Heat Waves Suck: One of the Reasons I Now Like Fall Better

Remember when you were a kid? All you wanted was summer time. No school, days at the pool; it was awesome. Not as much any more.

I miss fall.

To pass the time, I came up with a list of the reasons why summer ain't what it used to be. (In no order)

#1: Sports: This is what we are reduced to: 30-54 and the LeBron Hour Starring LeBron*. You know, I could look past the LeBron Hour Starring LeBron if 30-54 wasn't 30-54. Problem is, we are 30-54. So, LeBron Hour Starring LeBron it is...God, where are you football, and most importantly; HOCKEY!!!!! (OH MY GOD DO I NEED THE PENS BACK!)

#2: WORK: You know when you were a kid, the #1 thing you looked forward to during the summer wasn't the weather, it wasn't the vacations, it was the not going to school. Getting up at 10, eating a shit load of sugary cereal and starting your day. That was the life. No more my friends, work work work, all year long. Think you're gonna go to the pool today? Fat chance son, you're working!

#3: Goddamn Heat: Days like today make me want to crawl into the freezer and not come out. If you don't know what I'm talking about, walk outside...no further explanation needed. I long for the brisk fall afternoons where the leaves are beautiful and a sweater or sweatshirt makes you feel nice and cozy.

#4: Did I mention the Heat? You know, the heat that makes all the shit (Barbecuing, eating outside, outdoor sports) that supposedly makes summer the best season absolutely miserable?




*You know what's worse than LeBron's ego? ESPN whoring themselves out for an HOUR so Bron Bron can make a 2 second announcement! I can hear the advertising dollars rolling in now! ESPN is expecting us to waste an hour of our lives (which we will) to hear them pontificate on what they believe he will say during his speech. Which, by the way, will occur at approx 59 minutes and 45 of the broadcast.

Big Bad Basketball

I think there has been more interest here in basketball over the last 12 hours than perhaps the last 20 years combined.

Couch Burning Retards
I apologize if I am offending anyone who is mentally challenged by putting them in the same category with West Virginians. Mountaineer fans are at it again, after throwing shit on the court last night against Pitt, and actually hitting a Pitt coach with an object. This behavior by WVU fans is par for the course. Ever go to a Backyard Brawl? It doesn’t have to be in Morgantown for people to bring rocks and batteries with them.

You wanna know the biggest travesty? It’s not the simple mountain folk who think that throwing objects is a reasonable way to show your dislike of another team. It’s the university that does not actively stop these simple folk. How long until the league steps in and starts holding WVU accountable for the actions of its students?

Pittsburgh PistonPipers?

So the rumor goes the Detroit Pistons could be up for sale and Pittsburgh could be looked at as a future home. First of all it’s unlikely, but I kind of like the idea. I’m not a big basketball fan (it drives me insane that the last 2:00 in fact lasts closer to 40) however; I think pro-basketball could have a chance here. If you could get past the Steeler fixation, and the innate racism in Western PA, you could tap into the bandwagon nature of the Pittsburgh sports fan who will cheer for just about any sport (sorry Passion) if it puts a winning product on the ice/court/field.

That’s the biggest “IF”; could you put a competitive product on the court quick enough to get past the aforementioned potential issues?