lane kiffin...

I've written a few posts about this fucking cry baby.   Granted USC played Stanford tough.  It was a hell of a game!  But this punk has to complain about officiating after the fact saying that the officials lied to him about getting a timeout before the end of regulation.   The week before it was his players saying that Notre Dame's coach Brian Kelly quit before the game was over.  This fucking punk can't stay away from controversy.  I blame the late Al Davis for giving this punk kid a chance to become head coach of the Raiders out of the blue.

Update: Baby Kiffin was fined $10K by the Pac 12 commissioner for criticizing officiating.  Not enough in my book.  $10K is nothing to Kiffin who's make anywhere from $2.5 to $4 million a season.

tim tebow...

I remember when Michael Vick came out of prison a few years ago and the so-called experts said he wouldn't be an effective NFL quarterback anymore.  He was too far removed from the game and his style didn't mesh in the NFL.  Many had to eat their words.  Vick is the most exciting player in the the league and a top five quarterback.

Tebow isn't Vick, but their styles have some similarities.  I think it's too early to tell if Tebow will be an decent QB in the league.   My goodness,  the Niner Alex Smith was also coached in college by Urban Meyer and up until this season he was generally viewed as a bust, especially since he was the number one pick in the 2005 draft.   Having Jim Harbaugh as his head coach has helped Smith flourish this season- his seventh year in the league.  I don't think Denver head coach John Fox and offensive coordinator Mike McCoy are good fits for Tebow's talent.  

It's all about wins.  Tebow is 1-1 as a starter this season.   Denver plays at Oakland this Sunday.  After the Raiders got shellacked by the Kansas City two Sundays ago, they need a win over the Broncos.   And hopefully, the Raiders sell out, so I can watched the game on television.   Tebow is good TV...

jamarcus russell...

Just read Sports Illustrated's profile on Russell by Jon Wertheim.  I was steered to that article by reading Michael Silver's Morning Rush in Yahoo Sports.

JaMarcus is still only 26 years old.  Sure he fucked up with the Raiders, but I just don't get why he doesn't get another chance?   Indianapolis has a couple QBs that don't belong in the NFL.   Miami has Matt Moore starting and is backed up by JP Losman.  Give me a fucking break!   Seattle with Tavaris Jackson and Charlie Whitehurst doesn't cause much fright to an opposing defense.

Sure JaMarcus has proven to be a fat lazy fuck in the past, but if anyone saw him at LSU knows the kid has talent.  The kid needs another chance for redemption...

kris humphries...

I saw him play in a McDonald's High School All American game several years ago.   I believe he played a season at the University of Minnesota and I lost track of him.

He was basically a mediocre NBA player who finally blossomed last season averaging 10 points and 10.4 rebounds a game with the New Jersey Nets- his eighth year in the league.  And Humphries is still only 26 years old.

How he got involved with that media whore Kim Kardashian is beyond my comprehension?

I didn't think the marriage would last a year, but a little over two months- give me a fucking break!

I hope this ordeal doesn't fuck up his NBA career?  Humphries took several years to develop into a decent NBA player and he still has room for improvement.

I'm definitely anti-Kim Kardashian.  She has parlayed no-talent into a lucrative multi-million dollar brand.  I've seen her in person about six years ago when she was dating Reggie Bush at Sundance.  She's very good looking in person and I remember how Bush was getting all the attention and she was basically unnoticed.   I could feel she didn't like that...

Now Reggie Bush is but an average NFL players and Kim Kardashian is a household name.

Unfortunately, Kris Humphries will be infamous for marrying the rich head case Kim Kardashian.

tony la russa...

Up until 2006, when La Russa managed the Cardinals to a World Series title, I never respected La Russa, because I thought he should have won more World Series titles with the Oakland A's with their powerful lineup of Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco and great pitching with Dave Stewart and Dennis Eckersley. The A's were in the World Series three straight years from 1988-1990 with La Russa as the manager.  In 1989, the A's swepted the San Francisco Giants that was marred by the Loma Prieta earthquake.  I went to the game 4 of the 1990 World Series in Oakland, when the A's were swept by the Cincinnati Reds.

Now, the Cardinals are up 1-0 in the 2011 World Series and I'm really starting to respect La Russa as a great manager.  St. Louis may not beat the Texas Rangers, but I wouldn't bet against them...

jim harbaugh...

I've seen him shake Pete Carroll in the same fashion as he did with overreacting Schwartz of the Lions. It really is too early to tell after 6 games, but Harbaugh seems like the real deal. He proved me wrong at Stanford where he came from Division 3 University of San Diego. Harbaugh is definitely a cocky bastard who rubs people the wrong way, but the guy is a winner. Fuck Jim Schwartz!

washington huskies football...

I was born and raised in Seattle, Washington and I attended UDub.   Husky football is more important in Seattle than the Mariners and Seahawks combined.

I can't believe the Huskies are 5-1 with their only loss being to #14 Nebraska, who were ranked #11 at the time.

Washington is playing Stanford in Palo Alto next saturday, which could be an interesting game, but I'm fairly certain the Cardinal will prevail with QB Andrew Luck throwing about 4 TD passes.

I'm happy for my Dawgs, but I'm realistic and I'll be satisfied with an 8-4 record with a minor bowl appearance.

steve wozniak...

You gotta love Woz waiting in line for 20 hours to buy an iPhone 4S at the Apple Store in Los Gatos.   I've seen him around the South Bay more than a few times and he always seemed to have a great attitude.  It's helps being a multi-millionaire who still receives checks from Apple.

Seeing the co-founder of Apple enthusiastically getting his iPhone 4S makes me want to replace my iPhone 4, but I'll wait for the next generation.

volume level of films...

I watch a lot of movies on Netflix and I've been noticing the volume on many films are inconsistent.  One moment it's too loud and the next moment I can barely hear the dialog.  This fucking drives me nuts!  I have to keep adjusting the volume control!

holding a wine glass correctly...

And I'm talking about a wine glass with a stem.  I was watching The Today Show with Hoda and Kathie Lee with guest actor Anthony Mackie and he brought a bottle of chablis from France.  Apparently, Mackie owns a restaurant/bar in Brooklyn which serves only American wine and beer.   He brought a bottle from his own stash.

Hoda doesn't know how to hold a wine glass.  She doesn't hold it by the stem, which is more crucial when drinking white wine, where she's actually warming the wine by holding it by the bowl.

Kathie Lee and Mackie know how to hold a wine glass correctly.

I was taught as a 21 year old how to hold a wine glass when I went wine tasting at Beringer Winery in Napa many, many moons ago.

ios 5...

I own an iPhone 4 and I won't upgrade to an iPhone 4S. I'll wait for the 5. I won't be able to use Siri, but I don't really give a shit, because I don't use the voice control functions on my phone.

Highlights of iOS 5 for me:

iMessage is a good app since it enables me to use wifi to text. I don't get a very good signal in my apartment and texting can be a challenge at times.

Reminders is another app that comes in handy. I can use this app to remind myself to buy specific groceries, etc... without using the Notes app.

I'm not a big tweeter, so the enhanced Twitter functions does nothing for me.

Being able to use the the volume up button to take a picture comes in handy, as does the access from lock screen to open up the Camera app. I will note that you need to double tap the home button from the lock screen to get to that point.

I haven't played around enough with the editing functions in the Photos app to get a good read on it. There are many other improvements that I failed to mention, yet the bottom line is- I highly recommend downloading iOS5 for any iPhone 4 user and iPad user.

jimmy rollins...

The Alameda native is a free agent and Vallejo's C.C. Sabathia predicted recently that Rollins would sign with the San Francisco Giants. I hope not. Rollins is turning 33 in November and his numbers have been fading the last few seasons. Plus, he wants a five-year contract. I'd rather see the G-Men develop Brandon Crawford at shortstop, than waste $40-60 million on a player who has never hit .300 and is definitely on the downside of his career. Let another team waste their money on Rollins...

aaron rodgers....

I was lucky enough to see him play live for CAL. I knew he'd be an NFL quarterback, but never in my wildest dreams did I think he'd be the premier signal caller in the league with a healthy and effective Tom Brady still playing. Since Peyton Manning is pretty much out for the 2011 season, his name can't be put in the equation.

Rodgers has done well to rid himself of the mechanical release that CAL coach Jeff Tedford teaches his quarterbacks. He's now more of a gunslinger like Favre without the high interception rate.

I just noticed a State Farm commercial where they mock his touchdown celebration. It's where Rodgers puts on an invisible championship belt. It's a pretty funny ad.

Alex Smith has done well under first year head coach Jim Harbaugh's tutelage, but he's no Aaron Rodgers and Niners will forever regret picking Smith over Rodgers in the 2005 NFL Draft.

Super Bowl victories- Rodgers 1 and Favre 1. Favre a certain Hall of Famer. Rodgers?

steve jobs...

It was inevitable, but I was shocked and saddened by the passing of Steve Jobs...

I am a Macuser. I have never owned a PC and I never will...

I remember when Apple stock was $12 a share.

I'm writing this post on a MacBook.

I own a MacBook Air. I had an original iPad. I've had four iPhones.

I still have an iMac.

I had an opportunity to buy Apple stock when it went public in 1980. Stupidly, I didn't take advantage of that opportunity.

I will never forget October, 5, 2011... I was at Costco in the City when I received a text message from MSNBC on my iPhone 4 about Jobs' demise.

sf comicle...

It's a shame that this rag is doing such a shitty job of covering the iPhone5 announcement. The New York Times is doing a far superior job. Even the The Guardian from the UK is covering the event better than the comicle...

It's actually called the iPhone 4S.