Random Thoughts, Sights and Sounds - A Potpourri of Knowledge

For today's Edition of Random Thoughts, I am in the mood to blast some people (and we have plenty of candidates to choose from). But first we'll start with the person who needs to be blasted the most.


That would be the Boston Herald's John Tomase. On Friday, Tomase presented, what can only be described as a half-hearted attempt at an explanation in writing the 'Matt Walsh videotaped the Rams walkthrough before Super Bowl 36' story on February 2nd.

I have read and re-read his account of putting together this non-story and found it to be disjointed and all over the place. There was no flow to his explanation. Some of lesser points Tomase made in his half-ass explanation:

A pit settled in my stomach. That pit would become my constant companion for the next three months.

No, jackass the pit in your stomach comes from years of eating press-box food. A little Pepto-Bismol will clear that right up. Or you'll need to have that Alien love child removed from your stomach.

Caught up in the moment, I was excited to break a big story.

Which you did based on rumors, friends of friends and second-hand sources, with the knowledge that no one that you talked with had ever seen this alleged tape. It's one thing not to see the tape yourself, but you needed to have talked with someone who had seen it.

I intend to continue covering the Patriots to the best of my abilities, and that means pursuing every storyline, good or bad.

I would like to see how that's going to work. How's Tomase going to be able to do that? Who in the Patriots organization is going to talk to him. If he attempts to print something that puts the Patriots in a bad light, people will naturally assume (right or wrong) that it's false.

The process of regaining your (the readers) trust will not be an easy one...Today I hope to begin the long road back.

Here's why Tomase will never regain the trust of the readers. At no point during his 1,400-plus word diatribe does Tomase apologize to the Patriots or the readers.

Hey, Tomase, the first point of getting forgiveness is asking for that forgiveness.

I also want to blast US Air and Delta for charging $658 to take the shuttle from Boston to New York (6 a.m. departure time, 7 p.m. return time), where JetBlue would charge $358 for the same flight, with the difference being that JetBlue flies into JFK airport while US Air and Delta both fly into LaGuardia. That's crazy - a $300 difference, plus on JetBlue I get leather seats, more leg room and 40 channels of Direct tv, while US Air and Delta have me bend over and say "Thank You Sir, May I have Another."

Finally, another blast regarding airlines, but this time the blast is directed to a certain group of travelers - couples who are involved in long-distance relationships.

In Friday's Boston Globe, there was a story reporting on the increased costs that people who fly around the country to see their boyfriend/girlfriend are incurring. Because of the additional costs, the surprise, drop-in, I miss you, so I need to see you trip, isn't happening anymore because it costs too much. This is straining relationships.

Boo-f*cking Hoo!!!! Wah, Wah, Wah. Quit your bitchin' and suck it up. Take the $400-$500 you're spending on airline flights and find some companionship in your own city. Guys, you can buy the ladies a lot of drinks with that amount of money.

Remember, beauty is only a light switch away.