Notes from a couple days ago, now old news

Lesson #1: A late-night swim in the outdoor pool at the Quality Inn in Somerset, PA is an excellent pick-me-up after spending 20 out of 48 hours behind a steering wheel. Heading back to DC for some meetings that'll hopefully finalize where I'm spending the rest of 2006.

Lesson #2: Ben Gordon is a baller. The ex-UConn Huskie and Mos Def look-a-like tied an NBA-record by drilling all 9 of his 3-point attempts against the Wizards tonight. Playoff seeds on the line and Benny comes up big in front of the hometown crown. Respect. The rest of the Chicago Bulls basketball organization, especially Tyson "Kwame Brown brings out my A-Game" Chandler and Andres "Thug Life" Nocioni, can eat a bag of you-know-whuts.

Lesson #3: 1840 Haight is the place to be in San Fran tomorrow night. Caps and Jones flash the bat-signal over the Bay Area, calling all crusaders to Milk Bar Saturday night. B.Y.O. capes, heroes...

Little-known fact: Beast and Cyclops were the dudes posing in the original Tommy Boy record logo.