Eddie Drummond tried. Kick after kick, punt after punt, the Lions' return specialist rambled through defenders Sunday at Ford Field, going outside, cutting inside, delivering 20, 30, 40 yards worth of real estate, handing Detroit terrific field position. Problem was, once he got tackled, he came off the field.That left the rest of the Lions.Not ready for Prime Time. Prime Time teams don't take a breath after a good victory. Prime Time teams treat third downs like a holy grail. Prime Time teams beat opponents when they're down. Oh. And Prime Time teams complete easy passes.
I just heard some news that hardly seems fair. President George W. Bush is going to get slammed in a new "documentary" that is little more than a propaganda film.Apparently, this documentary takes a one-sided view of his National Guard service and his later years as a party boy. There are "interviews" -- if you can call them that -- with angry National Guardsmen who never saw him show up for duty. There are "interviews" with people who claim they drank and did cocaine with him.
The room is quiet. The lights are off."Anybody out there?" the puck says."I don't hear anything," says the stick.The lockers stand empty, side by side, collecting dust. The names are still there. "Yzerman" next to "Shanahan" next to "Joseph." The names are still there, but the players are not."Probably a traffic jam," the puck says."Yeah," says the stick. "You know construction this time of year."
We're all adults here, right? So you don't mind if I bring up the f-word?You know. Filming.Last week, new footage was circulating showing sexual exploits of blond socialite Paris Hilton, whose job I can't quite discern, other than to be on television and, every few months, lose a videotape.
Mitch Albom writes about running an orphanage in impoverished Port-au-Prince, Haiti, his kids, their hardships, laughs and challenges, and the life lessons he’s learned there every day.
