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Where to begin?

After nary a post for nearly two months, MLTS is back with a vengeance. But DB, what have you been up to? Don't worry friends, it'll all come out in due time. Prepare to be dazzled by stories of heroism and heartbreak. Ok, so perhaps it was more of a laziness thing.

During the last two, post-less months, the following things have happened:

1. Barack Obama took office. Elizabeth Alexander offered a poem that wasn't very well received. However, her lines "All about us is noise. All about us is/noise and bramble..." sums up my life pretty well. While I may never be able to grow a beard/'stache, I do get rather prickly after a week without shaving.

2. The Arizona Cardinals rode a ridiculous, Jesus- and puppy-fueled hotstreak to the Superbowl. Maybe I'm just a crumudgeon, but I think Troy Polamalu's flowing locks and the rest of the Steelers will absolutely crush the Cardinals tomorrow. Larry Fitzgerald may end up being one of the best receivers ever, but Kurt Warner has to get him the ball for the Cardinals to be successful.

Fearless prediction for the game: Steelers 32, Cardinals 17.

3. Several MLB players were signed to crazy free-agent contracts. Say what you want about the Yankees attempting to buy a championship, they're running at a lower payroll than last year.

4. Amare Stoudamire continued his push-DB-toward-alcoholism campaign. I'm so glad I ended up buying David West production for LeBron- and CP3- level auction dollars.

5. Rod Blagojevich, my former governor, was impeached. Illinois is 2 for 2 on governors in (or headed to) prison since the turn of the century.

Several other things ranging from significant to insignificant happened.


What to expect for 2009:

1. In the months heading into the NFL draft, I'll break down the drafting prowess of a few teams over significant time periods. I've got an article in the works on the Chicago Bears during the Jerry Angelo era. Schwartz is a big Giants fan so I'll probably break them down. Any other team suggestions are welcome.

2. Thoughts on the current NBA season.

3. Fantasy baseball stuff.

4. Television criticism. Suffice it to say, I watch a lot of TV. I'm not usually current with seasons that are actually airing at the time, but for the first time since the final seasons of Seinfeld, I'm up to date on a few shows. LOST, 30 Rock, and How I Met Your Mother are all on my radar right now. In my spare time I'm going back through Battlestar Galatica to get current with that. I might also do a run-down of my thoughts on Mad Men in preparation for the third season.

5. Fantasy NFL stuff when the time comes.

6. Maybe some video game review-type things. I've been on a bit of a XBOX360 binge lately.

My workload for the next few weeks is rather light, so MLTS might see two posts a week for a bit. I'll do my best to write weekly at the minimum. To those of you that read the blog, thank you and I hope your past two months were pleasant.