hey, sorry for pullin an MIA the last few...
some quick shots: first, concerning the series, g5 was an almost complete reversion by the lakers to their '08 selves (as much as it pains me to say) - outhustled, punked, no offensive certainty, not initiating action or even reacting assertively - and our old friend pau turning into that 'p' word (sorry). that's it - i'm done on that episode.
game 6? take everything i said in prior paragraph and turn it around - those were the lakers i know and love... nuff said. g7 will be epic.

obama's latest gulf visit, photo ops, speech before the troops, oval office address? damage control mode in full effect - but last half of address centering on fossil fuel reliance was vintage barack big picture transition - the opportunity, however tragic, to slap this nation into new age energy reality... let's hope it's (finally?!) under way -

(saw it in theaters and just recently, again on demand)... is it me, or is 'book of eli' one of denzel's most underrated, best acted, flicks to date? the post viewing conversation it provokes is profound, stimulating, and just... all that (all that).