Weekend sports and stuff

So as I'm desperately clinging on to the last days of my vacation, and trying to avoid anything real world, like politics and such. Here's what I'm thinking about sports:

The Rays swept the Orioles to give them 20 wins total and 8 road wins in a row, for a team record. For some reason . . . okay, win percentage . . . the Rays are still in second place behind the hated Yankees who have 19 wins.

Whatever.

I just cannot believe how great these guys are playing. They really need one big bat in the lineup. Who knows. If they are looking at the playoffs when the signing deadline approaches . . .

The Sox won again and are hoping to take the series against the Twins. The guys are still below .500 and I'm wondering how much longer they are going to wait before hitting the gas.

Boston can't afford to let Tampa and New York pull away. Third place in the East goes home. And someone's gonna lose their job if they don't make the playoffs with that payroll.

Congrats to Regan Smith for winning at Darlington Saturday night.

I always love it when the car that wins has like, no sponsor stuff on it. It's like when that kid driving for the Woods Brothers won Daytona. All those big buck teams, and some little guy sneaks in there for the win. heh

Had the TrackPass thingy on again for the race. Naturally, the driver I chose to spotlight, Tony Stewart, had his gps go out, so no race telemetry for him.

But the radio stuff worked good. The overall telemetry cut out around the half-way mark again. But you just have to close the page down and reload it to clear that up. Guess it's over buffered or something.

But it looks like something I'll keep getting in years to come if they offer it.

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And I spied these pics of the Duffster out and about the other day:

Oof! Check out those groovy retro bell bottoms she's rockin'! I'm getting a whole warm and fuzzy 70s flash back here -- bell bottom jeans, faux crochetted top . . . Aww yeah, that's what I'm talkin' about!

Rule 5 Sunday -- Kate Beckinsale

Today's Rule 5 posting, in honor of Mother's Day, is the hottest mom in Hollywood -- Kate Beckinsale.

I'm a fan of her work in movies, from the obvious -- Underworld series of vampire flicks, to less noticed things like the underrated Whiteout. I think that while she's never touted as some sort of Oscar contender, she's a competent actress and appears in a wide variety of roles from comedies to action stuff. You know . . . like an actress is supposed to do.

Not appear in the same flick over and over again . . .*cough* rom-com *cough* . . . *cough* Jennifer Aniston *cough*

I also like how she's just got this casual beauty about her. You're always seeing pics of her in sweats at the dog walk, and she's just killin' it. While some other Hollywood type is slathering on 20 lbs of make-up and waiting for the light to be right, just to get out of her car. Kate is just effortlessly beautiful.

So Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there. Know that all us sons love you for everything you've done for us.

*click on the thumbnails for full-sized pics*

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Photoshop award -- Maxim

So Cameron Diaz is on the cover of Cosmo and Maxim magazines this month looking all girly and cute and so much like the actress we fell in love with from The Mask and the first Charlie's Angels movie.

I actually found her giggly goodness infectous in the Angels movie and it made the flick all the better. In fact, I think she actually stole that movie from Drew and Lucy.

Only problem is that the last time we saw little Camy, she looked like this:

. . . like she just got done making Chuck Liddell cry like a baby in a steel cage match and was on her way to audition for the part of the She-Hulk in yet another Marvel destruction of a popular comic book.
Not complaining, just sayin' . . . that's some pixel-rific work there guys.

And still winning . . .

And I'm still not talking about Charlie Sheen!

The Lightning won again tonight 5-3 to complete the series sweep of the Capitals. Sean Bergenheim had two goals to give him 7 for the playoffs, which is tied for the most by a player this year.

Not to sound like a broken record here, but this is why Yzerman brought in Guy Boucher. Known as an innovator and risk taker in the independent league, Boucher was one of those "names" that gets thrown around by knowledgeable types when they talk about an impact making new coach. Except that Stevie Y pulled the trigger on Boucher and brought him in. And he has lit a fire under these guys.

Marty St. Louis was saying last year how he wasn't sure he wanted to be on this team anymore. But he's back to mvp form again.

It's just such a huge turn around, if you weren't watching these guys last year, you really cannot appreciate it.

Way to go guys!

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I see my favorite hot mess, Mischa Barton, is on vacation in Hawaii this week.

Not to seem cruel . . . but vacation from what? Exactly?

Topedoing her once promising career?

I don't get it. I actually find her sloppy goodness kind of appealing. And she's not actually a bad actress -- ever see Walled In? It's a pretty cool movie, she does a credible job in it. But she's just kind of run herself out of the industry with her problematic behaviour.

pity

Still winning

And I'm not talking about Charlie Sheen . . .

The Lightning won again last night 4-3 to push the Caps to the brink of elimination in the Eastern Conference Finals.

That's six wins in a row, if you're counting at home, coming back from a 3-1 deficit against the Penguins in the semis. These guys are playing gutty, scrappy hockey and it is just fun to watch after the groaner last year.

Side note: where did this kid Bergenheim come from? He's had huge goals in the last two games. When guys other than the obvious stars step up in the playoffs, it makes a huge difference.

Keep it up guys :-)

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And I see where J.Love is back on the market again after breaking up with her boyfriend of nine months or so.

I really feel sorry for Jennifer. She is just tragic in this department and it seems to bleed over into her professional life as well. Her desperate struggles with her weight, or more accurately her hip-iness, and all the "look at me" photo ops . . . I don't know, it's kind of sad.

Just 'cause I don't want to rub it in, here's some sexy pics of J.Love:

Highway sound

So, I went on a little vacation this week. And decided to drive over to the other side of the state. Not a bad drive, about 6 hours. And I like to drive. I always feel comfortable at the wheel. Used to make guys I know crazy that I'd take these 10 or 12 hour road trips. They couldn't wrap their heads around it.

But here's my thing -- some people just don't get interstate driving.

One of the best yet worst inventions in automotive history is cruise control.

You get these folks going 1 mph faster or slower than the rest of traffic, and instead of yielding, they just roll along, like a moving road block.

In my little trip, I cannot tell you how many times I had to drop out of cruise, or jam on the brakes to avoid someone blithely toodling along, like they were the only vehicle on the road.

Courtesy, you know. It's a lost art.

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And the cuties of High School Musical are vacationing in Mexico this week.

Now, I'm liking both the Tiz and Vanessa Hudgens. But in the battle of swimsuits, I think Vanessa gets the nod for cheekiness. heh

Rule 5 Sunday -- Kerri Taylor

Today's Rule 5 submission is the exotic Kerri Taylor.

Kerri is a model/actress who does a lot of work in the B-movie horror genre working in flicks like Bikini Girls on Ice, Requiem for a Vampire, and Satan's Schoolgirls. You know, one of those scream queen types. In fact, I think she's actually been on the cover of Scream Queens magazine.

She's got a pretty impressive body of work. And, well, she's got a pretty impressive body, too.

Aw, come on, I had to say it.

Anyway, I like her look. The exotic-ness, the killer smile, and her ability to pull off such disparate looks, from the young innocent to the goth-y.

I actually met Kerri one time and was taken by how soft spoken and quiet she seemed in person.

*click on the thumbnail for full-sized image*

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