Random Thoughts, Sights and Sounds - A Potpourri of Knowledge

Normally, the majority of my hatred and displeasure of Boston sports teams is directed towards the Bruins. The Bruins suck. They’ve sucked for a long time and will continue to suck. There’s no way they’ll get out of the first round of the playoffs this year, (you’re going to owe me that beer Mike) that’s even if they make the playoffs.

But lately, I’ve felt compelled turn some of that vengeance towards the Patriots and antagonize Patriots fans. It started with their Super Bowl loss, finishing 18-1 and the fact that their loss wasn’t as bad as several losses that the Red Sox have experienced over the years (2003 ALCS Game 7, Game 6, 1986 World Series, 1978 One Game Playoff).

To twist the dagger a little more, you can go onto Ebay and find a stylish Patriots 19-0 Super Bowl 42 Championship T-shirt for $40.





Or if you’d rather get on plane and spend several hundreds dollars to obtain some Patriots championship merchandise you could head to Nicaragua or Romania, where they have all of the championship gear that you’ll ever want – hats, T-shirts, whatever you are looking for. Hey look, Grandma’s wearing my t-shirt and she’s real happy about it.

Finally, here's one last shot across the Patriots bow.

ESPN's Bill Simmons (aka The Sports Guy) is a writer that I've long admired and whose stories I've enjoyed reading for a number of years. But his take on what it means to have two children (about 1/3 of the way down the page) marked the first time that I've printed out something he wrote, taped it above my bed, and are using it as a reminder of what can happen when you procreate the species.

For those of you with two children (or more), I'm sure you can relate.

Somebody needs to launch a Web site for anyone thinking about having two or more kids. The Web site would be called "Why Didn't You Effing Tell Me?" and would include the following features:

The "Why Didn't You Effing Tell Me?" Blog, in which dads rip into their buddies for not warning them to stick with one kid.

A quote page of deranged things said by mothers melting down as both of their kids were crying at the same time; stuff like, "I swear to God, I'm going to stick this baby in the microwave soon and defrost him!" and "THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT, YOU WANTED TWO, I WISH YOU WERE DEAD!!!!"

A detailed explanation of my buddy Sully's 12 Percent Theory, which can be described in one sentence like this: "Assuming women start out at 100 percent on the Sanity Scale, every time she passes a living being out of her body, she becomes 12 percent less sane." By the way, this is why Hillary Clinton can run for president -- she only had one kid, so she's operating at 88 percent capacity. Still much higher than George W. Bush.

Transcripts of incoherent shouting matches between sleep-deprived parents.

Live webcams featuring streaming video inside the living rooms of families with two or more kids. And before anyone decides to have a second kid, by federal law, they'd have to spend three hours surfing around this Web site.

And for those who are thinking about having kids watch the following. Have a great weekend everyone.