Randomness from last night's Browns home game:

Sort of an odd deal last night. On-street parking was horrendous as West 9th has the bagged meters because CPD is using that as the alternate for Ontario traffic. Had to park near Tower City. Gale was working at Tower City, so we went to the Map Room on 9th for some dogs ahead of the game. Saw Reggie Langhorne coming out of Blue Point before the game. We left at halftime, because, well, I refuse to cooperate with management by watching fourth and fifth stringers play while I pay full fare. Anyhow, this allowed us the chance to ride the Rapid back to Tower City for $1.75. This is the first time I've been on public transportation locally in quite a while. But it enabled easy access to The Harp for some chow.

The weather was pretty humid.

The giveaway: There was none.

It smelled under the Shoreway Bridge at West 3rd and I didn't see any dead fish.

The Browns are not very good on offense right now. I'm still uncomfortable with Maurice Carthon as coordinator. We have weapons, man, use them! Bright spot was Jerome Harrison, the fifth-round running back. On defense, it's a little better. Wimbley looks like an unbelievable physical specimen in person. He reminds me of some of those tall, thin pass rushing ends of the past, like a Sean Jones. He may be what we thought Courtney Brown was gonna be. I need a bigger TV to view Ted Washington though. My goodness, he is resembling Refrigerator Perry these days, but I must say, he seems to occupy two people on almost every play he's in there. Linebacking, in theory, should be easier with him in there. Mason Unck is still a Brown, BTW.

No markings on the field in either endzone or at midfield. Methinks it has something to do with the Browns 60th anniversary and they do not want to tip their hand.

No G.E. Smith Band! Perhaps they are gearing up for a version of "The Anniversary Waltz".

Tame crowd in Section 345. One drunk latecomer, but that was about it. Lots of Carthon complaining though.

Best line from me: "Hey, you know it's a preseason game when the escalator is working." Needless to say, as soon as we got on it, it died. So, we had to walk up the escalator. Again.

Oddest Browns jersey: Too many people had their own names on the back. That's a no-no.

New vendor item: Roasted almonds.

Best shirt: A 14-year old kid wearing a shirt that said, "No, really. I'm in college."

The aforementioned chili dog at the Map Room was kosher and really good.

The Village Idiot, Jeff Tanchak, has been replaced by Marky Nolan.

Best Browns play: I thought Reuben Droughns ripped off a nice run in the first quarter.

Worst Browns play: The Frye interception was pretty fugly.

Stats: Meaningless.

The Browns won 20-16. Whoopee.

Meal of Links

Looks like L.A. wants to clean up Skid Row. But where will all the drug dealers go?

Here are the five most obviously drug-fueled appearances ever on TV. Crispin Glover, James Brown, an AFV studio audience, Klaus Kinski and Richard Pryor. Quite the hot tub.

This guy got stuck in a vat of chocolate, Sweet.

Exercise Yard

Marion Jones is a doper. This time, a confirmed doper. She's had the taint for a while. Now, it's done.

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