email Jesse

Hello all . . . youŠre probably wondering where IŠve been (or not) . . . well, IŠve been busy with my life.  However, since my life is in a current state of calm, I thought I would take some time out to release some Random Droppings:

• First, some stuff about the site . . . soon, youŠll be able to preorder Playstation 2s right from my store, so keep coming back and check that out!  The store actually has some pretty cool stuff . . . You can already get DVDs (I plan on ordering †Magnoliaÿ soon), music CDs, books, the works!  I highly recommend buying a LOT of things there. 

• Also, IŠm proud to announce a NEW MangyDog Contest!  The winner gets to write their own column about Mangy Dog on whatever they want . . . in fact, you can call me names for 5 paragraphs if you want!  The rules are simple:  Get the word out to everyone you know about the power and goodness of MangyDog Semi-Weekly, then forward those emails to MangyDog@hotmail.com.  Whoever sends off to the most people about the site will win the chance to write their own column for MangyDog, as well as have their lovely mug featured on the main page!  If you have any more questions, contact us today!

• IŠve said it before:  The presidential election is shaping up to be a disaster.  ItŠs becoming clearer that our nation is completely screwed either way, ushering in either the Dimwit Era or the Cyborg Era.  IŠm leaning towards Cyborg, just because weŠd all have those groovy space racers (environmentally sound, oŠ course).

• Bobby Knight was fired the other day, triggering protests and death threats, which proves what a pack of complete goofs the whole Hoosier Nation is.  Come on people, the guy was a BASKETBALL COACH.  If youŠre gonna kill somebody over a sport, at least let it be football, right Heinous?

As always, Knight is the victim in this situation, as he has been consistently for the past 30 years.  It is shocking to me that someone who has taken that much mental abuse from a university would wish to stay there for 30 years, but hey, Bobby Knight was a proud, valiant hero, and he couldnŠt let his kids down.  And I can smoke a cigarette with my ass.

Look, people, the situation is very simple:  Bobby Knight had Indiana University by the short nŠ curlies for 3 decades, with his only endearing quality being an uncanny knowledge of zone defense.  After a while, though, the climate began to change (i.e. Knight stopped winning national championships).  Soon, Knights armor began showing chinks, and President Brand and the Board of Trustees, in a scene reminiscent of †Revenge of the Nerds,ÿ put their pocket protectors together and decided to fight back against the big bully.  ItŠs a classic tale of dork vs. evil.

So, now, Bobby Knight, former BMOC, must now find another university to loot and pillage, leaving a trail of anger-stained debris in his path.  Brand and the Board will go back doing what they do best, probably algebraic equations.  And the fine young students of Indiana University, eager to do ANYTHING to kill time in the Great Midwestern Desert, will continue to scream, maybe burn a coupla things in effigy, and possibly kill a fellow student whoŠs only real crime was having a pompous stepfather.  

Ah, the wonder of sports.

• This summer has been BAD for movies.  I only went to one movie this summer, †Me, Myself, & Irene,ÿ and it didnŠt exactly make me lose my religion.  Does anybody know of any good movies I should see?  IŠve been too busy making my own movies to notice.  Please help!  Contact me today!

• By now, youŠve probably noticed that IŠm desperate for people to contact me.  That should probably tell ya how slow my days have been going.  I actually WANT to talk to people.  SO, if youŠre bored, drop me a line, and we can be bored together.

This is the MangyDog, over and out.