Paxson's shot at success anything but a secret

Random thoughts while wondering where that missing tax form couldbe:

*John Paxson has a chance to show whether the job makes the man orthe man makes the job. Can candor, one of his more endearing traits,succeed Jerry Krause's secrecy? Here's hoping it can--rather thanhave that quality canned.

*Jesse Jackson did not go to Georgia during the Masters because hedid not want to steal the media spotlight from Martha Burk? And thathappens about as often as ... as a left-handed foreigner wins atAugusta.

*Jalen Rose is a blockhead. In the nice sense. The Bulls' leadingscorer is among 24 NBA players featured as Lego toy figurines. Someof the other featured stars are Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, TracyMcGrady, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and Allen Iverson. Not quite surehow former Bull Toni Kukoc made the elite group.

*You don't have to be a rocket scientist to drive a race car.Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin finished last in a Pro-Celebrity raceSaturday in Long Beach, Calif. The winner was Days of Our Lives"actor Peter Reckell (who portrays Bo Brady). Bo? D'oh!

*If Homer Simpson isn't an iconic figure to be admired and/orworshipped (and Mrs. Quick Hits says he's not; she's such a sillygirl), then they wouldn't have named baseball's most majestic hitafter him, would they? Case closed.