Fate is a lot like the date I had three weeks ago: Sweet at first, but turns out to be a real bitch. After a 16-0 start, I picked ODU to go the Sweet Sixteen, had Kansas vs. Charlotte in a Sweet 16 game (they both got eliminated yesterday), and my Syracuse bracket looks like a Dysfunktional Alkaholiks quizzo scoresheet-x’s everywhere. I am hopelessly addicted to this tournament, watching for 24 hours in the past two days. Pathetic, but true. I even had a beer yesterday while watching, bravely ignoring the ulcer that has wracked my body for the past two weeks (don’t tell my doctor). Well, if you’re looking to waste soem time today, how about a little Space Invaders?

Aw, man, St. Patties Day is over, you’ve got a splitting headache, and worse yet, no excuse to party tonight. Fortunately for you, there’s me. And I have discovered that today is the 1968th anniversary of Caligula being named emperor. So go enjoy untold levels of debauchery tonight in honor of one of the most sick and twisted leaders ever! Or was he? Some people feel that he has received a bum rap.

What the hell is up with me lately? Why all these political stories. This one is pretty good. An Inquirer columnist calling city council “stupid”.

Are you kidding me? 16-0 in the first day in my brackets? Here’s the top five after day 1.
1. Me 16-0
2. Jake Neff 15-1
3. Frank Domizio 14-2
4. Graham Baird 14-2
5. Christie Crawford 13-3
5. Janice Heinold 13-3
5. Steve Buckingham 13-3

Arlen Specter has decided to side with the oil companies, and has voted for drilling in the Alaskan National Park. Here is his defense of that vote. Here’s a good article on the vote to destroy part of this national park.

Here’s some pretty kool facts about St. Patrick’s Day I think you might enjoy. For example, did you know that green was considered an unlucky color for a long time?

There will be no quizzo tonight, due to the holiday. Also, hurry up and get your picks in if you haven’t already! You’ve got until 11 o’clock.

After a hearty debate over Bush’s environmental record and global warming (see comments under previous story), I decided to try to find a comprehensive, unbiased article about global warming. I think I’ve found one. And speaking of global warming, the hottie in the middle of the above photo owes me $1. The word “cuss” may be slang for curse, but it’s still in the Oxford English Dictionary. Please make that out to me in a personal check. Thanks a million.

There will be a vote tommorrow to decide whether or not to allow drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which George Bush has been actively pursuing for a long time. Here is an article on the proposed drilling, and here is an excellent primer on the Arctic Refuge. Arlen Specter’s vote will be extremely important. If you love animals, please give him a phone call and tell him you want him to vote yes on the Cantwell Amendment that would keep the Arctic Refuge out of the federal budget. His number is 215 597-7200. It will only take a minute, though the phone may be busy for a while.

Don’t things always seem to get screwy when you throw trannies into the mix? Here’s the latest on the Tonya Harding wrestling fiasco (Daisy D. is a trannie.) And here’s a person that wanted to meet me on hotornot.com. No kidding. The damn thing is, this is the best looking person that has contacted me throught the site.