I don’t like to criticize casting choices in movies, even if I care that the movie is good. For example, I thought the people who complained about Daniel Craig being James Bond before “Casino Royale” came out weren’t giving him a chance (and he was very good in that film and the problems with “Quantum […]

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Ever since the Bears and Packers won their NFC Divisional Playoff games last weekend, the hype has been off the board. Pictures of Halas and Lombardi graced the papers; Butkus, Bart Starr, President Obama, and Mike Ditka have all chimed in on who they are rooting for. “The Biggest Game in the History of the […]

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Currently on Amazon.com’s best seller lists is “My Father At 100” by his son Ron. There are at least two other books that have been released in the past few weeks to commemorate the 40th president and of course, the conservatives are once again trying to engage in rewriting history to make the man a […]

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• I hate to say this about a black man, but former Cubs outfielder Milton Bradley is nuts. I said so when the cubs signed him; all the time he played here; and after he left for Seattle. Well, Bradley is in trouble again, this time with the law. Earlier this week, he was arrested […]

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• Auburn’s Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Cam Newton announced that he would forego his senior season and enter this April’s NFL Draft No s#$%! I’m surprised he didn’t make the announcement at midfield right after the ball went through the uprights in Auburn’s 22-19 win in the National championship game. • By the way, will […]

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I thought that I would have more time over the holidays to correspond with everyone, but the Indignant Children have been more indignant than usual. So, I never had the chance to wish you a Happy Christmas (my apologies) , but I do have the opportunity to wish you all a Happy New Year. But […]

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Over the next 3 weeks or so, we will be bombarded by various “Top 10 Lists” from critics as reputable as Roger Ebert to options as dubious as those of Mickey Mouse. Films, movies, music; almost everything that happened in 2010 is going to be ranked until we enter 2011. So, what’s one more…. For […]

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