And I Have Been Drunk Now For Over Two Weeks, I Passed Out and I Rallied and I Sprung a Few Leaks

(Jimmy Buffet, A Pirate Looks at Forty)

Just got back from a weekend in Long Beach. Tommy and I drove down for our fantasy football draft, which was Saturday afternoon. I'm pretty happy with my team, thanks to a bit of advance scouting and some draft day luck.

It was a really fun weekend, complete with some blackjack (lost $30 - not so bad), the draft, a visit to Waffle House, and an always enjoyable lunch at Pirate's Cove, which has moved into a temporary space further into Pass Christian. That roast beef po-boy is so good it makes my eyes water. And healthy, too!

One thing I did notice the other night, though, while we were watching the opening ceremonies of the Olympics, was that the US athletes kind of looked like douchebags. Why were they all wearing this ridiculous outfit? I'm not the biggest fan of the olympics in general, but I like watching US basketball, US hockey, rooting for the United States to win medals, and most importantly, rooting vehemently against all other countries. It's really the only opportunity we get to be blatantly nationalistic. But really? This outfit was ridiculous. Lenny thought they looked like sailors, which doesn't necessarily justify it. I just thought it looked like Halloween, and everyone wore the same crappy costume. And in at least one instance, the First Lady of the United States might have had reason to fear for her sexual well-being.

I developed a pretty nasty sinus headache on the way home, and I was feeling pretty wrecked when I got home last night, but I'm feeling much better now. In case you're wondering.