The Airing of Grievances

First off, did anyone else find Tewks' picture a little odd this week? It looks as if he hired some 18 year old to strip down at a Holiday Inn, have her put on a Canadian Bikini and then take pictures of her from behind his hotel window. A little move called "The Wizard of Oz" ...

... "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!"

Secondly, Tewks' recount of blackjack at the bachelor party weekend was 100% true - big crowds, big money getting thrown around, pit bosses who were becoming extremely agitated after we'd ask for a free breakfast after every hand...

The night was truly immortalized though when we were recognized the next morning by a Korean couple that were around our table during our high rolling:

"BJ Kids! BJ Kids!"

(Numerous families look up from their breakfast and stare up at Tewks and I)

"Sir... please lower your voice."

And now onto the airing of grievances - I've got a lot of problems with you people, and now you're going to hear about them...

Patrick Kane - There is nothing I can add to Tewks' irate diatribe. Again, how Plaxico Burress gets jail time for shooting himself in the leg and Patrick Kane gets nothing for assaulting a cab driver isn't logical. Oh... wait... Kane has to write a letter of apology to the victim - which is tantamount to a bully having to shake the kid's hand who he beat up in the third grade.

Michael Vick Protesters - The man paid his debt to society and continues to be remorseful for the awful things that he's done. I know someone who's been in prison, and it's horrible: I'm sure if you watch this clip he'll scare you straight.

Fantasy Football Naysayers - When I started playing fantasy sports 7 years ago people mocked me for my nerdiness and disconnect from reality. Now, fantasy football is a multi-billion dollar industry with millions of new players every year. So who's the nerd now for spending an hour on Sunday deciding who he should start in his RB2 spot? Oh... it's still me? Okay...

The Toronto Blue Jays - Everyone except for Aaron Hill, Adam Lind, Roy Halladay and Rod Barajas is just terrible. We've gotten rid of one of JP Ricciardi's bloated, illogical contracts - now there's just Vernon Wells left - which no one will ever take on. We're also still paying BJ Ryan to not pitch. To me it would just be easier to get rid of the one person who is handing out these terrible contracts - JP Ricciardi. That's not to say that all of those in the Jays office is bad - an account manager recently gave me free tickets to a game, and despite several tirades directed at Vernon Wells (and vociferously cheering Gregg Zaun) she has offered to take me to another game. Now if only I could parlay this sweet deal I have into scoring some free beer...

Gary Bettman - Here's something a lot of people forget about Bettman: while the Canadian NHL teams were struggling in the late 90's because of the $0.60 Canadian Dollar, it was Bettman who created the economic equalization plan that helped save the Canadian west coast teams from bankruptcy. However, his current stance against Jim Balsillie's attempt at relocating the Phoenix Coyotes to Hamilton - citing Balsillie's "questionable character" - is baffling. Especially since Bettman approved-owner Boots del Baggio is currently serving six to eight years in prison for defrauding investors in a series of Ponzi Schemes.

People that end all of their sentences with a half dozen extra letterssssss ... and then throw in exclamation markssssss... !!!!!!!!!

Much like my parents lived threw the Cold War, and my grandparents lived through WWII, the battle against poor grammar and idiocy will be the ultimate struggle of my generation.

Special Update on Michael Vick - he has declared bankruptcy.