#timthomasbadmistake

.....it's no surprise the bloviating buffoon, Donald Trump, said recently that among the reasons he might enter the presidential race is because his wife Melania thinks it would be a swell idea.  Not a big shock here: This is the same woman who tells Donald every day before he slaps on his smirk and struts out the door that his hair looks just wonderful. And by the way, does that double-parted, double comb-over candy cotton-like whatever-the-hell-it-is swirl still truly deserve to be described as hair?

...Tim Thomas will regret it. The goalie for the reigning Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins--and MVP of their championship run last spring--blew off a visit to the White House with his teammates, deciding it was more important for him to release a statement about, among other things, the government "threatening the rights, liberties, and property of the people." Blah blah blah. What a selfish, self-centered and incongruous gesture for a guy who plays the ultimate team sport. Whether you agree with the message or not is irrelevant. Thomas has the right to think what he believes and express it to his heart's content. But this just reeked of wrong time, wrong place, wrong timing, wrong everything. Bad move for a guy who is revered in Boston on and off the ice.

....Rafa Nadal needs a new tailor. Got up at 3:30am EST to watch the fantastic semifinal between Nadal and Roger Federer at the Australian Open (which Nadal won in four tight, taut and hotly contested sets). You could even say that after a slow start, Rafa pulled the match out of his a**--along with his pants, literally. What is it with this guy's habit of perpetually tugging on his pants, seemingly between every point? The theories abound: He does it for good luck, he wants to attract more attention to that part of his anatomy, his thong is too tight, etc., etc. Nadal himself explains that it's simply a habit he picked up as a young player and he's trying very hard to break it. Yeah, right. Here's a thought: Maybe the whiz-bangs at Nike, who pay Rafa tens of millions for the privilege of outfitting him from head to toe, can designate someone to fit him for pants that are cut just a smidge looser than the current version. Doesn't look like he has a whole lot of material to work with back there. Not that I was looking that closely :)