I’ve simply never seen anything like Johan Santana. Sure there have been opposing pitchers that I’ve watched smoke the Twins. They are great, but on a day-to-day, or more correctly an every-five-day, basis I haven’t seen them play. I just would get a taste of them here or there when they started [...]
Fantasy Football drafting season is gone. I was driving home from my last draft yesterday and wondering if I really need to devote less time to this whole thing next year. I don’t mind the actual process of the draft and I tend to limit my research to some lists I find online [...]
I’ve decided the bjhess blog is not the appropriate place for me to throw some random fictional short stories/essays/streams of consciousness. So I’ve started a new experiment, the Buttcrack of Dawn (BCoD) blog. My theme will be to only write in it before 7 AM and after a night’s sleep. Pretty early, [...]
I’ve always tended to vote Democrat, though I’ve voted for Republicans in the past. When the lines become blurred between the moderates on both sides, often times it is a toss up as to who is going to win out (with me) on the important issues. Usually the Republican will still discuss his/her [...]
With the onset of THE BABY, watching has become a bit less frequent. Plus I’m growing more disdainful of the TV by the day. Anyway, this is what I’ve been watching:
Reno 911 Coupling (UK version) Da Ali G Show Curb Your Enthusiasm The Daily Show Minnesota [...]
Whenever I’m sick I tend to feel like the world is coming to an end. I lay in bed wondering if my illness, most likely a severe cold, is actually something much larger. Eventually I decide it is coupled with the onset of diabetes and I will be relegated to strict diets for [...]
I often wish fast pitch softball was still prevalent among the communities across the upper-Midwest. My father played for about 25 years, and I have some great childhood memories of packing up for the games each week and tournaments on weekends. It was always a great time and perhaps explains why I could [...]
I’m having an interesting time trying to sort through my opinions on the presidential candidates. A recent discussion has resulted in my reevaluating exactly what qualities should be important in a president. Though I don’t think it will change who I originally planned on voting for, it will probably help me to feel [...]
Once again I’ve kicked off the NFL season with my first fantasy draft. As per usual, I have the best team going into the season. This will likely result in a 6-8 record and no playoff birth.
Stupid head-to-head fantasy football is the reason I’ve become a huge fan of rotisserie leagues. They [...]
So why am I addicted to Cable TV? Honestly, it probably isn’t watched in my home nearly as often as in most homes across the country. Yet it is watched, and why?
Perhaps because my only television news source is The Daily Show. I admit it. Now I’m not taking all edited [...]