Bob Costas

I did not realize...

that Bob Costas is 56 years old. Doesn't this guy seem ageless? I feel like he hasn't lost a beat from when I was a kid. Behind John Madden and Marv Albert he has to be considered one of the top 5 sports casters of our generation of sporting events. Look at the guys I am comparing him too, Madden is 71 and sounds worse every year. Marv Albert (66) is another sex biting incident from spending his golden years behind bars. Yet Costas remains relevant and entertaining after all these years. Here's a man who not only has his own show on HBO (has to play second fiddle to Real Sports), but is the go-to guy for ALL NBC sports. Sure, his wheel house is definitely baseball, but Costas can do it all. My only wish is that NBC would allow him to shine outside of the crappy pre-game show during the NFL season. Costas, you are the man!

People Wear Socks w/ Sandals

I did not realize...

that people wear socks with sandals way too frequently. Everyone should be given a manual at around 5th or 6th grade that explains the dos and don'ts of common fashion trends. No more than two months ago I was at a fraternity party (totally sweet bra!) and I saw an adult male wearing black (double dagger!!) socks with sandals. Did that register? You can't believe it either, huh? Sure fads change from generation to generation, but this is one that in no circumstance is acceptable. There are only two, I repeat two, instances where it is permissible for anyone to be wearing socks with sandals. Coming or going to an athletic event that you are participating in. That's it. End of story. This kid was not doing this to be funny either, I could at least respect the attempt though it no doubt would not have been funny in the least bit. I was simply dumbfounded when no one made a point to either a) ridicule him relentlessly b) save his ass and "accidentally" dump a beer on his feet or c) punch him in the kidney and tell him to stop reading the Sears catalog for fashion advice. Man, Bruno would be so proud of me right now.

Doorbell Ringing

I did not realize...

that some people ring a door bell with their thumb. Hang in there for a second, let me try and explain. I was in the car with my friend (who shall remain nameless for his own sake) the other day who reenacted ringing a doorbell with his thumb. Now, I'm not sure about most people, but I don't think I have never ever seen anyone ring a doorbell with their thumb. The go-to stance is fist clenched, index finger pointing at your target. Am I crazy here or does ringing with your thumb just seem bizarre?? It's almost as weird as left clicking on a mouse with your thumb. It gets the job done, but it's weird. The thumb out version is solely reserved for thumb print scanning or at least thats what all my favorite movies have taught me. Or maybe I am unaware of a sub-cultural of proponents for thumb doorbell ringing only. Great I can see it now, "Man Sued by Those for the Advancement of Doorbell Thumb Ringers." Bottom line, you thumb doorbell ringers creep me out!

Lost & Tracking

I did not realize...

that tracking people was so easy! I'm a huge fan of the TV show Lost but the fact that everyone seemingly has gained the ability to track people is a bit drastic. While some of the survivors of Oceanic flight 815 had experience with picking up the paths of people, I seriously doubt the huge mess Hurley or pansy-ass Charlie could find anyone (maybe both could with a promise of food or heroin, respectively). The jungle these people are traveling through is massive and I'm to believe they can notice a single footprint? If you do in fact find 1 footprint, seems it should take forever to continuously find the next footprint, therefore allowing the people you are tracking to only get further away. But not on this island, no sir. I'm going to have a small scale experiment by walking in the woods behind my house and then go back and see if I can track myself. I will essentially walk around in a circle. I guarantee I will get lost (hah, I'm punny! I think that counts as another one). I can see the next days spent attempting to hunt squirrels with poorly sharpened twigs and drinking out of the polluted creek. Hey, that sounds like a great idea for a TV show. People, people getting lost... Hollywood here I come!

Drexel University Basketball

I did not realize...

that the Drexel University basketball team plays in a gymnasium (notice how I used instead of arena or athletic center). While watching my George Mason Patriots having to slum it with those "Dragons" (do they know that dragons are fictitious?) from Philadelphia, I decided this is truly ridiculous. I knew we were in trouble when I saw that the basket was hung from the ceiling. When ESPNU took nice crowd shots you could see about 8 other baskets cranked up to the rafters in an attempt to look like a legitimate facility. I'm surprised they don't have blue pads behind the hoops so no one gets hurt. Yikes! Good thing the game I was watching started at 7 because the badminton team has practice at 9:30 on courts 6 & 7 and a big game of intramural knockout is starting at 10 on court 12. This a university with over 12,000 students not some liberal arts college, Drexel step it up!

Curt Menefee

I did not realize...

that FOX NFL Sunday host Curt Menefee had such a horrible lisp. Normally I try to avoid this hour plus of blabber with resident idiots Terry Bradshaw, Howie and JJ. But on Super Sunday I was forced to listen to his unmistakable speech impediment. I have no problem with the guy but if talking is your job, don't you think you'd need to be good at it or at least sound pleasant? How did FOX botch this one? I think they found the best James Brown look alike and threw him in there hoping no one would notice. Well guess what FOX? I did! Especially after I almost complained to my cable provider for all the static sound occurring when Curt was previewing the one on one sit down with Giants defensive end Michael Strahan. Nice try Mr. Murdoch, nice try.