Sir Edmund Hillary RIP

- By all accounts Sir Edmund Hillary, who died at age 88,was a humble and classy man. He spent most of his adult life helping the people of Nepal and he should be commended for that.

But I don't for a second believe that no man had ever climbed Everest before May 29, 1953. He may very well have been the first white man to conquer the peak but I am dead certain people of Nepal had reached the peaks for centuries before he did. I'm not trying to take the romance out of it, I am just being a realist.

- Next time you decide to take your life in your hands by using an illegal drug that you know damn well may kill you, don't worry about the consequences or take responsibility for your own actions . Just sue your drug dealer for damages.

- I've said before Pete Carroll is crazy for looking to go back to the NFL but the Falcons are also crazy for for pursuing him.

First Carroll - The guy runs what is essentially a pro team anyway in USC. He can also recruit a Top 5 team without having to travel outside a 25 mile radius of his campus. There is no NFL team in LA, which means he is the biggest football celebrity in that city and can do whatever the hell he wants. He can get virtually any prospect he wants because he doesn't need to worry about salary cap or roster limits like he would in the NFL. But most of all he's a shitty game coach and going to the NFL is only going to make that more visible. He gets by right now on rah-rah and his recruiting ability. That's null and void in the NFL.

Now the Falcons - First off, as I just mentioned, Carroll is a lousy game coach. He has proved that time and again with USC and he had a record that was average at best with the Pats and Jets. But more to the point you just hired a guy out of college who bolted 14 games into his first season. Why the hell would you want to take that risk and piss off your fans and sponsors again?

- I think any contract longer than 5 years is ridiculous but if anyone is going to get signed for 13 years it makes sense for it to be a guy like Alexander Ovechkin. He's a top draw and may be the only thing keeping the Caps in D.C.