that, but this overgrown little boy should not be.
It makes sense if you think about it. He was inches from reaching the Finals with the Cavaliers, only to fail. So he bolted.
He doesn't have the drive, the desire, the fire in his belly to be as good as the greats of the NBA. He's no Jordan. Maybe he's not even Scottie Pippen. The Robin to Jordan's Batman would have slashed, shot and defended his way through the mediocre Dallas defense. LeBum stood around and watched as his goal slipped through his fingers. He's not a #1. He's maybe the best support player in the history of the NBA, but his attitude and his lack of fire show that he needs Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade. Hell, he might even need Udonis Haslem.
LeBum left his Cavs jerseys burning in the summer Ohio breeze last summer. This summer, everyone's laughing at him - and maybe a few even feel sorry for him. After all, he's got to go back to his life today.
So I'm doing some work in my office and listening to CNN in the background and Jack Cafferty comes on with his opinion piece. He goes on a diatribe about how Rep. Anthony Weiner - in the aftermath of "Weiner-Gate" - should do the "honorable thing" and resign his post. After all, he's disgraced the Country and the House of Representatives.
Really?
Of all the crooked crap that goes on in the Federal Government - from the President on down - you want me to be outraged because Weiner sent a picture of his package to a consenting adult? Yes, he's a scumbag, but he's not quite on the level of Republican Presidential hopeful, Newt Gingrich, is he? (see my blog about his infidelity)
Weiner will face the heat at home, where his Wife will punish, and deservedly so. But why should he quit?
Weapons of Mass Destruction weren't found, thousands of American Soldiers have lost their lives - and nobody resigned over that. Isn't that a little more critical to our National Pride - being right?
Instead, we want to talk about Weiner's penis - just another topic to distract us from the important business at-hand ... keeping Sarah Palin's access to the White House via tour only.
Excuse me for not crying in my Starbucks doubleshot energy drink, but the news of USC being stripped of their 2004 National Championship is karma coming back around and kicking them in their Trojan asses!
The 2005 USC victory against Notre Dame in South Bend has already been vacated. Justice was served on that - a game that included the infamous "Bush Push" - a play that not only ruined what was a glorious moment, but also made me late for my cousin's wedding.
(Side Note: People - when you're scheduling a wedding - check the football schedules first! Cousin has a wedding during ND-USC, friend had a wedding during ND-Ohio State ... what are you people thinking?)
The trophy case in LaLa-Land has some empty spaces with the National Championship now going the way of Reggie Bush's Heisman Trophy. Karma is a bitch.
The nicknames were endless, but I prefer Shaq Fu, a name that led to musical fame for the rookie from LSU in a rap song called
After 19 seasons, Shaquille O'Neal called it quits today, ending "The Big Aristotle's" reign over the NBA. He finishes with over 28,000 points and 13,000 rebounds, in excess of 2,300 blocked shots and exactly 1 3-pointer made (22 attempts).
The nicknames were endless. Bleacher Report has a good piece on them. My favorite is "Shaq Fu" - which led to the Shaq Fu-Schnickens rap "What's up, Doc?"
Here's the actual video of Shaq - you should watch the videos that follow his retirement announcement, pretty damn funny!
