You've heard the ads. Some desperate lady is moaning into the phone, "Oh, please help me!" The cool-as-a-cucumber OnStar representative ascertains her problem, offers reassurance, then contacts the nearest police department or ambulance service to dispatch live, in-person assistance to the distressed motorist. Then there are the warm and fuzzy ads, where Grampa has locked his keys in the car,
Friday, November 25, 2005
ESPN Makes Hay Off OnStar and the Most Disturbing Advertising Campaign in the History of Humankind
Posted on 10:36 AM by ergeg
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Week 11 Spreads Deliver Sucker Punch; Week 12 Looks Like Another Big Challenge
Posted on 7:02 AM by ergeg
After a 10-4 showing in Week 10 NFL prognosticating against the spread (ATS), I came a-cropper last weekend, finishing at 5-11. I'll never make a living this way. Thankfully, no money's changing hands, though you can bet I felt a lot differently one week ago today. This stuff is hard. No wonder the bookies have normal prosperous lives and the bettors ponder rehab. This is still tons of fun,
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Spread Formation: Defying the Odds and Why Picking Winners Is a Daunting Task
Posted on 6:09 AM by ergeg
I drove a taxi for four years in the Chicago area. It's an interesting profession, which I heartily recommend to anyone. It's sort of like being a bartender—everyone should do it for a little while, to learn about people in all their infinite glory and folly. Cab drivers themselves are a rare subspecies. Their numbers include an eclectic ethnic mix of mostly men and a few singular females. I met
Monday, November 14, 2005
Packers May Be Dead, but Favre Sure Isn't: QBs Tell the Tale of Key Week 10 Games
Posted on 10:31 AM by ergeg
"Any given Sunday" happened yesterday. That's what you call it when lesser teams smite greater teams in the NFL. If the old adage is a cliche, then so be it. But it's nice to be reminded once more why pro football is a reliable religion and television its well-attended church.Yesterday's FOX and CBS broadcasts helped us learn some new lessons all over again: That experience and leadership
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Heading the Tabloids Off at the Pass: Swoopes Announcement of Sexual Orientation May Surprise But Hardly Shocks
Posted on 4:55 PM by ergeg
So Sheryl Swoopes is gay. The news that the star of the WNBA's Houston Comets prefers the intimate company of other women strikes me as...uh...underwhelming. I'm trying to understand why I'm not more, er, excited by the news. Or the imagery. Or intrigued. Or curious. I'm certainly not shocked. Hell, isn't everybody gay these days??It's certainly true that when the "big gay revelation" hit
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Beavis: "Golf chicks are c-cool..."; Butthead: "Yeah, yeah, yeah....They're cool...Yeah..."
Posted on 9:27 PM by ergeg
There was a time when the ladies of the LPGA were...well, they were ladies, all right. But they usually weren't making fashion statements. The big-time lady golfers weren't usually considered babes, as we understand that term. They were female athletes who were typical in their own way: Maybe a little big-boned, not particularly attractive, their bodies geared more toward playing a demanding 18
Life Under the Microscope May Have Cost Wie Her First LPGA Purse
Posted on 3:39 PM by ergeg
Being hot, young and talented doesn't always promise smooth sailing, as phenom golfer Michelle Wie discovered this past weekend at the Samsung World Championship, where the 16-year-old was making her professional debut. Thanks to the bizarre involvement of Sports Illustrated reporter Michael Bamberger, Wie was disqualified from the tournament, even after completing her final round, for something
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