Hot Dogs, Apple Pie & Thunks - how much more American can you get ?

Been thunking for a few days now so just keep reading and the tunk process will filter down at the end.......

Danielle Peck really is Terri Clark Lite (and curvier) - Terri must be kicking herself that she didn't get "Good Man" first.......

The smell of the eggs & bacon coming from pronto Pizza at 36th & 6th every morning is awesome - it is very hard not to stop and just dive into a plate.......

Pedro's initial return to Fenway was great on Tuesday night - too bad it didn't carry over to the mound when he pitched on Wednesday night - that was just plain ugly......Jose Reyes & David Wright both cooled off in Boston and so did the rest of the Mets during that sweep.....we may have seen the last of Lastins Milledge for the forseeable future - those dropped balls up against the Green Monster were not good - he ill be back and will be an outfield cornerstone for years to come..........as an aside - nice to see that Mike Piazza is having a quietly strong year out in SD and don't look now Reggie Jackson but Ken Griffey Jr has hit dingers in 4 straight games.......

I am still upset with the rangers picking a Larrie in the first round of the NHL Draft - and this idea of playing a game in Yankee Stadium is pure fantasy but as a season ticket holder - I'm there.........Patrick Roy in the Hall of Fame on the first try was an absolute no-brainer

Saw an ad for Ground Chicken Burgers the other day and thunked what a great idea that is - I can see a Tequila/Lime with Monterey Jack combo or a Chipotle Cheddar with avocado or even a BBQ Muenster Chicken Burger......hhhhmmmmm.......

Parking spots the last few days - Felix Millan, Bobby Rousseau and today - Joe Montana (I hated him)......

Britney nekkid & pregnant on the cover of Harper's Bazaar was not what I needed to see - how much further can she go before she hits rockbottom - only Star Jones has less credibility now than Brit & K-Fed......

and speaking of Star Jones - I saw her on Larry King last night and I wanted to give her a roll of bumwad to wipe her mouth there was so much crap coming out of it......I refuse to believe that Barbara Walters lied to her - plain & simple - Larry King should quit giving her a forum.......

The NBA Draft - Zeke may be insane but anything that keeps Stephen A. speechless cn't be all bad.......can't help but think that the italian kid who went #1 is Darko V2.0........Portland was channeling Monty Hall and I still don't know why Boston would want Telfair.......has the NBA quit laughing at the Knicks yet ????? Zeke has to let the kids he has picked in the last 2 years play this year or he can kiss his job good-bye - I thunk he is gone no matter what next year even if they are the #8 seed in the playoffs........

The rain the other morning was hard and the puddles on the way to train were trying hard to pull the wheel from your hand.....as bad as it was, it beat the 3 hour ride home that night, thank you NJ Transit......no sandals, no csi, no short hills society dame and no Athena but Woody was there today and Shades was in his normal seat - i just have this feeling from looking at him that he has a very warped sense of humor........

The Spiderman 3 Teaser that I have seen on the Net looks great - opens May 4, 2007 - Happy Birthday to me........

I really do believe that some of the drivers here in NYC actively try to run down pedestrians like they are in Deathrace 2000.........

Football training camps start in less than a month.......

Hell's Kitchen is a lot less of a guilty pleasure this year and Sara is a snake that will probably get to the finale vs Heather.....I thunk that Chef Ramsey really enjoyed telling Tom to get out of Hell's Kitchen......

You know a book is good when you don't mind your train being delayed at the entrance to the tunnel coming into Penn Station - Shanks for Nothing is one of those books.......

Prickly City is another must read comic strip.......Pearls, Mutts and Get Fuzzy still reign supreme.......

The Most with Alsion Stewart on MSNBC at 4am is slowly becoming one of my favorite early morning shows - mindless news with some interesting segments - I really liked that she alluded to her MTV VJ days this morning when she commented that they used to call MTV - Logan's Run - no one over 30 allowed.......

I may just have to enter my alligator chili in the USA Weekend recipe contest.......

The Theme from Caddyshack was my iPod song of the day today - perfect tune to carry me into my game tomorrow at the Westport CC - or as we refer to it - The DogTrack....

Have a great 4th and watch out for fireworks and undercooked burgers.......swampy abides

World Cup Final 4 Prediction

Germany vs Italy

Portugal vs Brazil

English fans commit mass suicide.....

swampy abides.....

Felix Millan and 7:37am but I had to stop and buy a July Monthly

I really am pathetic in that I have to comment on the people on my train but Athena still dressed like a greek goddess today - I wonder where she is a receptionist/intern for the summer - just noticed that the Madison Mom is actually the Short Hills Mom - no LJM at all this week, probably won't see her again until the kids are back in school - no sandals on the morning train but I saw her last night on the train home.......

I wonder how the refs are going to hose Ghana today ? They probably spent all night studying the ridiculous call against the Aussies.....and celbrating by sticking your thumb in your mouth is childish but effective for calling out the opposing team's fans as whiny crybabies - can't do that in the NFL - wish you could........

Word from PAGE SIX is that Republic Air is going to start to offer Tattoos at 30,000 feet - idiots......

I still have to laugh every time I hear Willie Nelson sing Jimmy Cliff......

swampy abides.....

So Warren Buffett has decided to donate a vast portion of his wealth to the Gates Foundation for charitable giving. I personally thunk that this is a great idea. More people in today's society need to give back to the community from which they came - both personally and financially. Giving back to the community is something that my family has always believed in and will continue to believe in.

Kudos to Warren Buffett and Kudos to Bill & Melanie Gates......

swampy abides

Macgregor on Friday and Walter today. 7:36 in the elevator, Of course it only rained when I got out of the car to get the paper and put out the recycling.....

some thunks from last week and the weekend - aren't you lucky ?????

Sommer interns are really a blessing to the summer commuter. The Chatham intern is obviously working at one of daddy's golf 4some's office. She is tanned blonde member of the Lucky Sperm Club - no doubt drives a BMW or a Range Rover - and has a share in a great beach house down at the Jersey shore.......keep dreaming old man........

saw an older couple obviously coming home on the train from a funeral today. The look in the wife's eyes as she stared out the window and as she watched the people walk up & down the aisle was vacant & pained. Her husband looked as though he would be no help to her. It was very hard to watch....

Cold Pizza - the perfect meal for breakfast lunch or dinner......

If you see a penny on the ground, do you pick it up ?

Ghana with the Wind - NY Post headline after the US World Cup team gacked in their final game. You just know that now that England has moved to the round of 8 that it is time for them to kill all of their fans by losing to Portugal. And what about that OT Goal by Argentina in their game against mexico on saturday ? Wow is all I can say......I had hope to see an African Nation play Brazil in the finals but I will have to settle for Ghana taking on Brazil tomorrow instead. Italy should beat Australia today and I thunk that the Swiss will stop the Ukrainians today.....

Now that Checketts has bought the Blues, how soon before JD becomes GM ? And why hasn't it happened yet ? If it doesn't happen, does Keenan come back to St. Louis ?

The Rangers picked a Larrie in the first round this weekend - I hope the kid gets traded before he ever makes the NHL because I already hate him......in today's NHL, why do they even give out the Lady Byng ??? The MVP voting was a joke - just look at the players choice for outstanding player to see who should have been the MVP......

A special morning thank you to the blonde in red heading west on the north side of 34th street in front of Macy's - loved that extra bounce in your step......

iPod shuffle - Aloha Friday as I hit the doors of the building on Friday morning and Pressure Drop by Toots this morning

Made the Crawfish Pies from the front cover of this month's Chile Pepper magazine - may have been one of the best things I have ever made. The leftover filling went into a casserole dish and I baked it off too - wow - this is an absolute stone cold keeper of a recipe.....

Women's Matchplay Championships coming to HFGC in another week - can't wait to get out there and see Paula Creamer, Annika and Natalie Gulbis.....it's also fun to see which chicks in the gallery are dating the players.......

Dolan & Zeke to talk to the media today about the clusterfrick they have made of the Knicks - this should be some good humor and worth a listen to Fat Mike & the Angry Puppy afterwards.....

Always check the Hole in One section for people I know and to the woman who used a 5 Wood on the 91 yard Par 3 at Basking Ridge - get off the course now !!!!

I really hate commuting and I hate the first timers who wander and look lost while blocking the aisles/walkways/stairs - move to the side, watch and learn......

Linda Stouffer needs to do the CNN Headline News overnights......

Have you lost all rights to your balls if you are out walking 2 chihuahua's in the morning ? I thunk so.....

Red Bull is sponsoring a Nextel Cup car next year and Brian Vickers is going to be their #1 driver - he won't be worth a fantasy start the rest of this year now - Red Bull is making it's move into sports first with MLS and now this - makes sense since everywhere you look these days someone has an energy drink in their hands - I have even seen a Budweiser Energy Beer....

Couldn't wait to get off of 5th Ave this morning.......

Reyes & Wright are blistering hot but not as hot as Lastings Milledge in his rookie dress up outfit - heard he looked like Serena......

It would really suck to have to come back this morning to finish your round at the Booz - Ben Curtis is running away with it and can bogey out and still win the tourney - about the only thing in a Redskins uni that will win this year.......

The bullet into Superman's eye is a great visual - I hope the rest of the movie is just as good....

I'm Up, Up & Away !!!!! swampy abides.......

Johnny Unitas on Tuesday and Mike Gartner today - which was actually a personal high for the parking lot....high maintenance has toned it down somewhat, she must have been on interviews the other week.......no sandals again this morning (and no LJM) but the addition of CSI more than made up for that......

Jim McGreevey and his life partner are buying a home in Plainfield - home is an understatement, more like an estate - 17 rooms - bet the new neighbors are thrilled with the attention they will bring to the neighborhood......

When are Bruce, Demi & Ashton going to do a film together ?

Earl, Office, Earl, Office - not a bad line-up tonight

I am still mad over David Stern handing the NBA Title to the Miami Heat - I may have to start reading Mark Cuban's Blog......

speaking of reading - just started "Shanks for Nothing" - already awesome.......

Bunches of interns eating lunch is a pleasure to behold and they speak a completely different language - summer in the city does have it's bonuses......

I wonder if the City of Hartford has finished throwing up in it's mouth yet ?

Please tell me that it is someone's job at Hilton to keep buying Paris Hilton's single from itunes - that is the only way I can see it being in the Top 5 downloads......

and on that flat note....swampy abides

I can't thunk of a 15 other than Earl Morrall....

It must be summer vacation time - the LJM wasn't even to the Black Horse Inn and I was running late......

Calamari with a chipotle cream dipping sauce - I wish I had thunked of that one first.....

CARS was great. My daughters were howling and the CGI is incredible - that is a day 1 dvd purchase.......

Paris Hilton giving Britney Spears fashion tips is priceless......

Phil Van de Velde.......well kids, that was your father's Lefty on 18 yesterday and not the Lefty that had emerged in the past year. Dumb decision making from the moment he stepped into the tee box. Andy North & Scott Van Pelt were killing him on ESPN News this morning and so was every other newspaper columnist I saw. I don't thunk will kill him like it would have in the past but for 6 strokes yesterday, Lefty was all choke.......

Montie is now 0-100 on US soil.......good

Dwyane Wade just won't lose and David Stern is making sure that the refs know that there is no way that they can let Mark Cuban win. The Stackhouse suspension is a joke. 2-3-2 is a joke. Dirk's performance in Miami was a joke. And most of all, the Miami Heat announcer and the pre-intro flag waving moron not were not only jokes but were a major embarassment......I still think that Dallas will pull it off in 7........

Downloaded some Skynyrd, Creedence & Thorogood - first song of the 3 to come up in shuffle was Sweet Home Alabama........

Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals - who would have thunked we would be playing this game after the Oilers Game 1 injury & meltdown.....the momentum is all in Edmonton's favor and the Hurricane fans are really going to have to step up to give the Canes a chance to win....it's 1994 all over again and as much as I would love to see Triple OT, I would also like to see the players skating around with it........sidenote - Eric Staal makes me really feel great about the Rangers having his younger brother in their organization - Marc Staal could be our next Brain Leetch......prediction for tonight is Edmonton 3 Carolina 2 in OT

The Temp goes up and the clothes come off - you have to like that about NYC.....

Gimme 3 steps towards the door.....swampy abides

Pisani !!!! (a day late on that reference)...........

Now in Houston but on a plane in the AM

I really hate trade shows but sometimes you just have to do what you have to do.....

Shrimp Burrito with a Cilanto Lime Cream Sauce - insanely good

Shouldn't all movies shown on cable after midnight have gratutitous nudity ????

Dallas got killed tonight - were they ever in the game ?

Saw an episode of The Office tonight that I had never seen before - bonus

I can't believe that there are wrestling fans who are complaining about the realism of the wrestling scenes in NACHO LIBRE.....

The Overstock.com chick is not aging well and that is not making me happy - she needs to talk to marg helgenberger....

I need to start watching Entourage.....

Winged Foot smoked Tiger today and I thunk that tomorrow Tiger will smoke Winged Foot...did I happen to mention that I have played there ?......and how strange is it to see Montie on top of the leaderboard in a Major that isn't the British ? It won't last.....

time for bed......swampy abides

Down in Dallas and I hate the Ferris PD.........

Just heard Paris Hilton's premier video - awful. It is just so very obvious that her voice has been synthesized and synthesized.......thank you Yahoo! Launchcast for the displeasure in seeing this thing.....

Marvin Davis has to be real proud of his grandson - if he weren't already dead, he would be now....

Magic Fridge ! Magic Fridge !

The refs are trying to give Game 3 to the Heat.....

Big Ben is a Big Idiot.......Big Ben is a Big Lucky Idiot.......

Sanda Bullock is still hot......

Watched "Failure to Launch" on the plane today - mindless fun

Allison Moorer and Shelby Lynne are sisters ?????

My hotel is a dump but the wireless net connection is free.....

Mex for lunch and Cajun for dinner - I almost feel sorry for my butt.....

The World's Tallest Statue (of an american hero) is at exit 112 on I-45......swampy abides

Nick Kypreos. I always found it offensive that his jersey was in the 1994 Stanley Cup Display at the Hockey Hall of Fame. I also found it offensive that he was bagging Joan Lunden.

No LJM and No BAH - to misquote Anita Bryant, "It's like a day without sunshine."

Billy Mayfair has joined Vijay Singh, Phil Mickelson & Brian Gay on my list of Survivor Golf Assassins......

Summer TV really is hit or miss.......maybe I need to rent 24 & Deadwood.......

Ran over 2 chipmunks this morning and just missed a squirrel.....

Too bad you can't make any $$$ playing fantasy NASCAR.......

I am Ichiro - .370 2 hr 4 bi - no power.......

Going to get to see "CARS" as a Father's Day gift.......

I have played Winged Foot......

Saw a count-up clock on the news today - how long it's been since Britney & K-Fed have been photographed together - 79 days & counting.....

Gas is still $2.95.......

Thai food for lunch - the gas will be free after that.....

Ipod Shuffle of this morning - Concrete Jungle (Live) by Bob Marley.....downloaded some Lynyrd Skynyrd, Creedence & Thorogood this weekend but none of them came up.....

Headed to Texas in the AM - yippee yi yo ki yay !!!

swampy abides......

Bobby Hull, Adam Graves, Gene carr - take your pick

No search of NJ's best sub/hoagie shop is complete without a visit to Hoagie Haven on Nassau Street. The Munchmobile blew it this week.

Cars is the movie to see this weekend.....

Dallas wins Game 1 and David Stern is starting to sweat his handshake with Cuban.....Bill Simmons got it absolutely right, 2-3-2 is stupid and always has been.....

already screwing up my World Cup picks - I'll be surprised if I crack the 20th percentile......

why should a married man have to go to a Bachelor Auction ?

swampy abides......

Bruce Macgregor

Instant Ripples Golf Balls - nice marketing gimmick by the Westchester Classic......

Ipod Shuffle song of the morning - Doors of My Heart by the English Beat

Edmonton is done but then again, they haven't lost at home yet.......Conklin in Game 3 ? It's a scary thunk for Oilers fans......

ESPN had a ridiculous NBA Countdown Clock going this morning instead of The Bottomline.....speaking of countdown clocks, is there one for Michelle Wie yet like there was for the Olsen Twins ???

Zarqawi is dead. Good.

So far no one has commented on my sushi tie........

I really wanted a corn muffin from the guy on 37th this morning but the light was against me at 36th so I had to turn instead.......

my newspaper guy is coming later & later - I may have to cancel weekday delivery.......

Did I mention that I shot an 87 at Baltusrol ????

swampy abides........

Parked in Jan Erixon's spot today and Walter's again yesterday. Didn't park on Monday because I was playing Baltusrol and you weren't !!! Shot an 87 on the Upper Course. Could have easily broken 85 if a couple of putts had dropped or I hadn't babied so many chips with my lob wedge. (Incidentally, a club I plan to assinate soon.) My caddy was mostly worthless and more concerned with catching the first pitch of the yankees game than anything else but he did give me a great read (finally) on my last putt so I walked off the course with a birdie. Hope I get invited again next year.

Speaking of parking, what kind of idiot parks his jaguar in the train station commuter lot. You & your ego deserve the dings in your doors and I hope you get lots of them.

and speaking of commuting, I really don't mind my morning commute all that much. My train isn't too crowded and not very often, but it happened today, a hot chick sits in the middle seat. Last night I got stuck with an overly cologned 20 something guy with tons of gel in his hair who played games on his cell phone the whole ride. But I digress....it's the commute home that kills me. I understand that NYC is a metropolitan vacation destination for the world but we need to set a few rules & guidelines here. I hereforth decree the following -

No walking 3 or 4 abreast and no holding hands. You are in my way. Move.

No meandering. Pick a line and walk it. You are in my way. Move.

The Empire State Building will be there later today too so come back after I safely on my train. You are in my way. Move.

In fact, from 4:30pm to 6:00pm I don't want any tourists at all between the following streets. Park Avenue between 39th and 38th. 38th between Park & 5th. The west side of 5th (I'll give you the east side because of the evil place of which I cannot speak) between 38th & 36th. 36th between 5th and Broadway. I don't want you on 37th either because I may turn that way to get to 6th&Broadway instead of going down to 36th. I don't have to worry about you walking down 35th because no one but fast walking commuters walks on that street because there is absolutely nothing worthwhile on that street for anyone other than a couple of bums. I will then fight through all of you down 7th to the entrance to Penn at 32nd. And when we get to the stairs, stay to the right if you are slow and never, never, never stop. You are in my way. Move.

I don't thunk I have asked for much.

Pedro hasn't won since April and the Mets are still in 1st. And let's all back off Lastings Milledge and his high 5's down the rightfield line. I would much rather see that kind of exuberance and excitement and interaction with the fans than yet another Barry Bonds at bat, update or interview. MLB needs moments like that to offset the bad taste that Bonds is leaving in the mouths of the fans.

And I have to wonder, does the rest of the country hate Bonds as much as New Yorkers do ? He was chasing a NY Icon in the Babe so you could count on more heat than usual. I heard a caller from Boston tell Fat Mike & the Angry Puppy that people up there just didn't care.

Dwyane Wade has a sinus infection - suck it up and play - this is the NBA Finals not a Tuesday night game in Oklahoma City. I thunk that Dallas has too much depth on their roster for the Heat to overcome and the Heat are also coached by Pat Riley - who I hate and that is the fax - so I say Dallas in 6. I can't wait to see David Stern have to hand the trophy to Mark Cuban.

Jussi or Conklin ? Edmonton is screwed. They really have to hope that Pisani & Peca and the rest of the team really step it up if they want to have a chance now. I will still stick with my initial prediction of Edmonton in 7 in Triple OT. NBC will love that game........

Firecrotch - what a great nickname for Lindsay Lohan. Makes you wonder what Paris Hilton could be called - septic tank crotch ?

Elevator Fun Fact of the Day - 15 years ago today "City Slickers" was the #1 movie in America.

Father's Day Alert - Rick Reilly has a new golf book out. My kids have already bought it for me. They just don't know yet.

Saturday June 17 3pm - USA vs Italy - it will be ugly in our house..........it should be Brazil vs Germany in the Final but I would love to see an African nation sneak in. I hope that ESPN is replaying games at 4am for my workout.

Speaking of 4am TV - CMT Pure Country has replaced VH1 Country (no difference) and MSNBC has started replaying "The Most" with Alison Stewart - great mindless fun - as long as she keeps her hair down, I won't get distracted by her pointy spock ears. CNN Headline News really needs some overnight talent because the empty suits that they have sitting there now really suck.

Haven't seen the semi-finale yet but I hear that the Soprano's was more Bada-Blah than Bada-Bing.......

Miranda Lambert looks great in her new video - "New Strings" - her east Texas twang just kills me........

We got a giant Starbucks machine here at work - takes forever for it to make a bad cup of coffee....

Can't wait to take the kids to see "Cars" - it looks like a lot of fun.........Tony Stewart is going to need to catch a few breaks if he wants to stay in contention for the Chase. I know it's still early but there are too many good drivers out there now who are really starting to push......

I shot an 87 at Baltusrol just in case you didn't know......

Peter King thunks that Ricky Williams is regretting his decision to play in Canada based on one preseason game - 7yds on 4 carries - ridiculous - the only thing that Ricky probably regrets is that he can't speak canadian..........

Tomatoes are starting to take off and so are the beans - my peppers need some careful watching - what they all really need more than more rain is some hot sunny days.......

Still not hitting my weight in ESPN's Diamond Daily but I did get a dinger last night......

Ipod shuffle song of the day - "Don't Look Back" by Peter Tosh & Mick Jagger. I will never forget the episode of SNL when Tosh started playing the song and Jagger came high stepping out from the back - the crowd at 30 Rock and the crowd in our living room both went crazy......

"Your mom is a pain in the neck and your cooking stinks"......like the Dude, swampy abides

#19 - The Great Langdoni !!!

Isn't one of the signs of the Apocalypse Anna Nicole Smith getting pregnant ?

I have to agree with the look that the blonde yakkity-yak sister gave to the dude with the ridiculous hat this morning. It was even hard for me to take my eyes off of it.

Please ESPN - No More Chasing Aaron Graphic !!!!

I just read on Page Six that John Mayer allegedly bagged Jennifer Love Hewitt - if this is true, she will be banned from all lists in perpetuity - a guy just can't go where John Mayer has already been......Ben Affleck ruined Jennifer Garner for me too.......

Batgirl a 5'10" Red-Haired Lesbian ? The fanboys are going to eat this up........

Nobody gets to their car in the parking lot faster than Powergirl.........

Tonight at 8pm Eastern we get live coverage of The National Spelling Bee - this is going to be fun to watch - these kids already have a ton of pressure put upon themselves and now a live national audience ??? I am loving it.........

Did not watch the LOST repeat last night - went for a tape of an old CSI instead - now to find my tapes of the CSI: Miami Finale and the Two and a Half Men finale

Exclusive golf tomorrow and Monday - life is good........swampy abides