Posted in Economy & Politics, Massachusetts, Misc., Sports, tagged bail out, beer, Boston Celtics, capitalism, economics, election, James Posey, moral hazard, Obama, repeal income tax on July 18, 2008 | No Comments »
1. Are Facts Obsolete? Economist Thomas Sowell points out that many of Barack Obama’s positions are seemingly based on the notion that believing is seeing rather than actual information about the successes and failures of different policy concepts. My Take: I share his frustration, particularly when it comes to important economic policy issues. There is an unbelievable amount of rhetoric [...]
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Posted in Pop Culture, Sports, YouTube, tagged Armpit Serenade, CMT Documentary, Dumpster Diving, East Dublin, Horse Shoes, Mud Pit Belly Flop, Redneck Games, Redneck Idol, Rednecks, South, YouTube on June 28, 2008 | No Comments »
When the Olympics were held in Atlanta 13 years ago, a local radio station from East Dublin, GA wanted to draw some of the Olympic crowds to their little town. What could they possibly do to accomplish this? Create the “Summer Redneck Games”, of course!
A week from today, on July 5th, the 13th Annual Summer Redneck [...]
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In Science:
Sarcasm Seen as Evolutionary Survival Skill
What great news! I fully embrace any and all evidence that justifies my predisposition towards being a sarcastic ass
In Real Estate & Construction:
Ailing Builders Getting Back Into Land Game
Interesting article on the current market’s effect on land value and current activity by construction firms to stockpile land (at [...]
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Posted in Pop Culture, Sports, tagged Angelina Jolie, Best Buy Promotion, Beyonce, Brad Pitt, Celtics, David Beckham, Forbes Celebrity 100, JK Rowling, Kobe Bryant, Oprah, People Magazine, Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods US Open, US Weekly, Will Smith on June 17, 2008 | No Comments »
I’d expect a “Celebrity 100″ list from People Magazine, but I was surprised today to see that Forbes.com published an extensive online feature on the top 100 celebs. I have to admit - reading celebrity magazines are a guilty pleasure of mine. Although, I only read them when I travel or when I visit the [...]
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‘Beat L.A., Beat L.A.!’ Celtics vs. Lakers in the NBA finals, it’s the match-up we’ve all been hoping for! These truly are the golden days in our region.
And yet, I still feel compelled to point out what was obvious to anyone who has been watching the NBA recently - the NBA has a major credibility problem with [...]
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Posted in Music, Pop Culture, Sports, tagged american idol, Kickball, David Archuleta, New Kids on the Block, David Cook, Ryan Seacrest, Chris Daughtry, So You Think You Can Dance, Samba on May 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Last night was bitter sweet. The sweet - our kickball team walked away with a win (I knew all we needed was our official t-shirts - see previous post) followed by some celebration drinks, flip cup, and karaoke at the bar Samba in Somerville.
The bitter - while we were consumed in kickball victory bliss, David Archuleta was [...]
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We joined a kickball league! The “Massachusetts Minutemen” division of the World Adult Kickball Association, to be exact. A couple of our friends recruited us for the team, which happens to go by the name of “Balls Deep” (don’t even ask - I had nothing to do with it!).
We had our first game last week [...]
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Posted in Massachusetts, Sports, tagged All-Star Game, Baseball, Boston, Boston Dirt Dogs, Jacoby Ellsbury, Red Sox, Sports, Vote on May 7, 2008 | No Comments »
Voting is under way for MLB’s 2008 All-Star Game. Be sure to vote for all your favorite Sox players. You can vote up to 25 times. Thanks to Boston Dirt Dogs for pointing out that if you want to vote for Jacoby Ellsbury (and why wouldn’t you?), you need to write his name in because he’s [...]
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Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt, who wrote Freakonomics and have a blog by the same name, have written a column about the Celtics’ attempt to use the kind of rigorous statistical analysis that Bill James has made popular throughout baseball while working for the Boston Red Sox
The Boston Celtics, owned by several men with venture-capital [...]
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I very rarely overhear interesting conversations on the MBTA commuter rail. When you are on a commuter’s schedule (i.e. on the train between 6 and 9 in the morning and 4 and 7 in the evening), you will usually hear miscellaneous and very BORING work-related cell phone conversations or the occasional commuter buddy chats to the tune of “how [...]
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We attended our first Red Sox game of the season at Fenway park yesterday. The weather was good - although a few degrees warmer would have been nice. Everyone was out, as usual, toting their Red Sox garb. The crowd seemed particularly excited at this game - probably because it was the second home game [...]
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(AP) Managua, Nicaragua - The New England Patriots won the Super Bowl and ended the season with a perfect 19-0 record - at least it looks that way in Nicaragua.
The NFL donated 290 Patriots hats and an equal number of team jerseys trumpeting the slogans “Super Bowl Champions, 19-0″ to impoverished children from two small [...]
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Attention NASCAR fans (myself casually included) - have you ever wondered what the difference is between the coefficients of static friction and kinetic friction when tires are skidding along a race track, pondered the molecular properties of the drivers’ fire-retardant suits, or stopped to consider the computational fluid dynamics of car racing? Right, probably not. But if [...]
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But those obnoxious ‘72 Dolphins are making it hard to forget about what might have been for the ‘07 Pats.
Since Mercury is accepting gifts, how about an overfilled, unattended turkey fryer for that BBQ?
Next Patriots season is only seven months away.
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This weekend the Wicked Pissahs take on the Cosmonaughties in a bout of barbaric porportions.
I recently discovered the Boston Derby Dames, a roller derby league in the Boston area. I am truly intrigued by the whole production. In a way it almost reminds me of the WWE and wrestling - big personalities and a big [...]
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