People have suggested that Manti Te’o must either be the perpetrator of a disgusting hoax or supremely dumb. Numerous pundits, including the likes of Stephen A. Smith and Colin Cowherd, have said that it’s inconceivable that a red-blooded, alpha male, Division I athlete could ever carry on a serious relationship almost exclusively online or by […]
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Livedstrong
Watched all of part one. DVRed part deux. I have a lot of thoughts, most of which are in defense of Armstrong, and offensive, according to my wife. He strikes me as really despicable. I felt that way when he left his first wife. But, he has borne the full brunt of what is presently […]
Red Ryder Air Rifle
James Holmes has appeared for his preliminary hearing yesterday and today regarding charges that stem from alleged involvement in the Colorado shooting at a showing of The Dark Knight Rises. These kinds of gun atrocities have not, and have largely never been, committed by the typically vilified criminal element of our inner city gangs or […]
Connecticut
Because we see our kids in yours. For all your loss and pain, we are so very, sorry. To the clever and compassionate administrators and teachers that educate and protect our children every day, often under difficult financial and political constraints, our deepest gratitude. UPDATE: Apparently, Westboro Church plans to protest a Sandy Hook vigil. […]
Dishonorable Discharge
Way to ring in Veterans’ Day, Patraeus. I suffer this weird bipolarity with our military. I have had the luxury of becoming mostly pacifist. But, I also have this great guilt and reverence for their service. Much of my family has served honorably, even through the conflict in Iraq. And, as trite as it is […]
Color My Map
My wife couldn’t get over John King’s hands. (King, along with Wolf Blitzer, is one of CNN’s main electoral analysts on election night.) They were frozen in a sort of claw position no matter the gesture. I told her, “Uh. Everyone knows the molded action-figure-finger is the optimal hand positioning for manipulating the Magic Board.” […]
Un Rey Sin Corona
I know you’d probably prefer a blong about Social Security administrative law or the rise and fall of sharecropping or why cuts bleed than to hear a song about baseball. But, I love it and the World Series started two nights ago. So, just prepare yourself for some pick-in-the-eye boredom. One of the most rare […]
A Win Win: The Final 2012 Presidential Debate
Don’t miss it, America. If you’re too frustrated or cracking too many jokes or screaming at your TV too loudly, you’re going to miss the most important takeaway of these debates: Both of these men can run our country. They have different policies and different philosophies and different annoying mannerisms. The “Excuse me, I’m still […]
Air Bubble Bursts
Nike dropped its endorsement deal with Lance Armstrong over the unrelenting charges, and what it deemed overwhelming evidence, of alleged doping. Thought I would repost the song I previously did concerning Lance’s demise and Neal Armstrong’s death. On the road, busy with a big work project. Something new soon, hopefully. Performed by ipoetlaureate. Music produced […]
Jobs Report
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