RANDOMOCITY :: 02/08/10

When I was young, I used to love cheese, mayonnaise, and peanut butter sandwiches. To this day, I get cringes when I tell others about my affinity for this unique sandwich, but I assure you, it tastes magical.

People asked me who I was rooting for in the Super Bowl. Honestly, it was a win/win for me. New Orleans, similar to my beloved Cleveland Browns, was an underdog, plus the city had risen from the ashes of Hurricane Katrina. As for the Colts, how could you not like Peyton Manning? For a fan whose seen an iconic QB go from legend to prima donna in a span of a couple season, it's nice to see a QB who truly seems to put his team first. He shares all of Brett Favre's qualities, yet few of his weaknesses (mainly ego). If he maintains his current pace, he will someday eclipse Favre in every meaningful QB statistical category. If he had won a second Superbowl, he would have overtaken Favre in that department as well. In the end, the Super Bowl proved to be a decent game and a classy QB, coach, owner, city, and team won.

Some people make the funniest noises and faces while at the gym. I actually had to turn away from a balding, middle aged man the other day because his groans, veiny neck, and protruding eyeballs almost caused me to spit up the water I was consuming. Don't blow an O-ring buddy!

Filled out my taxes last weekend and got a chuckle when Turbo Tax asked me if I wanted to donate $1 to some state political fund that is used by candidates in elections. Does anyone honestly donate this dollar, especially with the Supreme Court's recent ruling that rendered political contributions from everyday citizens almost meaningless?

I can't help but watch nature programs and remark at how frail human beings really are. There are certain species whose newborns are left to fend for themselves almost as soon as they are born. They better learn to find food, hide from predators, and survive really fast, or they'll be compost rather fast. I wonder if humans lived "in the wild", at what age could a human baby be left to fend for itself?

There are freshmen in high school that can grow a better mustache than I. Not fair.

Heard an ad on the radio on my way to work that sang the praises of milk and promoted it as "nature's first energy drink". Did nature really intend for humans to suckle bovine lactation from gallon containers, often times served with unfertilized eggs of barnyard fowl? Really?

Hey lady in the royal blue Chevy Cobalt on Highway 31 today! Applying mascara while driving 65 MPH in heavy morning traffic probably isn't the best idea.

The "Careless Whisper" cover by Seether is one of the best covers I've heard in a long time.

I don't do it often anymore, but if I do purchase a $4 coffee, you aren't getting a tip.

From the Thursday night trivia vault, do you know the state that streches furthest west in the US (all 50)? I was pretty sure it was Hawaii but it is in fact Alaska.

Is Taylor Swift's 15 seconds of fame over yet?

While driving, do you ever find your self encountering a true jackass driver? One who is clearly impatient and either speeding unsafely, weaving haphazardly, or tailgating to close? One secret I've learned to counteract jerks like this is to either gives them a thumbs up as they drive by or pull out your phone and pretend to take a picture of their license plate. The thumbs up sure beats giving them the bird because they know you are sarcastic, but it still is a universal sign of good things so how mad can they get. And as for pretending to take a picture of their license plate, let's just say I've seen quite a few Mario Andrettis turn into Beaver Cleavers really quick.

I don't own any Northface apparel.

Someday just for kicks, I'd love to go to the gym with a cold six pack of Mountain Dew and fake dracula teeth. If anyone had the stones to ask me why I was wearing fake dracula teeth, I'd simply tell them I forgot my mouthguard. Which would probably confuse them that much more. Then, I'd pound another Mountain Dew.

A year and some change later, I'm still pleased I voted for Obama.

I challenge you to pronounce the following word: "ghoti" Sure, you probably said "goatee" but really I was hoping you'd say "fish". How you say? The "gh" in tough, the "o" in women, and the "ti" in exclamation. Boo yah!

Not sure if it's true but I've heard that the word "news" origniated as an acronym for north, east, west, and south which is obviously where news comes from.

I don't trust people who own cats. Not sure why, but if you don't have at least one dog to counteract your cats, you are suspect in my book.

I will confess in my younger days, I always had a blast running around in mosh pits, bumping into people and goofing around. While I don't really partake in mosh pits at concerts anymore (sweaty fat guys in wife beaters lost their appeal), I can appreciate that the extra room they create allows fans like me to get really close to the stage, even if I show up late.

I'm a sucker for cop dramas and lately have really gotten into Southland.

My minimal desire to run a marathon was reaffirmed when I went to support a friend running the Chicago Marathon. The race was quite the spectacle and very entertaining from a spectator's point of view. On the other hand, getting to see runners cross the finish line looking like they just were liberated from a concentration camp was quite disheartening. Personally, if I do decide to partake in a sporting event, I would hope there'd be more elation at the conclusion.

I watch TV now and am absolutely amazed with how far the boundaries have been pushed in terms of nudity, language, and content. I still remember sometime in the mid-90s when NYPD Blue was the first network broadcast to show a bare male butt (tragically it was Dennis Franz's). Flash forward to the present day and even I'm taken aback at some of the language and body parts the we see on TV now. I must be getting old.

I'm a huge fan of the show Big Love on HBO and find the new season to be both highly entertaining and tense. Albie has to be one of the most memoerable characters I've ever seen on TV.

The next Randomocity you see will have a Las Vegas theme as I will be headed there in a couple days for the USA Sevens rugby tournament. If you liked my Ireland special edition, you'll probably like my Vegas one as well!

The sign announcing the construction of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside in 1968...

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Conan O'Brien made out of cheetos

Classic Good Will Hunting

Nick Burns

Seether - Careless Whisper

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