An Outbreak, Juiced Up Cars & A Westseatown President's Day Bowling Celebration

Finally! I thought that I would get back to the regular schedule after a few months of getting pummeled by school and a new job....it's The Lodge for chrissakes! Let's get those priorities straight! Seriously though, Mr. & Mrs. Seatown have just spent the better part of the last 2 weeks fighting off a Northeast Seattle outbreak of the Motaba virus. Not to worry though...we were able to get our hands on some E-1101, so the outbreak has been contained.

I think that Tim Hardaway has gotten enough attention in the last 24 hours....so I'm just gonna let him fade away into the abyss of former celebrity types that don't know when to shut the hell up.....right after I make one comment because of something I heard on my way home from school last night. Last night, ESPN radio took a call from a guy that asked "why are people letting Tim Hardaway off the hook on this now that he has apologized? ....I mean, Michael Richards has been condemned by everyone for his comments on African-Americans....since when does race hit a bigger nerve than sexual preference?" Ummm, wow. First of all....no....people aren't letting the guy off the hook. (And how could you after such a quarter-hearted apology) It's only been 48 hours and the frickin' Wikipedia page on Tim Hardaway has been updated with the "homophobia controversy" taking up half the space! Godbless the internets. Do I need to go into why race hits a bigger nerve since, well.....forever?

Now on to the biggest issue that everyone is just blowing off like it's nothing......what the hell is up with steroids in NASCAR? The hallowed ground of Daytona has been scarred! Is no sport sacred? What could be next? Roger Federer is a robot? ...and Tiger Woods is in love with him?? (Tim Hardaway's head explodes). Seriously though, does this really surprise anyone? Shutup about it already. It's called competitive advantage...and these are rednecks, need I say more? Did any of you hear Jeff Gordon's reaction when he found out that his car had failed it's inspection after he won the 150 lap qualifier? He was like "Seriously? ...man, that sucks! ....I'm really angry about that!" Now that is the kind of guy that everyone could use for a dad. "Hey dad....I got busted at school for smoking pot....and my grades are really crappy....so I've decided to just quit school and drive cars for a living" "Seriously? ...man, that sucks! ....I'm really angry about that!"

Now here's a big difference between being an amateur driver and a professional.....because I've been using "the cream" and "the clear" on my ride for a looooong time now, and believe me...it really pays some huge dividends....it really gets right in and takes the dirt right off. But, I have really been looking for something to give me that extra get-up-and-go y'know? Leave it to a redneck to figure out that dumping moonshine into the gas tank has been the missing ingredient all this time. What are we going to do about the NASCAR record books? How do we know that everyone wasn't juicing up their rides? Petty? Earnhardt? Allison? ...and to think, I used to believe you were the greatest.

Now the important stuff...Monday is the official observation of President's Day, and schools are closed (at least mine is). In order to properly celebrate the nation's first landscape architect, lawn bowler and home brewer....there will be a President's Day Beer & Bowling-a-thon on Monday evening. WS Bowl, 8:30 pm. We can discuss the upcoming Lebowski-fest, the newest presidential candidates and of course the demise of the Mariners' season before it begins.