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"Ever have a song stuck in your head that you can't remember the name of and words to?" is equivalent to asking "Are you a human being?" My sister was facing that dilemma, talking about a song in Charlie Angels. Turns out it was "Got To Give It Up" by Marvin Gaye. Can you imagine trying to remember that when the only part you can recall is that ... carnival going on in the background and

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Good morning! And so, Joe Biden is ... The MILF Slayer! Or so he hopes. Watching the Vice Presidential Debate last night, I am reminded of ... nothing in particular. I really didn't get a huge impact from either candidate. I liked Biden as a VP before; I still do. I didn't think Sarah Palin was someone I wanted as a VP before; I still don't.Now, did she do a good job in the debate? Yes. I thought

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  Good morning! As I listen to the talking heads babble on about who's to blame for the initial failure of the alleged leaders in the alleged U.S. Congress to get an alleged deal done to stave off an alleged financial crisis, I am reminded of another great moment in democracy, when the people got to decide their future. I mean, if he says he's on the level, he must be, right? It strikes me

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Good morning! Or is it? "Recession." "Panic." "Tumble." "Collapse." "Financial crisis." What's the Truth, as the Digga would say at Da Dominion? I’ll make an analogy or two: You get fired from your job. You apply for unemployment and you’re definitely going to have less than you counted on in two weeks when you’re rent is due. You were, unfortunately, living check to check for the most part,

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Good morning! As I groggily open my eyes (on a world on the brink of financial chaos, no less!), I say to you, "Welcome back! Where have you been, dear friend?" Hope we see each other frequently from now on. In reference to a podcast discussion I participated in recently for one of my many jobs, as well as a debate I engaged in with a dear friend, I offer the following to pair with your

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Good morning!In an effort to improve productivity (and stave off the onset of insanity), I have decided to institute a new Friday team-building, target-focusing, official-sounding ... thing:The Weekly 7 Question Of The Week!:This week's question: What are your top 7 favorite albums of all time?These are my own personal criteria, but feel free to supplement with your own if necessary:1.

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Good morning!Ever been to scopes.com? That site is the illest. So, I'm snoopin' around scopes the other day, and I saw an article that just touched me. Check this out. Talk about Black History Month ... I need say no more.

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Good morning!This just in: The Pistons are really good.Last night, despite a valiant first-half effort by K.G. and Co., the Detroit Pistons eviscerated the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-83. It wasn't even that close.Ties between the two teams are well-known: Flip Saunders, the current Pistons coach, was fired by T-Wolves GM Kevin McHale last season because he couldn't draw more out of Minne-haha's

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81 ... I mean, good morning!I told someone that everyone should be greeted with "Kobe Bryant had 81 points last night," instead of "Good morning," or "Hello," earlier today. Now, I think "81," will suffice.Yeah, blah-blah Steelers, blah-blah Seahawks (yet another team to beat the Lions to the Super Bowl); we'll have two weeks to talk about the matchup in XL. But, 81 points?? Let me put this in a

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Good morning!Big Bucks: def. - 1.) noun, term inspired by the Big Buck himself, Wayne "What'dya mean I'm fired?! What's the deal?" Fontes, for the elite fraternity of Detroit Lions head coaches, now joined by one Rod Marinelli, former defensive line coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Coach Marinelli looks to be inexperienced and just as spin doctory in his first press conference as George Bush Jr

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Good morning!I'm going to keep it brief today, people. In light of King Day, I'd just like to note that there are no Black coaches remaining in the NFL playoffs. Conspiracy? No, their teams simply got beaten. That's okay. But, it'd be nice to see a Black coach win a Super Bowl one day. That would be a real triumph for equality in an industry that has traditionally been inordinately reluctant to

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Good morning!Color me disappointed. Denver beat the Patriots last night. Denying me the opportunity to see Payton Manning (toward whom I have no ill will) reduced to a crying, sniveling, shaking, quivering, queasy, chilled, depressed, distraught, snotty-leaking, hot-cursing, nauseous, cold-and-fevery, high-falootin', no-account, incontinent, inconsolable basket case by being beaten by New England

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Good Morning!Going off the scoreboard this morning for a little chat about one of my other passions: movies. I recently saw Eli Roth's Hostel. Somewhat interesting, I guess, but more useful to me as an object lesson than an entertainment experience. I was more fascinated by what it shows me than the show.The comparison's between Hostel, a gruesome (ostensibly) flick about death and dismemberment,

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Good Morning!Now, we know ... though many were already without doubt (or claimed to be). The Pistons dropped a 83-68 drubbing on the San Antonio Spurs last night, eliminating any doubt about who is the best team in the league right now.But, that got me thinking - how much weight should we really be putting in the right now?My question revolves around the lauded Flip Factor. The main difference

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Good morning!Almost a month? Has it really been that long? Well, I return rattled and perhaps a bit the worse for wear, but as for that, the passing there had worn me really about the same. And so on.Well, when last we met, Faithful Reader, the Pistons were still the cream of the crop ... and the more things change, the more they remain the same. Tonight is their second matchup against the hearty

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Good morning!Well, it looks like the Lions gave their fans just what we were looking for: a butt-kicked basis for the people to rise up and let their voices be heard as they chanted the poignant refrain, "Fire Millen!" until faces turned blue and shirts turned orange. The main disappointment for most was that Chad Johnson's Non-Celebration Celebration was not what anyone was expecting. (I liked

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Good morning!Well, the ol' Motown Steamroller was fine tuned and playing pitch-perfect last night. Los Pistones took care of the Charlotte Bobcats by about 25 last night, a day after they took care of the Chicago Bulls by nearly 30. Most importantly, they took care of Ben Wallace.You may have heard Big Ben chiming in about how he didn't understand his role in the offense a few days ago. Ben's

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Good morning! (on the West Coast, anyway; someone tells me there's a difference ...)I'd love to get into Ben Wallace's crazy goggles and his comments that he doesn't understand his role in the offense, but I'll save that until I see Los Pistones play tonight. I think I'll go off the board a bit for this one:I and many others are lactose intolerant. It sucks not to be able to have milk, milkshakes

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Good Morning!Let's get right to it: Ron Artest is a freak. Not a curiousity-inspiring, South Park-spoofed carny freak, like Girl With No Torso or Man With No Face (or Boy With Ba-- nevermind), but a far more disturbing creature. Let's call him Baller With No Perspective.It isn't his not wanting to be in Indiana that shows the lack of perspective. That's pretty crummy if it's a "I'm not getting

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Good morning again.These last two weeks have been a terrible dream. Unfortunately, none of us wake up in this life. Losing a parent, especially at a younger than usual age, is a devastating thing. My sister (the one and only HCB -- may she live long and prosper!) is only 14, so it may be twice as devastating for her as for me. I cannot really tell. All I do know is that returning things to a

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My mom died yesterday. We'll miss you, mom. And we love you. And we ARE proud.

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Good morning!Ok, I gotta tell another joke. Slow sports day and all:There was a Packers fan with a really crappy seat at Lambeau. Looking with his binoculars, he spotted an empty seat on the 50-yard line. Thinking to himself "what a waste" he made his way down to the empty seat. When he arrived at the seat, he asked the man sitting next to it, "Is this seat taken?" The man replied, "This was my

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Good morning!Thought I'd pass along an old joke to give everyone a smile this morning:Two best friends were two of the biggest baseball fans in America. Their entire adult lives revolved around baseball. They discussed baseball history in the winter, and they examined every box score during the season. They went to over 60 games a year. They even agreed that whoever died first would try to come

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From Merriam Webster Online:Main Entry: mooch Pronunciation: 'müchFunction: verbEtymology: probably from French dialect muchier to hide, lurkIntransitive senses1 : to wander aimlessly : AMBLE; also : SNEAK - as in "With Mooch as the coach, the Lions wandered aimlessly, ambling about, only sneaking in a victory every now and then."2 : SPONGE, CADGE - as in, "It seems like Mooch was just sponging

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Good morning!Ok, millions of you out there in blog land; I just got back from vacation ... and boy, are my arms tired ... yeeeeah. Right. Lame since the 70s, I know, I know. I'm just trying to break the ice so I can direct you to my fantasy sports site: www.fantasychampionnetwork.com. The time has come for a revolution, where the sprots enthused can play fantasy sports that focus on the stuff

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Good morning!And thanks for the admonishment, AER. It was well deserved. No excuses. So, here I am.And here's an observation: parity has taken hold in the NBA. Clearly, the Pistons are the class of the league so far this season, but the number of good teams is staggering: the 76ers, the Cavs, the Pacers, the Bulls, the Heat, the Spurs, the Mavs, the Griz, the Nuggets, the T-Wolves, the Clips, and

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Good morning!First off, it took less than one week for me to break the "every morning" rule. What can I say, TNT (my girlfriend) was playing Sims. I'm going to need to find a guest blogger or two.Anyway, what a weekend for Michigan sports, eh? Everyone saw the Lions debacle coming, but who thought the Pistons would end their streak with such ... definition?In total, questions abound for all of

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Good morning!This one's gonna be a quickie.The Detroit Pistons are absolutely, positively, the best team in all of basketball this year. My evidence? A hard-fought, 78-70 victory over the Houston Rockets last night. The Pistons were on the road, in foul trouble, getting out rebounded, and playing against a Rockets team that was quite sawed off about getting beaten by the preseason best team in

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Good morning!I love Chuckles. One of the reasons people get into Charles Barkley's opinions is he often thinks like a normal sports fan. Last night, he speculated that the Minnesota Timberwolves should deal Kevin Garnett to some squad that has at least a chance of making the playoffs and could supply Minne-haha with the players to start over. KG downplayed his comments, of course, but that

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Good morning!Call it A Tale of Three Cities: It was the worst of times (then, it got better for a second -- until last night); it was the ... mediocrest of times (now, it's better for a second); it was the best of times (and still is).With Shaquille O'Neal injured and Ron Artest keeping his hands to himself, New York, Los Angeles and Detroit (respectively) are the trifold fulcrums upon which the

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... I wonder just how many blogs have started that way. Or that.Hi. Ron here. I've begun this sojourn into blog space at the behest of a great friend of mine, heretofore known as AER because that's how he signed the e-mail inspiring me to do this --Quizick Quiz #1:A.) Are you bored yet?B.) Have I used too many $10 words for 10-cent thoughts, so far?C.) Are you seriously still reading this??Ok,

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