The View From Wisconsin

Another reason why I don't care for most of SciFi (the cable channel, not the genre) movies: There was a movie on late last night, called Impostor (2002). Gary Sinise plays the lead character, a scientist who (in a future where Earth is battling aliens) is accused of being an alien himself. Ironically, I didn't actually watch the entire movie, but caught the main points of the film as I was bouncing across the dial. The plot twist at the end just bothered me to no end - for the same reason why I hate Independence Day, and refuse to go see The War of The Worlds. I guess I am of the Rodenberry camp, where I believe that the future has to be a better place.

Anyways, on with the countdown:

• The Crew finally got off the schneid today, handily beating the Reds 8-3. In a bit of a pyhrric victory, they gained a game on the Cardinals in the Central Division "race" when the latter lost to the Cubbies. Too bad that "race" was over back in June.
  
• Looks like I'm headed back to digital-less cable for a while; as cable companies are wont to do, they raised my rates after my "introductory period" ended back in late May. As it is, due to my lack of a suitable raise from our wonderful state government, digital cable is a luxury I can't live with at the moment.
  
• Unfortunately, with gas prices being the way they are, I don't think travelling anywhere beyond a 10-mile radius from home is livable luxury, either. So much for any plans I had for vacation.
  
• The hot topic of conversation in Nashville right now is whether or not the other big-name we brought in over the last few years, one Steve Sullivan, might be willing to switch over from the wing to center. Granted, he'd be centering one high-powered line between Paul Kariya and Scott Walker, but it's very much likely that his point total would decrease - at least in 2005-06.
  
• That game Thursday night up in Lambeau was a comedy of errors. If you're looking for a kicker in your fantasy draft, might I suggest you NOT pick up the Chargers' Nate Kaeding. Three straight times the Bolts moved down the field, and three straight shanks. Think he might still have that playoff FG miss against the Jets still on his mind?
• Bertuzzi has been reinstated by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. Think that game on October 22 against the 'Lanche might have some bad blood? I bet Don Cherry is already drooling at the thought of covering that game for HNIC.