My secret shame is that I recognized her from her regular role on Days of Our Lives, where yes, SHE ALSO PLAYS A NURSE.

The A's were juiced during the Canseco/Mcguire/Giambi era of the late 80s and early 90s, not (so much) during the early 00s when they had Hatteberg, Byrnes, Scutaro, and the Big Three pitching rotation, and when the movie and book take place. I wish the skit had pointed that out somehow.

old people
Last weekend I went to my elderly father's house for dinner. After the meal, he and his friends—about four or five other folks in their seventies—gathered round the TV to watch a syndicated episode of Two and a Half Men. And laughed audibly at the "jokes."

I actually used to know a boy whose hair did that. Lots of not-washing and pomade were involved. He was, of course, damn fine.

spike had amazing hair
When my husband and I first started dating, he took me to see the Cowboy Bebop movie. I had absolutely no idea what it was, but I was up for giving it a shot anyway. To my surprise, I actually liked it a lot, and later we started watching the series when it repeated on CN. It's what also got me…