The 1970's

Here are some 1970's commercials that aired on kptv in Portland during the Saturday evening wrestling show.

I'm Happy

We are busy moving into our new home.
We love the house. The location, neighborhood,
size and floor plan are perfect.
The icing on the cake are the doggy doors and
a nice back yard for the dogs to play in.

ESPN Cougar Commercial

Every week for six years WSU alumni have managed to get a cougar flag into the background of Espn's college football game day show.
As soon as the shows location is announced for a given week an alumni in the area is contacted and they fed ex the cougar flag so it can be seen during the broadcast

Stupid Human Tricks

Credit Countdown with Keith Olbermann for the idea.

Top Chef Silliness

Everyone shares a hardy guffaw as Natalie Portman and Padma Lakshmi exchange double entendres.

The USFL And Donald Trump

This week Espn aired a documentary discussing the rise and fall of the USFL.

The film casts Donald Trump as the bad guy who hastened the leagues demise. Trump bought into the league in it's second season. He quickly gained great influence when league Founder Jouhn Bassett was stricken with brain cancer. Where Basett was committed to spring football the Donald was heck bent on moving the league to a fall schedule and competing directly with the NFL.

Under The Donald's leadership the USFL sued the NFL accusing it of being a monopoly. The USFL won the suit but only received an award of $1. The league then had to fold up it's tent after three seasons.

In This clip producer Mike Tollin talks about his history with The league and Trump

In this clip former ESPN anchor Charlie Steiner gives his unlattering opinion of the Donald. Interestingly Keith Jackson was also shown during the film and says pretty much the same thing Steiner says.

Old school seahawk uniforms

Watch out for that Steve Largent


Here is a site that shows how the Seahawk uniforms have evolved over the years.

With the NFL current obsession with throwback jerseys why don't the Seahawks ever wear their classic 1983-84 uniforms?

If they got rid of their current uniforms would anybody miss them?

Showtime Super Six Boxing Tournament

this is the company that I work for

Living vicariously through myself

Tonight I got home from work and took the dogs on a three mile walk.

Then I went to a karate class with a group of masters. After 45 minutes of an extremely challenging workout I ended class with a spirited 10 minute sparring session with my six degree black belt sensei.

After I left karate class I drove across town to the MMA gym, I spent almost and hour grappling/wrestling with a group of amateur ultimate fighters who were almost half my age.

I walked out of the gym completely exhausted, got home eat dinner and completed two lessons of Rosetta stone.

Now I have updated my blog and I am going to bed

Julie and Julia

Today we attended the movie Julie and Julia. Once I got over the fact that I was one of three men in a crowd of over over thirty people.. I was able to sit back and enjoy the movie. Two thumbs up.

Happy Birthday Michael

Sodapopinski

I spent far to much time in my early twenties playing Punchout. One of my greatest rivals was Sodapopinski.
I latter found out that gamers in Walla Walla County referred to him as Popinski
While gamers in California preferred to call him Soda.


And now the Popinskister is back on Punchout for Wii.

CNN Gives Us The Inside Scoop On Bubbles The Chimp

Things that annoy me

Ignorance of history.

Here is a clip from politically incorrect with Bill Maher.
Meghan Mccain says we need to look to the future and bridge the divides in our country. That may be true. We also need the youth of our country to STUDY HISTORY.

Cable News Kills Brain Cells!!!!!!

The over the top Michael Jackson coverage was doing me in this weekend. Then the final knock out blow landed when I flipped over to CNN and this ridiculous update scrolled across my screen.

Michael and Farrah commercials

San Francisco

I spent three nights in San Francisco with Dawn Marie, Buddy and Zorro. We all had a great time

1978 Blazers vs Sonics playoff game

Our Walla Walla Wedding

My father in law Don Davis has posted over 70 wedding pictures at
tripper.smugmug.com