Isolation Thought

While being distracted by beach volleyball, the price of oil is creeping towards $50 a barrel. This goes in line with the theory that the Saudis will ramp up production before the election to give the Second One-Termer in his Family a boost. I don't like the theory because the wallet is gonna take a pounding until all of this clears up. I never thought I'd wish for $42 a barrel oil.

Let's see, Driver A lives 300 miles from Beach Volleyball site. An increase of $3 a barrel would put him...(Must get obsession under control)...(Maybe tomorrow)

Meal of Links

A typical example of how mascots ruin everything. Here you have a group of nice ladies dancin' their little hearts out at the Olympic beach volleyball competition. And this numbnuts mascot, Athina, has to go out there and ruin everything for the viewing audience. Old fave, Holly McPeak plays today.

Madden 2005 sells an incredible 1.3 million copies in Week One. Please check your kids and spouses while they're tucked away for hours. We may not be the smartest country, but we are a nation of strong thumbs, a la Sissy Hankshaw.

I just ordered tickets for "Vote for Change". They actually had rules and questions while ordering. Occupation, company, can't be a US contractor, must be 18. Very weird. Plus I got uppers, as all the other tickets appeared to be bought ahead of time. Scalpers, anyone?

Exercise Yard

The two boxing reality shows are battling it out in court. I watch very few reality shows, but I'll be glued to these two. I gotta believe a desperate palooka will make good TV. "Yo, Britney."

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32 Across: Aunt of April, May and June (9 letters) Answer: Daisy Duck