Much has been in the news about this new “Storm” worm…a Perfect Storm-esque (hated that movie) trojan that’s slowly being filtered through the net by someone (Al-Qaeda? Russian mafia? the MPAA?) and will eventually do something to hurt someone or something. Anyway, I care less about that than the computer that sat here in my office for three days running every virus/spyware scanner on the face of this benighted little planet and probably still didn’t leave completely clean. In fact, I think it was so gunked up that I actually caught whatever it had, because unless the allergy count is through the roof (which, given the rain, is unlikely) I came down with something hard on Sunday. Try singing when you head feels like it’s floating a few inches off your neck.
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Like a lot of kids my age, I would occasionally turn on Transformers for the cartoon du jour. I mean, c’mon - what can top the combination of cool cars, trucks, and planes AND evil robots bent on world domination fighting noble robots dedicated to saving humankind from their clutches? It’s a perfect combo! I even had a few of the toys, and yes, I will admit to making that cool swooshing noise as I unfolded a Lamborghini Diablo into a good guy robot. So imagine my surprise when one of my favorite composers, Steve Jablonsky, teamed up with producer Michael Bay to score a live-action remake of the timeless animated classic. The result: Transformers, which landed the spot of the action movie of the summer. Not bad for a kid’s cartoon show.
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I hate the Cowboys. I hate everything about them. I despise their arrogance, cockiness, and (most of all) their presumption. “We’re ‘America’s Team!’” Who appointed you to that? If the Dallas Cowboys are “America’s Team,” then I’m moving to Canada. My consolation of late has been that they have been spending money on mouths and not talent. Terrell Owens is the key example here - past his prime, over-rated, all he has is his attitude and selfish arrogance. He was covered by a third-string cornerback on Monday night against the Bills and got 1 catch for 14 yards. If that’s not overpriced jaw I don’t know what is. Their bandwagon following (which I’m convinced makes up 90% of their fan base) has been shrieking that Tony Romo is the next Brett Favre…I personally think he’s the next Jeff Garcia - he’ll make a great backup when he’s in his 30s. How can you be the next Brett Favre when you throw five interceptions on MNF and cough up another fumble?
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