The one time of the year the Pirates are in contention for the pennant. Frank Deford, shows us why baseball is not like all the other sports though-in any given year, any team CANNOT win the pennant: Yes, as sure as the flowers are a-bloomin’ again, every team has a
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Another opening day tradition we should adopt.
To heck with the President throwing out the first ball-let the hot chicks do it! EMBED-Satoko Miyata – Watch more free videos More here. (Link NSFW!)
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That just won’t seem to go away-the book meme is back again. What is the book meme? It is where you list the last ten books you have read-and no, Manga does not count. ( Damn it Jim, I’m a doctor-not a reader!). Oh what the heck-here are the last
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A couple of years ago I posted a video similar to this one about the TV show Adomachi. They do a “Top 30” countdown of things to do in various neighborhoods. And in between showing you where to go and where to eat-they show you the girls! Ah, memories. This
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Today was what Easter Sunday should be-weather wise. As for the theological implications, well I will save those for a later post. I did make it to Mass this morning though-with the rest of the herd, proving once again, Easter Sunday is a day you should get up early. After I
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Just one big happy family. If you have not been following Doonesbury this week go to his web site and take a look.
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Quote of the day-most appropriate for April Fools Day: — There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted,
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Today was an interesting day-well, not really. I had to go to the doctor, which is never fun. Every time I go to see the man now-it seems as if he uncovers some other issue that I need to worry about. I never really feel my age-except when I go
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That it was March and so for the entire month I have to hear about Women’s History month. How could I forget? Every day when I come to work and go to get on the elevator I have to look at a sign telling me “Its time write women back
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The homage that he demands-in Singapore that it is. Lee Kwan Yew shows again why he and his family rank among the tyrants: In 1994, Philip Bowring, a contributor to the International Herald Tribune’s op-ed page, agreed as part of an undertaking with the leaders of the government of Singapore
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