Thanks to the kindness of some good friends, I had the opportunity to visit Staples Center this past Saturday night and watch, of all things, a professional hockey game. Los Angeles Kings vs. Minnesota Wild. Yup, this zealous sports partisan, militantly registered in the Baseball Party (The REAL G.O.P.) sat amongst the curious species known as Fannus Hockeyus. So, after a brief visit to the concession stand (Nachos and a Large Coke for $47.50! Such a deal!!), we trudged to our seats. We were ...

This past week, I fell victim to that nasty cold/flu/sinus/infection thing that appears to be going around. This little sucker of a virus knocked me out for a good 3 days. As a result, I was stuck at home, wrapped in a blanket, continuously blowing gunk from my nose, and being generally miserable. What is one to do whilst in the grips of an illness? Why, channel surf of course! During my channel surfing, I came across a familiar old friend: RETURN OF THE JEDI. Now, I have had issues with this...