February 2012
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Feb 18th
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I made a Misfits mix on Spotify
You can check it out here: Misfits mix on Spotify. Twenty tracks in an efficient 40 minutes. Crank it up while you’re finishing your chores or getting dressed for church. And don’t be too alarmed by the image if you’re seeing it for the first time … it’s the original cover for “Bullet,” one of the songs on this mix. Enjoy!
Feb 17th
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Feb 10th
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Quarterback math as it relates to the NFL Draft...
Eli Manning’s second Super Bowl win presents a lot of interesting story angles, especially as it relates to the NFL Draft. Out of curiosity, I tackled an easy one: Has there been a more successful draft class of quarterbacks than the 2004 group that included Manning and Ben Roethlisberger? The short answer: Yes, but not many. You have to go all the way back to the 1979 NFL Draft to find a...
Feb 6th
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January 2012
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Jan 31st
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Jan 27th
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Crazy →
A fascinating, frightening read. The real mind-bender in this study is the fact that the nine most far-out psychos had risen highest in their companies. And the psych profs found that many in upper management already knew, or suspected, that these people were wacko. How do the up-and-comers get away with this? Psychotics generally lack realistic goals, but upper management wants to...
Jan 26th
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“Anyone who tells you America is in decline or that our influence has waned...”
–  President Barack Obama, 2012 State of the Union address
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December 2011
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'A column about a column'
Here’s a fun passage from George Vecsey’s farewell column (note, he’s not using the “R” word): Before the sixth game of the 1986 World Series, I wrote for our early Sunday edition, the so-called bulldog. I described the gloom and doom I had detected on sports-talk radio in Boston early Friday, despite the Red Sox’ 3-2 lead. One fearful fan even complained about...
Dec 16th
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November 2011
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Nov 29th
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4th President And Long: Eastern Kentucky Had A... →
Good stuff, though I disagree that it was a “ridiculous use” of the Freedom of Information Act. I’m just surprised Barber got a response that quickly. fourthpresidentandlong: Hopefully this will mark the end of BidGate 2k11. By now you probably know that Eastern Kentucky is hosting JMU in the opening round of the FCS Playoffs. And you probably know that is because EKU bid...
Nov 21st
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Nov 17th
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Details, details →
Bill O’Reilly’s book on Lincoln is riddled with errors, which isn’t shocking. For instance: The book contains multiple references to Lincoln in the Oval Office, which wasn’t built until decades after his death. Details!
Nov 15th
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Nov 8th
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Nov 4th
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“John King, athletics director and football coach at Longview (Texas) High...”
– Offshore sites setting betting lines on high school football
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October 2011
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Oct 26th
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ONA Issues: Post Covers #OccupyOakland With a... →
My educated guess: More people probably ended up reading about these particular protests because of the cat and cop photo than would have if it were another photo of police chasing protestors. But hey, it gives the protestors and otherwise offended people more to scream about, right? onaissues: Last night, police clashed with protesters in Oakland, using tear gas and a “sound canon” to evict...
Oct 26th
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Oct 21st
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