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After having consumed about six gallons of pop yesterday I’m discovering a sugar withdrawal is far more annoying than a hangover. Geeks, how do you do it?…

…I’m a dedicated pool whore. If you ask me, I will join…

…I’m currently second in my sacred NASCAR pool with my selection tonight, Jimmie Johnson, lovingly saved and hidden for this glorious occasion. Our pool concludes next week, at Richmond, and I have Kyle Busch on deck. Yes, I have been hiding the pair in my oily, snakey, lying in the long grass, reptile skin. What I love about the good ole boys is their open hostility towards a newcomer winning their pool (its only my third year, these pot bellied rednecks have been playing since Richard Petty routinely won races at the track and on the freeway on the way home - in the same car). They’ve bombarded me with hostility and invective but I cannot be deterred. My final pair is my best pair and, dammit, I crave a win in this pool…

…it was nice of God to comment on Friday’s piece. Really. It was also kind of, I dunno, weird that the omniscient one would take the moment of his first ever internet communication (I think) to make a joke. A rather off putting joke considering it came from the deity…naw, it couldn’t be that damn Ginner pulling a stunt…I went to church today with an old Bert (from Ernie and Bert on the Sesame Street) doll, the only thing I had, rigged into a crudely constructed wheelchair. “Look”, I cried to a largely immigrant and uncomprehending gathering, “its Stephen Hawking! Let’s get him…let’s get him and beat him!” As I pounded the contraption into stuffing and splinters I burst into tears and spontaneous convulsions. My fellow parishioners now believe I’m possessed…

..congratulations to Tipperary for pulling a stunner in todays Hurling All Ireland. Kilkenny was going for their fifth consecutive win but were stymied. I attended one All Ireland and it remains one of the highlights of my life. I’m glad I don’t have a kid. If I did I’d have to lie and pretend the birth of the child was more exciting than attending the match. Cause it wouldn’t be. Croke Park has beer, and natural grass, and loads of awesome Irish people, and open skies, and history and tradition. A kid has farts, pee and poor English…

…I feel lower than the saggy drooping nuts of a 14 year old cockroach. See, I actually like Katy Perry’s new song (Teenage Dream). It gets worse. I even like Kesha’s new song (Take It Off). No, it must be all the sugar…

PUG LIFE…Ring Talk is reporting that the Texas Commission, which appears to consist of a cowboy working out of a Denny’s, did no drug testing after recent UFC and Strikeforce cards. Tragically, some are drawing nefarious conclusions based on Manny Pacquiao’s decision to stage consecutive fights in the Lone Star State…

…haven’t watched either of Floyd Mayweathers infamous video rants. Why should I? I’m interested in Money when he’s in the ring. I have no interest in his boring, homophobic, racist rants…just fight and shut up…just fight and then piss off…

…James Toney was paid 500k for his disastrous foray into MMA. That, by the way, is 100k more than Brock Lesnar was paid for his recent defense against Shane Carwin…

ICE…ex Leaf Owen Nolan is still looking for work. His messy stay in The Big Smoke ended with a lawsuit so it’s doubtful Brian Burke would be kicking those well worn tires anytime soon…

…you know these are the dog days when Rotoworld is full of news concerning the doings of the Wyatt Smith’s and the David Kolomatis’s of the league…hang in there, kids, just a little while longer…

PONIES…Aidan O’Brien was expected to take yesterdays Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown, but just not with eventual winner Cape Blanco. The heavily favoured Rip Van Winkle was relegated to second after a fine effort from his younger, Irish Derby winning, stablemate. Cape Blanco has lost only once, to Harbinger in the King George, but was still let go at a generous 6-1…