random thoughts:

going to be a busier semester than i thought, which sucks.

tv must suck every august when the olympics aren't on.


is ben gordon worth $10mil/season? i think so

who is the team USA mvp - kobe or d-wade? i'd love to throw props to the chicago-native, (and his numbers were ridiculous) ... but it's got to be kobe. he set the tone for a team (and an entire basketball nation) in desparate need of an identity. kobe took a lot of shots for a "defensive stopper" but he showed in the gold medal games why the comparisons to MJ were thrown around.

side note: the comparisons are a joke. MJ is the best there ever was, and no one is close. would MJ's team ever lose a finals game when they were up 24? i don't even need to make the argument ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWvxijHNWB4

usain bolt is ridiculous ...
Bolt's incredible performance could reset how fast researchers believe humans ultimately can run.
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/08/bolt-is-freaky.html

so is michael phelps ...
If Phelps were a country, he'd have finished 22nd in the medals standings.
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer08/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=3551235

best commercial ever?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbZTmcIfdBQ

maybe not ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfewtndGnCY