First off, from ChristopherCornblog, here’s something you’ve gotta see!
In soccer news, Daniela was named WPS Player of the Week after her 2-goal performance against the Freedom. Sadly, I am guessing that she is lost to the Athletica for the rest of the season after what looked like a bad leg injury. (I have not seen [...]
The Breakers’ home opener is this Saturday (4/11-7PM) against the Athletica at Harvard Stadiuim. Both teams have an opening day loss to rectify. It’ll be fun to see Hope Solo and Lori Chalupny in town … and just awesome to get the season rolling. A big plus of April soccer in Boston is that we [...]
So here we are back at Tuesday again! I managed to get myself onto the treadmill this morning, and so am feeling quite cocky and proud of myself!
Let’s see what’s out there in the news this morning. We’ve got polls showing that the majority of Americans are supporting Obama’s decisions on the economy — and [...]
So the stimulus package has passed, as the sun rises on this beautiful Saturday morning. It wouldn’t have, without the help of Arlen Specter, Olympia Snow, and Susan Collins – courageous, centrist Republicans in a sea of dissembling, disingenuous, faux bipartisan doofusses mouthing old platitudes and marching in lockstep. Why? Putting politics first, it seems [...]
Time is flying by and I am late (a too-predictable refrain these winter mornings). I’d been on a roll with getting up and exercising so far this week, but a late night spelled a late rising this morning. So I’ll see the treadmill tomorrow, but not today. Maybe I’ll hit the bike tonight … not [...]
This is one of the creepiest things I’ve seen in awhile … at least since the last time I watched the Straight Talker for any length of time.
That one? Really? That soft, fake-friendly voice is downright threatening, don’t you think? It reminds me of someone. Dennis Hopper? Jack Nicholson in a scary movie … or [...]
I’m going to be migrating everything from my old computer to my new one in just a wee bit … so am posting somewhat quickly now. Hopefully you’ll hear from me again. If not, you’ll know that things went badly here …
A bailout agreement has apparently been reached.
I read some excellent debate analysis [...]
Continue reading about Sunday Sundries … Before the Great Migration
Lots to write about today … and let me start with what’s been nagging at me ever since this whole Wall Street debacle became the latest national emergency. I keep thinking, “What if this really is an emergency? Bush certainly looked terrified last night in the clips I saw of his address to the nation. [...]
I’ve been meaning to write for awhile about this very neat on-line tool that I’ve been using lately … Google Alerts! This is a free service whereby you can enter any number of keywords or search terms that you want, and receive alerts from Google by e-mail, whenever those terms pop up as the search [...]
Continue reading about Of Google Alerts, and Oikos, and Big Bill’s Pettiness
Unfortunately, USSF is not exactly being forthcoming on news of the USWNT vs. Brazil game. What I’ve been able to cobble together is that the USWNT won 1-0. The goal was scored by A-Rod. Abby played an awesome game … as did Boxx (based on some of the comments I read on BigSoccer). It sounds [...]
Continue reading about USWNT Beats Brazil and Tuesday is Off to a Flying Start
I’m starting off very randomly today … we’ll see if some shape emerges.
First, I see that the Flyers went to OT and won their game 7 (unlike the Bruins … oops) and move on in the Stanley Cup playoffs, where they’ll next face top-ranked Montreal. Rock on, Broadstreet Bullies! (Tells you the last time I [...]
In the final hours before the Pennsylvania vote, the Clinton and Obama campaigns are scrambling through Pennsylvania, continuing to fling accusations and mud. I am interested, this morning, to read Theda Skocpol’s report (in the Huffington Post) which takes some of the sting out of the “elitism” arrows that Hillary’s been shooting at Obama. Harvard’s [...]
Barack Obama’s pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Jr., has left his campaign because remarks he has made were “inflammatory.” Geraldine Ferraro has stepped down from her position in Hillary Clinton’s campaign because remarks she has made were “inflammatory.” Meanwhile, that George W. Bush labels huge swathes of the world as “evil” is NOT seen as a problem [...]
I know it’s going to snow today … but yesterday I swear there was a hint of spring in the air! Rockin’ Robin, indeed!
Anyway, I was driving home from a meeting last night and tuned into an interview with Ralph Nader on “As It Happens.” I caught the last bit, where he was decrying how [...]
Continue reading about Ralph and Robin (Sung to the Tune of “Rockin’ Robin”)
