Happy MMMonday

Hello out there, another busy weekend. We had some awesome ribs at Rebecca mom's house on Sunday, and Liam ate more meat than Zachary! That's my boy!

Tonight marks the 40th anniversary of our landing on the moon. Still a remarkable accomplishment to this day. Just think that some movies from the 80s thought it would be a foregone conclusion that we’d colonize the moon and have an outpost there:



Anywho, on to the MMM:

GET BLOGGED DOWN:
UniWatch – Paul Lukas
There are people who are passionate about their favorite things. For Paul, it is the subject of sports teams logos and uniforms.


DOWNLOAD THIS:
“Home” – Marc Broussard / Canencro
Very good singer/songwriter from Louisiana. Great mix of rock, blues, and soul. Also recommend “Lonely Night in Georgia” from the same album.

EXTRA EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT:
The Power Game – Wright Thomson, ESPN (originally ran 6/18/09)
While basketball ranks outside of my top 5 sports, this writeup by ESPN’s investigative arm, Outside the Lines, provides a pretty insightful look at how Washington DC insiders are suddenly enamored with basketball now that the occupant in 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue likes to play.


POP SOME CORN:
Slumdog Millionaire - Fox Searchlight Pictures
2008’s Best Picture winner was screened recently in the Cahill house. I thought it was well done movie, and enjoyed the mechanism used that allowed the story to be told out of order (won’t spoil it for those of you who haven’t seen it). That being said, Rebecca and I agreed that we are very lucky that we did not grow up or live in India after it was over.

(QUASI)REALITY-TV:
The Soup - E! Network, Fridays, 10 PM.
OK, so I’m cheating a bit by having a show about making fun of reality TV. But Joel McHale and his trust group of support staff (go Makini!) do great job of providing just the right lighthearted commentary. Plus they found this solid gold clip: