Monthly Archives: April 2008

Not A PR Triumph For NASCAR

April 16, 2008 – 12:10 am

Aaron Fike was a NASCAR driver. He may not be as famous as some of the other guys on the NASCAR circuit, but he too has driven cars – and trucks – around oval speedways at up to 190 mph. Recently Aaron Fike admitted that he drove in a truck race last year under the [...]

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A Potpourri Today…

April 15, 2008 – 9:57 am

I was not sure I would be writing today. Hence my comments on income taxes in yesterday’s rant. Yesterday was my long-suffering wife’s birthday and we ventured out to Baltimore for the day and had dinner there. I expected it to be a late night but we got back at a reasonable hour so I [...]

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The Tax Man Cometh

April 14, 2008 – 9:21 am

If you have not already filed your income tax returns, you should not be reading this until you do so. Don’t be one of those goofs who make it to the post office at 11:45 PM tonight to get the envelope postmarked properly for tax filing. And while you are at it, don’t be one [...]

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Bill Buckner and Steve Bartman

April 11, 2008 – 8:46 am

There has been a lot of coverage of the Boston Red Sox inviting Bill Buckner to throw out the first pitch at their home opener. Buckner was reviled in Boston for more than a decade to the point that he and his family had to move out of the area. When the fans welcomed him [...]

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The Olympic Torch Relay Must Stop

April 10, 2008 – 8:46 am

A few days ago, I stated as unequivocally as I could that any boycott of the Beijing Olympic Games would be a useless undertaking in terms of forcing political and social policy changes upon the government in China. I continue to believe that is the case. Moreover, because I remain firmly convinced that this is [...]

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The End Of The NBA Regular Season – - Finally

April 9, 2008 – 8:10 am

The NBA regular season is drawing to an end. I know; but it only seems as if an NBA season last as long as an Ice Age. There is a real light at the end of the tunnel; and very soon, there will be no more Miami/Minnesota match-ups. So, before the NBA moves on to [...]

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Improving NCAA Basketball Tournaments

April 8, 2008 – 11:26 am

I want to start today with four observations about last night’s game: 1. John Calipari said on Pardon the Interruption several weeks ago that he was not worried about Memphis’ foul shooting because they would make the free throws when they needed to. He added that when he looked at a recruit, on a list [...]

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The Tammy Thomas Trouble

April 7, 2008 – 3:43 pm

A while back, I wondered out loud what had happened to those folks who asserted with a combination of righteous indignation and moral certitude that the only reason that the Federal government was pursuing Barry Bonds was because he was Black. There was a segment of the commentator universe that held this was nothing but [...]

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Boycotting The Beijing Olympics? I Don’t Think So

April 5, 2008 – 11:00 am

No one can properly accuse me of being a lackey for “The Olympic Movement”. I have, in fact, likened the Olympic Movement to one’s bowel movements on occasion. Back in 2001, I wrote an entire piece on just a few of the things that I thought were wrong with the Olympics. / If that does [...]

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I Feel Like Cassandra Today

April 4, 2008 – 8:13 am

I ought to be wearing sandals and a burlap robe as I type this. If I am going to be a voice crying in the wilderness, I ought to dress the part. Let me explain. You must have seen by now the replays of the final 0.5 seconds of the Atlanta/Toronto NBA game where Toronto [...]

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