The Blog for the Sports Gamer Three guys who love Sports Gaming rant and rave about various stuff.

Sports, and Politics

1. I received NHL 09 from Gamefly and NHL 2K9 for the Wii yesterday but didn't get a chance to play because I was all about the Rock Band and hey it was about 11:30 before I got to play and I was tired. I will play tonight just for you.

2. I didn't go to the Star Wars midnight launch. Oh well. I don't even think I'll pick the game up today -- I'm more excited for PURE than I am the Star Wars games.

3. Circuit City stores in NH/MA are now accepting trade ins for Ipods...interesting...

4. Okay, as someone who's real job is in the financial services industry, and as someone that's been in said industry for 20 years this October, I have never, ever seen the cluster@#$% that I'm seeing right now. I'm personally concerned about my AIG investments and I never thought I'd say that. The problem is severe and almost unfathomable. Anyone that says the fundamentals of our economy are strong is a complete moron. The banking system is a fundamental part of our economy. John McCain should realize this seeing as though he was around during the depression . Seriously though, make sure you keep under $100K in each financial institution so that you'll qualify for insurance if any bank goes bad -- yes, I know wouldn't we all like to have $100K, but seriously you would not believe how many go over this important insurance -- I will say I am surprised that ING has made it through pretty much unscathed ..I figured that all these online places would be the first to go...