More Random Stuff
On the sports front, it’s been a bittersweet weekend. The bad news first: The Philadelphia Eagles lost today to the Washington Redskins. Seems Washington is for real after beating two division rivals (the Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys last week) on the road. The Eagles, with two wins and three losses, are in big trouble. They’ve got to turn it around and fast if they expect to even sniff the NFL playoffs.
Now the good news: The Philadelphia Phillies won their divisional series, beating the Milwaukee Brewers in a best of five. Now the Phils face the Los Angeles Dodgers for the National League pennant in a best of seven series. The winner goes on to Major Leage Baseball’s World Series.
*************
And how about O.J. Simpson? You talk about a long, hard fall from grace. Found guilty on all counts stemming from an alleged armed robbery of two memorabilia dealers in Las Vegas, the ex-Buffalo Bills running back, car rental pitchman, actor and football commentator may end up like too many other black men — spending the rest of his life in prison.
Simpson, in blackjack parlance, was dealt the legal equivalent of a face card and a five for a total of 15, with the dealer showing a 10-card. He had to take a hit, drew another 10-card and busted. He’s going to appeal, but has to sit in jail while the legal maneuvering plays out.
And that Simpson was found guilty in this relatively petty-assed crap on the 13th anniversary of the acquittal in his murder trial was especially eerie.
*************
As promised, here are some fuzzy photos from Pro’s childhood, as captured from home movies. Try not to laugh too loudly.
I’m finding it hard to muster sympathy for OJ. Real hard.
Your photos make me think you look the way I imagined you would.
Interesting, A. Right now, the only folks who know my real look are Hostess, Honest and Dfly (indirectly through a commercial I was in). So you really imagined correctly based on those fuzzy photos? LOL!
And OJ? As they said in the TJMS this a.m., he was found guilty of being stupid. And I never heard an answer as to how these memorabilia dealers came into OJ’s stuff in the first place.
Comment by A — October 6, 2008 @ 9:21 am
the OJ stuff is muy interesante to me. i have an opinion (no surprise LOL). here goes: i STILL think that man killed Nicole B (or had someone do it for him), and he got away with murder. God may let some stuff occur that will look like He’s not in control or that the unrighteous are living the good life with no penalty. but i’m confident that His judgment always wins. people get away with nothing under the watchful eye of our Lord. i think Sir Simpson is getting an appetizer of God’s judgment right about now. it’s only the beginning. let’s hope He learns the meaning of repentance whilst in prison - there’s still hope for him in God.
the pics:
SOOOOO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!! LOL i don’t know what you’re doing in the grass/yard pic on the bottom, but I LOVE IT. it looks like some Pfunk dance groove! LOL. thanks so much for giving me the biggest smile so far today.
I believe that if OJ didn’t kill his ex-wife and friend, he knows who did but won’t say. The authorities and prosecution were straight up inept in proving it beyond a reasonable doubt. And the reason so many black people cheered was not because they thought OJ was innocent, but that a black man was finally able to beat the system.
Actually, in that photo I was running toward the camera. Glad you like ‘em.
Comment by dragonflysoul — October 6, 2008 @ 10:18 am