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Okay, so, what's up with prisons these days? Not that I've been in one lately, but after reading a story about how a "Godfather" was operating his crime syndicate from inside a prison in the United Kingdom via Facebook leaves me wondering... Why do prisoners get the internet? And more so, how does the prison not have a firewall or any other sort of program/application that tracks that kind of behavior? Really? The prison "allowed" Godfather Colin Gunn to have Facebook account access... Read Full Story

Did you ever notice that the movie season tends to almost disappear after Christmas only to pick back up again come summertime? Can anyone name a movie that has opened between 1/1 and 4/30 that was a huge success? If you throw out Passion of the Christ for its pre-Easter opening, the next "best" movie to have opened between this black hole of film releases is a close battle between Fast & Furious (2009) and 300 (2007). Aside from my total man crush on Gerard Butler, those 2 movies are... Read Full Story

And... the next 3 hottest Olympiads going into the 2010 Winter Olympics (hot enough to melt the ice!) Gretchen Bleiler - Snowboarding. 27 years of age. From Ohio (OH-Hi-Oh!) She won a silver medal in the half-pipe competition in Turin (2006) and this year, no reason why she can't score a gold. Interesting fact: She threw the first pitch in the home opener for the Colorado Rockies in 2006 as well as started a NASCAR race (Gentlemen, start your engines!)... and definitely had no problem... Read Full Story

"Frankenstorm". No, it's not a new movie and no it does not involve Frankenstein or Mary Shelley. In other words, it sounds lame since it doesn't sound like something cool. "Frankenstorm" (unless you want to refer to it as Al Franken winning a senate seat) is some "chaos theory" (Thanks Dr. Malcolm from Jurassic Park!) of the worst possible scenario for a END ALL of END ALLS of storms hitting the West Coast. Yeah. Can someone say WHY DO PEOPLE GET PAID TO SIT AROUND AND THINK THIS CRAP UP... Read Full Story

On this episode of ManVBlog "What Were They THINKING Thursday", we examine a more crappier aspect of my blogging job. No. Really crappy. So crappy, you might classify it as Craptastic. How many of you know of California? I presume just about everyone. How many of you know that it is WAY in debt? In fact, come March, it will have $0 in the bank. It will actually have a $1 BILLION shortfall come March. And this from a state that is #1) the most populous, #2) has "The Terminator" as its... Read Full Story

The name speaks for itself. In the 8th annual "No Pants to Work Day" in NYC, you can ride the subway and see if someone forgot to wash their unmentionables. Evidently, it's spreading. However, they had to rename "No Pants to Work Day" in the UK to "No Trousers to Work Day", as "pants" in the UK refer to underwear. I guess they didn't like the commando style. Here's a video for you to enjoy! Original post blogged on b2evolution . Read Full Story

In honor of the forthcoming Olympics in a few weeks (*sarcastic cheer... ice skating... dread*), and seeing as this is Women Wednesday, why not start a series of Wednesday posts in honor of our American hopefuls? So, I will be giving a few women to watch for and why they are the "Gold Standard" in my playbook. Without further ado, here are 3 of the gold medal hopefuls in Vancouver! 1. Katie Uthlaender - Skeleton. If you haven't seen a skeleton race, they're freakin' awesome. (Think of... Read Full Story

I confess, women confuse the beejesus out of me. And I'm in a house full of them (wife, 2 daughters). Today's Topic: FIGHTING! What does FIGHTING mean to a dude? Punching, hitting, knocking one or the other out and then drinking a beer afterwards. Pretty simple stuff. Don't hold revenge out for very long, if ever. Maybe some blood, rarely a broken bone (other than a finger or toe), and it basically is just a physical butt-kickin'. What does FIGHTING mean to the fairer sex? Grudges, hair... Read Full Story

So, I'm going to try to start having a schedule of stuff. I'm talking about a lot of stuff, so there should be some order to this madness. Or at least an attempt on it. Without further ado, here is DRAFT A of the ManVBlog Insanity: Mondays: "Makeover Mondays": Will use a similar tactic as used this past Monday ( HERE IF YOU MISSED IT ) in that I'll "impersonate" someone who did something and then give my take on it. So, I'll be "made-over" to appear as them. Or at least until I decide to... Read Full Story

Okay. I've stood by and watched my Kansas City Chiefs go from a ship without a rudder to the Patriots version 2.0. Am I happy? No. Here's why. Let's breakdown the Patriots of the 2000s with the Chiefs of the 2010 variety. Head coach. Haley v Belichick. Haley. 1 Year as Head Coaching Experience. Wasn't a triumph in any means, which included cutting a player that wound up having a better year than any of his replacements (safety). Belichick. 4 years head coach with the Browns... Read Full Story