What is this world coming to?

The recession is really starting to hit home in San Antonio. According to this article, it appears that some thief robbed two girl scouts (3rd graders) and their scout leader as they were trying to sell cookies at a Walgreen's. The cheeky bastard got away with 250 bucks.

"The one thing that I was screaming was to call the police, and I just kept yelling out the license plate number," the troop leader recalled.

I was wondering if the car had a vanity plate instead of the standard alpha-numeric system, and lucky for you all, we have obtained a picture of that license plate:


In other news, I haven't seen the movie "The Wrestler" but apparently it's really good and pretty realistic. It's so realistic that the guy who played the steroid dealer in the movie is actually a steroid dealer in REAL LIFE. You can't even make this shit up.

A-Rod: "Please inject some 'boli' onto my face"

TMZ.com released a photo of Rihanna after she got her ass beaten by Chris Brown aka Chris Breezy. Reports indicate that this is a vicious cycle because it looks like Chris Brown was actually abused as a child, and apparently this sort of thing happens all the time with people. Not like that's an excuse or anything. Men should never hit women. I have few morals, but this is one of them. If you were so mad about her texting another dude, kill the dude, not her. Shame on you Chris Breezy, shame on you. I bet Rihanna watches this scene from Stomp the Yard every day now, wishing it was real...

In the most shocking news of the day/week/month/year/decade, it appears that Playboy Enterprises is possibly considering selling itself because of poor performance. This is ridiculous because the terms "Hugh Hefner" and "poor performance" have never been uttered in the same sentence until today. Now if anything signals recession, THIS does. I'm going to immediately run to the bathroom and beat off to Miss December right now. Or maybe Miss March, see below:

Sports

• Celtics: I don't care that we lost the game last night, but KG injured his knee. I'm not happy about that. Even though initial reports say that it was a sprain, same thing happened with Bynum from the Lakers and the MRI showed that he tore shit. Hopefully this isn't the case with the Big Ticket.
  
  
• Red Sox: Dustin Pedroia wants to play all 162 games. Even though Francona won't let him do that (due to necessary rest throughout the season), it just goes to show the type of heart, determination, and will this guy has. He's a real gamer who just wants to win and he put his money where his mouth is by signing a contract extension that is, by all means, a hometown discount. I'm buying a Pedroia shirt, case closed.
  
  
• Patriots: Tom Brady aka Jesus Christ, plans to be ready for the 2009 opener. Let's hope that his disciples protect him this year. Here's an update on the Matt Cassel (or as Big Q calls him: Matt "Cassell") situation.
  
  
• Hockey: Not much to say about the Bruins right now, they keep chugging along as the Eastern Conference leaders. Did anyone see Alexander Ovechkin's goal the other night for the Capitals? Holy flucking schnit. Here it is:

Can you say "goal of the year"? Dude, I can't even do that move in NHL '09 for PS3.

Finally, I am headed to New York City (aka the Big Apple) this weekend and I'm taking the Bolt Bus down there. According to the website, there is WIFI and power outlets on the bus, so I'll be posting more stupid shit throughout the day (provided that there is a decent internet connection) as I make my way into enemy territory.