Ken Hamlin has been cleared to play next year. That makes the loss of Manuel a little easier to take. Still need some more depth in the secondary, but this is some good news after the Hutch thing.

Ryan Attwood turns 18. Since he and Marissa broke up, he was unsure about inviting her. But He did invite Sadie, and she changed plans to make it. Sandy went looking for Ryan’s mom, and found out she was in a New Mexico jail. As a birthday gift, she made a mix tape again, just like the one that was burned in the fire in season one. She happened to go back to that home as it was being remodeled as she was looking for Drovak, and fainted when she started thinking of the past.

It has been awhile, but we all know who to blame. Ryan Seacrest and the American Idol people who need three nights to do their stupid show. Well in case you forgot, Johnny died by getting drunk and falling off a cliff. This really affected Marissa and last night her and Ryan broke up. That did not seem to bother Ryan because he and Gwen (Johnny’s cousin) went looking for Johnny’s dad, and there were some sparks there. THere was not much on the seth and summer page, though Summer did find out that her dad is dating Julie Cooper. Sandy had a successful attempt to get the hospital board to look over his proposal again, though Kirsten thought her tactics were out of character for him.
I think we have a few new episodes in a row these next few weeks. Hopefully things are starting to heat up in the OC.

If I understand this correctly, the NFL’s collective bargining agreement has less than 24 hours to come to terms. The NFL is the most successful sports league in the world. How did they let this thing get so close to the deadline. My love for the seahawks could quickly end if they start hording money like the Mariners, and stop trying to win. Oh well, raise your hand if your team is owned by a founder of Microsoft. (Viking, put your hand down.)

This post makes me wonder if Isiah Thomas is running the Seahawks. Sure they can match any offer, but why not franchise him. The franchise tag is like the timeout they did not spend at the end of the first half of the Super Bowl, meaning you can’t take it with you. Maybe there will be an explanation from team execs in tomorrow’s paper.

You all know that I really like reading Bill Simmons on ESPN.com, and this article about the NBA all star game weekend, which Simmons call the Black Super Bowl, is great. If I was about three or four inches taller, I would go to this thing every year and tell the groupies I am a practice player for the Sonics. Maybe even the 12th man if she was really hot. How would they know? Great possibilities would come from that. Oh Well. The best part of the article is the last section titled “best random celebrity moment ever”. It reminds me why I am so glad that I am not married.

Here is an outstanding great quick read. You might spend two seconds wondering where somebody would learn that it is alright to speak to police officers that way, until you recall that Terry “Tank” Johnson went to the University of Washington during the slick Rick years. Then it all makes sense.
Do you think he responds the same way to other people doing their jobs? “Mr. Mailman, you ain’t the only person who can open that mailbox and put letters in.” or “Mr. Mortgage processor, you aren’t the only one who can sign his name 10 times in a row.” I could go on.

With Stories like this I really do not think that Alexander will be a seahawk for long. As much as I would like him back, do not sign him for too long is all that I ask.

This is a write up about the rally at Qwest Field yesterday when the Seahawks arrived back. Not really much is said, but the quote from Gregoire is worth the read alone. I would pay to see if she could pass the WASL.

Via NFL.com:

“I’m a champion. I think the Bus’ last stop is here in Detroit,” Bettis said. “It’s official, like the referee whistle.”

Enough said.