Well, this week I'm going with something more chill. Floetry doesn't just have to be from artists of today or of a certain genre. No matter what style you prefer, or who you consider the best of the best, it's hard to debate that any artists are better known throughout this world than the artists mentioned here. These artists touched so many across the globe especially in past eras where reaching the globe wasn't as easy as it is today. With that said, I'm not going to try and explain today's Floetry beyond the next two sentences. The Floetry comes from Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. Take the first letter of Lucy, Sky, and Diamonds and use that as motivation for your journey.
Floetry:
Picture yourself in a boat on a river
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green
Towering over your head
Look for the girl with sun in her eyes
And she's gone
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds...
Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain
Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers
That grow so incredibly high
Newspapers taxis appear on the shore
Waiting to take you away
Climb in the back with your head in the cloubs
And you're gone
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds...
Picture yourself on a train in a station
With plasticine porters with looking glass ties
Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile
The girl with kaleidoscope eyes
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
-Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by The Beatles
Friday, July 27, 2007
Thursday, July 26, 2007
The Past Week
I apologize for the lack of updates here over the past week or so, but there have been some goings-on around the In Judz We Trust world. As a result, there have been a number of sports stories that we have not discussed, but at the very least deserved my comments.
Mike Vick and the whole dogfighting thing - If you have not heard about this story, please lean over and pull your head out of your ass. This story has been going on for weeks now (Vick is set to appear in court today for his bond hearing and to enter his plea on charges arising from an indictment (you can find the full indictment on any reputable sports blog or probably on smokinggun.com). Being the sports junkie that I am, I have been asked by a number of people (that number being 2) about my thoughts on the subject. First, if he is involved in any way or even knew what was going on, it is just sick. Second, I really don't see how his reputation will ever be saved. I read one blog that compared Vick's actions to those of Kobe Bryant and his alleged (yes, the case was dismissed) sexual assault a few years back. The interesting thing here is that Bryant's reputation, though sullied for a few years, including a loss of nearly all of his endorsements, is all of a sudden back to where it was, namely, a selfish basketball player that only looks out for himself. Can Vick ever repair his reputation after this grotesque scandal? For great in-depth analysis (and numerous rotflmao comments), check out deadspin.com and their posts over the past week.
Tim Donaghy and the gambling scandal - This story, as well, makes me sick to my stomach. To those of you who don't know the Judz, you should be aware that my entire family is part of the officiating world, both at the amateur and professional level (Judz himself began umpiring little league baseball and refereeing soccer at age 13). To think that a professional referee may have been gambling on games that he was officiating and possibly affecting the outcomes, it takes a shot at the crucial element of all sports, that being fair play. This is why the steroids thing in baseball, cycling (and now, even golf?) is so disheartening. The reason why most people like real sports over those entertainment-type events like the WWE is that at the heart of every game, there is that any given Sunday thing where on any given Sunday, a team, no matter how bad, can beat any other team. With how much I dislike hearing it, nobody pays to watch the officials. People are there to watch the athletes competing in a fair contest. If there is a force that is impacting the game other than the pure competition between the teams on the field, that is simply a giant "F You" to the fans. I truly hope that Donaghy squeals on any other referee that is a part of this and that the whole lot of them are tarred and feathered. Is this the worst thing in sports? Nowhere close, but the fact that an official can impact the outcome of a game and is doing so through non-innocent means is simply unforgivable.
I am not even going to touch the Bonds homerun chase until it happens and I really don't care so much about the Tour de France (though I have watched part of it on Versus, which is shaping up to be a fairly decent niche-sport channel), so I don't have too much knowledge on the whole Rasmussen-leader getting kicked out of the race by his own team thing.
Now, there have been some good stories that occurred yesterday and today.
Priest Holmes returning to Kansas City training camp - Any time a great football player returns from what should be career-ending surgery, it is something to behold. Holmes' career should have been over well before know, but it will be nice to see him putting on that Chiefs jersey again (just don't go drafting him in your fantasy football league as he probably isn't 100% and I have heard that Larry Johnson guy is pretty good, though his legs will probably fall off if he has to carry the ball 400 times again this season).
Curtis Martin retiring - Here is a guy that did nothing but run the football. He was a guaranteed 1,000-yard rusher every year, but did so quietly. His biggest problem was that he played for the J-E-T-S, Jets Jets Jets during his career. He was a model of consistency and he was a perpetual "Holy crap, I need another running back for my fantasy team in the 4th or 5th round because I drafted a QB with my 2nd round pick and Martin will get me those 1,000 yards and handful of touchdowns." You never really heard about him for off-the-field shenanigans or on-field antics. He was a consummate football businessman that should be a first-ballot hall of famer and this blog wishes him the best of luck in his retirement.
Mike Vick and the whole dogfighting thing - If you have not heard about this story, please lean over and pull your head out of your ass. This story has been going on for weeks now (Vick is set to appear in court today for his bond hearing and to enter his plea on charges arising from an indictment (you can find the full indictment on any reputable sports blog or probably on smokinggun.com). Being the sports junkie that I am, I have been asked by a number of people (that number being 2) about my thoughts on the subject. First, if he is involved in any way or even knew what was going on, it is just sick. Second, I really don't see how his reputation will ever be saved. I read one blog that compared Vick's actions to those of Kobe Bryant and his alleged (yes, the case was dismissed) sexual assault a few years back. The interesting thing here is that Bryant's reputation, though sullied for a few years, including a loss of nearly all of his endorsements, is all of a sudden back to where it was, namely, a selfish basketball player that only looks out for himself. Can Vick ever repair his reputation after this grotesque scandal? For great in-depth analysis (and numerous rotflmao comments), check out deadspin.com and their posts over the past week.
Tim Donaghy and the gambling scandal - This story, as well, makes me sick to my stomach. To those of you who don't know the Judz, you should be aware that my entire family is part of the officiating world, both at the amateur and professional level (Judz himself began umpiring little league baseball and refereeing soccer at age 13). To think that a professional referee may have been gambling on games that he was officiating and possibly affecting the outcomes, it takes a shot at the crucial element of all sports, that being fair play. This is why the steroids thing in baseball, cycling (and now, even golf?) is so disheartening. The reason why most people like real sports over those entertainment-type events like the WWE is that at the heart of every game, there is that any given Sunday thing where on any given Sunday, a team, no matter how bad, can beat any other team. With how much I dislike hearing it, nobody pays to watch the officials. People are there to watch the athletes competing in a fair contest. If there is a force that is impacting the game other than the pure competition between the teams on the field, that is simply a giant "F You" to the fans. I truly hope that Donaghy squeals on any other referee that is a part of this and that the whole lot of them are tarred and feathered. Is this the worst thing in sports? Nowhere close, but the fact that an official can impact the outcome of a game and is doing so through non-innocent means is simply unforgivable.
I am not even going to touch the Bonds homerun chase until it happens and I really don't care so much about the Tour de France (though I have watched part of it on Versus, which is shaping up to be a fairly decent niche-sport channel), so I don't have too much knowledge on the whole Rasmussen-leader getting kicked out of the race by his own team thing.
Now, there have been some good stories that occurred yesterday and today.
Priest Holmes returning to Kansas City training camp - Any time a great football player returns from what should be career-ending surgery, it is something to behold. Holmes' career should have been over well before know, but it will be nice to see him putting on that Chiefs jersey again (just don't go drafting him in your fantasy football league as he probably isn't 100% and I have heard that Larry Johnson guy is pretty good, though his legs will probably fall off if he has to carry the ball 400 times again this season).
Curtis Martin retiring - Here is a guy that did nothing but run the football. He was a guaranteed 1,000-yard rusher every year, but did so quietly. His biggest problem was that he played for the J-E-T-S, Jets Jets Jets during his career. He was a model of consistency and he was a perpetual "Holy crap, I need another running back for my fantasy team in the 4th or 5th round because I drafted a QB with my 2nd round pick and Martin will get me those 1,000 yards and handful of touchdowns." You never really heard about him for off-the-field shenanigans or on-field antics. He was a consummate football businessman that should be a first-ballot hall of famer and this blog wishes him the best of luck in his retirement.
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