Friday, March 25, 2011

SNAFU - Most Interesting Character on TV in 2010


If you've seen HBO's miniseries The Pacific you know one of the most interesting characters on the show was SNAFU - Private Merriell Shelton as played by Rami Malek. The picture above purports to be the real SNAFU, the video below is the best of SNAFU from The Pacific.

Saturday, March 12, 2011

I Miss Driving in Italy


It seems like at least two to three times a day I deal with some inattentive, slow driver here in Houston that makes me wish I was back behind the wheel of a car in Italy instead.





Sunday, March 6, 2011

A WTF Moment from Saturday's Halftime Show - Texas v. Baylor


As a graduate of that little university on the banks of the Brazos River in Waco, Texas, I guess I shouldn't have been surprised by the halftime show presented by Baylor University at the Ferrell Center during one of their biggest games of the 2010-2011 Big 12 Men's basketball season, but, there I was, mouth agape in surprise when I saw this:



Baylor went on to lose the game to Texas, 60-54.

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Johnny Weir Sings


Say what you will about men's figure skating, but in my opinion Johnny Weir is one of the more fascinating and interesting American athletes/entertainers of his generation. Want more on Weir, check out this article from Martin Rogers. One thing I learned from this article, Johnny Weir's song Dirty Love has reached No. 1 in Japan: