The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

So, I praised college football announcer/analyst Jesse Palmer the other day. Now for the other side of the coin. In the college game, there's Brock Huard. He seems to know his stuff and I have nothing against him as a person or even an analyst, but the guy's voice gets on my nerves sometimes. When he takes normal breaths while speaking, he sounds okay, even though his words sound like they're over-enunciated. However, when he speaks too much without taking those normal breaths, the guy sounds like a goat. "...and he is a great passer, a great leader and just a great quarterback There can be no questioning thaaaaaaaaaat." Another voice which is beginning to get annoying at times is Chris Berman. I've always gotten a kick out of Berman - his enthusiasm, his energy, his one-liners, his nicknames. The guy brings excitement to highlights. However, it seems as if he has trouble taking normal breaths when speaking. It's like the guy wants to set the world recor...

I don't care what anyone tells me. There is definitely a difference between wet and dry heat. Some people have laughed at me when I made the comment, "Well, at least it's a dry heat." Can't people feel the difference? I've been down south, in Atlanta, Orlando and Myrtle Beach. I've also been to parts of California and Las Vegas. Heck, people in Nebraska get the best (or worst) of both worlds. If I walk outside on a hot dry day, I can still breathe. Yeah, it's hot, but I can stay outside for a while, sweat and then come back in to cool off. On a hot muggy day, I can't be outside for an extended period of time. Right when I step outside, I start to sweat and breathe heavily. Just today, it was muggy for a while in the afternoon. I took my two dogs for a short walk and they had their tongues hanging out after a couple minutes. It wasn't too hot either, around 77 degrees, but with 50% humidity. It felt much warmer than 77, more like 85 or so. N...