Author: CoolDMZ

"X-ray vision to see in between / Where's my kimono and my time machine?"

Sports! Sports! Tacos! Sports! vol. 2*

* Tacos not available.

We at The Sac Rag are remiss for not covering local sports to the same depth that we devote to, say, the body image of local newscasters. That being said, there are two interesting sports stories in the news today. First up, a little sports outfit known as ESPN released their latest 2006 NCAA basketball tournament bracket projections on Monday, giving our own Sacramento State Hornets a projected berth as a 14 seed. That is huge news, as I don’t think the Hornets have enjoyed a winning season as long as I have been a Sacramentan. The current first-round matchup pits Sac State against tournament darlings Gonzaga, and the road out of Oakland goes through UConn, but getting into the field of 64 would be a huge thing for Sac State.
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*Note: At present, no local establishments have been known to offer discounts or any other perks for anyone with that kind of cachet.

F65: Lookin’ local

Every time I drive past F65, the aptly titled commercial project at the corner of Folsom & 65th, it grows on me a little more. It’s not the Starbucks and the Dos Coyotes, two businesses I can live without, it’s that the corner is anchored by an offbeat trio: Strings Italian Cafe, Pita Pit, and most importantly local favorite Mr. Pickle’s Sandwich Shop. Say what you will about any of these, these are not your average minimall fare. Plus, the fallen statue head is totally Clash of the Titans, and now that I’ve put that out in the open, F65 owes me a cut of the profits for the sudden spike in 28-40 year old males who will now suddenly want to shop there.

“We’re past the scheming”

In her “State of Downtown” address today (who knew?) Mayor Fargo waxed enthusiastic about the direction downtown Sacramento is taking:

I have to say that it’s under construction. We’re past the dreaming and past the scheming, and we’re really full-blown into implementation.

I have to say, why the rush, Ms. Mayor? I mean, it’s only been 157 freakin years. Are there people who walk around, you know, the actual post-post-implementation downtown we currently have and say, gee, I hope they implement something around here soon?

A new wrinkle in Arnold vs. DMV

I think there is a larger issue involved in the current Arnold Schwarzenegger illiegal motorcycle driving scandal. What this means to me is that one of his most famous actions in his former life as Arnold the action hero, namely the Los Angeles river chopper vs. big rig chase scene, was filmed under false pretenses. I smell class action action!

What’s next, are we going to find out that Robert Patrick‘s uncanny ability to show up in friggen everything is not due to his being composed of a mimetic polyalloy? Help us, Santa Claus.

Co-ed washrooms at Mason’s: swanky or skeevy?

From Graswich today I read that the restrooms at Mason’s have 1 set of sinks and mirrors to be shared by men and women. Graswich’s reader, a female, understandably brings up only the makeup issue, but that’s part of a larger issue here: separating the “business side” of the restroom from the sink and mirror means that when you exit the “business” wing it’s clear, you know, what you’ve been doing in there. The great thing about restaurant restrooms is supposed to be that they are multipurpose–powder room, shirt-tucking checkroom, middle-of-horrible date face wash and/or hair pat-down station, in addition to the infamous #1 and #2 that everybody knows takes place in there but thankfully when you exit, no questions are asked. In other words, ew gross, Mason’s! Where do you think we are?