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TEN RANDOM THOUGHTS

1. Does every Christian artist on the face of the planet have to record “Shout to the Lord,” or does it just seem like it?
2. Pat Sajak is probably a lot hipper than he comes across as on “Wheel of Fortune.”
3. I’ve thought about taking up golf, but I think it would be vastly more efficient for me to write a $500 check to a random sporting goods store, and insist on receiving absolutely no goods or services in exchange, because frankly, I doubt I’d stick with it.
4. I have heard all the Freddy Adu puns I ever care to, thanks.
5. You can now buy a complete box set of all seven “Police Academy” movies. When I was thirteen, I would have thought this was the greatest idea in the history of recorded thought.
6. Why, for a nation that cultivates a public image of edginess and rampant masculinity, does Australia keep sending us musicians of almost-supernatural blandness? Olivia Newton-John, Savage Garden, Air Supply, and now Keith Urban? Surely they can do better, and yes, I’ve heard of Midnight Oil.
7. Speaking of music, the next Nirvana is now about three years overdue. Hurry, please, I’m getting tired of Nickelback.
8. Less than two weeks to the NFL draft. This is, for me, the same thing as “pitchers and catchers report” to those of the baseball persuasion.
9. Claritin has joined Tylenol on my “drugs that seem to work for everyone but me” list.
10. Any resemblence between this post and Larry King’s column are purely intentional. And I could go for some Potato Oles from Taco John’s.

WUSS-CONSIN

It’s April 12, the day after Easter–and I stress, it is after Easter–and it’s snowing outside right now. Well, just flurrying, actually, but still, just the principle of it! One should not need a parka to clear one’s yard of stray Easter eggs. But it’s flippin’ cold today.

On the other hand, I came up with an excellent reason why Colin Cowherd is better than Jim Rome (apart from the simple fact that he’s not Jim Rome, that is): Cowherd almost never talks about the NBA, while Rome is still under the delusion that people outside of SoCal actually give a rat’s bonkus about the league. For that reason alone, Cowherd deserves your support.

BACK FROM CAPPADOSIA

Hey, I’m back. Last week was, in most ways, both profoundly spiritual and back-breakingly challenging. I fought off a respiratory infection all week. I could hardly do anything without getting fatigued. But I feel a lot better now, and most importantly, my workload just dropped (temporariliy) by about 60%. Now I’m cruising towards an actual three-day vacation next week.

I’ve been paying little attention to much that’s been going on in the world–heck, I’ve barely been paying attention to what’s been going on in my house–but I will say, it’s great that Phil Mickelson finally won a major, so people can leave him alone now.

More to come.