Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations:

- President Bush was named Time's Person of the Year. Just think - just yesterday you could have gotten 3-1 odds on Bush.

- This is great! If there's one thing everyone can agree on - it's the fact that everyone hates spam (except singing Vikings).

- So bad it's funny. William Hung from American Idol fame has a Christmas album out - Hung for the Holidays. At just $8 it may be worth it as a joke gift.

- The "bunch of idiots" idea was pure genius on the part of the Red Sox players. The idea disguises the fact that these guys are pure professionals (nobody studies hitting more than Manny Ramirez or pitching more than Curt Schilling). Keeping loose is good and the "idiots" idea allowed the players to avoid stupid reporter questions.

- Wow! It's only been one month (exactly) since the "Malace at the Palace". It seems like a much longer time has past since Ron Artest went up into the stands in Detroit (Auburn Hills).