EL BLOG ILUSORIO DE RUDY: The Melancholy Passage of Time

2.4.10

The Melancholy Passage of Time

I have heard tell that "I'm sorry" are the most difficult words in the English tongue.

Not so! As someone who celebrated his birthday with family and friends in an empty mansion via Skype, I can tell you that the most difficult English words are feliz cumpleaños.

To alleviate the pain, a thoughtful team of Blazer enthusiasts created this gift to me:

Pardon! This is the correct video:

El Machetero thanks you, mi amigos. If every man is a child of his own deeds, then you have very fine parents!

1 comment:

AnonymousApril 20, 2010 at 11:08 PM
What?! A Skype Birthday? That's a travesty! Technology is great, but not a substitute for human interaction. Solo birthdays--I cannot allow these things to continue and vow to bring the paella next April 4th...and cake.
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Rudy's Hypothetical Rules of Basketball

1. In ten years, nobody will remember the details of score, assists, or rebounds. They will only remember who won them a chalupa.

2. Any shot worth shooting is worth shooting twice.

3. When not shooting on offense, you should be communicating, passing, and running. Also, yell “Foul!” repeatedly. Why? How can officials summon help if you yell “Good D!” or “Our opponents are superior!”?

4. If legitimately called for a foul, say, “A good call!” (Do this no more than once a game.)

5. When in possession of the ball, have a plan. Further, have a back-up plan, because the first plan won't work (unless you are Brandon Roy).

6. Use cover or concealment as much as possible. (Both Oden and Pryzbilla provide these in abundance.)

7. On defense, ignore words and direct your eyesight to the ball. (Opposing Cleveland, LeBron James told me he would pull up for a jumper. I advanced upon him. Then James drove baseline with great speed. Both of my ankles gave way!)

8. The faster you begin an opponent’s blow-out, the more shots everyone will get.

9. Be polite and professional to everyone you play against. Then destroy them, for they wish to defeat you.

10. Practice shooting in a dimly-lit practice area with someone shouting unflattering threats at you. (I found this useful in Europe, where partial power outages were not uncommon.)

11. You may feel sad about snapping another team’s back with a clinch alley-oop or a clutching 3-pointer. But sadness is preferred to losing. And the winning will then bring happiness. (In the case of defeating the Lakers, the happiness will be most pronounced.)

12. Purple is not my color. (It may not be anyone’s color.)