Velasquez and The Giants

I'm not normally a sports guy, aside from Women's Volleyball and Softball, but I'm a sucker for an underdog.

Cain Velasquez vs. Brock Lesnar. Brock should have ripped Cain's arms off and beaten him to death with them - I mean, the guy has to diet to trim down to 265 pounds, he's a Division I wrestling superstar, and stronger than a gorilla on steroids. As much as I would have loved to see Cain win, I was absolutely certain he was going to get squashed.

But, it turns out that Cain knew something we didn't know - he had the goods to kick the shit out of Brock. He knew he just needed to be able to withstand his first bull-rush, and the rest would be gravy - and that's exactly what happened.

Cain ended up kicking Brock's ass so bad, he looked like he'd just walked into a barbed-wire fence face-first. It was probably the most exciting fight I've seen this year. Of course, GSP vs Koscheck II could trump it, but for now it's #1.

As for the Giants, they're probably the only team in all of baseball I give half a shit about - mostly because I'm from that part of California. The only thing is, the Giants will ALWAYS find a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. They are the perennial lovable losers.

So, I now have a reason to watch the World Series. Granted, it's likely to only be four games, but I'll be sure to tune in.

Then again, you never know... Cain Velasquez taught me to never give up hope, even when your opponent seems to have the deck stacked in their favor. Every now and again, the good guy wins.

Facebook schmacebook

So, as a couple of you know, I deleted my facebook account recently. I made the mistake of accepting way too many friend requests. I only got the account in the first place to keep up with my kids' lives. Little did I know I would be snowed under by a deluge of inanity, poor spelling and worse grammar.

My plan is to cool my heels for a couple of weeks, then create a new, super-secret account and only befriend those whose lives interest me. If you don't receive a friend request from my new account by this time next month, you didn't make the cut... ;-)

On an entirely unrelated note, I bought a used XBox from a friend of mine recently. It's really cool.

The end.