After a much needed vacation to parts unknown, I have returned to the world of blogging and will continue on with my thoughts. I originally started this blog as because I always have so much to say about sports especially UCONN and the Red Sox. Even though it is my take on sports, I will still continue to write about some adventures that I encounter. So stay tuned as new words of Ian come about. no comments

I hope everyone has a safe and happy new year's. I will be back in 2006 with lots more posts and some interesting new things...One thing I will be working on is an audio blog.. no comments

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I have created a yahoo groups page that will send you a notification as to when the site has been updated. If you are not a member of yahoo, it is ok.. To sign up, send an email to this address: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it when you receive the confirmation email, click on the link to the sign up page and it will give you an option to sign in as a yahoo member or for the mailing list. click on the mailing list link and you are all set. you will now begin to receive email updates to each new post that I make. no comments

Have you ever gotten a parking ticket for parking where your not supposed to? And do you think to yourself, this fine is a little ridiculous? If you do, don't be like this idiot. This guy in Portsmouth, New Hampshire received a parking ticket for parking in a handicapped spot, which carries a $100 fine. There's a few arguments here that I will present later about that issue in itself but for now I will stick to the story at hand. So when he went to court to protest the ticket, the dude had altered the ticket to make it look like a $20 parking violation. What a dumbass. Anyone who has received tickets (mom and dad if your reading this I really only have 1 or 2 tickets in my life. Actually I lost track of the total) knows that when you get a ticket, you are receiving your copy of the ticket. One copy goes to you, another to the police dept, and the last copy goes to the courthouse usually. So when this dude goes to court and tells the judge its a parking violation, she abruptly corrects him and says no sir it is not. Ummmmmm hello, WTF were you thinking. Was this your first ticket ever? Did you not know there is more than one copy? Were you broke and couldn't afford the $100 fine? So now because your an idiot, you are being charged with forgery and now could face 3 1/2 to 7 years in prison..Probably because you were too lazy to find parking and saw the handicapped spot open at the front of wherever you were. I myself have a handicapped sticker. And nothing pisses me off more than seeing someone parked in a handicapped spot when they don't have the pass. Most of times you see this at the grocery stores that contain banks in them. If you ask the person why they parked there usually the response you will get is "oh the spot was open and I was just running in to use the ATM". Well there's a reason those spots are open. I will say that I don't always use the handicapped spots because I do feel there are some people more handicapped than I am. But be real, those spots are meant for the handicapped. Not some idiot who has to run into the bank real quick or the store because they are going thru a nicotine fit and need their precious smokes. I hope you get sentenced to do time in prison. You will get laughed at when your in there because you were an idiot to change your ticket. And remember handicapped spots are for handicapped people. no comments

Well still no word on the Nomar front as to where he is going to sign. Rumors were that he was going to have a decision by Thursday. Stay tuned because if he does sign with the Yanks, everyone will be invited to my Nomar jersey burning ceremony. In other news, the Doug Mientkiewicz-Red Sox ball saga is now heading to arbitration. The Red Sox dropped the lawsuit that they had in court and instead the commish's office filed a grievance on behalf of the Sox for ownership of the ball. A full schedule of college basketball returns on Saturday. Wooooooohooooooooo. About time our student athletes were done with their exams. I shouldn't really be knockin the student athletes at all as we know it's not their fault they can't play during exams. Feel free to check out the comments on the Apprentice post and as always leave your thoughts. Also, if there is anything that you would like to see or hear my opinion about in the world of sports or news of the weird, feel free to email me with any ideas or leads. Also coming shortly will be a sign up to receive an email stating when a new blog post has been posted. no comments

I am going to stray from the sports and news of the weird posts tonight as I give my two cents on The Apprentice Finale tonight. What a crock of shit Randall is? He had the chance to give Rebecca another chance and yet decided to steal the show tonight and say to a national tv audience that the show was about hiring one apprentice and not two. To me this was the best Apprentice yet. The final two were both deserving and worthy candidates. Randall's background was exceptional as was Rebecca's. This season was entirely different then the others because Mr. Trump on more than one occasion fired more than one person at a time. Anyways back to the ranting. I do believe that Randall was the better candidate for the job. But Rebecca proved herself strong overcoming a severely broken ankle at the beginning of the interview process. Randall also overcame adversity as his grandmother passed away during the first few weeks of the show. Randall's academic acheivements are incredible. The freakin dude has 5 degrees and was a Rhodes Scholar. He also runs 5 successful companies. Rebecca on the other hand is a financial journalist. Her academic achievements are no where as strong as Randall's. She has also founded a nonprofit to help disenfranchised children. At 23 yrs old, she has done more than most people will do in their lifetime's. What Randall did was selfish. This was not The Apprentice the "game" but rather The Apprentice the "job interview". I know in most job interviews there is only one position available. But a man with Donald Trump's extensive wealth, he has the ability to hire more than one apprentice. After he chose Randall, he brought him back to the table and asked him if he thought Rebecca was deserving as well. That is when Randall went into his rants and ravings. Instead of stepping up to the plate, Mr Trump sat back and said i agree but I could have been swayed. I dont fault Mr. Trump but rather Randall for being a selfish prick. Mr. Trump, do the right thing and reward Rebecca for her hard work and efforts. no comments

when are finals going to be over? i am going thru some serious withdrawl. there are only so many times i can watch "Codebreakers" on ESPN. only 6 days til the bowl games start......... no comments

Fresh off the presses from Germany comes the 2006 World Cup Draw. The 8 seeded teams were Germany, England, Argentina, Mexico, Italy, Brazil, France, and Spain.

The USA just missed out on being one of the top eight seeds by 1 point even though they finished higher in qualifying then Mexico. The USA (8th in the world) has a tough road ahead of them as Group E as the Czech Republic is the 2nd ranked team in the world and Italy is the 12th ranked team.

Also not in the USA's favor is that Ghana will be their final first round game in Germany. This game could mean absolutely nothing for the USA because of their first two opponents.

My initial predictions from each group:

Group A: Germany, Poland

Group B: England, Sweden

Group C: Netherlands, Argentina

Group D: Mexico, Portugal

Group E: Czech Republic, USA

Group F: Brazil, Japan

Group G: France, Switzerland

Group H: Spain, Ukraine

More to follow later on once I have had some more time to evaulate the brackets.

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Wanted by this blog site. If you have seen this "person", please contact us immediately. He is wanted to write his posts since he has gone incognito as you can see by the picture. He was last spotted in Newington, CT on Saturday afternoon before attending the UCONN-Louisville football game..He is not to be considered "armed and dangerous" but only dangerous. Please contact this site if you have any clues as to the whereabouts of Ian. Also wanted is the corresponding editor's rebuttal to the "who owns the ball post?" no comments