The View From Wisconsin

I've joined the next phase of Wii geekdom: I got a Wii Zapper from the local Wallyworld for my Wii. I'm not looking for it to be the end-all and be-all of Wii gadgetry, but I'm just looking to make it a bit more fun while I'm waiting for my remote handle to return from Pelican.

I also got a pleasant surprise in the mail today: my original drawing from Paul Taylor's Wapsi Square webcomic; the drawing is from the February 1, 2007 comic. I've always had issues with bidding on his drawings on eBay - which I understand is one of his main means of making money as an artist - but I finally managed to win this one.

Other things that have absolutely nothing to do with anything:

• Claudio Vargas is making me extremely hopeful for the new season for the Crew. Five hitless innings against Seattle on Sunday; do we have another Juan Nieves on our hands?
• Apparently the Predators didn't get the memo about daylight savings time, because the offense woke up about an hour late against the Dead Things. That 4-3 loss is going to hurt in the playoff hunt - and it's going to be even worse if we end up playing Detroy-it in the first round.
  
• I'll say this one more time: Andreas Thuresson of the Admirals really has to work on his goal celebration. It's one thing to do the body slam against the boards, but it's another thing to nearly injure yourself doing so.
• Raise your hand if you're already sick of all the Favre tributes that are popping up on TV and in the newspapers and magazines. Can't we just let the man retire in peace?