Happy endings don't exist? Who are you, Phil Jones?

Not sure if it's been posted around these parts yet, but Nike released their pre-World Cup mega-ad a couple days ago. Lots of star power, plus a cameo from Kobe:

Let the man speak.

Mo Vaughn scoffs, wheezes and wipes his brow in your general direction.

Tottenham says, "Hello."

Pshh... Semantics.

This was going to be my exact joke, except Man City was going to be replaced with "Fans of any franchise in Metropolitan New York."

Jacqueline is still my favorite Franz Ferdinand track, and it's the first song on their first album. I always found that weird.

Just got back from a few days in Chicago. Weather turned for the best as I was there visiting an old friend, so walking around the city was quite amazing. I don't think I've ever had so much great, yet stunningly cheap food in one place.

It's still real to me, dammit.

And that's the bottom line because Stone Cold is a level-headed person who thinks in logical terms.

Something about a beef and cheese doesn't seem kosher to me.

But... He was a senior.

In other news: Michael Beasley has re-enrolled at Kansas State because free snacks.

Just the thought of Jesus Camp infuriates me, and the damn film is 10 years old.

If anyone likes mash-up god Girl Talk as much as I do, you should check out the EP he dropped with Freeway last week. Finally got around to listening to it today and it's a solid tape. Freeway is kinda one-dimensional in his flow and hooks, but his energy can't be denied.

If only...

I actually did mine more than a week ahead of tax day for the first time in my tax-filing lifetime. The refund went immediately from my wallet to a new set of tires and a stack of new records.

Went to the Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction down here in South Florida today. Saw some really awesome, really out-of-my-range cars. But, I did get to chat with some of the high profile bidders, including a guy who bought a Chip Foose Camaro for $88,000. Actually a nice dude despite the unwillingness to let me sit in the…

The Boxing Day match they had was pretty fun for the first 45 minutes. I think Liverpool will hold it together at home. I'll say 3-2.