World Peace

What a day it was yesterday, ending with a delicious ropa vieja cubana, the recipe for which Plotnik took out of Saveur Magazine, which got shared at the last minute with Mr. Silent and Ms. Mush. Earlier in the day, after giving up on the Shmlakers after Meta World Peace's elbow and sneer seemed to derail the team for the year, Plotnik got a text message from The Great PD telling him he'd better hurry home and turn on the TV because the game had gone to overtime.

Plotnik ran up his hill, Aubrey huffing and puffing, just in time to catch the Kobe Show. It's a little disheartening, but nonetheless extremely rewarding, to realize how much better Plotnik feels when the Shmlakers or the Plotzers come back and win an important game.

But what to say about that elbow? One thing for sure: if Meta had hit Plotnik or any of his readers like he hit James Hardin, we'd all be laid out on a slab today. It is probable that he didn't do it on purpose, but it is also guaranteed that he will be suspended for a yet-to-be-determined period of time.

Even Magic Johnson said it: "I'm a Laker fan, everybody knows that, but you just don't go up on somebody's head like that."

So Plotnik has to admit that these things are ruled by emotions. If he were not a Shmlaker fan, he would want Meta removed for, you know, forever. But being a fan, he thinks a one game suspension is about right.

Meta World Peace better thank his lucky stars that he didn't hit Nick Collison. All you sports fans know exactly what I'm talking about.