Countdown to Armegeddon

Well, NYE is here and we ring in the new year for 2012 in about 14 hours or so here on EST. Since the world will end on Dec. 21, 2012 according to those wacky Mayans, this will be the last one we have. Anybody remember Y2K?

Happy New Year, Y'all.

The NBA Has Started?

Judging from the comments I heard this weekend in suburbia, most people had no idea that the NBA's Opening Day/Night was on Christmas. Which pretty much sums up how this sport has devolved in the real world. Other than the playoffs in May and June, this league is a phantom. Not as transparent as the NHL, but it's pretty close.

Here in the greater metro area, we have the emerging Knicks and the woeful Nets.

The Knickerbockers actually have some playas...so after 10 years of nothing, they might actually make some noise. Unless Amar'e's back starts balking. Finally got a big man that plays D in Tyson Chandler. So if 'Melo can learn to share, there could be some good things in the near-future. On the flip-side is the Nets. These guys are absolutely terrible and will challenge for "worst team" this season. The chants for Dwight Howard began last night during a 30+ point loss (that is not a typo). The owner is a Russian Gazillionaire, so he got the rubles. Better do something quick before the exit to Brooklyn.

SoulSlam's early pick is OKC. And I still like LeBron, though I don't like Bosh. So I root against the Heat.

NYC - Nothing Like It

Absolutely great time, stayed at the Casablanca Hotel near Times Square. Awesome place.

Places we visited:

Rockefeller Center

Madame Tussaud's

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

NBA Store

NintendoWorld

NikeTown NYC

Toys R Us

Lids

Trump Tower

Can't remember all, maybe I can check my foursquare acct.

Day After Y'all

Sorry townsfolk, forgot to post on the actual day...so Merry Merry.

Quiet round these parts, the Sons of SoulSlam had a geat day.

I got a great DVD, Wiseguy, the Complete Series. And a cool Brian Wilson jersey. Awesome.

Gonna spend the day (and evening) in NYC. Sounds like fun.

The Official Eve

Here we are...CHRISTMAS EVE!

Got some running around this AM, I am showered and getting dressed as soon as I stop typing...

Most of my packages wrapped, so I won't have 4 hours of that later tonight...

Church at 6:30PM, Dinner at 4PM (or so)...

All leading up to the day. If you're a parent you want your kids to have everything, but that's not always possible, so a big smile is always the goal...

C-YA Later!

Eve of the Eve

Which is Eve removed? Not sure. Could be Eve -1.

Big shopping day, with the commandos out for blood. SoulSlam hit the mall around 8:30AM, ran to my spot and made an exit, stage left by 10. Then I stalked some sporting goods places for the next hour on the lookout for stuff they don't have. Perhaps the buyer for Sports Authority can tell me why every store has an ample supply of red Nike Diamond Elite Pros, and no other (more reasonable color)?

So I think I'm 95% done. Gotta pick up a couple of odds and ends, I can do that tonight or tomorrow morning. Get some wrapping done tonight, assess the situation, complete the mission. Countdown to Santa. And FYI - Tim McGraw has screwed me again. I'll 'splain later.

Know the Game

Let me confess something. I am not a patient person. Becoming a father helped me a little, but overall, I am not the type who suffers fools gladly.

Coaching:(definition from Webster's) one who instructs or trains ; especially : one who instructs players in the fundamentals of a competitive sport and directs team strategy.

So a guy who coaches at say, the Middle School level to collect a stipend yet not really know anything about a sport that he coaches tries the patience of SoulSlam.

Trouble is, I don't want the Sons of SoulSlam to be indicted by my actions. So, unlike myself, I have to keep it on the down-low and bite my lip.

Difficult. Stay tuned.