Namaste

Below is a compilation of 53 separate video clips that have been shown throughout The LOST Experience (it's only about four and a half minutes long). Their purpose? To make me crave the new season that much more...



October 4 can't get here fast enough! Thankfully, the season premiere is the night before I leave for vacation... (Then again, maybe I don't want to be flying overseas after watching a show about a plane crash...?)

Enjoy the video!

-El Capitan

Use Your Witchcraft!

"Help me, Tom Cruise! Tom Cruise, use your witchcraft to get the fire off me!"
-Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

It's been a while since I saw a T-Shirt that made me laugh this hard:


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-El Capitan

Big Bada-Boom!

You ever just have one of those days?


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So, I'm driving to work this morning - on time for a change! (It seems these things only happen when I'm on time...) I turn right, just past the Mobil, onto the service road into the complex where my office building resides. I'm driving west, as I do EVERY morning, but this morning was different. This morning was special.


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All of a sudden, this girl (we'll call her "Stripper Hot" for now...) jumps out in her Toyota Echo and HITS the front of my car with the back end of hers! Sounds hard to believe, right?

Actually, the rest of the story goes: She had the stop sign, I didn't. She didn't think she had to wait, and I didn't see her going until it was too late. I slam on the breaks - the iPod goes flying! (In case you're wondering, "I Write Sins, Not Tragedies" by Panic! At The Disco was playing at the time.)

Long story short --> BIG BADA-BOOM!


(Hey! How'd that one get in there?!)
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Yes, I'm OK... Just a pain in the ass (figuratively, of course)...

I guess this was the impetus I needed to get the car in the shop for that back bumper mishap (from the OTHER day I was on time for work)...

(Oh, by the way - my dreams of telling my grandkids "Grandma and I met one sunny morning in August by accident..." were dashed when "Stripper Hot's" boyfriend, complete with "Gotti hair," arrived on the scene.)

-El Capitan

Gojira!

No, this is NOT a Sammy bashing post...

I get a call from my Mom the other day. Our conversation went something like this:

Mom: Do you know that Room To Grow Academy on Flamingo Road?
LBC: Sure - I see it on the way to the office every day. Why?
Mom: Tomorrow, when you're driving to work, bring your camera. Leave early, so you're not late (a running joke in the office). Pull over on the side of the road and take a picture of Room To Grow. I think it will be PERFECT for your site.
LBC: Okee dokee.

So, I wake up bright and early the next morning, and head to work. I head south on Flamingo Road, when I come to see this:


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Holy shit! That's a helluva way to greet little potential pre-schoolers...! This thing is downright frightening! I think it's the forked-tongue that pushes it over the edge...

I'll bet any amount that they went to buy/rent the (presumably smiling) dinosaur, thinking that "kids LOVE dinosaurs - especially purple ones!" Not such a bad thought, really...

I don't think, however, that they had any inclination that they'd end up with the bastard child of Godzilla and Barney...

Oh, what the hell... As long as we're talking about Godzilla AND Barney - I'd like to wish the big man (Sammy) a heartfelt congratulations on completing his Bar exam. Good luck!

-El Capitan

Balls, Beer, & Booty!

Did I say I'd post the Founder's Cup results on "July 25?" Well, by
"July 25," what I was actually saying was "August 1!"

We had such a great time last weekend!

First, I'd like to start by thanking The Babylons and TrippMD for making the hike down to Bicentennial Park in Miami to watch the tournament. It meant SO MUCH to have you guys there...

I'd also like to thank Mr. & Mrs. Wrestling, who made it as far as I-395, before the floodgates opened, and the tourney was interrupted...

Last, but certainly not least, I'd like to thank Tracy, Jessica, Maria, Jeff, Missy, Karen, Meena, and The Judds for showing their support for UVL!

Now, on to the results of the Pirate-themed tournament (hence the title of this blog post):


(We are... UVL!!!)
(Photo Courtesy of South Florida Sun-Sentinel /Mike Stocker)

Game 1: AA All-Stars 2, UVL 1
Sure, we lost our first game, but we were so proud of our performance! Going into the tournament, this was the 12th ranked team in the WORLD! To have held them to a 1-run win was a great feat on our part. Cap'n Jon Wickham and Dirty Dirty Trevor had a couple of plays that were so amazing that the AA All Stars AND the referees of the game came over to commend them!



("High Socks" at the bat)

Game 2: Good Times 9, UVL 1
Another loss - this one not as pretty... Something just didn't click, but it's all good... We had an BLAST, and that's what was most important.



(True sportsmanship - members of Good Times carry our own Jonathan Korb off the field after killing his knee making a monster defensive play)

As soon as Game 2 ended, the sky opened up. We literally saw the storm coming AT us over the highway. The next hour was spent under the Beer Tent (YES!) making new friends and partaking in a little Flip Cup.

Game 3: UVL 5, Fozzie's All Stars 3
Once the rain let up (only a little), we got to play in our Consolation Bracket against Fozzie's All Stars... This, by far, was our most fun game - regardless of the water torture that was upon us... These guys were out there to have a blast - just like us.

As a result of our performance in the 2006 Founder's Cup Tournament, UVL is now ranked #15(!) in the WAKA Power Poll, featured on Kickball365.com!



Thanks again to all who came out and those who were cheering for us from their respective locations!

Once again...

We are... UVL!

-El Capitan