Brett's Boring Blog

Check in to see what books I'm reading, what music I'm listening to and the vintage baseball gloves and bats I'm finding at flea markets and antique shows.

Thursday, January 25, 2007

OH MY! Talk about an emotional roller coaster. Thank you Mr. McClure!!! Duke totally outplayed Clemson and it would have been a shame to lose. WOW! That was a fun game. WHEW!!

When is ESPN going to fire Mike Patrick. He is so not funny. Let's see, he still calls McRoberts, Roberts even though he does Duke games all the time. He is worried that he would snap off a finger doing a commercial like Tiger Woods - how do you snap off a finger! And the Winter X games during the summer comment was fantastic too. ESPN wake up!

Saturday, January 20, 2007

A good week for Duke Basketball - 3 ACC wins! I was able to watch all three games and I'm impressed with the improvement over the past 2 weeks. The defense continues to get better and better, creating turnovers, which are now being converted into fast break opportunities. Scheyer and Henderson and really starting to mature. Henderson has a great mid-range game and his athletic ability is starting to show. Once Scheyer gets hot you can't cool him off! Paulus has improved and his decision making is excellent. McRoberts continues to be Mr. Versatile. Big week coming up - two homes games - let's keep it up!

We went to see Pan's Labryinth today. What a great movie! Even though it was subtitled you are quickly drawn into the story. Definitely recommended!

Sunday, January 14, 2007

After two disappointing losses Duke played an awesome game at Miami tonight. The offense was the most impressive it has been all year. The reason they were making so many of the shots is because they were taking good ones! Let's hope this continues, because if it does, this team will be a tough out in March!

The Bears made it an interesting game today. After hearing about how Rex would fare, it was the defense that sputtered. Should be a fun game next weekend against the Saints.

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Welcome to 2007!

We had a great time visiting CT over the holidays. We found our dream house - now we just have to find a way to pay for it!

Another good win for Duke tonight against Temple. Everyone is starting to pick up their game and the offense is starting to look much more fluid. With Paulus getting healthy and McRoberts being assertive, I'm excited for the ACC season to start. The first big test will come on the road but I'm sure VT will bring a good game on Saturday. GO DUKE!!

Last night we went to see For Your Consideration. It was very funny. Although this differs from Christopher Guest's other movies because it's not shot documentary style, it still brings the laughs. Everytime I see Ricky Gervais on screen I start laughing, even if he doesn't say anything. Fred Willard is hysterical as well. Definitely recommended!

2007 looks to be a great year for music. One of my most anticipated releases is the new Dolorean record that comes out in February. You can listen to 3 of the tracks at their website http://dolorean.wordpress.com - make sure to listen to "Heather Remind Me How This Ends" - it is fantastic!!