Carrying the byline “(the) last time (the) weather service used such forceful language was in regard to Katrina” on CNN the National Weather Service in the United States has warned residents of the Galveston Bay area of Texas to leave their homes immediately or “face certain death“. The expectation is a wall of water up to 22 feet high crashing into the mainland, stretching 20 miles in to Houston, all coming to a head sometime in the early-to-mid hours of Saturday. The Pirates-Astros game in Houston last night was mostly empty, and their next two games have been postponed indefinitely while everyone waits to see what happens. I can’t imagine what it’s like to sit back and wait for “certain death”, and the agony of what you’ve left behind to everybody that’s heeded the advice to get up and go. Thoughts and prayers to them all this morning.
Moving to less tragic discussions I have to admit that the promise of seeing my old ‘Dog Eat Dog‘ girlfriend, Brooke Burke, on TV again caused me to take in a couple episodes of FOX’s ‘Hole in the Wall‘ this week. For those unfamiliar it’s a remake of a Japanese game show and is essentially a form of human Tetris whereby contestants wearing silver unitards attempt to jam their bodies through oddly shaped holes in walls for points. My favourite part, oddly enough, is the very serious deep-voiced announcer’s catch phrase of “IT’S TIME.. TO FACE.. THE HOLE!” Here’s a little video to help showcase some of the hilarity that ensues every Thursday at 8, and an interview with Brooke Burke by Zap2it.
Today’s Random Links
If you hate Gordon Ramsay you may want to boycott FOX for a few years.
The American media is starting to pick up on Canada having a gay ‘Idol’.
Nike showcases another example of poorly placed advertising.
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