What is more fun than having an unexpected "attempted delivery" notice on your door from FedEx? Haven't ordered anything in a while. Wasn't missing anything. Haven't seen Ed McMahon lurking about. I'm gonna guess that it is NCAA Women's Final Four tickets, but I have no idea.

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For some reason, I didn't think they would do this without Christgau, but the Village Voice presents the annual Pazz and Jop Poll. The singles are probably what I thought would make a list like this. Of course, "Crazy" topped the list. I see The Raconteurs, Lily Allen, Fergie, Lady Sovereign on there. Even Scritti Politti. It's a great list to catch up on what music is out there, with most styles represented.

Ruhlman's blog hosts a Bourdain Throwdown on the Food Network. “Even your dumb, lazy ass can cook this!” Genius!

Dr. Z comes out with his annual football broadcaster ratings. He still loves Kenny Albert. I just don't get it. If you watch a lot of football, it makes for a good read. Especially in looking for nuances in how a game is called. Hey, Charlie Jones was never a number one guy on NBC, but God bless him, you always knew down and distance. That was before the newfangled info board.

Exercise Yard

How appropriate to hear "Alabama Song" by the Doors after the CSU-Butler game tonight. "Show me the way to the next whiskey bar...". OK, we knew the Vikings were gonna get beat and probably badly. However, I didn't expect to be steamrolled like that. Yes, the 10th-ranked Bulldogs demolished CSU, 92-50. And the rabid basketball town that we are showed up by the dozens to see a Top Ten team. Only 3795 witnessed that massacre.

The highlights: Nomar Stalker and I had Becky Burgers. And the game went by so quick, I was home by 9:00. You wouldn't think you could score those points that fast, but they did.

The game was over fairly quickly. The closest CSU got was after the first basket, 3-0. Butler hit 12 of 19 threes in the first half and added another 8 for 14 in the second half, for a total of 20 three-pointers. It was one of the best offensive efforts I've seen at the college level. Butler shot 64% for the game, had 27 assists, and outrebounded CSU, 32-16. There you have it. It was that bad.

One home game left!

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