Ace Low

Ace's bad night meant a big night for Kissel. He came in yesterday, put his hard hat on, and went to work. He answered both questions first and he answered both questions right, and his genius account is now 13 points fatter as a result. Well done. Unfortunately, his late surge probably won't help him in this round, as cW is within a smelly fart of the championship, but like a baseball team that's out of the race in June but finishes 17-3 to push themselves over .500 for the year, he has reason to be optimistic for next season.

I'm also gonna throw ten GP's Dipak's way for his appropriately sarcastic American Idol answer, wich cracked me up:

who will get kicked off?
Kelly Clarkson? Reuben? Clay Aiken?
Refrigerator Perry? Pee Wee Herman?

The thought of The Fridge reaching the final 7 on AI, only to be eliminated, kinda made my day.

Exhaustion and Anxiety and possibly some actual Conflict are all going to be poking me in the ribs for the next couple of weeks. Just gotta muscle through and remind myself how minor it all is. It's really all minor. Someday in the future I will be playing skee-ball, eating saltwater taffy and making out with factory girls beneath the boardwalk.

Oh, sorry, that's actually what Bruce Springsteen did on July 19th, 1971. I will be doing all that metaphorically. Living metaphorically is the only way to go. You don't get sand in your underwear.

Ten GP's to anyone who can honestly tell me they've made out with a girl (or boy) beneath the boardwalk. 20 points if it was a factory girl (or boy). 220 points if you're Bruce Springsteen.

After my rough spell, I will be off to Munich for a few days, both literally and metaphorically. Ma Bungle will be busy so it'll be me and Baby Bungle touring the city together on foot. (Baby-friendly) entertainment suggestions are welcome. I know we have at least three German-speaking readers out there, so let's go.

I am now guaranteeing the conclusion of the Trayline saga by the end of this weekend. Sorry for the delay. I am also guaranteeing I drink at least one tall can of delicious beer during Sunday Night Softball. I guarantee I make at least three errors as well, two of which are beer-related.

Speaking of guarantees and predictions, what world event did Archie Bunker correctly predict in a 1976 episode of All in the Family? No googling unless you're Bruce Springsteen. Ten genius points for the correct answer.

Thanks to BJL for agreeing to take over the softball stats, at least for now. That will be a huge relief to me.