ballhog or tugboat?

i stopped watching basketball because it turned into a one man show. each team has the one player that makes the most baskets and is basically the star. that's why there was so much bullshit between kobe (who by the way, when you look up ballhog on youtube, his name comes up alot) and shaq because they both wanted to be the star. i'm not saying neither of them deserved it but i think it should be about the team, not the star.

today i heard that the dodgers are looking to renew manny ramirez's contract. everyone is talking about how he basically took the dodgers to the playoffs. now, i don't know if that's true but they did play better as a team after he got there. it could've been a few things but everyone attributes it to manny.

i'm starting to see the same kind of talk with other teams now too. evan longoria was all they talked about when the rays made it to the series. i don't want baseball to turn out the same way that basketball has. i don't want it to be one guy leading his team. a team should be a collaboration. everyone should do their part and be treated equally. if they do a little better than everyone else on the team, then they should be commended for it but not treated as if the rest of the team depends on them. if they get hurt the rest of the team should be able to pick up the slack.

the rising costs of coke

when i was a kid, my grandfather used to tell me about how a coke cost a nickel. back when he told me that a coke was 25 cents a can (usually from the ice cream truck and random vending machines). i never paid attention to his story cuz i thought it was about coke but it was about more than that. it was about value for your money.

i was in the store the other day and found a 20 pack of coke for $5.99. not bad i guess but up until then i used to buy a 24 pack for about $5.99. what the fuck happened? i'm losing 4 cokes but paying the same price. today i went to the store and found some 24 packs but now they cost $8 and up. where do they get off raising the price $2-$3?

it feels like we're not getting anywhere in this economy. i've been making more money than i ever have but with the prices of gas and groceries going up, i feel like i'm still making minimum wage.

i wish i could live like this guy:

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Maybe Someone Will Read This

so, i started a blog. i usually write my blog-worthy things on myspace but i felt the need to expand. i also feel that i may write more often if it's separate from my myspace. on my blog i plan to write random things that i think about, post weird pics/ videos, and share cool things that i find online. please leave comments and suggestions as much as you like, it's greatly appreciated.