Traveling Today

Murdoc is on the road (well, in the skies) today headed out to Denver for some day job training. Posting here at MO will continue to be a bit light, and if someone invites me to either tonight's or Thursday's playoff hockey game between Detroit and Colorado, all bets are off.

Oh, and readers may be surprised to learn that this West Michigan resident is NOT pulling for the Red Wings. Though it doesn't look good for my Avalanche right now, I'll be pulling for them all the way.

Clueless in San Fran
Protester's sign in SanFranciscostan: Would we allow Nazi Germany to host the Olympics? That's some funny, there. Though I'll admit that I didn't know that the torch run before the Olympics was first organized for the 1936 games. Link and more info at RNS....[READ]

How about a little credit?
That's probably just a plastic trophy Last spring we had the opportunity to go to the Indianapolis 500 courtesy of some good friends with tickets for great seats that they couldn't use. My wife was pulling for Danica Patrick, (probably) mostly due to the fact that she was a woman...[READ]

Miracle on Ice - 28 years ago
Google News turns up virtually no hits on this, but it was February 22, 1980, when we beat those damn Commies. Team USA won the gold a few days later. If you haven't seen Miracle, it's a good one. I've also caught the game on ESPN Classic a couple...[READ]

So it's not just me?
From Cagle Cartoons. While we should all wish that Congress was doing something constructive instead of holding hearings about entertainment, I guess we should be glad that they aren't doing what they normally do....[READ]

Super Bowl Predicitons
Here are some predictions from my party this weekend: Murdoc: NE 38-20 My Wife: NE 38-21 My Brother: NE 27-17 My Mom: NE 27-13 My Son: NE 13-7 My Daughter: NE wins I think New York will play decently and the Patriots won't run away with it, but I also...[READ]

Joe Gibbs resigns?
Not "re-signs." Resigns. Apparently so. It was a rough year for the Redskins, with numerous injuries to key players and the death of Sean Taylor, but despite some questionable calls Gibbs pulled the team together under a back-up QB and guided them into the playoffs. I expected Gibbs to coach...[READ]

Dumb Move
Skipping Anthem an un-America move by NFL, Steelers Classy: The NFL and the Pittsburgh Steelers decided to start their Monday Night Football game without the National Anthem according to the Denver Post. The game had been delayed 25 minutes due to weather. The comments on the article show the classlessness...[READ]

Sean Taylor
I always thought Taylor looked better wearing #36, but he switched to #21 after Fred Smoot left the team. Now Smoot's back, but Taylor kept the number. So here's an earlier shot of Taylor in #36. He was an obviously gifted player, the sort that could change a game...[READ]

West Michigan Whitecaps win league title
Whitecaps capture another crown Midwest League champions once again: After taking a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five Midwest League Championship series the Whitecaps were taken to a fifth and deciding game Saturday night by the Beloit Snappers. And the best team during the season proved they were the best team...[READ]

Season's over
Blocked field goal secures Appalachian State's upset of Michigan ESPN wonders if it might not be the biggest upset ever. I don't know about that, but obviously Michigan's entire season is basically over and this will stand as one of the most shameful games in the history of the, well,...[READ]

Vick jerseys put to good use
The Atlanta Humane Society is now accepting Michael Vick t-shirts and jerseys. They'll be used as bedding, chew toys and rags for cleaning up dog doo. Which is only appropriate, right, Rocky? Image from SFGate. USA Today: At Atlanta shelter, Vick jerseys are going to the dogs. I don't...[READ]

Have Commies taken over the USS Eisenhower?
Saw this on DIVIDS: What is that flag under the Stars & Stripes? Oh: It's worse than Communists. It's the Ohio State Buckeyes. As a Michigan resident, I gotta say I hope they keel-hauled the joker that ran that up the mast. Even if it was the navigator. Which it...[READ]

Seven days away
Next Monday, of course, is the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. I'm not quite sure how I'll mark this milestone, but one event that should provide some distraction will be the Monday Night Football game in Washington between the Redskins and the Minnesota Vikings. In my mind, one of...[READ]

Landis
Landis had positive test after Stage 17 I find this difficult to believe, but only because I cannot fathom someone doing something so blindingly stupid. If he's truly guilty he I hope the price he pays is steep. Every American will be shamed by this if it turns out to...[READ]

'Shot' vs. 'Tackled'
Coker tells Miami players no guns allowed on Hurricanes In the wake of a shooting incident last week near the Miami (Fla.) campus, Hurricanes coach Larry Coker said he plans to discourage players from owning handguns. "I don't really want our players to have firearms. I'd rather they would dial...[READ]

Not killed for "wearing shorts"...
...killed for not becoming a terrorist. Tennis World: A Moment of Silence, Please In May I noted that two Iraqi tennis players had been killed because they were wearing shorts. Peter Bodo's blog on Tennis.com tells a different story: Some of you may know that the Iraqi national coach and...[READ]

Seen on the way to the Tigers game
The family and some guests from out of town headed over to Detroit to catch the Tigers and Yankees on Memorial Day, and we passed this machine on I-96: They must have been doing about 60 MPH, and didn't seem to be part of a convoy of any sort. I...[READ]

I wish I had thought of this headline
The top two seeds in the West are out. Go Avs!...[READ]

One of Murdoc's favorites
Hall of Famer Puckett, 45, dies of stroke Widely popular player led Twins to World Series titles in 1987, 1991 Murdoc grew up in Minnesota, and for years a Hrbie-Kirby poster adorned the wall of my room. I think I still have it somewhere. Of all the great moments in...[READ]