Wednesday Freestyling

Today I thought I'd just riff on whatever pops into my head. My urban liaison Levar tells me that's known as "freestyling" in the hip hop community. So I'm expecting this to be a lot like that one scene in 8 Mile, except on a blog. OK, I never saw 8 Mile, but I'm pretty sure there's an important scene in the movie that involves freestyling.

To enhance the freestyling experience, imagine Super DJ Professor on the turntables behind me.Note - Levar tells me that turntables are often referred to by rap artists as "wheels of steel".

Washington DC's democratic nominee for mayor is only 35 years old. That's younger than I am! Sheesh…time sure flies.

More rain? Where am I, Washington STATE? (e.g., Seattle)

Sometimes I wish I was really good at ventriloquism. It sure seems like Willie Tyler's had a good life.

Flipping through channels on my new DirecTV movie package last night, I found out why some people call Cinemax "Skinemax". Hey-ohhh, I don't remember ordering the Playboy Channel!

Fortunately, Coach Carter was on another channel. What a heartwarming story about the true meaning of winning. It's nice to know that with all of the stories you read these days about athletes running afoul of the law, there are still some good guys out there.

Who sang "I Wanna Sex You Up"? Because that's in my head right now and I want to know.

We had some new neighbors move in next door the other day. Their dogs sure do bark a lot! They make my dogs seem quiet in comparison, however, so I'm not complaining. Sometimes when they're out in the yard I say "Who Let The Dogs Out?", like as in the song. (They have a doggie door, so technically they let themselves out.) (I'm talking about the neighbors' dogs, not mine.)

My other next door neighbor is really nice. She was in a local Gold's Gym ad a few months ago - and she's like 50! You go, girl. Her son plays for one of the Cubs' Class A affiliates.

Boy, do the Cubs stink this year. And what's with Dusty Baker? Good thing football season is here. DA BEARS.

Fantasy Football sure is addictive. No wonder millions of people play. I like the makeup of my team this year - I have LT!

A noisy noise annoys an oyster - try saying that five times fast. I didn't think so!

Hey, time for lunch! Garlic portabello veggie burger for me. I need to drop a few pounds, and that's a tasty start. Seems like I've been losing the Battle of the Bulge lately - lol.