Diary of the Week

by Ben. on Apr 13, 2008 9:47 PM PDT in News Comment 25 comments

First, some links:

-- Remember when Damon got busted with the weed wrapped in tin foil in the airport? The charges were dropped. The power of an attorney.
-- Highly recommended reading. Thanks to Caleb over at the Trailblazers Game-Time Blog for the heads up.
-- Brian Hendrickson on LaMarcus Aldridge's Most Improved Player prospects.
-- Wendell Maxey on Travis Outlaw's Development.
-- More Maxey on The Sonics' last(?) home game.
-- Mike Barrett with his Mavericks Game Wrap.
-- Casey cranks up the multimedia with his Mavericks postgame report.
-- The Hoop Summit Game Recap from USA Basketball.

Now, this week's Diary of the Week was a runaway no-brainer: tominhawaii's Racism and the NBA."

Posted in that diary by commenter BlazersOrBust was an article he wrote for the Tufts Daily on a similar topic. Check it out here.

Congratulations to tominhawaii. I found this picture of him celebrating his achievement.

--Ben (benjamin.golliver@gmail.com)

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debarge?

that guy reminds me of el debarge.

by Philthyanimal on Apr 13, 2008 10:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

That picture is of tom's alter ego

Keoni

by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 13, 2008 10:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

When I came home on a Friday to seven message from the local media, I seriously thought about trying to find a local kid to pretend to be Keoni for me. I was freaking out, thinking that if I didn't play my cards right, they'd think I was a pervert trying to hook up with a teen. The whole affair was pretty funny because my wife's family saw the story on the news, in Oregon, a week before the media found me. I spend about five days laughing at the media and then two days trying not to have a panic attack.

Early to Bedge and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

by tominhawaii on Apr 14, 2008 1:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That was you?

Nice.

If all I'm remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I've done a bad job with the rest of my life. - Isiah Thomas

by JTDuck22 on Apr 14, 2008 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yep

http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_102606_message_in_bottle_.796040a7.html

Early to Bedge and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

by tominhawaii on Apr 14, 2008 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol

If all I'm remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I've done a bad job with the rest of my life. - Isiah Thomas

by JTDuck22 on Apr 14, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol

unreal.

I plan to start a "Retire Terry Porter's Jersey" campaign this off-season. Email me if interested.

by Ben. on Apr 14, 2008 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Eres la leche (you are the milk)

Eres una máquina (you are a machine).
Eres un monstruo (you are a monster).
Eres una bendición (you are a blessing).

The devil knows more due to being old than by being the devil.

by amlmart1 on Apr 14, 2008 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That is hilarious

I missed that story.

by Section323 on Apr 14, 2008 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lol ....that was really you in the article??

I knew you were freak on the web. Just didn't know you were just as goofy in real life. Sooo funny!!

by 92wastheyear on Apr 14, 2008 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yep

It's actually really embarrassing and really funny all at the same time. I still blame my mother in law, it was her idea to reply from Hawaii.

http://www.snopes.com/media/notnews/bottle.asp
http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/weblog/categories/category/Exploration/Travel/

Early to Bedge and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

by tominhawaii on Apr 14, 2008 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The worst part

You being interviewed on the beach. Hawaiians are show offs.

by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 14, 2008 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I tried to do it in the parking lot

Of my apartment but they wanted to go to the beach and I was willing to do whatever they wanted to keep me from looking worse. They were cool, they gave me a ride to work afterwards.

Early to Bedge and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

by tominhawaii on Apr 14, 2008 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Holy cow!

you made snopes!

by Section323 on Apr 14, 2008 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Conclusion

Put a jerk in your life.

The devil knows more due to being old than by being the devil.

by amlmart1 on Apr 15, 2008 1:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

True

It worked for my wife.

Early to Bedge and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

by tominhawaii on Apr 15, 2008 1:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

An for us, your friends

The devil knows more due to being old than by being the devil.

by amlmart1 on Apr 15, 2008 7:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks

I think that guy is wearing a Reyn Spooner. Did you know that locals can tell if your aloha shirt is from Hawaii or not? It took me a few months, but I can tell now too.

I feel like Tom Hanks, he went from Bachelor Party to Philadelphia. To be honest, if I wasn't so sick of Colin Cowherd, I never would have listened to that Stephen A. Smith podcast, and I would have wrote a silly diary instead. So I'm probably more of an Adams Sandler, and that was my Punch-Drunk Love. I hope to some day be recognized for my work with American Idol. It is not easy being serious.

Early to Bedge and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

by tominhawaii on Apr 14, 2008 1:07 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

TTTOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The devil knows more due to being old than by being the devil.

by amlmart1 on Apr 14, 2008 8:53 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks amigo

I appreciate the long name shout. :) and the linkage -- thanks Ben. Amlmart, is your signature translated from Spanish? And if so, what's the original?

by BlazersOrBust on Apr 14, 2008 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Translation

Más sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo.

The devil knows more due to being old than by being the devil.

by amlmart1 on Apr 14, 2008 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hugs

To you my friend.

Early to Bedge and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

by tominhawaii on Apr 15, 2008 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's you? That's odd...

I would have thought you were more of a pineapple juice type.

I remember supporting the Blazers under sniper fire.

by MiledAnimal on Apr 14, 2008 9:26 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I haven't had

A drink out of a coconut yet, but a mai tai out of a pineapple costs at least $10. Unfortunately, I'm more of a beer guy that's why I'm so chubby.

Early to Bedge and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

by tominhawaii on Apr 14, 2008 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

After I saw that a couple of days ago

I wanted to make some sly comment about a message in a bottle but I was afraid of infringing on anyone's privacy. I'm glad the cat is out of the bag and the message is out of the bottle. I could hardly contain myself.

by annthefan on Apr 14, 2008 5:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs