I hope everyone had a good holiday. Whether you celebrate for religious reasons or for the bunny reasons, Easter always comes with a few good things: family, time off from school and sports.
Monday night, April 5, was the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. And as much as I would love to comment, the game was after press time, so I guess it doesn’t make the cut.
But I’m sure there were ridiculous calls, and to many, the winner will have celebrated a ridiculous season with a great win.
But since I can’t report on that game, I did find a few other sports related stories I’m sure have gotten a little attention here and there.
The Eagles traded Donovan McNabb to Washington? Really? I didn’t really understand why this was such a huge story until I read it. I don’t follow football, as many loyal readers know, but I do understand rivalry.
But is this like Brett Favre leaving Green Bay for the Vikings? I guess I just think the situation is ridiculous. It’s just crazy to me when teams trade their No. 1 guy away. Never really made sense to me.
In a sport-related story garnering fewer headlines, the Obamas hosted the annual White House Easter Egg Roll over the weekend.
This year it wasn’t about candy and bunnies; they were pushing fitness and discouraging childhood obesity. They offered other games departing from the traditional rolling of the egg and had a lot of high profile guests.
Since when does Easter require the presence of J. K. Rowling and Spongebob? And Captain Planet was there? I didn’t know children still knew who he was.
This was all part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s campaign to end childhood obesity according to an article from The Chicago Tribune.
But that wasn’t the only athletic display from the president. His appearance on the mound on Opening Day for the Washington Nationals was much better and required fewer cartoon characters.
Though he didn’t throw a strike (one of the few impressive things George Bush was able to accomplish during his presidency), he did bust out the White Sox hat once he stepped up on the rubber.
Speaking of Illinois-native politicians, my favorite Rod was fired by Donald Trump on Sunday, April 4. I never cared much for “The Apprentice” series, so I really don’t care who is on, who gets fired or who wins. But this is supposed to be the “Celebrity Apprentice.”
What part of the definition of celebrity does Rod Blagojevich fit? As far as I can tell, he was just a guy with too much hair who was on TV too much, oh wait. I know why he’s on, so Donald doesn’t have the worst hair on the show.
But why would he fire him? I guess he must have missed being in his own spotlight. Blago’s hair must have been casting a shadow.
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