My Kirby Puckett Interview

When Kirby Puckett died, I wrote a story on myyarn (look for the entry posted March 6) about growing up as a fan of Kirby Puckett. In that reflection, I mentioned the interview I did with Kirby on my radio talk show circa 1997-2000.

He was in town for glaucoma screenings (in the Miami area) and was making brief media appearances to promote testing and his public appearances. There was also a hurricane coming toward us. Here's the link to johnvano.com where the audio is posted- Enjoy!

SpongeBob has a new fan--me!

I have a new appreciation for SpongeBob Squarepants.

When I first heard of this strange creature, I wasn't sure what to make of all the positive publicity and joyous acceptance him--particularly among adults. After quizzing a co-worker on his appeal... (read more)

NCAA Results & Rambling on Sports

Congratulations to Florida for their first basketball title--just glad that UCLA didn't win. I fared horribly in my predictions, but save for the Syracuse Orangemen's Big East title game, I didn't watch any college basketball this season. Oh, I turned on a game or two, and even had tonight's final on in the background--but I only watched with interest one game. I used to be there for every post-season game of MLB, NFL, NBA, NCAA basketball... but now I hardly watch the seasons, and only dip in for the postseason. To say nothing of the World Baseball Classic--what a joke. I wanted to watch Clemens pitch, but couldn't find the game on anywhere--terrible publicity and coverage for that stupid thing. I will say this though, I love the NFL, and watch TONS of it, and every year I try to get into college football, and each year I do a bit more. MLB has slipped in my mind, but I'm very excited about this season: Go Twins, Red Sox, Marlins!

My Fearless NCAA Prediction results: 32-31. If I had just picked the higher seed in each game: 40-24. Oh well.

5 Things I've Never Done

1. Worn a choker (it's a necklace, guys!)
2. Eaten eyes, tails, ears, or feet of land animals
3. Eaten at Krystal
4. Surfed
5. Modeled underwear (publicly)

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