The Final Countdown

               I have now finished all of my time as a time traveler, and I am going to retire from travel to different times. I am going to travel to 1988 in New York. Before I go I am going to take a handbook for each year leading up to 2012 that tells me every game and who wins. I will bet lots of money on the teams that I know have already won. I will become rich and famous. I will become the best better ever and will know so much more than anyone else. I will be a genius who is rich. It will be awesome!
               I have just arrived in New York when I realize that that I need a place to live, but to my luck there is an open apartment right were I land. It looks pretty comfortable, I pay the lady and then I set off to find a place to bet. I found this nice bar and I walked and looked what was on and the Superbowl had just started. I looked in my handbook and bet all of my money on the Pittsburgh Steelers. Of course they won, and this was the start of my winning streak.
               To celebrate I delighted myself to a great dinner of Burgers and Fries to go along with my Milkshake. It was the best meal I had ever had, because it wasn't my money I was spending. I was spending the money of the idiots who challenged me at a game they couldn't win at. I felt so good I went to a dog race and what do you know it was in my book, so once again I bet all of my money on the soon to be winner. The difference was all of the people there bet against me. This was their mistake, because now I am richer beyond my wildest dreams. And if you are wondering, yes the dog I bet on won the race.
               Now I was tired and went home, because the next day I was going to go get some more money and start living life life like the rich man I have become... I woke up and looked to see if any big games were today. There were not, so I decided to flash into a time during the world cup of 1982. I bet all of my money on the soon to be winner Italy. Of course they won and I went back to 1980 with more money than I could imagine, so I went and sold my apartment and moved into a mansion.
              Now that I live in a mansion that doesn't mean I stop betting. I kept on doing realizing it had no purpose, so I became more of a celebrity type. Sitting court-side at games, starring in movies, and the best part. I married a Super Model. Now my life is pretty good. You may think I cheated my way into fame and fortune. I think I was just using my skill for a better life. I will miss going to Egypt and places like that, but all of this money will help me forget about that. Bye Bye I have to go and I won't be coming back.

Haikus

MEDICI POEM:

Medici Patrons

Patronized super artists

They gained lots power

LEONARDO DA VINCI POEM:

Leo was artist

Created Mona Lisa

He was a genius

GALILEO GALILEI POEM:

Smart Galileo

World revolves around the sun

That was his idea

MICHELANGELO POEM:

Michelangelo

Forced to paint the ceiling of

The Sistine Chapel

BRUNELLESCHI POEM:

Brunelleschi makes
A great big enormous dome
Staple of Florence

Amare Stoudamire punches glass after bad loss to the Miami Heat

On may 30th, 2012 the Miami Heat beat the New York Knicks 104-94 in the 1st round of the playoffs to go up in the series 2-0. That's not the real storyline. After the game the Knicks Amare Stoudamire punched the glass of a fire extinguisher out of frustration. When he did this he cut open his hand. They had to bring paramedics in there and they gave him stitches on his hand right there in the locker room. Sources say he will be out for at least 1 game, but he is probably out for the rest of the series. He is a big part of what they are trying to do. During the regular season he averaged 17.5 points per game (ppg) and 7.5 rebounds pr game (rpg) He is a 6 time NBA All- Star. He was one of the last drops of hope the Knicks had to beat the Heat. He was supposed to pound inside and not let Lebron James and Dwayne Wade get in the fast break. He was supposed to take some of the load off of Carmelo Anthony's shoulders. He would bring lots of clamor to the fans. Those two were going to try to put the Jeremy Lin injury behind the, but now since a mad superstar made a super mistake. The rest of the team has to step up and fill the void. This will not be easy, because Amare makes a big void with his rebounding and scoring abilities. Although he had feuds with Carmelo, he is a big part of the team. I am just saying that we may not see Amare play again until net season. The New York Knicks are close to an early playoff exit. That might have been the last time that Amare is ever going to wear a Knicks jersey.

Poems

Medici Poem:

The Medici were very great

Some people decided to hate

They liked to bait
Great artists to come and paint
They would show of their awesome work
Then they would lurk
They would lurk for another artist





Art Poem:
In the Renaissance
People liked to dance
When people would dance
They would be wearing pants
Although in they paintings they drew
They were often nude
The great painters are the Ninja Turtles
But they had hurtles
Avoiding the church
They would search
You couldn't hide on a perch

James Harden gets elbowed in face by "Metta World Peace"

On April 21st, 2012 The Los Angeles Lakers defeated The Oklahoma City Thunder 114-106, but that was not the real story line. In the second quarter "Metta World Peace" (formerly known as Ron Artest) didn't have much peace with James Harden that night. Metta drove down the lane and dunked over Kevin Durant on a fast break (This would've been a great play if he hadn't done his big celebration) Then while celebrating he punched his chest and then violently elbowed James Harden in the face. This caused James to have a concussion and sit out the next game due to injury. Even though James Harden is a pretty hardy and tough player, this hit still left him on the ground. He was then suspended for 7 games. Even though this is only a partial part of a huge season, it seems like its the biggest thing ever. Then the NBA's commissioner responded by saying "We remain committed to taking necessary measures to protect the safety of NBA players, including the imposition of appropriate penalties for players with a history of on-court altercations."  This is the man who has been in many fights, he thanked his psychiatrist after the Lakers won the championship, he's the one who changed his name to Metta World Peace. What kind of name is that? So we know he is crazy, but this incident is insane even for a crazy man. He pleads his case saying he was just fist bumping his chest and James Harden just was in the way, and the entire thing was just a wrong place, wrong time thing. Nobody buys that story. If you don't think so have a look for yourself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scqitXx-bkE&feature=related&safe=active