The Mavericks NBA draft pick Shane Foster doesn’t just shoot ”the three” lights out… It turns out, he can fly through the lane like a bird… and sing like one too! The SEC Player of the Year has been dubbed, the NBA’s Usher Look alike! You decide…
Personally I prefer Shan Foster behind the mike much more then Usher. Check out Shan’s “Draft Day” song written and recorded by the rookie guard from what looks like his dorm room.
I have a good feeling about the rookie Maverick. I just hope he’s tough on the court, because the Mavs need some toughness infused into the team that has the ability to play like pansies.
Brace yourselves superstitious Cowboys fans! Jessica Simpson is telling the San Francisco Chronicle she will be at the Cowboys games no matter what kind of hostile reception she receives.
Simpson and Cowboys star quarterback Tony Romo have been dating for 7 months now and Jessica Claims the two are still going strong. Will she be a jinx this year? (I personally don’t think she ever was a jinx, a distraction maybe.) Who knows, I can tell you, the first game that Tony plays like a mope, the lovely singer will be the first one blamed for her honey’s poor performance. Silly, but true!
Take one look at the Giambino and you instantly think 1970’s porn star. Its not the post juiced physique, its the mustache.
Jason Giambi is continuing a long tradition of Yankee greats sporting great mustaches.
There was Catfish Hunter…
Don Mattingly…
Ron Guidry…
Sparky Lyle…
and of course Thurman Munson!
Could Giambi’s facial hair serve as the bushy spark to turn the Yankee season around? Only time will tell.
In the mean time look for Giambi at Studio 54 wearing a polyester suit with a few gold chains around his neck. Hopefully it will match a new gold ring that can only be acquired after winning the last game of the post season.
Police still insist that steroid dealer and NFL snitch David Jacobs shot and killed his girlfriend Amanda Earhart Savell before turning the gun on himself. The Jacobs family still believes it was a hit man that killed the two. I don’t know what to believe… who shoots themselves in the stomach then the head when trying to commit suicide?
Of all the stories I have covered, this one gets the most traffic on Grant’s Rant. Everyday someone is searching for more information about the crime that shocked Plano and the fitness world.
There are rumblings inside the North Texas legal world that the Savell family is looking to file a wrongful death suit against not just the Jacobs estate, but also the makers of the Chinese steroids that were found inside the Jacobs home. The claim, sources say, is that the steroids put Jacobs into a rage that ultimately caused him to kill Amanda Savell.
I do believe steroids have the ability to send someone into a “roid rage”, but I don’t think they have the ability to “make” someone kill. Thousands of people use steroids everyday and thousands, yet those people are not going around shooting their loved ones. By all accounts David Jacobs was jealous, depressed, and controlling. Steroids may have exacerbated his problems, but only he caused them.
I am very impressed with my man Mike Snyder and his quest to get down to a trim playing weight of 190 pounds. (See his plan here) I currently weigh a tubby (for me) 178 lbs.
But last month I did lose 5 pounds, most of it in my face. For some reason when I stop going to the gym, my face blows up like the Mighty Mouse Float at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. I end up with more chins then a Chinese phone book. (See below)
Now my weight seems to be coagulating in the “fat tire” that surrounds my waist. They call it “stubborn belly fat” on the Relacor Commercial. But my belly fat isn’t just stubborn, its down right disobedient. I have a better chance of chasing the rebels out of Fallujah then I do getting rid of the fat cells around my waist.
I try running every few days, but that doesn’t seem to do a thing except make my knees hurt. Maybe it’s because I live off pasta and bread. Mike says he is going to cut that stuff out, good luck I say! Bread to me, is like water in a desert and I eat pasta for breakfast.
My doctor told me, at 178 pounds, lap band surgery is out of the question. I told him I would pay him double to just go ahead and do it. Needless to say I need to come up with another plan, maybe putting rocks in my pocket at the next Lap Band qualifier, will help get doctors approval.
I figure we could turn this into a ratings stunt. Have Mike and I weigh in on the News at 10 each night, both of us wearing speedos when we step onto a giant scale like the one on “The Biggest Loser.” We could make it kind of a boxing “fight night” weigh in scene with both of us taunting each other.
Nahhhhhh…. Come to think of it, I like eating too much. I’ll learn to live with losing the battle of the Belly Bulge. Until I my “eat till I drop” attitude changes, I’m rooting for Mike! And sadly eating another fresh italian roll from Eatzi’s.
The nations energy crisis is not just affecting our pocket books but apparently the rising cost of electricity is putting some small electric providers out of business. Four companies just up and left the Texas market leaving 36-thousand customers high and dry.
The state is switching those customers but many were not told of the change and the new plan is in some cases 40% higher then their old one.
Many of the customers even had a contract with their provider. If the customer broke the contract they would have been forced to pay $200. One viewer raised a valid point, insisting the electric companies should be forced to live up to the same standard… If the company breaks the contract it should pay the customer $200. What’s fair is fair!
Today’s front page article in the Dallas Morning News about religion was fascinating. After reading it I came away with one fact made perfectly clear… There are thousands of different opinions and ideas about religion and salvation. I know it’s uncomfortable to talk about this, but I wanted to share my thoughts, or confusion, about organized religion.
I personally believe in God, I have FAITH there is a higher power, even though no one can actually prove it to me. But as far as picking a religion, that becomes a very tough choice.
There are five ways for me to get to Downtown Dallas from my home in Kessler Park, surely there is more than just one way for me to get to heaven, at least I hope so. I come from the belief that I respect all religions that call on followers to live a decent and moral life. My high school basketball coach, Rich Clinchy, once told me, “Good things happen to good people.” I would assume that includes avoiding the depths of hell. (He also told me, “good shooters get the roll.”)
From a common sense perspective, I worry when leaders of different religions tell you, “It’s our way or the highway.” or “We hold the real truth and path to salvation.” Those are bold statements that can never be backed in fact only FAITH.
My friends know I am a gambler, but I refuse to take a gamble on eternal life. It’s like the roulette wheel at the casino, I choose to sit it out because the odds are the little ball won’t land on the number I choose. It’s estimated there are 270 major religions, all of which are led by spiritual people who have faith their religion is the only true and right way. If you go under the assumption that only one religion is the correct religion, that leaves me with a 1 in 270 shot of picking the right one.
So instead I prefer to pray on my own and believe in my heart that they all are right. There must be more then one way to salvation. My God would never punish someone simply for following the “wrong” religion providing that religion called for people to be kind and compassionate to others.
I realize this post will anger many people, to them, I am sorry. Remember most religions call for forgiveness too!
At first glance Ally and Jeff Davidson don’t look like American Gladiators, they look more like a couple of surfers from California. I’d be surprised if their combined weight equalled that of Gladiator Titan! But make no mistake these newlyweds are tough and they proved it Monday night.
Ally and Jeff were so tough, they’ll be moving on to the semi-finals of American Gladiators airing next July 21st and 28th NBC5. (NBC Promotion is a must on Grant’s Rant)
I am actually surprised how successful the show is. It really isn’t any different then the original American Gladiators that aired when I was in college. This time around the arena is a little more high tech, the games haven’t changed much and neither have the Gladiators.
They appear just as juiced up as they did 20 years ago. I wonder if Congress will be asking for urine samples from any of the Gladiators.
Best of luck of to Ally and Jeff, though I don’t think they need any luck, they need a doctor. Jeff cracked a rib and needed 15 stitches.
If the national sports media is talking about the Rangers than they must be good. That statement doesn’t always hold true. The national sports media always talks about the Yankees even when they suck.
The Rangers are showing signs of potential though. And the team is getting some national attention. I was listening to Sporting News Radio over the weekend and they called the Rangers one of the best teams in the American League. That seems far fetched when the team is hovering around .500.
I was in New York City on Friday and the guys on “660 The Fan” were talking about the signs of “greatness” the Rangers are showing. Something must be going on because the last time the Rangers were discussed on New York sports radio Pudge was behind the plate and A-Rod was playing short stop.
I think “potential” is the right way to look at the Rangers. The team ERA is finally under 5 and the bats are starting to produce. If the Boys of Summer play well they just might make a wild card run. Winning the division is out of the question, no matter what the National Media says.
You want the price of oil to come down? There is only one way to do it. You ready?
Increase Supply and Decrease Demand
Ever economist across the globe will tell you that simple plan WILL bring down the price of oil. The fact is, there are only a few ways to increase supply and lots of ways to decrease demand (all of which are controversial). But for true price relief, both need to be done.
If you want to increase supply:
Find more places to Drill. (Exploration)
Produce more barrels from the sites we are currently drilling.
Get the Middle East and other oil producing areas around the globe increase production.
If you want to decrease demand:
Take mass transit, car pool, walk or bike.
Buy fuel efficient vehicles.
Force engine makers to make engines more fuel efficient.
The list goes on and on….
Sadly a decrease in demand takes a while before the markets can feel the difference. A flood of oil to the market will immediately bring prices down. I am not going to advocate drilling in one place over another, that is for the politicians to fight over. But I am sure of one thing, if you want the price of oil to come down, we do need to start drilling someplace! And we need to do it now.
I was shocked by a recent Gallup poll that concluded 60 percent of Americans support expanding our drilling off shore. It seems, everybody becomes a little more pragmatic when the high price of fuel directly affects their pocketbook. Clearly at least some of the 60 percent majority are environmentalists who never, ever, thought they would support more drilling. But everything changes when the wallet is empty.
Just remember, conservation is NOT an alternative to more drilling. For prices to come down conservation must act in concert with more drilling. Common sense says we need more fuel, and we use to much.
So lets use less and produce much more! We do that, we get back to dollar a gallon gas!
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