The Return Of Random Thoughts...

A 4.3 earthquake hit Illinois the other day. Is Chicago trying to be LA-Central or something? All I have to say is watch out for the influx of Celebs and Mexicans! Arriba Arriba! Vamos Vamos!

Canada plans to spend $900 Million on the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. It's strange that 900 million doesn't seem that much to me anymore. I guess that's what happens when all the US does nowadays is talk about money in the billions. It all seems like Monopoly money to me.

And speaking of Monopoly money, wouldn't it be nice to carry around gold, blue and pink bills every now and then? Green is getting boring. Sorry eco-friendly people who love the "green revolution".

The Atlanta Braves are offering Johnny Damon only a 1-year deal. I guess that's what happens when you're in your mid-to-late 30s, throw like a girl, and injuries keep popping up.

The Celtics lost to the Hornets the other night without them even having Chris Paul. I guess now is the time to rule them out as legit title contenders. The way the Eastern Conference looks right now, I don't see any team beating LeBron James and the Cavs. Maybe the NBA will finally get its' dream Finals match up between Kobe & LeBron. Yet, if that means we have to see more of those damn puppet commercials... I'd rather see the Nets vs. Clippers.

Colts' President Bill Polian has blamed the Super Bowl loss on their offensive line and special teams. Nothing like taking a page out of the book of Peyton Manning!

Kenya is rounding up zebras for starving lions around the area. I thought our generation of kids were lazy, but these lions take the cake!

Boxer Evander Holyfield is accused of hitting his wife. In his defense, he has been hit in the head so often that he may have been confused. When his wife told him to take out the garbage, he may have thought she said, "Okay round 3. Get ready to fight! Jab-jab-hook remember!"

Pacman Jones gets a tryout with the Bengals? I thought Cincy was done employing criminals? How does this guy still get offered jobs?! The Bengals also allowed former Jags WR (and druggie) Matt Jones to work out for them. So much for trying to shed the image of a team of delinquents.

The Bryant University men's basketball team is now 0-25. I'm a Rhode Islander and my grandfather, mother and oldest brother all went there. Only six years ago, the Bulldogs from Bryant were in the Division II National Championship game. Do you think maybe they made a mistake jumping from Division II to D-1? Losing your first 25 games of the season is not easy to do.

The "Big Hurt" Frank Thomas has decided to retire from professional baseball after 18 seasons. I wonder if he'll now become the "Big Lazy" and balloon up to about 500 pounds.

There's a rumor going around that Rick Pitino may want to coach the New Jersey Nets. He's attempted and failed in the NBA twice. Make it thrice Rick! Although now he's denying that claim. As bad as things are in Louisville right now, jumping on the Nets' sinking ship doesn't seem like a good move.

Duke's Coach K is now the main man on the New Jersey Nets' radar. I feel like this shouldn't be a tough decision for Coach K to make. Stay at Duke and continue being a B-ball legend while in a couple of years break the record for most coaching victories... or join the Nets who are on pace to set a record of their own for fewest wins in a season? I'd stay on Tobacco Road and leave Newark for someone else.

UNC coach Roy Williams apologized for comparing his season to the catastrophe in Haiti. Yet I see how these two situations could be similar. In Haiti people lost loved ones, their homes, their pets, their everything.... and at UNC Roy Williams lost more games than normal. What a Jerk!

The Winter Olympics begin tonight on NBC! I wish I could be more excited about this but it isn't easy getting pumped about figure skating and curling. Wake me up for the hockey title game. I'm just happy that the "Jay Leno Show" is gone for good!

A "Top Ten" list will be coming later tonight... I have no clue on what though.