March 2008 - Springing Forward
Posted by Rocky Petralia at 3/10/2008 9:27 AM and is filed under uncategorized 
Who's up for some bullet points?:
- Add to the list of notable Petralias - Sam Petralia, who at age 14 completed the L.A. Marathon on March 2. When asked for an epiphany he measured his words carefully, "I trained with the idea that my adversary was the twenty six mile course. At mile twenty, however, I realized that my real opponent was the nagging voice in my head that wanted me to quit. The voice is in all of our heads, and it throws words at us like "no" and "can't" and "impossible." The only way to deal with it is to beat upon it with the fisticuffs of achievement, and, when I crossed the finish line, I opened upon that voice a can of whoop-ass."
- March Madness Vegas style is a go. My colleagues and I will be there the weekend of 3/27 - 3/30. When it comes to lodging, small is the new big, and rather than stumbling around the luxurious and massive Venetian Hotel, I'll be highly mobile as I operate out of the nearby Casino Royale where, in the words of James Bond, I expect to be shaken, not stirred, by the condition of my room. I am still looking for a diversion to rival last year's experience with Don Rickles.
- I'm not doing movie reviews for Rhino this year. Like Sam Petralia in a marathon, the gag of doing phony movie reviews ran its course. The final posting was the much talked about Beowulf review. The widely read review paid tribute to the once popular Dittos jeans and has had the effect of reviving interest in those fetching pants. If this leads to a full comeback for the snug, pocketless jeans then I will finally know for what purpose God put me here.
- My live-blogging of the South Carolina debate for ObamaFest continues to receive a ton of page views. There's a chance I will be asked back. There's a chance I won't. As Vin Scully pointed out, we are all day-to-day.
- HelloRocky.com continues to thrive even as Ask.com endures layoffs and a rethinking of their internet strategy.
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