Curling Dilemma

I did not wear my usual curling sweatshirt four weeks ago, but, rather, one based on the wrestler Sheamus from World Wrestling Entertainment. It features a Gaelic cross on the front (Sheamus is Irish) and the word 'laoch' which means 'warrior' in Irish, on the back. I curled great as did the team and we won. So I wore it the next week.

And we won. So I wore it a third time.

And we won. So I wore it last night.

We tied.

I don't know what to do now. Does a non-loss count as keeping a streak alive? 

Pink?

It was all over the National Football League yesterday. It has been all over the World Wrestling Entertainment shows for the last several weeks. It isn't a color you would expect on either production. It's pink, and it's meant to spread breast cancer awareness. There are several objections which may be made about that, not the least of which is that pink is hardly the color of a manly man. But this isn't about men. It isn't about anyone in particular. It's about a deadly disease, and it's serious. We can debate about the degree to which it is taken seriously by those calling attention to it. We might say that it is nothing more than an attempt at ratings glory, and that is that. We might say, as such, that it is shallow and unworthy of our attention. And it might be little more than that. Yet, is it? Is anything which puts before us a reminder of something which kills people wrong? Is it ever wrong to remind people that there are diseases out there which threaten to kill half our population and encourage us to act against them? Even if it is presented to us not, perhaps, for the best of reasons, is it wrong to do something which calls us to work against a deadly affliction wrong? Of course not. We must support any and all reminders of our duty towards our brothers and sisters. We are all in this together, and we must fight all which afflicts any of us, together. We must support any and all calls which remind us to fight for life; for the lives of those around us, in our offices, in our everyday experiences; in our homes. It's as simple as that.

Laying the Smackdown on DC

Well, I guess Linda McMahon of WWE fame (sort of) is running for Senate in Connecticut. She's a Republican, as her blog touts a GOP comeback, but that may not matter with such a campaign as this.

I find it interesting that she is running at all, and intend to look into the matter more fully as time goes on. Can she separate herself from the over the top showmanship of her wrestling enterprise? Or would that kind of showmanship (showwomanship?) actually market her better? Surely not, and her website (www.linda2010.com) is short on that and overall more traditionally political from what I have seen thus far.

I'd vote for her over Chris Dodd any way you slice it.