damning with faint praise

I was listening to a Nightwatchman CD and trying to find songs I like - I really enjoy Tom Morello's voice, but he's got some lyrics that sound as though Trent and Jesse wrote them, y'know? Anyway, I was listening to one song and I thought, "wow, this isn't bad - it's reminiscent of Paul Gross, just maybe not quite as good". That might have been the moment when I realized I wasn't listening to very good music.

Manu! Manu!

The Spurs are my favorite NBA team, and Ginobili my favorite Spurs player, so you can imagine my delight when he proved that he deserved to start tonight's game by winding up with a double-double. If he retires after this season, this is a great way to play the last home game. And if not, I'll look forward to more Ginobili next season - and for the rest of these finals, of course.