Kotsko over at AUFS has posted a transcript of Ted Jennings’ speech that was never delivered at AAR concerning the death of God. I’ve really enjoyed reading Jennings’ work in the past, whether it be homoerotic readings of the Bible or the similarities between Paul and Derrida. Either way, this speech focuses on his mentor, Altizer, and the importance of the death of God being absolutely realized. Otherwise, we remain susceptible to worshiping idols of the dead God that Blake understood as Satan. Here’s the link: http://tinyurl.com/yj7uxju

South Carolina Family ‘Arrested’ in Louisiana, Given Christmas Gifts
FOX News
Friday, December 25, 2009

JENNINGS, La. — A South Carolina family passing through Jennings on their way to Texas was pulled over, hauled off to a church, “tried” for not stopping to enjoy local hospitality and “sentenced” to gumbo, presents and a tour.

“We do this every year at Christmastime to some unsuspecting out-of-town person,” said Gayle Jones, a member of the Jennings Optimist Club, which has made it part of a more than 30-year holiday tradition.

Neither Leonard nor Lori Pavia of Greer, S.C., could figure out why the deputy had pulled them over as they headed to see friends in McAllen, Texas.

FOX News-South Carolina Family ‘Arrested’ in Louisiana, Given Christmas Gifts

Showing no hospitality should be a crime, when customer service has gotten worse. Here is a way to celebrate Christmas and show hospitality. True Southern Hospitality for ya!

How to get here from Lake Charles

Distance: 36.4758.7 mi Time: 40 mins

Starting at the center of zip code 70601 on W CLARENCE ST go toward LAKE SHORE DR

Turn Right on LAKE SHORE DR(LA-385 N) – go 0.40.7 mikm

Turn Right on BROAD ST – go 0.10.2 mikm

Turn Left on RYAN ST – go 0.40.7 mikm

Turn Right on BELDEN ST toward I-10 E/US-90 E – go 0.10.2 mikm

Take Left ramp onto I-10 E toward US-90 E – go 33.153.2 mikm

Take exit #64/ELTON/JENNINGS – go 0.30.5 mikm

Turn Right on ELTON RD(LA-26 S) toward LAKE ARTHUR – go 1.72.8 mikm

Turn Left on W DIVISION ST(LA-3055) – go 0.30.4 mikm

Turn Right on S MAIN ST

Arrive at 102 S MAIN ST, JENNINGS, on the Left

How to get here from Lafayette,La
Our prices make it worth the drive.

Distance: 44.9972.4 mi Time: 50 mins

Starting in LAFAYETTE, LA on JOHNSTON ST go toward E CONVENT ST – go 0.60.9 mikm

Continue on LOUISIANA AVE(US-167) – go < 0.1< 0.1 mikm

Turn Left on SE EVANGELINE THWY(US-90 W) – go 0.61.0 mikm

Continue on NE EVANGELINE THWY(US-167 N) – go 1.62.6 mikm

Continue to follow US-167 N – go 0.20.4 mikm

Continue on I-49 N – go 0.10.1 mikm

Take exit #1A/LAKE CHARLES onto I-10 W – go 39.463.4 mikm

Take exit #64/JENNINGS/ELTON – go 0.20.4 mikm

Turn Left on ELTON RD(LA-26 S) – go 1.93.0 mikm

Turn Left on W DIVISION ST(LA-3055) – go 0.30.4 mikm

Turn Right on S MAIN ST

Arrive at 102 S MAIN ST, JENNINGS, on the Left

Congrats to Mrs. Shirley Young for winning the Mission Store Turkey Give Away!

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Just for a bit of pre-Christmas fun, 7 cover songs that I have previously played on electrical language in 2009.

There Is No Greater Sadness by Andrea Gerak

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Follow My Tears by Boo Hewerdine

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Sweet Child Of Mine by Georgia Fields

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Bela Lugosi’s Dead by Nouvelle Vague

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After The Gold Rush by The Endless

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Fever by The Stone Foxes

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Umbrella by Jennings

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Today in my Healthy Dose e-newsletter from Modern Healthcare, they referenced a story from Reuters about the cost of a single MRSA surgical site infection. The article highlights a number of findings from a Duke University Medical Center study published in the Public Library of Science journal. Evidently Duke looked specifically at methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA infections associated with surgery. The researchers looked at the medical records from more than 140,000 surgical procedures done between 1998 and 2003.

What did they find:

• A single surgical site MRSA infection can cost a hospital as much as $60,000 in additional costs.
• The risk of death increases 7-fold in patients who acquire a surgical site infection.
• The chances of hospital readmission increases 35-fold in patients with surgical site infections.
• Surgical site MRSA infections led to charges in excess of $19 million for the 150 patients in the study who acquired MRSA infections.
• The patients who acquired surgical site MRSA infections required an additional three weeks of hospitalization.

Just imagine what hospital administrators, infection control professionals and healthcare marketers could do with $60,000 to prevent the spread of these infections! That money could go a long way toward designing, executing and evaluating various marketing programs and interventions. It has been reported that MRSA kills 20,000 people each year. So this is an important issue! You can find the study at http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0008305.

Post by Dan Dunlop, The Healthcare Marketer

Today, I did something I’ve never done before. That’s been happening a lot lately. I never voted until 2008. I never really paid attention to political news. Before April of 2009, I couldn’t name more than 2 senators by last name. Now I know several by their first names.
Today’s first was calling my local tv station’s news department. I asked if they have ever reported on Kevin Jennings. At first, the lovely lady I spoke with didn’t know who he was. Not surprising. Then I sent her to www.biggovernment.com and said the story is very big and there was more to come. She appeared to be scanning the article as she was speaking to me. I told her I firmly believed that exposing children to homosexual pornography was not the best way to make our schools safe. She said she would definitely pass the information to a reporter. So we’ll see how long it takes.
Although I was nervous while dialing, (and half-expected to get a happy recorded voice) when I spoke to a real person, I felt empowered to protect my children, my friends’ children, our nation’s future.

I will be calling again.

For more information about Kevin Jennings:

http://biggovernment.com/author/jhoft/

Kevin Jennings "Safe School Czar"

As incredible as this sounds, it is quite possible that the man who poses the single greatest danger to America’s children (in regard to promoting their sexual abuse) may well be the very man chosen by President Obama to be his ‘Safe School Czar.” It is not only time for Kevin Jennings to be forced from his position as an advisor to the President, but it is also time for a special prosecutor to thoroughly investigate Jennings as a possible accomplice in child sexual exploitation and the distribution of hard-core child pornography… to children themselves.  I’ll explain in a moment.

But first: Those of you who read Grand Rants on a regular basis may recall a piece I did back at the beginning of October, highlighting the questionable past of Barack Obama’s choice for “Safe School Czar” Kevin Jennings. You can read that article by clicking here. 

Jennings was the founder (and, for years, Executive Director) of the Gay/Lesbian/Straight Education Network, aka “GLSEN.”  The mission statement for the organization states:

The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.

However, controversy has surrounded the organization since audio tapes of one of their workshops were made  public where it was discovered that the focus of the discussion was on graphic sexual acts and involved members as young as 14 years old.  

But now Gateway Pundit’s Jim Hoft has published a shocking report submitted by Scott Baker from Breitbart TV that clearly shows GLSEN (while under the executive direction of Kevin Jennings) was – and still is - promoting a selection of books as “recommended reading“  to boys and girls from kindergarten through High School that are so graphic, they would easily qualify for most communities’ definition of hard-core pornography.  

While you can look at the list by clicking the above link, one need only read selected passages to know instantly that this is inappropriate material for children of any age, regardless of sexuality. While Grand Rants would never post the kind of content found in these books being recommended for children by GLSEN and their Executive Director (at that time) Kevin Jennings, those of you who prefer to see proof of the content may do so by clicking here at your own risk.

I warn you, the content is very disturbing. The GLSEN web site describes these videos and publications as pre-screened. That eliminates the possibility later of claiming they didn’t know of the graphical descriptions of sexual behavior most straights and gays would describe as perverted.

The most critical issue, however, is that Jennings is part of the equation. This was his organization. And Barack Obama once again has shown incredibly poor judgement in Jennings’ selection as an advisor.

As for the conference I reported on in my previous rant on Jennings: if anyone questions whether or not Jennings was aware of the group discussions promoting sexual acts between adults and children as young as 14, the following taped conversation with a Massachusetts teacher who could no longer remain silent on the issue  establishes that Jennings was the Keynote speaker of the conference. 

To read a transcript of the conversation, click here.

What Can We Do?

It’s important to remember that we still have the power to evoke significant change. One look at the shift in Obama’s support in the past year clearly illustrates that the American public, when aroused, is a formidable force. There are several things we can do collectively and individually:

• Contact your Representatives and Senators. Demand that they demand the resignation and removal of Kevin Jennings.  Cite specific examples (you are welcome to use a link to this article or directly to the links within this article) to support your demand.
• Forward the URL of this article to anyone you know that you feel would share your outrage.
• Post a link to this article in discussion boards so others might find it as well.
• Write letters to the corporate sponsors of GLSEN that you will boycott their products or services until they withdraw their financial support for GLSEN. Be specific as to what activities of GLSEN you are incensed about. The issue here is not heterosexuality vs homosexuality, it’s about extremely inappropriate (and possibly criminal) behavior in purposely exposing children to pornographic material.  Some of the corporate sponsors of GLSEN are:

Cisco Systems, Inc.
Citi Foundation
DaimlerChrysler Corporation
Eastman/Kodak Company
Ernst & Young
Ford Foundation
IBM Corporation
National Education Association
PepsiCo
The Streisand Foundation
Time Warner

A more detailed list can be found here.

 During his campaign, Barack Obama was quoted as saying,

“We live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I hope you’ll join me as we try to change it.”

At the time, it just sounded like he was “stuck on stupid.”  However, we now know that not to be the case. It’s intentional. This is just another example of what you get with President Obama. If he can continue to stand behind Kevin Jennings at this point, he is condoning the distribution of hard-core pornography to our children. And that ought to be a criminal, if not impeachable, offense. In all likelihood, it is neither. However, the court of public opinion has a lot more flexibility… and a lot less tolerance.

Gerry Ashley

Meet Frank! That’s right, Frank – the new arts collective in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The press release from the Town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, said it best:

“Frank has attitude. Frank commands attention. Frank speaks up and speaks out, letting the world know there is a vibrant arts community in the Triangle, whose epicenter just happens to be at 109 E. Franklin St.(in Chapel Hill).” (Source: Town of Chapel Hill Press Release, 12-14-09)

A Frank Explanation: The gallery is 3,400 square feet of space that will be operated by 25 member artists and include another 50 regional and national artists. The project was made possible through these 25 artists with support from the Town, the County’s arts and tourism directors and several leaders in economic development. The Town of Chapel Hill, in conjunction with the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership, approved the $40,000 loan to fund the collective through its Small Art Business Loan Program. The gallery, expected to open in early 2010, will feature a diverse collection of varied art forms.

As part of yesterday’s ceremony, the group unveiled the logo and brand for Frank, which were designed pro bono by Jennings (that’s my company). We crafted  an identity that is bold and  highly representative of this innovative project to bring new energy and diversity to downtown Chapel Hill.

To access the Town of Chapel Hill’s press release announcing Frank’s birth, go to http://tinyurl.com/y97dkze.

Post by Dan Dunlop, Brand Expeditions

The story is a couple of days old but the outside the box part is what matters. The Memphis Commercial Appeal first reported on Friday, December the 11^th, that the Memphis Grizzlies will most likely sign G Von Wafer this week in order to improve its perimeter shooting. Wafer, who played last season for the Houston Rockets and averaged 9.7 points per game and was an important part of their second unit, signed a $2 million dollar contract with Greek team Olimpiakos however couldn’t adapt and is set to return to the NBA in the next few days.

Wafer is just another case of underappreciated American players that went for the money and took their chances of playing overseas with the expectations of dominating over there and realized that things are tougher than it sounds.

Probably the most famous for trying the European experience is Josh Childress. Childress was drafted sixth overall on the 2004 NBA draft for the Atlanta Hawks and after two seasons signed an unprecedented 3 year $20 million net income contract with Olimpiakos to play on the Euroleague. On his first season Childress averaged 8.8 points and 4.6 rebounds. On the last season, he did better, averaging 13.5 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.

Linas Kleiza was a restricted free agent last summer. After 5 seasons with the Denver Nuggets, Kleiza expected to re-sign with them however all of the team’s efforts were focused on re-signing the birdman Chris Andersen back which they did. Kleiza generated some interest of the Toronto Raptors but after they signed Hedo Turkoglu, that went cold and silently Kleiza was pushed out of the league and signed a 2 year $12 million Euro contract with Olimpiakos. After half a season back in Europe, Kleiza has averaged 9 more points than Childress.

We have seen by this point that European players can play in the NBA and be affective and an important part of franchises but after the curious case of Olimpiakos a new question has been raised: Can Americans play on Europe?

By Americans I don’t mean the Kobes, LeBrons or Wades because that’s ridiculous just to wonder. They would be kings just like the Gasols or the Dirks are on America. We are talking about humans. The question is if a productive role player could cause an impact just like some European players were able to adapt to American basketball and be affective and important, for example Hedo Turkoglu, Omir Caspi , Luol Deng, Jose Calderon, Peja Stojakovic and many others.

The Italian job may have helped Brandon Jennings off the court so he could learn how to deal with the pressure that professionals suffer before he came to the NBA and find himself ready but on the court; he wasn’t nearly the definition of productive or affective. We all know the reports about him starting, playing five minutes and then be done for the game but what some people don’t know is how tough it was for him to even adapt to the game there, not only because he was 17 but also because he didn’t get that the game is just different there.

Between all the many foreign players that were able to succeed on the NBA, there also those who couldn’t for a variety of reasons. Juan Carlos Navarro lost money to come to the NBA and after one season playing for the Grizzlies, rushed back to Spain after the 2008 Beijing Olympics and advised Ricky Rubio not to go.

With the economy slumping, the dollar worth less than the Euro and the NBA’s salary cap declining, there will be a lot of players doing the same thing that Kleiza did and going back which is always easy because there is their home land, their style of play and their way to live which allows a much easier adaptation because there’s no adaptation. If other American players get ambitious and go for the big bucks, they may find themselves on the same situation as Wafer, realizing that every luxury comes with a sacrifice, a sacrifice they might not be wiling to take.

While our Christian brethren and sistren are busying themselves with spamming with world with that “Obama sponsored Muslim National Day of Prayer” stupidity …  we have this:

Obama’s safe schools czar tied to lewd readings for 7th graders

“By first grade I was sexually active with many friends. In fact, a small group of us regularly met in the grammar school lavatory to perform fellatio on one another. A typical week’s schedule would be Aaron and Michael on Monday during lunch; Michael and Johnny on Tuesday after school; Fred and Timmy at noon Wednesday; Aaron and Timmy after school on Thursday. None of us ever got caught, but we never worried about it anyway.”

“Reflections of a Rock Lobster” was recommended in 1995, the year Jennings became GLSEN’s first executive director; “Passages of Pride” made the list in 1997 and “Queer 13″ in 1999. Those are just three out of over 100 books that GLSEN has recommended for students in grades 7-12 since 1990, and all three remain on GLSEN’s recommended reading list.

Peter Sprigg, a senior fellow at the Family Research Council, says the content of the books is shocking, and it raises concerns about Jennings’ judgment.

“The graphic sexual content of these books is so extreme that I think any average parent or citizen, regardless of how they feel about homosexuality, would be shocked at these books being recommended to young people,” Sprigg said.

Shocked.

Ya think?

You see? There’s enough out there to be outraged about that is really attributable to Obama and his regime. You don’t have to make it up.

Each year my friends at Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia, SC produce a special holiday TV commercial. They handle their advertising in-house, so it’s their production, not the work of an advertising agency. This year they decided to take on cancer care with their holiday spot.

This new commercial features the story of a cancer patient who is struggling while in the hospital during the holiday season. They worked to make this an honest and ultimately uplifting portrayal of what some of their patients go through during the holidays and throughout the year. The spot exemplifies the high level of care that their employees take with each person that walks their halls. Shot inside the hospital, it also features a sneak peek of some of Lexington’s employees, and shows many areas of the hospital, including Becky’s Place, Radiation Medicine, Radiology, Infusion Center and a North Tower Patient Room. I can only imagine that this was a very challenging spot to write and produce. I’m curious what you think. Take a look at the spot below:

Post by Dan Dunlop The Healthcare Marketer

So basically, i am basing this on, popularity, suprises and contribution. So these are my top ten rookies thus far.

1. Brandon Jennings – He is in a bit of a slump right now, but which great player doesn’t go into a slump? With outstanding scoring performances, and shocking everybody whoever doubted him, i think he fits right at number 1.

2. Tyreke Evans – This dude averages a whopping 20 points for sacramento. With constant entertaining plays, and amazing ball handling…i think he deserves this spot.

3. Stephen Curry – Although he started out slow, i think he is working his way well to the top. He leads all rookies with almost 2 steals per game.  although he is avergaing around ten points per game, he is consistent at averaging double digits in 11 of his last 12 games.

4. Ty Lawson – One of my favorite rookies. He was pretty much built for the nuggets. I do have to admit, what he did on AI was kind of overrated. AI is an old guy and can’t keep up…sorry!

5. Johnny Flynn – Hear about him through the grape vines, like Stephen he is also one of the late blossoms. He had a crazy game over in toronto though.

From here on….i am juts listing players and outstanding stats only becaus ei dont know to much about them.

6. Omri Casspi – one of the leaders in 3-points in the league from downtown at 512%

7. Jonas Jerebko – No, not another Jonas brother. One of the biggest suprises of the rookie crew. Picked at number 39 by the pistons, he is showing some top 10 skills.

8. James Harden – Reminds me of Baron Davis. He uses his size to overpower other guards to get to the basket and draw fouls. We all know he loves the free-throw line.

9. Wesley Matthews – What i like most about rookies, is when a rookie is undrafted and he shines and proves people wrong, and this is exactl what he is doing.

10. DeMar DeRozan – Kinda disappointed he is soo low, especially when his expectations were so high. But he still makes it to the top 10 list.

“Stay Ballin My Friends”

I just finished the Kentucky-UConn heavyweight bout.

Wow.

Two years ago, I was watching videos on hoopmixtape.com to look at some Brandon Jennings videos to see what all the hype was about. I definitely came away impressed with the HS Jennings, but among all the videos and the posts there was one name that popped up: John Wall.

Look, I’m a Chicago guy and there was plenty of love watching Derrick Rose do it big in his freshman season in Memphis. Then there was Jennings who was another incredible point guard looking to make his mark with Arizona (this was before Italy). But I just could not believe that there was a third, amazing, young point guard from North Carolina. Just watching his game on hoopmixtape.com I became a believer that whoever picks this kid up would have a star.

That star shone brightly today.

John Wall in the first half against UConn

In perhaps the biggest game of his young season so far, UK freshman phenom John Wall put up 25 points and had 6 steals against No. 14 UConn. His performance was simply spectacular. Down the stretch of the 2nd half of a closely contested back and forth game, Wall had 12 of UK’s last 15 points. He came out of the gate blazing to lead UK to an early 12-0 run, but 2 fouls put him on the bench late in the first half. He also tallied 6 turnovers in the game. You think the young Wall would wilt, bend, and perhaps break under the pressure.

But no.

Think about this. You are playing under one of the biggest stages of basketball – the bright lights of Madison Square Garden – against the number 14th ranked UConn powerhouse. Your opponent guarding you is the respected Kemba Walker who is playing in his backyard of New York. Your team is down one point with about thirty-five seconds left. How much better of a script can it get?

For Wall, it was a storybook-ending performance. With already one gaming-winning shot in the bag this season, Wall quietly commanded the ball at the top of the key, blew by his defender, hit the tough layup…and one.

Clutch.

The kid has is all. Court vision. Great hands. Good shooting. Blazing speed. Incredible athleticism. And of course…Clutch. Forget Ricky Rubio, John Wall is the unquestionable number one pick in next year’s draft.

…and since the Bulls dropped another game, I can dream of a Derrick Rose-John Wall backcourt for next year.

Fistgate II: High School Students Given “Fisting Kits” At Kevin Jennings’ GLSEN Conference (Photo)In March 2000 the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) organization of Massachusetts held its 10 Year Anniversary GLSEN/Boston conference at Tufts University. This conference was fully supported by the Massachusetts Department of Education, the Safe Schools Program, the Governor’s Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth, and some of the presenters even received federal money.

During the 2000 conference, workshop leaders led a “youth only, ages 14-21″ session that offered lessons in “fisting” a dangerous sexual practice. During the same workshop an activist asked 14 year-old students, “Spit or swallow?… Is it rude?” The unbelievable audio clip is posted here. Barack Obama’s “Safe Schools Czar” Kevin Jennings is the founder of GLSEN. He was paid $273,573.96 as its executive director in 2007. Jennings was the keynote speaker at the 2000 GLSEN conference.

If it’s all about tolerance, why is the following question necessary?
David LaFontaine, chairman of the Governor’s Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth and the man who is mostly responsible for the Gay Straight Alliances in Massachusetts, tells us, “We believe very strongly that all students should not be sexually active in high school.”

Woman: Question is: What’s fisting?

Man: A little known fact is that you don’t make a fist like this. When they do it, it’s like this. This is a lot easier than this. [laughter]

Woman: You work your way up to it… [unclear] one finger, two fingers, three fingers … Some people can take a hand, or they can’t take a hand.

It’s about tolerance? If Gay Straight Alliances are not about sex, why are the people who run Gay Straight Alliances telling students about fisting? What you did not see is the man leading the discussion positioning his hand and showing 14 year olds how to insert their entire hand into the rectum of their sex partner.

You just heard a public employee promote “fisting” to 14-year-olds. Kevin Jennings who ran GLSEN is now Barack Obama’s Safe Schools Czar.

The Raps are looking to make it four straight

So, a Raptors road game I’m actually looking forward to. Coming off a grind-it-out 94-88 win over the T-Wolves, Toronto is in Milwaukee to face a Bucks squad that has lost four straight and eight of nine, including a 98-89 decision in Boston last night. Don’t let me down, boys. As usual, you can check in Raptors Republic for all the goods.

Milwaukee was rolling early this season, jumping to an 8-3 start behind some out-of-this-world play by rookie point guard Brandon Jennings. Jennings and his crew have fallen on rough times lately though, with the rook shooting over 40% once in the past nine games, and that was on a 9-of-22 effort in a 15-point loss to Cleveland on Sunday. Aside from his 55-point effort against Golden State on Nov. 14, Jennings has shot just 39.3% on the year. Other offensive threats for the Bucks include former top overall pick Andrew Bogut (15.4 ppg, 52.4% from the field) and second-year man Ersan Ilyasova, who has flourished with a bit of playing time this season. Still, not exactly a powerhouse and a team the Raps should be able to handle, even on the road.

Jose Calderon, who missed last night’s game with a hip injury, didn’t travel to Milwaukee, meaning Jarrett Jack will step up at the point for the second straight night. Jack was terrific in the win over Minnesota, finishing with 17 points, seven boards and eight assists. Jack, Chris Bosh, Hedo Turkoglu and Andrea Bargnani all played at least 37 minutes last night, meaning the bench may be called upon to do some work tonight too. Make it happen, Marcus Banks.

The Raps and Bucks get going at eight tonight.

Three nights of restful home sleeping and that was all they could muster? A tie game with five minutes to go against a slumping team Bucks team? It makes you wonder if the Celtics were too rested last night because they were as flat as a two-day old soda. And only a surge in the forty-fourth minute saved last night from being a nail-biter or worse. 

That surge was once again fueled by Rajon Rondo and Kevin Garnett, who has been all-NBA first team since Thanksgiving. Garnett was 9-13 last night and that leaves him at 44-59 over his last five games and 50-65 over his past six. That is an unfathomable (and unsustainable) seventy-seven percent. The only blemish on KG’s recent resume ……. Where are the block shots? Big Ticket hasn’t had a Big Swat in nearly three weeks. Clearly, Garnett still lacks some of his old lift, but his defense has otherwise been solid and I will trade some blocks for that shooting prowess any day of the week.

How bout this line from your PG ….. 11 points, 13 assists, 9 rebounds and 5 steals. If Rondo had made another field goal (just 3-9), he might have been in line for a gold star.

Other points from last night ……

The Celt’s rebounding woes continue …… the Bucks were plus nine last night and that included 14 offensive boards. Rasheed and Perk managed just seven boards in forty-eight minutes. I’ve already discussed this subject at length so I will let Bob Ryan offer today’s critique of the Celts’ glasswork:

“ People may be getting tired of reading and hearing about how opponents are abusing the Celtics on the offensive boards, but it will keep being said until the Celtics do something about it. The Bucks stayed in the game for the better part of 45 minutes despite shooting 43 percent because they had 14 offensive rebounds, good for 13 second-chance points (to Boston’s 2).”

It was just his first game back, but Tony Allen is no Marquis Daniels.

After a torrid stretch of shooting, the Celts now lead the league in FG%. That plays pretty well when you also lead the league in points against.

A couple thoughts on the Bucks ……Andrew Bogut is a GOOD player. He isn’t close to elite and your team is going to stink if he is your number one, but he is very solid. And Brandon Jennings has some work to do before his game catches up to his reputation, which got a little ahead of itself after he rang up 55 earlier this season.  Call this the “Clay Buchholz No-Hitter” syndrome.

When the hell is Big Baby going to return? Brian Scalabrine plays every minute like it’s going to be his last in the NBA but I don’t want to see that fifteen times a night. And something has to be done about all these minutes Pierce is racking up. Thirty-eight clicks against the Bucks on a December night is four too many.

The Celts now stand at 17-4, which trails last season’s team by two games. That team went on to win 27 of their first twenty nine and there is no way this club can match that but can they pull even by game 38 (29-9)? In other words, is 12-5 possible over the next seventeen? I think that is possible and there might even be room for an upside surprise. Next up ……the Washington Wizards at the Phone Booth. Dial up another W.

Jack filled in admirably

It wasn’t pretty, but at least now we know the Raptors can grind one out if need be. Even on a night where their shooting stroke rivaled Reggie Evans jeans in terms of ugliness, Chris Bosh and the fellas were able to bump to a hard-fought 94-88 win over the T-Wolves at the ACC.

The Raptors failed to connect from the land beyond until late in the fourth, and Matt Devlin made sure to point out that the team’s three-point streak was in jeopardy about 1,721 times throughout the night. Luckily, Andrea Bargnani came to the rescue just in time, nailing a trey-beezo from up top to give Toronto a late two-possession lead. The T-Wolves clawed back to tie things, but a Hedo Turkoglu steal and slam and a once-in-a-lifetime dagger from Antoine Wright (yes, that Antoine Wright) put it out of reach.

Toronto managed to win despite shooting just 32.1% (26-of-81) from the field, picking up 21 points and 16 boards from Chris Bosh to help pick up the slack. Jarrett Jack filled in for an injured Jose Calderon, finishing with a fine line of 17 points, seven rebounds and eight assists in his first start and Turkoglu strung together a nice fourth quarter, scoring 13 of his 16 in the frame. DeMar DeRozan continued to grow out of his baby teeth, scoring 15 in 25 minutes and even saw some floor in the fourth with the score close. The Raps’ five starters combined to get to the free throw line 44 times, making 37 in what essentially was the difference.

A home game against Minnesota should never be this close, but this one is satisfying in the way the Raptors won. Every team is going to have poor shooting games now and then, and it’s a bonus when they’re able to find a way to win on such nights, even if it’s against a weak opponent. Even better, tonight’s win is a season-high third in a row, bringing Toronto to 10-13. A date with rookie chucker Brandon Jennings and the Bucks looms tomorrow night.

Yesterday I saw a LinkedIn group discussion started by John Hale about the top books on social media. After clicking on a couple of links, I found the original post from Jurgen Appelo on the Mellow Billow Blog titled “Top 100 Best Social Media Books, Ever.” To rank the books, he used a number of criteria including the number of Google hits (GH); number of Amazon ratings (NA); average Amazon rating (AA); number of GoodReads ratings (NG); average GoodReads rating (AG); and release date (RD). In essence, his criteria depends on consumer behavior rather than any independent assessment about the content of each text and its value to a specific audience. For me, the methodology is okay if you are looking for the most popular social media books, rather than the “best” social media texts. Also, some of the books he considers social media texts I would have trouble putting in that category.

In any event, here’s the link to Appelo’s post: http://tinyurl.com/qhuutv. His top ten include:

1. Twitter Power: How to Dominate Your Market One Tweet at a Time
2. Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies
3. World Wide Rave: Creating Triggers that Get Millions of People to Spread Your Ideas and Share Your Stories
4. Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
5. Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations
6. The Brand Bubble: The Looming Crisis in Brand Value and How to Avoid It
7. The New Rules of Marketing and PR
8. What Would Google Do?
9. Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything
10. Personality Not Included

For a list of a few of my favorite social media texts, go to my earlier post titled “Social Media is a Cocktail Party” at http://tinyurl.com/knrgq9.

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