clint eastwood...

I was looking forward to seeing his new film- now I won't pay a dime to see it.  I really don't understand why he chose to speak at the Republican convention?

dennis allen...

The new head coach of the Oakland Raiders.   No head coaching experience.  Only one year as a defensive coordinator- which was last year with Denver.  This kid is in over his head.  The Raiders will be a sub .500 team this season.

melky cabrera...

Last Saturday, I spent a ridiculous amount of money for a standing room only ticket to see the Giants against the Rockies, just to secure a Virgin America 2 for 1 coupon for my upcoming trip to San Diego.  To my dismay, the coupon didn't work until the 22nd of August and my trip commences on the 18th.

One thing I noticed was a bunch of idiots wearing milkman outfits in honor of Melky Cabrera.  To me, they looked ridiculous.  I would have rather seen babes in milk lady costumes.

I've followed Melky's career and I thought he was a decent player, but not an upper tier player.  I was surprised he did so well with the Kansas City Royals last season and I was lukewarm about the Giants trading for him.

He surprised the hell out of me this season and only recently did I accept he was a legitimate star and now this- getting suspended for 50 for using performance enhancing drugs.  A friend of mine predicted he was on the juice and I kind of agreed with him.

The fable of this story is when it something seems suspicious, it usually is...

starbucks...

Not a fan of their coffee. I'm a Peet's guy.

I received a free cup of Starbucks in the mail. Free is great, but I can't even finish the cup because it's so bad in my view.

I'm a true coffee drinker who drinks it black without sugar.

lefty day...

This is so insignificant, but today, August 13th is Lefty Day.  To celebrate the pros and cons of being a left-hander.

usain bolt...

Bolt has to be considered the greatest sprinter of all-time.  Usain entered the London Olympics with question marks whether his time has passed.  That all changed when he won the 100 meters in 9.63 which is an Olympic record- the second fastest time in history.   On Thursday, Bolt won the 200 meters in 19.32.  Usain has now won gold medals in the 100 and 200 in consecutive Olympics, which has never been done before.   And Jamaica should win a gold in the 4X100 meter relay which they won in Beijing.

Bolt is only 25 and could be a factor in the 2016 Olympiad in Rio De Janeiro.

lolo jones...

I have to put in my two cents regarding an over hyped hurdler who came in 4th in the 100 meter hurdles at the Olympics.  I saw a piece on Lolo on HBO's Real Sports and came out with the impression that she was going to win a gold in London.  Little did I know, she wasn't even the best hurdler on the USA team.   Two Americans including the defending Olympic Champion Dawn Harper and Kellie Wells qualified ahead of Jones in the USA Olympic Trials.

Sally Pearson, the favorite from Australia won the gold medal with Harper and Wells winning the silver and bronze.   Lolo ran her fastest time of the year, but it wasn't good enough.

Lolo Jones was the 4th best in the world yesterday, nothing to sneeze at, but the way the media hyped her, she was heads and shoulders above the crowd...

olivia munn...

She is such a horrible actress. THE NEWSROOM on HBO loses credibility by having Munn in the cast.