Quick Thinking: Dollar Day

Each sports + thoughts blog I write offers me the relief of cathartic writing and, hopefully, makes a few of you laugh. (On rare occasions, dear readers, it may even make you think.)

But the ultimate goal of sports + thoughts is to help its author realize a dream of becoming a full-time writer for a newspaper or media outlet.

That said, I know more folks are reading my blog than are officially "following" me and I need to get my numbers up. But doing so via blogger.com is follower prohibitive.

Too many friggin' steps.

In order to combat that issue I've created a fan page on facebook. So, if you've ever enjoyed a laugh (or two) while reading a blog from sports + thoughts and you have a facebook account,
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Or, at the very least, manufacture it.

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Quick Thinking
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-- So long, 2010 Red Sox. We hardly knew ya.

-- Chelsea Baker's knuckle ball is the latest example that "throwing like a girl" isn't necessarily a bad thing.

-- Keep spinning 'em, Chelsea.

-- As is the case with most award shows, the ESPYs didn't live up to the marketing hype or the red carpet circus that preceded it.

-- Brooklyn Decker in her pink dress, on the other hand...



-- R.I.P. Emmanuelle Chriqui from atop my celebrity crush list.

-- Quote of the Week comes from my uncle, a soon-to-be-retired state worker, who quipped the following as we watched a few RI magistrates mingle with some very young ladies at a wedding we attended this weekend: "If you grab a camera and take a few pictures, we'll both be living off a state pension for the rest of our lives."

-- I was too busy making sure gin & tonic didn't fly out my nose to snap any photos.

-- Sage Advice of the Week comes from the Mighty Mos and goes out to Jacoby Ellsbury following his "Nu-uh" Press Conference last week: Don't talk about it. Be about it.

-- Peace.

-- Your toughness and desire to play are both in question, Jakey, and are officially "on the clock."

-- But, hey, at least the pink hats still think you're dreamy.

-- There's no truth to the rumor that Mel Gibson has landed the lead role in Cyrano de Bergerac on Broadway this winter.

-- On the bright side, Mel, you seem to be aging gracefully.

-- All joking aside, Mr. Gibson, it appears you've gotten your heart broken and money taken by a very attractive woman. Happens to the best of us.

-- Get over it.

-- And try counting to ten a few times.

-- Weddings are a bizarre social ritual.

-- So is a Maid of Honor speech that lasts 12 minutes.

-- Quote of the Week II comes from Gl!derman who, when asked the following question by yours truly via text: "My sister-in-law just sent me a friend request on facebook. Your thoughts?" responded, "Early signs of the Apocalypse."

-- 2012 is right around the corner. I guess it's time to start those Bucket Lists...

-- Benicio Del Torro's accent in The Wolfman shows how far he's come since playing Fenster in The Usual Suspects.

-- He'll flip you. Flip you for real.

-- On second thought, let's not be too hasty...

Quick Thinking: Our Daily Bread

There's talk of the "Chosen One" announcing His intentions for the upcoming NBA Season at 9pm tonight on ESPN. I, for one, can't wait to hear the decision. It's not everyday one gets to witness a modern day deity performing His good deeds on cable, right?

I will be tuning in to the sermon, dear readers, and you should too. A miracle of this magnitude needs to be considered a once-in-a-lifetime event. I mean, he's the "Chosen One" and which team He decides to grace His presence with next season is of critical importance.

Can I get an "Amen!?!?"

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-- Hot Shots 2 is video game golfing in its purest form.

-- The New England Patriots open training camp on Thursday, July 29.

-- Awesome.

-- Mr. Ainge resigning Paul and Ray helps prove the age old adage that history, does indeed, repeat itself.

-- You should know better, Danny.

-- Quote of the Week comes from a conversation I heard two movers have while carrying a neighbor's piano to their truck on Tuesday, "It's so hot, I'm gonna sweat the black right out of me."

-- The downfall of former Oakland Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell, who was arrested Monday for possession of a controlled substance, continues at an alarming rate.

-- Ditch the Sizzurp and go with Dimetapp to avoid the fuzz next time, J.R.

-- One can never really appreciate how much they flatulate while sleeping until a heat wave forces overnight bedroom circulation to be limited by a closed door and a window sized air conditioning unit.

-- Glade PlugIns are no match for the home grown, organic air freshener I like to call "Fartsicle."

-- Nothing like a nose full of shit particles to help start the day, right?

-- Speaking of having a nose full of shit particles, have you seen the new SNL Digital Short Great Day?

-- There's no truth to the rumor that it depicts a day in the life of Central Falls politics.

-- That's right. I said it.

Quick Thinking: Go Team!

We need to stop the madness, dear readers. Please.

Stop. The. Madness.

Choosing sides of some fictitious battle between wolves and bats has become an unhealthy distraction for some of you and, as a result, I'm forced to start a counter-attack in hopes of balancing the scales. So, that said: fuck Team Jacob. And Team Edward, for that matter.

That's right. I said it.

I'm on Team Terrence.

And I encourage all of you to be an active participant on Your Team, too.

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-- The dog days are right around the corner with the Yanks, Sox and Rays separated by a P-hair, or 1.5 games, atop the AL East.

-- Anticipate accordingly.

-- Landon Donovan is further proof that having a hot wife doesn't preclude infidelity.



-- Memo to Tom Brady: Please cut your hair and start acting more like the 3-time Super Bowl Champion we've all come to love and less like the supermodel wife we've grown far too familiar with seeing lately.

-- Just because a person is skilled at telling stories doesn't mean every story they tell is a "story." Know what I'm saying?

-- How I Got Over, the latest installment of The Roots' musical evolution, will invade your brain with its hooks, beats and choruses.

-- Right On.

-- Language Barrier Quote of the Week goes to my new colleague Patrick Cartier for saying the following when attempting to order a post training session libation at a Mexican restaurant in Newington, CT, "Can I have a glass of cerveza, please."

-- At least he used "gracias" correctly.

-- Not as embarrassing as the time I attempted to order "Apple Pie a la mode with ice cream" from T.G.I. Fridays back in '91.

-- Needless to say, my date took 2nd base off her menu later that night on account of my idiocy.

-- True story.

-- I'm tired of hearing about referees dictating the outcome of sporting events.

-- Regardless of the sport.

-- Vampires and werewolves engaged in an epic Shakespearean battle for the affection of a woman is fiction, ladies.

-- And bad fiction at that.

-- Am I the only one fighting a strong urge to say "for the pushin'" whenever someone says "cushion?"

-- FOR THE PUSHIN'!!!!!!

-- I know, I know...it's juvenile.

-- Pull my finger and we'll talk about it.

* extends finger *