While checking over the news this morning one particular headline caught my eye. "Youth Minister Smites Dodgeball Opponent". This is a story about a youth minister who became engraged after one of his students hit him in the head with a dodgeball that he pushed the kid to the ground, and then as the kid got up, he kicked him in the groin. The youth minister is charged with third degree assault, and one can only hope he will also be forced to take a kick in the groin from each of his students at that church in Missouri......

Fortune announced over the weekend in its annual ranking of the nations largest publically traded companies that Exxon Mobil took over the number 1 spot from Wal-Mart in the fiscal year 2005. Rising crude oil prices were the obvious factor in this equation over the past year. One can only wonder as well if all of the controversy surronding Wal-Mart's complete lack of compensation, health care, and benefits for their workers and workers' families could contribute to their drop from number 1......

In sports the 2006 MLB season got underway last night, and ended early this morning. The defending World Series champion Chicago White Sox hosted the Cleveland Indians last night defeating them 10-4. The game started at 8:00 pm, but due to a 3 hour rain delay the game did not end until about 2:30 am this morning. Also yesterday the Pistons clinched home court advantage throughout the playoffs thanks to a come from behind victory over the red hot Phoenix Suns. Rasheed Wallace picked up his 16th technical foul of the year en route to the victory which means he will most likely face the mandatory 1 games suspension that accompanies picking up 16 techs in a season. Finally the Red Wings further proved their dominance as the NHL's best club beating the Minnesota Wild 3-2 thanks to 2 power play goals. Finally tonights NCAA championship game will start at 9:00 with Florida battling UCLA. My prediction: who freaking cares, its time for baseball and NHL/NBA playoffs, this has been a very disappointing NCAA tournament and my hope is that they have lower ratings than the women's final tomorrow.