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September 27, 2005
Around the Horn Trivia,Why I Didn't Protest, Jim Moran, Flying Spaghetti Monster and the T-Shirt Decisions
4 games in a week - good. Being the Modell's Around the Horn Trivia Contestant on Sunday afternoon - awesome.
The only drawback - my fantasy about running off with this NatPack cutie were dashed. C'est la vie - she is married. Fortunately, I found this out before I started hitting on her.
I saw her walking by as I procured beer for myself and my friend/coworker Leah who was kind enough to invite me to the game. Upon my image gracing the screen at RFK, they proceeded to ask me the trivia questions. I got the first 3 right - only to be baffled by the total number of runs the Nationals have scored in one inning this year.
My choices were 5, 7, & 9. My instinct told me 5. But there was a guy in view who was practically running up to the camera to shout "9!!!". I went with him since he seemed to know what he was talking about. The answer was 7.
As I was in the middle of trivia, my phone rang. I didn't answer it while it was going on. My friend Erika (with whom I had gone to the game earlier in the week) called - she was watching me on the screen. Her voicemail was "7 you idiot!" My boss Louis also called me. He called right after the trivia ended - "9??? It was 7 you moron!" I also got a call from my folks a few hours later saying that one of the family friends was also at the game, and he saw me too.
I will also point out that half the staff of my company dropped in on me Monday morning and just said "7."
This was after going to the game in the Covington seats the previous night, and in a client's seats the night before.
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There were large anti-war protests in the District this weekend. As long as these are being arranged by Anti-Semitic groups such as ANSWER, I will have no part in it. I oppose the war as much as many of the other groups do, but that does not mean that these groups have the right to expand the meaning of these protests to other causes. I am tired of seeing these groups who claim to speak for those of us on the left bash Israel, and try to turn legitimate causes into kitchen sink events. As long as these groups are running these things, I will have nothing to do with it.
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Jim Moran attended a house party one of my family friend's threw on Wednesday night. It was your traditional liberal political house party, except for the fact there was an actual elected official present. This was definitely Moran doing damage control for the Iraq-War/Jewish Community flap last year. But nonetheless it was nice to actually meet the man - and he definitely has my vote in any primary (Any Democrat will have my vote in the General).
I was also amused by some of my parents friends comments of "It's so nice to see you getting involved in politics." What exactly have I been doing for the last year and a half?
One older gentleman grabbed my arm and asked, "What can we do to get young people involved? Why won't they do something instead of just becoming complacent with their job?" I didn't want to respond by saying "Well you can start by asking them instead of attacking their motives for not being involved." Instead I responded, "Well - I do this for a living so I'm the wrong person to ask. If I knew I'd have a lot more money."
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I continue to be enthralled with his noodleliness. I have been touched by his noodley appendage. Which shirt shall I buy?
Also - I have ordered a new t-shirt for my collection, from Diesel Sweeties.
Bacon is a Vegetable.
I also threw in 2 of this bumper sticker:
One for the car, one for the laptop.
Posted by MikeSager at September 27, 2005 7:47 PM
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