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Mr. October Opens His Mouth

July 17th, 2012 · No Comments

I apologize, but work and family have kept me away from you for a couple of weeks, but I’m back with a vengeance…. There was one story that I failed to comment on from last week. Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson told Sports Illustrated that Alex Rodriguez’s statistics were tainted by his admitted use […]

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Briefs Before The Holiday

July 3rd, 2012 · No Comments

So many stories – so little time: • Once again, there are reports that Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard is asking to be traded. If I were owner Rich DeVos, I’d grant his request. I’d trade him to a Russian team for a case of vodka and that might be asking too much. • According […]

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Crazy Is As Crazy Does….

June 29th, 2012 · No Comments

It hasn’t been a good month for the cult of Scientology. The “religion” created by hack 1950s science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard, has millions of followers around the world, and one of the primary ways it finds to attract people are the rich movie celebrities are Scientologists. Two of the most open are John […]

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R.I.P.

June 18th, 2012 · No Comments

Since we last spoke, there were three deaths of people in the news that are worthy of mention. First, there was the great Cuban heavyweight boxer Teofilo Stevenson, who died last week at the age of 60. Stevenson looked like Ali, but the only time we Americans could see Stevenson was in the Olympics. He […]

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What’s So Difficult?

June 18th, 2012 · No Comments

As a Father’s Day gift, the Indignant Wife got a babysitter for the Indignant Children yesterday afternoon, and we went to lunch and watched the film “Prometheus.” The wife thought that the movie was very slow; as a fan of “Alien” and “Aliens,” I LOVED it. But I’m confused. I saw a couple of articles […]

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The More Things Stay The Same

April 27th, 2012 · No Comments

Last night, your friend and humble narrator looked forward to two Game 7s in the NHL Playoffs and the first round of the NFL Draft. What could be better to sit on the couch in front of the HDTV and watch sports? But there was one thing that soured this scene a bit. The reaction […]

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Uncle Roger?

April 27th, 2012 · No Comments

Speaking of watching the NFL Draft last night, did anyone else think it was weird that every draftee came on the stage and then had a bear hug from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. I’m sure that Goodell has gotten to know many of these young men personally especially after the college season ended, and I’m […]

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