Ramblings

I really have nothing to write about today. Carol reminds me that I don’t have to write something every day, but I have this delusion that I have tens of thousands of readers who will be devastated if they don’t get their daily dose of the Scott Chronicles. Truth be told, I think on a good day I’m lucky to get 15 people to read this. But the fact that some of you come back to read this every day makes me genuinely happy and will keep me coming back to write this as long as I think I have something interesting to say.

On that note, rather than a story of some sort, I’m going to write about various topics that have sparked my interest lately. Here we go:

*While I’m bummed that all of my regular season TV shows are over, I’m excited that the following shows will be airing soon or have already begun to air:

Hell’s Kitchen
It’s Always Sunny in Philadephia
Tosh.0

*While I feel really bad for Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga for not getting the perfect game last night, I don’t think that MLB should go back and change the call. If that call had happened in the first inning, would it have been such a big deal? Yes, Jim Joyce blew the call, but baseball is full of imperfections. Errors are as much a part of the player’s game as they are the umpire’s decisions. Umps have missed calls since Abner Doubleday invented the game way back in the day. If they change this one call, they’re opening the floodgates for a host of people wanting various plays reviewed throughout the annals of time therefore changing baseball history as we know it. Sorry buddy, you got screwed, but that’s baseball.

On the same note, I am not a fan of instant replay in baseball. I don’t mind the home run vs. foul ball replay as I’m all for getting the call right, but I can’t say I’m an advocate of it either. If you don’t like what the umps are doing, hire better umps.

*I’m REALLY looking forward to seeing Lindsay Lohan in her new movie about porn queen Linda Lovelace. I’m not looking forward to seeing the movie, I’m looking forward to seeing Lindsay in the movie.

*I could give a crap about the NBA finals. Lakers vs. Celtics used to mean something, but that was back when they played actual basketball. Larry and Magic would be disgusted.

*Ben starts T-Ball tonight. I’m not sure if he even knows what T-ball is, but since Carol and I are excited about it, he’s really excited about it too. He’s on the yellow team. Why do I keep envisioning a “Chico’s Bail Bonds” sponsorship on the back of the uniforms?

*I got a text last night about Gary Coleman. Apparently he has his own personalized casket: http://www.gatorcountry.com/swampgas/showthread.php?t=154563

*I have a bruise on my forearm and I have no clue how it got there. I don’t bruise easily so I must have really whacked it, but I sure don’t remember what I did. I wonder if it has something to do with the cut on my forearm about three inches away.

*I’ve recently realized that most of my stories on this blog involve me drinking large quantities of alcohol and may give the impression that I’m a raging alcoholic. Not true. My intake of crack FAR outweighs my intake of alcohol.

*What ever happened to Norm McDonald?

*The Hardees Grilled Cheese Bacon Thickburger has got to be one of the tastiest burgers I’ve ever put in my mouth. It’s probably also one of the worst things I’ve ever put into my body, but it just tastes so damn good. When I die, I’d like them to be served at the luncheon after my funeral as they were probably the reason I died in the first place.

*Read my friend Kathy’s blog. She was kind enough to mention my blog in one of her entries so I’m returning the favor: http://adventuresofpippip.wordpress.com

*Fishing at my parent’s house this weekend was a pleasant reminder of fishing with my grandpa. I’m sure there will be a blog entry about him someday, but it’s going to take a lot of work and a lot of tears to do it justice.

*I hate switching cell phones with Carol for the day because the nosey part of me wants to go through and read all of her messages but the realist in me knows that she probably did what I did and erased all of her messages prior to switching phones.

*BP Amoco disgusts me. I understand that mistakes are made, but come on. It’s been over a month now and you still can’t figure out a way to stop the leak? I’m aware that it’s not as easy as it seems, but when the entire world is aware of the problem, certainly there have been some fixes suggested that might work. Here’s my suggestion: Insert a gigantic tampon into the hole to stop the flow. It may need to be replaced repeatedly, but after about 7 days, the flow should be stopped.

*I feel really bad for Charlie Sheen. The poor guy has to go to prison for somewhere short of 30 days for violating his probation from a prior arrest. Once he gets out, the poor sap has to go back to his job where he’ll be getting paid close to $2 million dollars per episode of his show. You’ve got it rough Charlie. You’ve got it rough. Do you know what normal guys get for violating their probation? Prison sex!

*Speaking of prison sex, I’ve been watching Pro Wrestling for close to 25 years now, and I think I may stop. It’s just not as exciting as it used to be. I find myself stopping to watch the interviews, but fast forwarding through the matches. The stories used to be told in the ring through the course of the match, but now the matches are just filler until the next interview. I think I’m watching it out of loyalty rather than enjoyment anymore. Plus, there are no more midgets. Midgets rule.

*I’m wondering if I actually put some time into it how many of these ramblings could have been worked into an entire blog entry.

*I’m also wondering if I stole one in the future and turned it into an entire entry if anyone would notice/care.

*There’s only one Golden Girl left – Betty White.

*The Gores are getting divorced and that saddens me. 40 years of marriage should be able to be saved. Certainly with today’s TMZ mentality any infidelity would have already been made public. I’m not a huge fan of either Al or Tipper (for reasons other than political as that is a topic I will almost never discuss) but I am a fan of marriage. I think if you’ve lasted 40 years with someone without killing them, it’s worth saving at all costs. At the same time, with how exciting Al is, Tipper may have been sleeping for a good portion of the 40 years and be under the impression that they’ve only been married for ten years or so.

*I’m torn by the fact that I want to be important enough to have to wear a suit to work every day, but at the same time, I would absolutely despise having to wear a suit to work every day.

*If I don’t stop writing this soon, I won’t have any job at all so the suit would be a moot point.

Take care and thanks for reading.