Tom is Away

one of Peter King’s reasons for arguing that the Eagles won’t even make it to the NFC Championship game:

The best part of sports journalism is the absolute, total lack of accountability for any moron thing you write, pretend to write, or pretend to have witnessed. At what other job can you be wrong 85% of the time, and be praised as the best at what you do?

"Writing turns you into somebody who’s always wrong. The illusion that you may get it right someday is the perversity that draws you on. What else could? As pathological phenomena go, it doesn’t completely wreck your life." –Philip Roth

I am away from my computer right now.

time to get work done to make up for a weekend of non-workiness.

well, that cat fell asleep in the yard in which it was trapped. I guess I was more interested in than even he/she was.

inordinately interested in the plight of a trapped stray cat out back.

gotta get productive, asap.

reading a bit, preparing for my 4th barbecue since Friday.

some government-types in Jersey are arguing that the New Jersey Devils need to change their name, because it’s symbolically upsetting.

Apparently my away message archive is back up and running….. boy, you all missed some brilliance the past few days. I mean, there must have been at least 10 messages saying "writing." and a couple saying "asleep." Hope you were able to make it through.

memorializin.

trying not to fall asleep on my keyboard.

doing some line-editing on the first few chapters.

very tired today.

back after barbecuing. tomorrow, we barbecue again.

out for a while. back to work later tonight.

running around to pick stuff up for my mom, because I’m a good son.

I like the Eagles and all, but these people are ridiculous:

http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/uploads/photos/perm/main/KBPGJOHBODJD/050526daniellerusselldawkin.jpg

Check the caption.

all this hype over female Indy 500 driver Danica Patrick just confirms that professional sports coverage is probably the most sexist institution remaining in our country.
Why don’t all the writers just line up, pat her on the head, hand her an oatmeal cookie, and say "Wow! You’re doing a great job of overcoming that lack of a penis!"

brain’s not working anymore. nevermind the excess work. tomorrow, we continue.