Let's see.

TO was a jerk in San Fran.

He was a jerk when he tried to leave San Fran.

He was a jerk when he refused to join the Ravens.

He was a jerk after the Super Bowl.

He was a real jerk for trying to get more money even though he had a valid, signed contract.

He was a jerk in the pre-season.

He was a jerk during the season.

And now, he's a suspended jerk.

OK, he's proven his point. He's a real jerk. I no longer care.

I am so much more interested in cheerleaders getting arrested for having sex in a bathroom stall and punching out those that complain.

I swear, wasn't that a Bud Light commercial...or was it Miller Lite?

There is a precedent for US Republican presidents thinking that making jokes regarding bombing those that do not goosestep along with us.

"The Soviet Union has been abolished, the bombing starts in 5 minutes."

I wonder if Kerry's campaign ever had thoughts to bomb FOX News...

Hi King.

Among us Red Sox fans, we feel he's been maltreated by the sports writers. Some think there's some inherent racism but I don't agree. I think that since I grew up in Boston and watched him play through the best years of his career, he meant a lot more to me than he did to the rest of the league.

However, his numbers are good and for the time in which he played, his numbers were great.

Just wondering if he makes your HOF as he hasn't yet made the real one.

What is the name of yours by the way? KKHOF? Sounds like someone clearing their throat.

You didn't mention, not that you had to, that Nike just purchased Reebok for a whopping $3.8 billion.

So maybe Reebok is just short of the cash now. I mean, $1,000,000 is 0.0263% of the money they were just handed.

Who can afford to just give away 0.0263 of their net worth?

I mean for me, that would be like $30. Hmmmm, maybe I'll send a check for $30 to the Boys and Girls Club and stop wearing Reebok sneakers.

So here's how I see it. First, Cary...you aren't usually this concise. Why give this situation short shrift? I've seen you respond more thoughtfully when the situation isn't nearly as traumatic to any of the parties. I don't know your history but should I assume you have a parent or parental figure you feel you can never forgive for something?

Her relationship with her parents will never be the same, it can't be and shouldn't be. The parent's actions were incredibly hurtful and yes, unforgivable.

The problem I see is that once they are gone, there's no chance for any kind of reconciliation. Funerals are a really bad time to ask for or give forgiveness to the dead person. They rarely respond the way you want them to.

I think the best move for her is a response to the phone call - that small gesture on their part should be returned.

She may never forgive them for what they did, but she may never forgive herself if she doesn't at least meet with them once more before they die.

So it may be a lose-lose situation, but if she needs a few dozen more therapy sessions to talk about how she can't believe she went to see the people who disowned her, it's probably only half the sessions she'll need if they die before she ever sees them again and that guilt comes crushing down upon her.

It comes down to what will make her more sad. Seeing them again or not ever seeing them again?

I'm going to treat this just like I treat pre-season football, NASCAR, the NBA basketball championships or hockey's Stanley Cup, I'll note who won when it's over but I don't plan to watch it at all.

I agree that all the patriotism surrounding the Olympics gets me to watch things I ordinarily wouldn't, but even then I didn't watch the basketball games over the many other choices. Give me a bobsled or luge flying down a track at breakneck speed any day over basketball...American or European style.

I'm not sure what's changed for me, however. Growing up in Boston I used to love to watch the Celtics games. I still enjoy going to basketball games - something about being there makes it a lot more enjoyable - but I don't have much desire to watch it on TV. Did something change in the way it's presented? Did the game change from "Hoosiers" to "New Jack City"? Did it leave me, the white suburban fan, behind? Or, is it really just boring to watch men run up and down the court over and over again?

I still watch sports on TV - football for 12 hours on Sunday or baseball games any day of the week so it's not like I'm against laziness or mind-melding with the cable box.

Lastly, I'll agree that a greater meaning makes a big difference. I couldn't care less about college basketball until the NCAA Finals - once I put my $5 down in the pool, I'm watching every Gonzaga game like I was an alum.

watch Field of Dreams tonight.

A nice yarn about baseball and reconnecting with your dad.

And then I think I shall give my dad a call. Thank him for taking me to a Red Sox game when I was 8. He was the first person I called to share the joy when the Sox won in 2004, I can't imagine having called anyone else before him.

I can't worry about the state of the world all the time. There's got to be more dads tossing a baseball with their sons than teaching sons to hate. Please tell me I'm right.

Thanks GK, this was a great piece.