Gran Torino
You’ll need the subtitles for early dialogue involving Clint Eastwood (“Walt”), who grumbles his way through the opening. Eastwood plays a widower in a changing neighborhood, trying to come to grips with mortality and sins of his past. He rebuffs the offers of confession from the parish priest, who was told to look after him […]
Invention of Lying
It’s funny what happens when you bury yourself in stats, game logs and film review how you totally lose sight of the other things on the radar. My wife and I went out to catch a movie on Friday & just looked blankly at the board that read simply “Invention.” We finally asked the question […]
Carson Palmer & Cedric Benson, CIN
We can’t applaud his overall numbers against the 49ers on Sunday, but 2008 Man-Crush award winner Steve Slaton did find the end zone twice. However, he’s overshadowed by the dynamic duo in Cincinnati — Carson Palmer tossed five touchdown passes, and Cedric Benson nearly racked up 200 yards on the ground in a grudge match […]
Off the Top of My Head
Get ready for a barrage of statistical nuggets to help you dominate your league and all of your in-office water cooler conversations. Wait … are there still water coolers in offices? In this area of the SwollenDome world, I’m going to load you up with some whimsical stat breaks, liner notes and tidbits to get […]