Apologies

Yeah, that didn't work. Seems I'm just as bad keeping to my own schedule as I am keeping other's schedules. Sorry. I will try to be as regular as I can from now on.

There are plenty of things going on for me to comment on, so I'm going to limit myself to three.

1. Billy Packer is retired. Hooray! Packer called college basketball for my entire life, yet I feel no sadness. When Pat Summerall retired, I was sad. When Jim McKay passed, I was sad. When Keith Jackson retired, I was pissed- Whoa, Nellie! is classic, and college football games are not the same without that smooth, southern voice. These are the voices of my childhood. I was never tired of hearing them. Yet, I have probably watched more hours of college basketball than any other sport, and I am happy to see Packer go. The word most commonly used to describe Packer seems to be "curmudgeon." Not exactly a ringing endorsement. So why was he permitted to continue spewing negativism long after the viewing public tuned him out? I don't know a single person under the age of 50 that liked listening to him. He provided little insight, and would carp on the same thing over and over again (for example, a team would be in a zone defense and the other team hits some outside shots. Packer would then tell us every 5 seconds that they needed to get out of the zone, regarless of whatever else was happening in the game.) My lasting memory of him will be his love for all things Duke and his unwillingness to get excited for the most thrilling games.
2. I have received my first anti-Michelle Obama email. It focused on her undergraduate thesis. Who cares? I am weary of fear mongering politics. If you are uncomfortable with a black woman living in the White House- too fucking bad. The legacy of nearly 400 years of racial discrimination in this country is not going to be suddenly overturned because a mixed race person occupies the highest elected office. It won't be the first time. I have a longer essay on this coming...
3. David Stern needs to retire. He has mishandled or out-right botched every significant issue in the NBA since the brawl in Detroit. Referees, dress code, the new ball, the Sonics stolen, etc. Thank you for a great run, David. Now go away like Tagliabue.