Fighting Talker

Caffeine and donuts TOGETHER AT LAST! While some doctors are curing diseases, making better prostheses, saving lives - this Dr. Robert “Munchies” Bohannon has done this:

RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) — Dr. Robert Bohannon wants you in his world. It’s fast, upbeat, jovial and driven by caffeine — lots of it.

But four to six cups of coffee a day aren’t enough for Bohannon. And he believes others share his need for more options when it comes time to pursue that caffeine buzz.

So the molecular scientist who moonlights as a café owner developed a way to add caffeine to baked goods, one that eliminates the natural, bitter taste of caffeine.

“This gives people the opportunity if they want to have a glass of milk and want to have caffeine. It will get them going,” Bohannon said.

The amount of caffeine in his creations can vary, but Bohannon can easily put 100 milligrams of caffeine — the equivalent of a 5-ounce cup of drip-brewed coffee — into the treats he plans to market under the “Buzz Donuts” and “Buzzed Bagels” names.

There is nothing good about this story. I hate Kerry and I believe the Schilling is one of the top 5 blowhards every to play sports. Massachusetts does not deserve this.

So here’s a scary thought. If you thought Curt Schilling had a tendency to opine, uninvited, on subjects that don’t inherently concern him now, wait until he runs for Senate.

Curt Schilling seemed surprised yesterday by the sudden groundswell of local supporters hoping to draft him into national politics and a 2008 Senate run against John Kerry. The Red Sox pitching hero didn’t flatly rule out the idea, either, though he didn’t sound like he was about to hit the campaign trail anytime soon.

“I couldn’t rule it out because it’s not something I ever thought about in a serious capacity,” Schilling told the Herald. “I envision that I will probably be pretty busy in 2008,” he said. “But I’m flattered as hell to even make this phone call.”

Yes, we’re sure Schilling seemed “surprised” by the “sudden” groundswell. Because if Schilling is known for anything, it’s the self-effacing tendency to turn the camera away from himself. And you know what the sad thing is? We bet Kerry would figure out a way to lose to Schilling too.

As an aside, my Bay-Stater girlfriend Jennifer has already confirmed that she would in fact vote for Senator Cadever.. I mean Kerry over her Red Sox hero Schilling.

How many others would go with her?

Thomas Boswell unloads on the Nats today in the Post. He’s right. We’re going to be a joke next year. This isn’t a team that could be dreadful. This is a team that should be dreadful. They are banking on the fact that people won’t unload season tickets because it takes them out of line to get the seats in the new park in 2008. I hope they’re right. Because it’s going to be a long, long, year in Nats land.

Yet, I am not that bad. Why?

Because we have a team - Our Team.

And I bet I’m not nearly the only one thinking like that.

So “A-Rod” goes out in the Aussie Open Semi with barely a whimple of opposition to Roger Federer. The match didn’t even last 90 minutes, which in the men’s game, meant it was a total romp. If only more athletes after losses, could be as entertaining as Roddick was.

Even in defeat, Roddick has a hell of a sense of humor. His postmortem was one for the ages. Among the highlights. “It was frustrating. It sucked. It was terrible. Besides that, it was fine.” How will he sleep tonight? “It depends on how much I drink.” Roddick was told that he had performed better in the news conference than on the court. His reponse: “No s—.”

Woman Chooses to Induce Labor Early So Husband Can Go to Bears Game

PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. Jan 22, 2007 (AP)— Nine months pregnant and married to a fervent Bears fan with tickets to Sunday’s NFC Championship game, Colleen Pavelka didn’t want to risk going into labor during the game against the New Orleans Saints. Due to give birth on Monday, Pavelka’s doctor told her Friday she could induce labor early. She opted for the Friday delivery.

“I thought, how could (Mark) miss this one opportunity that he might never have again in his life?” said Pavelka, 28, from the southwestern Chicago suburb of Homer Glen.

someone just bought a new bed.

attention ladies: sleepovers allowed.

Wow. Mere words cannot begin to describe the lameness.

My immune system has decided it has a weekend off. I have an awful cold and can barely eat or drink anything without experience the sensation of 1,000 daggers covered in pop rocks in my throat.

Not good times. Bad Times.

English soccer player Glen Johnson, who is making roughly $60,000 a week, was caught stealing a toilet seat and a set of sink knobs from a home improvement store.

I can see the headlines now:

POLICE BOWLED OVER BY JOHNSON GRAB

GLEN’s CAMMODE COMMOTION

NOT ENOUGH TO BE FLUSHED WITH CASH

POLICE NO FAN OF JOHNSON’S CAN SCAM

If you have any better headlines, include them in the comments. Come one readers (all five of you), show me how funny you are.

So I give Jennifer access to the blog and the first thing she does is write a note in pink! Now I am mad not that she chose pink (her favorite color) but that she chose a color that does not match my meticulously selected color scheme.

We’ll see how this works out.

Aaron has decided to let me post on his blog… after all he did say that it was a gift to me I am publicly promising that I will not post anything personal here (without consent). However, I do intend to remind the world, that there is more out there than sports*.

-Jennifer

* I may have to redact that comment once Red Sox season starts.