BOOTS WITH THE FUR

Global warming has taken a few weeks off much the the Floss' shagrin. My great great great grandkids will be happy with their extra few years on Earth. However, the University of Pittsburgh must have forgot what happens during the winter months. IT SNOWS. Rather than cancel or delay classes yesterday like every other local university or high school, they just let us go about our business. They also figured that it was okay for the maintenance staff to not shovel any snow until they saw fit. Way to go Nordenberg. You hate the athletic department, but the students shouldn't have gone to class on days like yesterday. Sidenote: The positive to the winter weather is Uggs. Uggs and lip rings. Ayo.

ESPN BOTTOM TICKER

I remember when ESPN didn't have a bottom line on their channels. The first day it came out was the best day for all sports fans. It was the next best thing to the TV guide channel. However, now the TV guide channel has hit the end of its reign, the ESPN bottom line has just hit rock bottom. Yesterday on ESPN, there were two headlines, one titled "CLEMENS" and the other titled "HEARING". Since they are directly related they probably could have been coupled into one news headline, but ESPN wanted two. The bottom line is supposed to keep you up to date on scores. However, ESPN has crammed way too many things onto the bottom line now that it is becoming a joke. I propose to ESPN that we cut out all the fat, mainly tennis, womens athletics in general, small news headlines, soccer, and nascar. The bottom line should mainly focus on these headlines: NEWS(only important stuff, stuff that makes national headlines), NBA, CBB, CFB, NFL, NHL, MLB(no roids talk), and even NASCAR(only once or twice a week). They should also take out all of the stats unless they are very important. They need to take out all of the box score info that isn't a milestone or a big night for a player(ex. 20 and 20 games, triple doubles, in baseball you can give the winning and losing pitcher). Real fans will look these things up on the internet or in the paper(who actually looks at box scores in the paper though) I just think ESPN should get with the Floss on this.

SAM YOUNG

Great game last night by Mr. Young. 10 of 14 from the floor, 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists. All the Floss wants to say is that Sam, if you are reading this, DO NOT LEAVE EARLY. I REPEAT, DO NOT LEAVE EARLY. ASK CHRIS TAFT HOW THAT WORKED OUT FOR HIM? Sam Young is now being projected as an early 2nd round pick, late 1st round guy, but he could do a ton of stuff for this team next year. Final 4 stuff.

3 MONTHS AND COUNTING

The Floss is not talking about baseball season, the NCAA championships, the NFL draft, nah none of that. I'm talking about one of the few physical(albeit not very) activities left that I still participate in. Fishing. Fishing is a new hobby for the Floss. Forced into the hobby by COF, he completely changed his view on the sport. Sidenote: I have referred to fishing as a hobby and a sport so far. I don't know what I consider it, so I'm going with it as a spobby(other ex. bowling, hunting). Since the Floss' athletic career peaked, well never peaked, but ended many many moons ago, it is tough to find sports that are still possible with his growing age(almost out of the teens). Fishing is a great summer spobby. It isn't the best because the Floss would take golf any day of the week, but golf is much more expensive. Both have very redeeming qualities that are needed in any spobby. 4 Necessities for any Spobby:

1. Drinkability- Can you booze while playing without affecting performance? And is drinking not a problem? Does it get in the way? Fishing and Golf are perfect here.

2. Longevity- Can you play this into your later years? Can you teach your kids? Again, shabooya.

3. Friendability- Does it involve friends easily? Answer for both is yes, although both have money constraints that can keep people away, although fishing is relativity cheap compared to other sports, hobbies, and spobbys(never liked ie's).

4. Chewability- Also involves other forms of nicotine like cigars. Fishing and golf are two of the best chews in the World behind roadtrips and any chew with FOF. I couldn't imagine golfing and chewing with FOF.

April 14th is the opening day of trout season. I missed opening day last year. It is the first time in my life that I have 2 opening day's in April, and I could give a shit about the Pirates(Doug Mientkielvich, don't even care how bad I spelled that, nice job Succos). Since COF is guaranteeing a drinking extravaganza, the Floss is pumped for fishing season. Not too mention that summer is most definitely Spobby Season.

THE FLOSS' VALENTINE

When picking a Valentine for this year's day, I went straight to the best source, TBS break room. The final choice was ultimately easy. The hottest mommy out there is on from 3-4 on weekdays on TBS. Kim Warner from Yes Dear. She is the Floss' Valentine this year. Talk about a cougar, eh. It was a tough decision between her and sexy Carrie Heffernen. Since the King of Queens I'm currently watching has Carrie pregnant, she was definitely a no-go. Coming up in a close third, Tino Sunseri.

In Spobbys and PETER'S tonight for the Pens