Can anyone tell me why anyone likes horse racing? Today I heard that a horse named “Smarty Jones” won the “Preakness,” and is on his way to a “Triple Crown” and I wonder, “who cares?”
Now I know that some of you feel this way about all spectator sports, but at least with sports they’re playing games most of us have played before, and the contest involves human players of prodigious physical skills. Horse racing not only involves non-human protagonists, but lasts only 1 minute. Why not televise the dog track, or the bull-frog race at the Texas County Fair?
Can anyone who likes horse racing tell me what the hell is going on?
Donald Rumsfeld is a formidable opponent. See his fighting styles here!
A War for Us, Fought by Them This is a great op-ed article about how much we are prepared to do as a country to fight the war in Iraq, and the war on terror. The author makes the point that there is a certain hypocracy to supporting the war if you and your family are unwilling to fight it personally. I bet that in those polls where they ask, “Do you support the war in Iraq,” the results would be much different if the question was “Would you support the war if it meant that there was a chance that your precious Kaytlin and Joshua would be drafted,” the results would be much different.
This is a hilarious video. At first you will be bored, and then you will be frightened and concerned, but if you persevere, you will laugh. This is because it is funny. If you don’t think it’s funny, watch it again. It is funny.
South Beach Diet Update: I’m not sure how much weight I’ve lost recently, but because I was at Brooks Brothers looking for non-iron shirts yesterday, I do know that I’ve gone down one neck size. If you are interested in buying me a shirt, my size is now 15 / 32! Fantastic!