Nightswimming

I doubt any of you know this, but I used to be a huge fan of Beverly Hills 90210, and before you think me a total loon for that, you should know that when I attended Columbia, the heart of journalism academia, they used to have a weekly column on the show. And any reader of The Sports Guy knows his love of the show. At any rate, when the character Brandon Walsh left the show, his exit was to the song, “Nightswimming” by R.E.M. An already poignant song became the soundtrack of departures and farewells. You may wonder where this is leading, and, yes, it is probably not a smart idea to blog after a few Tanqueray and Tonics (once you have Tanquerayed you never Bombay), but I am referring to the sad farewells we had to make to our interns. They were a fun group and kept me laughing, just like last year’s group did (you see I never play favorites). This is always a sad time of the year as a certain youthful spirit, or in the case of Joe, delusional spirit, leaves the building. I hate goodbyes; a trait I have passed on to my son who grows sullen whenever he last to say goodbye to anyone for an extended period of time. But when Monday returns, and hopefully for me it does not include an Idaho dawn, I will return to bugging the usual suspects – so watch out Beautiful Disaster, Serena Algeria, Dagwood, and RTD Rider – you will all be back on the Blog’s radar screen.

Nightswimming

I doubt any of you know this, but I used to be a huge fan of Beverly Hills 90210, and before you think me a total loon for that, you should know that when I attended Columbia, the heart of journalism academia, they used to have a weekly column on the show. And any reader of The Sports Guy knows his love of the show. At any rate, when the character Brandon Walsh left the show, his exit was to the song, “Nightswimming” by R.E.M. An already poignant song became the soundtrack of departures and farewells. You may wonder where this is leading, and, yes, it is probably not a smart idea to blog after a few Tanqueray and Tonics (once you have Tanquerayed you never Bombay), but I am referring to the sad farewells we had to make to our interns. They were a fun group and kept me laughing, just like last year’s group did (you see I never play favorites). This is always a sad time of the year as a certain youthful spirit, or in the case of Joe, delusional spirit, leaves the building. I hate goodbyes; a trait I have passed on to my son who grows sullen whenever he last to say goodbye to anyone for an extended period of time. But when Monday returns, and hopefully for me it does not include an Idaho dawn, I will return to bugging the usual suspects – so watch out Beautiful Disaster, Serena Algeria, Dagwood, and RTD Rider – you will all be back on the Blog’s radar screen.

Law Students for McCain Stand by their Man

The Law Students for McCain a/k/a “LOST” have scored two significant successes in their relatively nascent history. The first success pertains to its Get Out the Vote effort for McCain’s core constituency, i.e., octogenarians and above. One 88 year old woman said that while she doubts that she will vote given those “new fangled machines” the LOST representative who contacted her did teach her how to program her VCR. She said for years she had asked every person who called, including that “kind person who sold me $400 of yearly subscriptions to magazines like Tiger Beat and Sassy,” how to program it, but no one could. But the LOST member succeeded. The woman said she will no longer have to bug her grandson to come over to tape a program for her. The second success was more of an internal organization nature, as a LOST rep taught Senator McCain how to get past the set-up screen on his Blackberry.

Sometimes pictures just speak for themselves

Al Admits to Another Affair

Al Gore, likely feeling that the distractions of the Olympics and conventions have made it prime politician confession time, has admitted that he has had an ongoing torrid love affair with himself. The affair has lasted for over 50 of his 60 years on this planet, but really rose to new heights during the past two decades. He said, “I invented the Internet, won the popular vote for the Presidency, and am about to save the world, I cannot imagine a better soulmate than myself.” He has not admitted the affair to Tipper, but figures she suspects. She has been busy with bailing Al Jr. out of his many “issues” (on a related note, Al has petitioned a Tennessee court to rename Al Jr. so that the “Al Gore” name will not be tarnished). Al stated that he has tried to end the affair on numerous occasions, but, as he lamented, “I just can’t quit myself.”

Olympic Reflections from a Gold Medal-winning Blogger

Watch for records to fall in swimming as the aquatic center is specially designed to maximize speed and the unbearable lightness of being.

Kudos to the Chinese for perhaps the most artistic Opening Ceremony ever which the Blog viewed in a Chinese restaurant in Lone Tree. The ACME Dance Crew will be recreating some of the dance routines in the Castle Rock Kitchen throughout the week.

As a Gold-medal winning blogger, the Blog understands the continual pressure on the athletes to perform. So when you see someone miss a dive or botch a landing that a 7 yr old gymnast could have hit, be kind.

Al Gore Admits Affair

As exclusively revealed by the Blog, Al Gore has admitted to having an affair with a Hummer. He used to secretly drive the Hummer around the varied terrain of his vast Tennessee estate. He also admitting kidnapping a bunch of men who were recreating Confederate battles and chasing them around his property in the aforementioned Hummer. He said it gave him a taste of the thrill of being Commander-in-Chief that he was denied eight years ago. He did admit his affair to his Prius, but kept silent on it to the press, until the crack reporting team of Curling Today uncovered the story and threatened to take it public. When asked why he did something so foolish, he said he considers himself to be a huge star, much bigger than John Edwards, and much more narcissistic, so he felt the urge to Hummer-ize. He feared losing his friends like Bono, Sting, and Leonardo so he kept his secret to himself.