the iowa caucuses are tonight, and the big story on my yahoo news homepage is that obama experienced a
surge in the polls there. he's now a few points up on edwards, with hillary a few further behind. this is awesome. i like hillary [and edwards for that matter], and i think she's as smart as they come, but i don't see why the dems should tempt fate on this must-win election by nominating a candidate that 45% of america hates. hillary has a very modest lead in new hampshire, but i'm sure whoever wins iowa will experience an upswing. president obama would be almost too good to be true. we shall see.
hawks update. despite two recent losses (to dallas and cleveland), the hometown atlanta hawks are looking strong. horford is legit, and is already the most valuable hawks player not named joe johnson (and in a couple years could give him a run for his money). props to the bowman on that call, even if it was made mostly on UF loyalty; i knew he would be solid, but he's better than i expected. friends and followers of 4KS my know my opinion of josh smith: that he is an athletic freak, but is a chucker with no instincts for the game. i still basically hold to that, but i concede that the last few games he has played within himself a tad better (though i might have this perception largely beacuse he has been missing big parts of late games with foul trouble). if smith can realize that he's a finisher (not a creator), and realize that defense is about more than blocks and steals, he could be a great player. but i still hope the hawks trade him rather than resign him. as to other hawks...marvin williams is now money on spot up jumpers, anthony johnson has been surprisingly solid, zaza is suited as a backup, and law could be the point the hawks need (size, composure, hitting open shots).
the dawgs looked awesome handling business on hawaii. the rainbow warriors don't stand a chance now that USC recruits all the good polynesians. here's to '08, really might be the dawgs' year. though they do have a
brutal schedule.
thanks to all who made it to the ladyfriend and my christmas bash at the new digs (naming rights up in the air, maybe "casa de lyndon"?). big pink is now under contract for sale, which is awesome/sad.
props to reno and baby panda for djing a righteous new years eve bash. big ups also to heavy petty, the tom petty cover band. took me back to the first concert i ever attended, petty and the heartbreakers at the omni in '94 ['95?] soon after i got my license; i was dancing like the bowman on ecstasy. also props to panda and the poet for their shindig, which was awesome but kept me out way too late.