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Where the heck was I?

A recent article on Time.com tells of the great war of the world Vs the game of beer pong. Here is the short version of the story:

A video game company (JV Games ) wanted to make a game for the Wii, this game was a virtual “Beer Pong”. Well, when “parents” got wind of this they lost their damn minds and had to start writing letters protesting this game! How can JV Games dare make a game, of a game, that leads to drinking?

Here is what happened; JV Games caved, along with Nintendo, changed the ‘beer’ in the cups to water and changed the game title to: “Pong Toss”. Nice.

Maybe it’s just me, but I drank with or without the presence of beer pong at a party in college. So was this game really going to lead to more drinking? Was it going to happen that you and your buddies are sitting around with a case of beer but no one really has any urge to drink because you don’t have a digital version of beer pong available?

As we all know setting up for REAL beer pong is probably the one thing standing in the way of everyone being a drunk all the time!

Anywhoooo, that’s just stupid. Read the real article here: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1828085,00.html?cnn=yes

Beer Pong Isn’t a Crime!!!

What is beer pong?

Wow…that’s an annoying video (The background music looping, then not looping is terrible!!!! Oh well, they do a good job of showing the rules)…But…whatever I’m not looking for any others. That’s what you get.

The Nooge

Today is the somewhat-unofficial opening day of the 2008 baseball season and a day that also serves as the somewhat-unofficial first true day of spring. Yes, I know that March 20 is the real first day of spring, but honestly, how often is the weather even remotely pleasant by then? Of course, one could argue that the weather is even worse today than it was a week ago.

Regardless, there is just a certain unequivocal mood that I am put in once the baseball season starts; everything feels right in the world. The sun shines brighter. The grass is greener. Beer tastes only half as gross as it usually does. Hot dogs instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. Seriously though, is there another sporting event or holiday that puts us in a more optimistic mood than opening day of the baseball season?

I understand that we are all not sports fans of equal level; some people are fanatics, some people are casual fans, and some people aren’t fans at all. But for those people that care even a little, even have a team they root for, today is a day where no one is in last place. No one is 25 games out of first place with no chance at the postseason. No one has a key player out for the year with an injury. Everyone has a chance as of today. And that’s a good feeling. Check that, a great feeling. Isn’t equal opportunity what Tommy Jefferson wanted when he put his John Hancock on that Declaration of Independence? Better yet, isn’t that what John Hancock wanted when he put his John Hancock on it.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Declaration_independence.jpg

Ok, I’m getting off topic, but I think you all understand what I’m getting at. Today is a day where we can afford to get swept up in optimism. And not even for just the baseball season, but for also perhaps the most important season: Speedo season. I know I like my chances of fitting into that baby blue Speedo. Am I right?

Ok, enough of that. Go out, enjoy the day and have a hot dog and cream soda on me. Well, not on me. Have them in honor of me.

Holy Cow!

Matt