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Thursday thoughts (or at least what passes for them around here): Not that anyone around here possesses the skills to accomplish the goal, but there should be more holiday songs about the day after Christmas. Maybe one song? None that the music-appreciation department around here can think of. The radio stations that played holiday tunes since July 4 (OK, maybe it merely was sometime in November, maybe October) have returned to their regular programming — leaving those of us who enjoy the music to go cold turkey.
There’s always room around here for more Stephy C.
* Speaking of turkeys, The Chicago Bulls played a road game against the Brooklyn Nets. And the Bulls weren’t the turkeys. They won rather handily 95-78. You can credit the Bulls defense (if you like) for the Nets going 2-for-15 from the field in the second quarter. Or you can say the Nets are a bad team. Or both.
* Just a guess (and an uneducated guess at that), but if Taj Gibson is going to come off the bench and lead the team in scoring (as he did vs. the Nets), either he’s going to win Sixth Man of the Year honors or the Bulls will be a lottery team. Or both.
* The Nets without Brooke Lopez, who is out for the season with a broken foot, have a better chance of trading away a high-priced player such as Kevin Garnett or Paul Pierce than they do of making the playoffs. Not that the Bulls would be in the market for such an acquisition (or acquisitions), would they?
* First-year coach Jason Kidd of the Nets is showing why it’s a good idea of having someone with bench experience as a coach. And not merely experience of sitting on a bench when you’re a star player taking a brief break.
* Speaking of injuries, Thursday is supposed to be the day when the Green Bay Packers say whether Aaron Rodgers is sufficiently recovered from a broken collarbone to quarterback the team for its regular-season finale Sunday at Soldier Field against the Chicago Bears. Guessing the Pack will be cautious and start Matt Flynn. As if it matters a whole lot, when the Bears defense has struggled against opponents regardless of the QB level.
* Speaking of the Bears, Comcast SportsNet will present its second episode of “Bears Classics” on Thursday at 7 p.m. Central. The show will focus on the team’s “Fog Bowl” game against the Philadelphia Eagles (Dec. 31, 1988). Bill Kurtis narrates the program written and directed by Chuck Garfien and produced by Willie Parker. The show is to air again on Dec. 31 at 11 p.m. and on Jan. 3 at 9 p.m.
* With Christmas over, the question at corporate headquarters at ElliottHarris.com was what to do with the leftover holiday-themed photos? Being a simple guy, I had a simple answer: Run them.
SoCal Val helps to make the season bright, all right.
One of our favorites, Shannon Ihrke. Credit: George Mario
Playboy Playmate of the Year 2013 Raquel Pomplun. Credit: Chris Fortuna
OK, so Christmas has come and gone. Chances are it will be back again next year. In which case, we offer these videos for your contemplation and/or viewing pleasure:
And here we go with our regularly scheduled daily dose of non-gratuitous video (thanks to exceptional efforts of the editorial and video departments at ElliottHarris.com) — OK, so there’s more Xmas leftovers here, too. :
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