Of all the platitudes put out by people at the dawn of the New Year, I think I like John Cleese's the best:

"…may you continue to be facinated by me, because I really am a wonderful human being."
No one right now does self aware egotism like Cleese, not even Shatner.

FIBA (The International Basketball Association) will be holding it's 2010 tournament in Turkey this year. I love these tournaments because they always have strange mascots. FIBA 2010 has not disappointed! I give you the unnamed cat mascot of FIBA 2010.

How could you not like a creature described thusly: "He is of course a cat…. BUT thinks he is a dog. He thinks he is the best basketball playing dog in the World only to realize that he is in fact a cat – but a brilliant loveable and unique cat at that!" (I hope the sic is not necessary there)

I think Air Bud would have something to say about the best basketball playing dog, but c'mon no self respecting cat would think it was a dog. I do enjoy the fact that one of the things he likes is using his tail as a 3rd hand. I wonder if that would be illegal in basketball?