Quick Hits - Aug. 17, 2007

Sometimes, I can't think of anything to write about but I have lots of tiny things scurrying in my head that couldn't make a post by themselves. Mebbe I should just lump it together and put things up. Here are a few things that I've found and have been running through my mind lately:

--Chocolate kills dogs.

--David Beckham finally scores in the MLS in his first game as a starter after weeks of sitting on the bench with an injury. Beautiful goal, too! Watch how he curls the ball from right to left. Good stuff from a guy who's only been to one practice. He also sets up Landon Donovan on a nice pass for a semi-breakaway goal.



Definitely better than the time Becks tried to play American Football.



--Everyone knows I love the Pittsburgh Penguins. After all, what other team can boast of a mascot that stood toe to toe against Jean Claude Van Dam?



--Finally.. a topic that's always bugged me as an athlete: Cheerleaders.

I've always been from the school of thought that cheerleaders are generally useless in the context of the actual sport.

I don't doubt that they're athletes themselves, but their contributions to the actual sport are fairly minimal and they usually just serve as eye candy for the fans.

Leave it up to hockey to make them useful. Ladies and gentlemen, the Ice Girls:

Not only do they meet the prerequisite for being eye candy,

They also have the grace and athleticism of figure skaters.

So what sets them apart from your normal cheerleader?

That's right... they actually clean the ice. If that isn't finding a utilitarian purpose for cheerleaders, I don't know what is.

Thank you, Ice Girls for being the best and most hardworking cheerleaders in sports.

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