You can just call me Don Corleone from now on...

So it's one week from Christmas, and I'm sitting here in a sub-60 degree room writing on a blog. But I'm watching The Godfather on DVD, so things really couldn't be better. I think there are only a few movies that I could watch and rewatch immediately after, but The Godfather is way up on the list. In honor of what many call "the best movie of all time", I'll subtitle my thoughts for the day with quotes from the movie.

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"It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes."

Here's a commercial running in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina:



Anyone have any idea what he's saying here? I think his message is a little convoluted. He should get "I love Jesus" tattooed on his forehead. Ron Paul commented to this commercial by saying:

"It reminds me of what Sinclair Lewis once said. He said 'when Facism comes to this country, it will wrapped in the flag, carrying a cross.' I don't know whether that's a fair assessment or not, but you wonder about using a cross like he's the only Christian or implying that subtly."

I thought we were past this, but I guess not. The only reason Huckabee is in this race is because the Christian Right is putting him on a pedestal for being a pastor. Get real.

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"I'll make him an offer he can't refuse."

So a buddy of mine is getting new golf clubs for Christmas and I'm thinking of buying his old ones. They are Titleist DCI Black clubs, which are better than mine, but I don't know how much better. They need new grips, too, so I'm thinking thats gonna run me like $50 to regrip them. So I don't know. I might do it, but I'm not wanting to spend $150 on new clubs right now. Hmm. Dilemma.

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"Leave the gun. Take the cannolis."

Fourteen games later than expected, Terrell Owens has finally called out the Dallas Cowboys for not using him properly. Owens just wants the damn ball! Its a good thing he spoke up, too, because without Terrell Owens, I think the Cowboys might not know how to win. Oh wait, they just have to hog-tie Jessica Simpson in LA to keep Romo's penis from losing the game for them again. Hog-tied Jessica Simpson... mental picture forming... amazing...

Roddy White and four other Falcons players have been suspended for showing shirts with "Free Mike Vick" on them during their game on Sunday. Isn't "Free Someone" usually reserved for people that most think are innocent and being held unjustly? Because last time I checked, Vick pleaded guilty. And he electrocuted dogs. I'm pretty sure that he shouldn't be freed simply because Alge Crumpler says so. Plus, I have sneaking suspicion that the 5 guys just want Vick out because their weekly sessions of "train little puppies to eat each other's faces" is one short now.

Bobby Petrino's douchebaggery has finally caught up to him. Earlier today, cornerback Ugo Okpara decommitted from Arkansas and resigned with Boston College. Okpara cites the coaching change as the reason for his move. "The problem with Arkansas was the reputation of coach [Bobby] Petrino leaving during the season. And not staying there and his name not being highly thought of like when he was Louisville. I didn't want to play ball for a coach that had a reputation like that. That kind of drove me away from Arkansas." In related news, a Louisville football player who wanted to transfer was granted a release but restricted against transferring to any Big East schools or Arkansas. Guess Louisville is still a little pissed. Couldn't have happened to a better guy, though. Bobby Petrino makes Nick Saban look like a Peace Corp worker, doing it all for the good of the little kids with the flies walking on their faces.

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"I spent my whole life trying not to be careless. Women and children can be careless. But not men."

Britney Spears' little sister is pregnant? And she's 16? And kinda hot? Yikes.

Frightening thing is, she's still not the most embarrassing member of that family.

I'm thinking that her deal with Nickelodeon and her show Zoey 101 might magically fall through, though. Might not send the right message for the high school star to gain 30 pounds and shit out a kid.



NEXT TIME: I'll continue my tribute to my favorite movies. And write more awesome stuff.