Top Five Sports for Fat Guys

Congratulations to Steve Holcomb and the rest of the crew for their gold-medal effort.  In honor of this finely honed athlete, let's pay tribute to the top five sports where husky guys can dominate:

5) Baseball - Hard to be a big guy and break in, unless you're a pitcher.  But once you're in, feel free to put on the feed bag.  Been that way a long time, going way back to Babe Ruth.  Modern day exaples include All-Stars like John Kruk, Tony Gwynn, Cecil (and now Prince) Fielder, and our own beloved Kent Hrbek.

4) Golf - Tim Herron and John Daly.  Nuff said.

3) Football - Too many examples to mention, especially when every team has at least one guy that's nicknamed "big daddy."

2) Sumo - Fat guys.  Diapers.  Goes without saying.

1) Bobsled - Congrats, Steve.  I envy your local Dominoe's franchise tonight.

What is the Coffee Party REALLY About?

In a recent article in the StarTribune featuring the Coffee Party, founder Annabel Park claims that the party is an extension of a desire for conversation. She's quoted in the article thusly, "We have to relearn how to talk to each other, to deliberate."

 Funny. Her original post on her Facebook page which kicked off this whole movement stated, "...how about (calling the group) cappuccino party? That would really piss 'em off because it sounds elitist."

So, Ms. Park, is the group really about desiring to communicate, or merely desiring to "piss 'em off?"

Paul Ryan: Health Care is a Ponzi Scheme

The most articulate and persuasive recap of why health care legislation, in its current configuration, is an economic nightmare.



Why the reluctance to start over, component by component, and fix this thing the right way?

Olbermann Uses Dying Father as Politcal Prop

As I was flipping around tonight, I happened to pass by MSNBC, and noted that Keith Olbermann was teasing one of his "special comments."  Since his bombast is usually good for some high entertainment, I stuck around.


I was aghast to hear this:

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Is this what we've come to - when our dying parents become props in our political screeds?  There is a time and a place for this story.  It's not now.  It's not moving, or motivating, or brave, or whatever he was looking to accomplish.

It was sick, repugnant, and shameful. 

It's All Joe's Fault

It is 7 degrees this morning. Vacation is over. Work is burying me. Football is over. We're weeks from March Madness and MLB spring training. Taxes need to be done.

Given all of that, if only Joe Mauer would just sign his damn contract, I'd feel a lot better.

Abaco Drink Tour: Nipper's, and The Nipper

Served in one of the most beautiful beach bars you'll ever see, Nipper's wicked little concoction packs a wallop. Rum punch based, and served either frozen or over the rocks, either way will make for a fine day at the bar.

Nipper's executes some last day heroics and leverages ambiance and cost/value to post an 8.7 out of 10, this tying the Wally Special.

A tie-breaker will definitely need to be conducted.

I guess we'll just have to go back...

Marsh Harbour Chronicles: Bahamas, Days 7 & 8

The weather proceeded to get a lot better with the wind dying down, so we made the long run to Great Guana Cay, home of the 3rd largest barrier reef in the world, and also home to one of the best island bars anywhere, Nipper's.

We spent a good amount of time on the beautiful beach. Here's a taste:

The rest of the day was spent at Nipper's. You have got to love a place that welcomes bar dogs:

Of course, the day that we needed top leave was the most beautiful, but we can't complain. We had an incredible week here in the Bahamas. I can't stress enough the natural beauty here. I've been to the Caymans, most of the Virgins, Cancun, and Hawaii, Marsh Harbour remains our favorite locale.

Here's how it looked just before our trip to the airport:

See you in two more years...

Mash Harbour Chronicles: Bahamas Day 6, Wind Again

The big blow from the NW did not cease yesterday, and again limited our options. We spent time on the boat looking for a perfect beach, and actually landed on one, only to pick up and move on back to Witch Point.



We spent most of the early afternoon there and then headed over to the Abaco Inn for a late lunch and the best Pina Colada that money can buy.



The resort is gorgeous. Here's a view:







Today the wind finally died down, so we're looking to log some serious hours in the boat.



Here's the sunrise that greeted us this morning. Last day. We can't wait to get going.