Cru Jones Society

Hockey season officially started yesterday and I couldn’t be happier. That’s not true, if the Avs hadn’t dropped the home opener to a team from God damned Boston, then I couldn’t be happier. Whatever, there are still 81 more games. So let’s drop the puck and get this Happy Friday underway.

CJS has gone a whole two days without talking about the financial woes of the country. That’s pretty long for a non-porn site. Well it’s time to bring up again, but look it’s sports related. With Wachovia going to either Citigroup or Wells Fargo, I find myself in the same situation as the 76ers and Flyers. They don’t know what the name of their arena is, and I don’t know where my car payments are going. That’s the same right?

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A lot of players enter the NHL at 18 years old; Mozart could play the piano and violin by age six. Pretty impressive until you realize that this girl is a living goddess and she is only three. Being good at sports or music has nothing on being a deity. Hope for her sake it doesn’t end the same way as another living god.

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As a single guy I am often subjected to unsolicited advice from friends. But when I get conflicting advice from different friends I’m pretty much back where I started. That was until I stumbled upon this golden nugget of advice. Now I know, and knowing is half the battle.

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Jim Ahren: If Hanrahan’s wife is a dyke, does that make him a fag?

Reggie Dunlop: Fuck him!

By Hanrahan I do mean Peter Steinfeld. And fuck him for attempting to remake a classic. I’m too angry to say anymore.

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A holiday in Cambodia may be fine. Or not. I don’t know. I haven’t paid attention to that song. Either way it has got to be better than divorce in Cambodia. Half of everything! I really hope they didn’t have kids or pets.

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With the economic state unknown, John McCain is attempting to save money by using songs without permission. His latest attempt to appeal to voters with modern hits is The Foo Fighters’ “My Hero.” I heard this song was about Kurt Cobain, does McCain really want to be associated with an apathetic drug addict who killed himself with a shotgun? Hmm… does that help or hurt the pro gun vote?

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What would the start of any sports season be without sports writers making their predictions for the playoffs? MLS. Seriously though here are the folks at espn.com giving their two cents. I can’t wait for the decline of the Red Wings, much like this current decline of the Yankees.

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In an earlier edition of Happy Friday we shared a story about science on the verge of making invisibility possible. Now it is my pleasure to share with you the next awesome and science fiction-esque breakthrough: A robot inspired by a flying dinosaur. My hope of meeting death via dinosaur may not be that far off.

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Do you find yourself bored as you scroll through your usual time wasting Internet websites? Do you enjoy what you’re reading but would like to know what else is out there? Do you have some weird interest that you feel others may not share? Boy, are you in luck! Cracked has compiled a list of sites that may be right up your alley. If you answered no to any of the questions I asked you should still check out the link to at least put into perspective how bad this site could be.

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Ahhhh… the drunken random pass out. Lord knows I’ve done my fair share, luckily I’ve never ended up somewhere too odd. I have seen people end up under my coffee table, kitchen table, and a pile of leaves. *coughSenorLimoncough* But those really don’t compare to where this gentleman ended up. While this story was amusing I also found it to be very sweet. Maybe the best thing I have read in a long time – a reminder that good people still exist.

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See ya in the penalty box…

lee.s.hart@crujonessociety.com