Since I play soccer, enjoy watching soccer, and defend soccer whenever I get a chance, I should watch Germany v Brazil right? Well, normally yes I would not miss the World Cup final. Except that a friend asked me to play golf! So I am not sure how much of the game I will watch. [...]
For those who are interested, I have posted a short interview with Dot Con author and blogger/journalist Ken Layne on Addicted to Books. Mr. Layne reveals his thoughts on blogging, books, etc. Enjoy.
Great. Just great: Indians’ Colon traded to Expos in six-player deal. This team will be unrecognizable in a year.
David Edelstein – Minority Report is a fabulous, witty totalitarian nightmare: It has been a long time since a Spielberg film felt so nimble, so unfettered, so free of self-cannibalizing. When he sheds his pandering mannerisms, he really is one of the most wittily dexterous filmmakers alive, and he gets a fine, focused performance from [...]
John Derbyshire again proves why he is always worth a read. Today the topic is BARBARISM STINKS. He captures my sentiments exactly. And before anyone accuses me of racism, etc. I am part American Indian myself. My great grandmother was a full blooded Indian. So if anything I am an Uncle Tom (or whatever you [...]
John Derbyshire has joined this fine site in admiting he has a problem:he is addicted to books: I am in the doghouse. Actually, I am in the Derb house… which is small, and rapidly silting up with books. I can’t resist buying books, and can’t bear to get rid of them. My long-suffering wife was [...]
Things are getting a little ugly here in Ohio: WorldCom customers uneasy; Ohio?s retirement funds hurt. PERS and other public retirement funds are getting hit hard by these scandals. Enron, Global Crossing – all of these company’s flame outs have hit the retirement system’s investments and WorldCom is no exception: Ohio?s state retirement funds have [...]
Stop the presses: Traficant violated code of conduct, panel says! You don’t say? That fine man unethical? I refuse to believe it.
For those of you not tired ofhearing about the Cleveland voucher program here is a good rundown of the program and some key dates: The Program: The pilot project language was included in the 1995 budget act (HB 117, 121st General Assembly), but was scaled back from what was proposed by then-Governor Voinovich in his [...]
I am saddened to know that The Who Bassist John Entwistle has died. I was a big who fan in high school and college. I went to their 25 anniversery tour (that saddly seemed to inspire the rock nostalgia tour era). At the time I made the argument that The Who was the greatest true [...]