Win or Go Home

Watched the Kevin Garnett Show last night. That kid is such a crushing talent, an absolute powerhouse of a man. His intensity on the court is so visceral. He makes all other toys on the court look like small wobbly children. I saw a lot of the players on both teams rooted to the paint, watching in anticipation of what he would do next. I think even a non-basketball fan could watch KG’s steely ferocity and get a dose of inspirado from his passion and fierce work ethic. Damn glad they won that game seven. Now we all get a chance to see more of the KG Show as they take it to Shaq and Kobe. The announcers were all concerned about KG only having a day of rest before going up against the Lakers on Friday, but the guy is so in the zone right now that I bet he wishes he was playing tonight. HardCore.

I caught some of that Colonial House show on PBS. Anybody else watching this thing? Premise: a group of 21st century peeps go kick it 1968 colonial style for four months and see if they can hack it. It’s a reality T.V. show but it’s pretty good television. My favorite thing about it is how the appointed mayor of the colony gets to hand out these ‘scarlet letters’ to offenders of colonial law. Unfortunately, the shows not hardcore enough to dole out the serious corporal punishments that would have been mandatory back in the day. If they did that then no one would be left on the show for they all would have been burned at the stake. I’m thinking we need to bring back the scarlet letter system except make it more democratic. Are you with me? Everybody gets a fat stack of four inch high Helvetica Bold letters that they may slap on any modern day offender. Points awarded for creativity. If someone gets tagged with a letter they may not protest and must wear the letter for a 24-hour period. And hell, the application shouldn’t be limited to humans, you should be able to slap them on Gas-guzzling, eco-destroying Hummers, bad architecture, my neighbors yipping dog that barks incessantly throughout the day. Fuck, I’d probably break my printer producing enough letters to heap upon that damn dog. So if you see me coming your way and I’ve got a handful of stickers in my hand you better watch what you say and do because the benevolent dictator has returned!