TOD: George Carlin

After finishing school finally, this past week I have been able to read books I want to read, rather than have to read. When you have to read a minimum of 10 books every 10 weeks, you tend to shelve the fun books you want to read until the school work is done. So this past week I picked up Live From New York, biography about the history of Saturday Night Live. It's an excellent book that tells the SNL story first hand through all the writers, cast members and hosts. Why am I telling you this? Because George Carlin was the first host on the premier show of SNL.

Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity.
George Carlin

I was loaded on cocaine all week long.
George Carlin [on hosting the SNL debut show]

I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me - they're cramming for their final exam.
George Carlin

Carlin died Sunday night of heart failure. He was 71. He was a standup legend and irreverent comic icon that the counterculture was drawn to while the mainstream feared him. Carlin won four Grammy Awards for best spoken comedy album and was nominated for five Emmys. On Tuesday, it was announced that Carlin was being awarded the 11th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, which will be presented Nov. 10 in Washington and broadcast on PBS. [Because apparently Mark Twain was hilarious back in the day.]

Smite Him

2.0 -- as the Lodge's de facto spiritual guide, you should ask the Lord to smite this man.



As I was going through downtown yesterday I saw herds of green and yellow walking their way down to the courthouse. It was a good rally for the S.O.S. crew, and yes we still need a miracle.

There is a large civic sentiment that will not be settled. Thankfully we can get the inside look on the trial blog.

Inevitable

The news isn't much of a shocker considering the Mariners are the worst team in MLB by a few games. What's more shocking is how long it took for Bavasi to get shown the door. And how come Howard Lincoln still is with the club? Does he have naked photos of the Nintendo President strangling a dead hooker Rising Sun style?



Maybe the Mariners will shell out 50 million for Yu Darvish and see if 3 Ace's on a team will help us before going out and getting a big bat that needed in the lineup everyday. Frustrating to say the least. At least MLS is coming next spring!

Masters of Arts in Theology

So tomorrow morning I graduate with my Masters in Theology from Fuller Seminary. I'm pretty excited to be done. But that not even the good news... what is is we are planning on moving back to Seattle in the Fall. So get ready, 2.0 is coming back!

Best moment of the season so far

Not as interesting as the upcoming Hard Knocks, but the Lodge always loves a good tirade... [Editor's Note: I found a better sound bite on the tirade on ESPN's Mike & Mike]

This may be the funniest quote I have read in a long time

From ESPN

Since being traded to the Cowboys, Pacman Jones has tried to surround himself with a better support group. He's befriended former Cowboys Michael Irvin and Deion Sanders. Now that he's allowed to be at the Cowboys facility, Jones will be able to work with Calvin Hill, a consultant who works with player development. Jones also has become friends with several of his new teammates, including Tank Johnson, who the Cowboys helped return from a similar suspension last season.

So to summerize for Pacman, I'll be hanging with Primetime and Michael Irvin (Plenty of strippers and coke) while shooting off AK47's with Tank Johnson. Nice circle of influence