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Well, we’re back out on the road. It was bound to happen. At least this month was a very very good home-time. We had tons of WNBA games on the TiVo when we got home and then got to watch both the Eastern and Western Conference Final Series before we headed back out. Man! That was some good basketball.

I wish somebody out there was a fan so I could say, “DUDE!! Could you believe that San Antonio vs LA series??!! I thought sure LA had game two… then when Young hit that shot with 1.3 seconds on the clock and kicked LA’s ass… man that was sweet, huh? And then they came back and won game three in the final minute of the game… wow what a series. That Becky Hammon is a stud. I mean did you see her out there — she got what 35 points by herself in that game? And how many blocks? And she was double and triple teamed the entire game. Man, I can’t believe they didn’t want her on the US Olympic team. What a bunch of numb-nuts.”

And you would be all like, “DUDE!! I KNOW!! Becky was awesome, huh? But don’t even get me started on them not inviting her to be on the Olympic team. What kind of bullshit was that? Did you see Lisa Leslie’s face after LA made that shot in game two? She was so sure they had won the series right there. And did you see her at the after-game conference? She is such a spoiled princess. She didn’t even show up after game three.”

And I would say, “Yeah, I can’t stand Lisa, either. And they call her ‘the greatest female player ever’ well it’s much easier to win that title when they don’t call you on half of the fouls you commit and they let you take two or three extra steps every other possession. And she is still constantly bitching at the refs… what a spoiled baby. But what about NY/Detroit? I couldn’t decide who I was cheering for there.”

And you would probably say, “Well that was tougher for me, too, because I like both teams. I mean Detroit is a hell of a team. Katie Smith, Tweety Nolan, Taj, Hornbuckle, Plenette… what’s not to love? And they fight so hard on defense. I always like a team that hangs their hat on defense.”

To which I would reply, ” ‘Hangs their hat on defense’ that’s just funny — I always like that phrase. But I agree with you. I don’t think I could ever cheer against Katie Smith. I even loved her when she was still in Minnesota being wasted by that stupid Suzy. But what about NY? Pat is an awesome coach and those kids play much better than they are, you know? They sure gave Detroit a run for their money when really I wouldn’t think they have the individual talent to compete with Detroit.”

You: “Wow that’s a really good point… you are so very insightful… I love talking to you about the WNBA.”

Me, LOL: “No, I love talking to YOU about the WNBA. And that is a really nice shirt you’re wearing. Is it new? You look good in purple. Anyway, who are you taking in the finals? I can’t decide at all.”

You, “Me, either. But I think it’s going to be a hell of a series.”

Me, “Me, too. I just hope it doesn’t get ruined for me this year. This is always a very tense time for us. We won’t get to actually watch the finals until next month when we get home. So we are getting ready to go into NEWS LOCKDOWN later this week. That means no XM news, no tv, no random web surfing, no glancing at the front page of the USA Today as I walk into the fuel desk… no input whatsoever that might accidentally be WNBA related until we get home. It’s a tough month. But worth it.”

You, “Wow that sucks. What if the stock market falls some ridiculous number like 777 points in a day or something? You won’t even know what’s going on.”

Me, LOL, “Like that’s going to happen.”