Go Blue

Today officially kicks off the Michigan Wolverines 2004 College Football season, with a matchup against last year's surprise team, Miami University. No Roethlisberger though. I predict a heinous ass whuppin' by 3 touchdowns.

Let's git it on.

Manchester United

I've made it safely to New Hampshire despite two horrific traffic jams, the worst being an overturned camper on the NE Extension in Pennsylvania. I actually sat unmoving on the highway for an hour while the proper authorities dealt with the carnage. Egad.

Next stop, the Red Arrow diner for breakfast. Mmmmm, gravy.

My Drinking Problem

I'm all out of beer.

The Take It For Granite State

Tomorrow, after checking out the new work digs in Malvern, PA I will be off to visit my friend Ben in Manchester, NH. I got a long drive ahead of me, but a good time awaits.

I also feel compelled to tell Dick Cheney to GO FUCK HIMSELF.

I'll bring up my misdirected rage in therapy.

Ten Favorite Songs Of All Time

My roommate posed this question to me last night over dinner, which has consumed any free minutes I've had since: What are your 10 Favorite Songs of all time? Damn, a worthy question of an unworthy man. I have to do this, otherwise I won't get anymore work done today. One rule we both, as Beatlemaniacs, agree to: 3 songs maximum from any one group. Of course, this list could change at a moment's notice. Here it goes:

10. JEFF BUCKLEY / Last Goodbye (1994)
9. SPARKLEHORSE / Happy Man (1999)
8. THE BEATLES / Let It Be (1969)
7. THE FLAMING LIPS / The Spark That Bled (1999)
6. THE BEATLES / I Am The Walrus (1967)
5. THE SMASHING PUMPKINS / Glynis (1993)
4. JOHN LENNON / Instant Karma! (1970)
3. THE ROLLING STONES / Happy (1972)
2. THE BEATLES / For No One (1966)
1. PROCOL HARUM / A Whiter Shade Of Pale (1967)

And I'm spent.

22-0

Wow....The Yankees got bludgeoned 22-0 by the Cleveland Indians last night. With Boston's 8th win in a row the AL East lead for the Bombers, once 10.5 games a few weeks ago, is now 3.5;

My preseason World Series pick of Boston over Atlanta isn't looking as bad as it did in June.

The Scrubest State / #8

Hey Kids! It's time for another awkward post by your friends here at Sick Day. I know you've been biting your nails, waiting for the next Scrubest State entry, so here it is........

8. SOUTH DAKOTA

Alright, this is tough. So many Dakotas, so little time. Anyone actually following my little adventure here will note that North Dakota is still in the running for Numero Uno on my list. South Dakota just seems a bit more ordinary, too tame for a Top 5 finish.

Where to start; first of all, South Dakota has no real cities. Sioux Falls kinda counts, but I mean, come on...Sioux Falls? Might as well be Iowa, which is scary enough. Second, it has no real state university. Now I know, there is a University of South Dakota (Vermillion, SD) and a South Dakota State University (Spearfish, SD), but I can't imagine their respective college towns are anything to brag about. (A quick aside; check out the website for USD, it seems the football team has a big game coming up against Peru State? Huh??????????)

My biggest selling point here....Do you actually KNOW anyone from South Dakota? (I know a few through my brother, who attends the University of Minnesota. A little sidetrack for dat ass; My brother's good friend is from Bison, a town way out in the Mountain Time Zone, his high school has 14 people in his graduating class). I would guess 1-4% of people who read this have ever met a South Dakotan, and 10% at most have ever even set foot on it's blackened earth. South Dakota's biggest selling points? The Black Hills and Mount Rushmore. Both are very cool, and must be seen.

I must admit (and you would know from previous posts) that a frighteningly high number of the Einspahr clan live out there. I'm a bit proud and embarassed to have such a solid connection to a Scrub State like South Dakota.

Believe me people, it's all downhill from here. Be afraid.

Finn Brothers

Anyone interested in whetting their musical appetite can do so by picking up the just-released Finn Brothers album, Everyone Is Here. You will know Neil Finn from Crowded House; Tim Finn, his older brother led Split Enz and joined Crowded House for their effort, Woodface. Both artists have a superb collection of solo releases any discriminating singer-songwriter fan must own. I bought Everyone is Here yesterday, it's already sinking into my subconscious music library.

That's all, time for a smoke break.

Hero

Saw an awesome film last night, Hero, starring Jet Li. It has to be one of the most beautifully shot films I've ever seen. Great fight sequences, and the Communist propaganda is respectfully minimal (It is a Chinese film, after all).

In short, go see it. Now. Just brush up on your Mandarin, or bring your glasses for the subtitles.