JordanCornblog on January 4th, 2009

Today’s the day that the Philadelphia Eagles take their next step toward their first Superbowl win!
How’s them apples?  Cocky, eh?  Well, as I see it the Eagles are poised to join the Phillies with a championship … and Philly is poised to join Boston as a recent multi-championship town.  Won’t that be something, the Biddles [...]

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JordanCornblog on January 2nd, 2009

Good January Morning!  It is bitter, bitter cold here as dawn etches the horizon’s edge with wan light.  Here’s a sunset photo shared by HollyCornblog yesterday … the sunset light hitting the hulking wreck off the Cape May, NJ shoreline.  (It makes me think of the cold, dark havoc and destruction wrought by the Bush [...]

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JordanCornblog on December 2nd, 2008

The announcement yesterday of Obama’s national security team brought no surprises, but it wil surely be interesting to see how things unfold — most particularly between Obama and Clinton.  This piece from the Washington Post (by Michael Abramowitz and Glenn Kessler) emphasizes the importance of the Obama-Clinton relationship — and the challenges they will confront [...]

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JordanCornblog on November 16th, 2008

I read, in Sunday’s Washington Post, About Obama’s plans to overturn hundreds of Dubya’s executive orders pretty much as soon as he takes office.  “While Obama said at a news conference last week that his top priority would be to stimulate the economy and create jobs, his advisers say that focus will not delay key [...]

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JordanCornblog on November 10th, 2008

First the soccer news, which includes Angela Hucles’ 100th cap (in a career year for her) and another win (over South Korea) for the USWNT.  With two more games left in their post-Olympic Tour, it woulds like the team is pleasing Pia!
The NESCAC  Soccer Tournament is over for another year.  (Oh yeah, that’s the New [...]

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JordanCornblog on September 9th, 2008

 So Rachel Maddow’s new show premiered last night and while I didn’t see the whole thing (had a meeting) and didn’t see Boltgirl there (not yet, that is), what I saw I liked a lot (not surprisingly).  Way to go Rachel!
Ariana Huffington has written about Sarah Palin as the Trojan Moose who distracts the electorate [...]

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JordanCornblog on September 2nd, 2008

Check this out – from Paul Kane of The Washington Post (cited on MSNBC.com).  Sarah Palin was very busy as mayor, looks like.  I’d say the clock has got to be ticking … don’t you think?

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JordanCornblog on August 31st, 2008

This post is mainly a test of an edit I made to the post template — so that the author’s name is included (now that we have more than one).  Others?  Alice?  CB?  Chris?
From the Washington Post, more detail about Troopergate.  This sounds very messy.  Stay tuned.
And here’s a bit more about baby Trig’s birth [...]

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Yes, according to The Writer’s Almanac, it’s Arianna Huffington’s birthday. Best wishes – and I’m glad your journey landed you in the blogosphere!
From the Huffington Post, here’s a good piece my Tom Matzzie about the ongoing lobbying  from big oil and the Bush administration to allow off-shore drilling. Using inflated oil prices and the usual [...]

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JordanCornblog on May 16th, 2008

Fair Game Magazine has, in this issue, a nice article about the recent documentary featuring the German Women’s National Team. Apparently the documentary has had English subtitles added .. and is available on You-Tube in multiple segments. Cool.
It’s been confirmed that the USWNT will play Brazil twice in July … and BOTH GAMES WILL

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