Last Week

Random thoughts from last week

American Idol

Something that really bothers me is when I hear people say that "American got it wrong, Adam should have won..."  We live in a democracy folks and that gives every eligible American the chance the vote.  So saying that America got it wrong is basically saying your a sore loser.  Technically, in these circumstances, the only way for that to happen is if America was to cheat and homey don't play that. 

We all have favorites.  I'm sure all the Danny Gokey Fans are saying he should have won along with all 15 Megan Joy fans said the same.  The fact of the matter is, America got it right.  More fans votes for Kris, not to be confused with Chris (the correct way to spell it for a man), making him the new American Idol.  To sum it up in 7 words and 5 !'s for all you fans of American Idol non-winners: SUCK IT UP YOU BIG FAT BABIES!!!!!

Yankee Stadium

On Tuesday I made it out to the new Yankee Stadium for the first time.  The tickets were comped for my birthday from Christopher Wieland and I'd like to formally thank him on my blog.  Talking about how nice the stadium was is a little cliche.  Every new stadium is going to be nice and Yankee Stadium was no different.  So what I want to talk about is the feeling I had when I was there.  When you walked into the old stadium, there was this sense of achievement and historic relevance.  After all, they did win 26 world championships while playing there.  On the contrary, when entering the new stadium there was a feeling of mystery, of what could and/or will happen under the bright lights of the new Yankee Stadium.  And this really intrigued me.  I'm not talking short term.  I'm not talking about what they are going to accomplish in the 2009 season but in a new stadium, a new "House that _ _ _ _ _ _ _  Built", anything is possible and we can see it happen from the beginning.    

Golf

On Sunday I went to the links for the first time this year.  Accompanying myself was Mr. Bingman and Mr. Murphy.  This golf outing was all weather permitting and at about 11am, I started making the calls because we caught a break in the weather.  Call Jon, call Murf, BOOM, already got 3 of the four missing parts.  Finding the last player to come golfing was probably the hardest thing we did all day.  No one could play. There were people sick, in Queens, having their phone stolen by their dumb manager as a dumb prank.  All we wanted was a forth to come smack some golf balls around and not one person took the bait. 

Enough about our forth man problems, let me talk about how I shot.  I shot 4 over the best score I ever had on that course which is very good for the opening round of the season.  But what I am most proud of is my first ever birdie.  It was hole 17, coincidentally the shortest hole on the course.  I have been hitting my 8 iron very well all day and this tee shot was no different.  I struck it pure and landed, from my estimations, 12-14 feet from the pin.  It was a left-to-right putt slightly down hill.  I was putting above average that day so this putt didn't phase me the least bit.  My main focus was not to over shoot the hole and just let the green carry my ball.  To my surprise, that is exactly what happened.  The green carried my ball into the cup and I let out a scream of joy only a man who made his first birdie ever could make.

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