Since one (former) sportscenter anchor here on bgnoise went over like a fart in church, here's another one:

If you can't tell I've been engaging in a little bit of retail therapy lately. And while I'm not normally a "movie guy", I gotta say that watching Blu-Ray movies on a massive TV screen will make you want to stop and watch.

As a fan of astronomy, I quickly understood how unfathomably large the universe is, and how incredibly alone we are hurtling through it.

Actually, we're anxiously awaiting the summer of 2010 for two reasons. The first is the World Cup trip to South Africa. The second is much more entertaining.

So I've finally ditched the Helio. Since being acquired by Virgin Mobile, they haven't had any new releases on the horizon. The Ocean, which was really nice a year ago, is now quite clunky and dated. I've kept my 323 number but now I'm back to rocking a Crackberry.

My tranquil emotions goes out every time am visiting an art exhibit which depicts a peaceful river, a spring, sunset, a virgin quiet forest, a rose, a newborn babe, birds flying, a tall fall, an animal and its young, school children in uniform, a bus stop, a full grown evergreen tree, a cactus, the Last Supper, Mona Liza, and many many more.

Even the very play of colors in an artwork I appreciate finding what the artist wishes to convey.

only I seem to be awaken from a dream, dream of the past, and dreaming the present.

I've been watching a lot of Premier League this season, and one of my new favorite players is Rory Delap, a midfielder from one of the recently promoted teams, Stoke City. What makes him particularly noteworthy: he's deadly with the long throw.

• Al Franken isn't conceding in his bid for the Senate in Minnesota.
• Merkley and Smith are in a dead heat here in Oregon.
• Portland was pretty loud last night.

Methinks Chase Utley didn't realize the event would be broadcast live. Or maybe he really didn't care.