There is such a fine line between slacking and unabashed neglect. Nevertheless, after what was a truly righteous ringing in of the new year, I’m back.

(Happy New Year! MMJ style)

Dedicating this burner to all my boys who I ignored without favor throughout the revelry. Hit their links below.

Vote for HUGGING HAROLD REYNOLDS as BEST SPORTS BLOG at the Weblog Awards (Hugging Harold Reynolds)
ESPN.com Completes Overhaul? (The Sports Dollar)
Michael Jordan’s Mom Can Slam DUNK, Video (NESW Sports)
Caption this! Win a Jose Calderon jersey (Cuzoogle)
Blog Bowl Game Index #3 (Gunaxin)
Dude, Check Out Pitt (Pittsburgh Sports & Mini Ponies)
Google Page Rank Update – January 2009 (Grandmaster B)
The weekend of sports through photos (The Sports Culture)
REY MAUALUGA FREAKS ERIN ANDREWS (The World of Isaac)
Office Skiing (Nine to Fried)
Bikini babe slip-n-slide? Sure, why not? (on205th Magazine)
Hot Or Not 53: Gizel From NYC (Don Chavez)
A Logical Application of the Iphone Beer App (Brahsome)
2008: A Year in Music Mixed By DJ Earworm (NY Hoosier)
Thigh Of The Week: Arianny Celeste (Sharapova’s Thigh)
Base Jumper Narrowly Misses Darwin Award Nomination (Tirico Suave)
Vanderbilt Student Uses Brains, Talent To Make Lingerie Football League’s Atlanta Steam Roster (Busted Coverage)

I don’t like it anymore than you do, but let’s be honest, cold, blustery, wintery weather is imminent. Taking the bad with the good, Metro printed a round-up this morning of exotic ski locations for winter sport enthusiasts to check out this winter. Making the list, Lecht Ski Resort in the Eastern Cairngorms of Scotland – where people apparently snowboard in kilts…

If this is what you’re looking for (you crazy kook), I suggest you check out sportkilt.com – your one stop shop for the kilt to fit whatever athletic pursuit you desire to perform while skirting it up. Here are a few of the styles available…

The classic Sport Kilt (or the MacVersatile)

The Commando (it’s Khaki!)

The hiking kilt (might get you goosed)

The Women’s Sport Kilt (popular amongst fem-ruggers across the Isle of Haggis!)

The Ballad Of Kerry Collins (Tirico Suave)
THE TOP 10 REASONS WHY BALL STATE DESERVES TO BE IN THE BCS (The World of Isaac)
The NBA Hierarchy (The Sports Lounge)
T-Roc’s Week 12 College Football picks (Cuzoogle)
Spin.com Exclusive Stream: 16-Song Cure Tribute Album (via Pop Candy)