Rise Up With Fists!

Hey there, ho there. Just got back a little while ago from a 15-mile run. I normally do my long runs on Sundays, but we're expecting some snow and extreme cold, so I figured I'd do it a day early to make sure I got it in. Felt pretty good until the last mile, when my Achilles started getting a little sore. I definitely need to stretch more; I've been pretty remiss in that department because I've been doing longer midweek runs in the morning before work and barely have time to run, shower and head right to work. But I need to stretch to prevent injuries from getting worse.

Sweep the leg, Johnny:

• Watched the Olympic hockey semifinals last night. Sweden dominated the Czechs, 7-3, to advance to the gold medal game Sunday against undefeated Finland, who easily rubbed out Russia, 4-0. Should be a great game: the two countries have a bitter rivalry and it'll be a good test of Sweden's superior talent vs. Finland's suffocating team defense. Even the bronze medal game this afternoon should be a good grudge match between the Czechs and the Russians, who both want to make up for their lackluster performances yesterday. I want Sweden to win the gold, but it's hard to not pick Finland because of their flawless play so far in the tourney.
• They may be old and fat, but the Sex Pistols are still punk. They are among the acts to be inducted into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame next month, but they don't plan on attending and left a barely intelligible note slagging the hall on their InterWeb home page thingy. Good on 'em. Of course, the story is made even funnier when an official from the Hall of Fame called the Pistols "outrageous punksters." Punksters? The whole "hall of fame" thing seems pretty lame and arbitrary; there are so many deserving acts who didn't sell a lot of records or are simply out of the mainstream that are neglected by these self-appointed purveyors of taste. The only good thing that has come out of it is some cool performances over the years at the induction ceremonies, although those 30-person jams have got to go. Black Sabbath is also going into the hall, so it'll be interesting to see if Ozzy shows up, since he's repeatedly criticized the hall for ignoring Sabbath over the years. I'm sure Sharon will pump him full of sedatives and force him out there to smile for the cameras.
• These paratroopers face courtmartials for changing the Army motto from "Be All You Can Be" to "Do All You Can Do." Hey, after seeing some of the stuff going on in Abu Ghraib, does this really come as a surprise?