Happy Presidents Day

Sorry for the disappearing act last week, but it was a busy one. The good news is I got my taxes done, and Uncle Sam’s mailing me a check as we speak. Now, I just want to know where my “BushBucks” are?! Well after a busy week, and a couple of days in Chicago, I’m back and ready for some bloggin’. So cue the 3-D animation, cause its time for:

Super Happy Ultra Mega Weekend Review


Let’s talk upsets, the good, the bad, and the ugly. The weekend had a couple of surprises in it, for the better or the worse. Duke Lost! Ahhh, typing never felt so good, I am over joyed to say “Congratulations!”, to the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest. Who started off strong and never gave up against the Blue Devils, winning 86-73. Freshmen Jeff Teague put up 26 points against Duke saying, “That's why I want to play. I'm not an All-American or nothing, but I want to go out and try to beat one." I like Teague’s attitude, especially when it give those Dukies a loss. The trip from Durham to Winston-Salem wasn’t that far, but Duke’s loss could see them trip right out of second in NCAA standings. Wh00t.

It’s funny to mention Joe Gibbs, and not be talking Redskins football, but were talking NASCAR here. "Yeehaw!", for some reason that just felt right. The ’08 season got under way, with the 50th running of the Daytona 500. Ryan Newman got a little help from teammate Kurt Busch as they charged past Tony Stewart, to finish first and second, respectively. Newman said, "I got the push from heaven. He was a great teammate and chose to do the honorable thing. Tony blocked me hard, but when Kurt pushed me, we just struck together. It was awesome." Sounds like the loss hit Tony Stewart pretty hard, "I thought I ran one of the best races of my life," Stewart said. "I just couldn't finish it off. It's hard to explain. It's probably one of the most disappointing moments of my racing career." That’s just part of the beauty of the upset, the emotion.

Across the pond in England, sigh, Liverpool lost to Barnsley 1-2. Talk about upsets! This one hit me hard, another match that should have been won, not won. Unfortunately, rather than the usually disappointing draw, the Reds were brought to their knees with a injury time goal from Brian Howard. Rafa’s rotation policy again the source of scrutiny. The season, which has been plagued with problems on and off the pitch, seems to be slipping away from my Reds. This is actually painful to write, so lets just hope for better in the only competition we’re left in, the Champions League. Where we face Inter Milan, Sigh.

Finally, like the end of a long term relationship, La Liga seems to be “on again/off again”. Last week, after Real Madrid won, and second place Barcelona drew too Sevilla. Most people believed that the title race was over, and Real Madrid would retain the title. But low and behold, the weekend has brought renewed hope for an exciting end to the season. The upset was Real Madrid loosing to Real Betis 1-2. It wasn’t an upset but Barcelona’s win over Real Zaragoza was a surprise, as Barca has had a bit of a problem putting teams away this season. Barca is now five points behind Real Madrid and the title race may well be back on.