Sports
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There was a time when I enjoyed watching the Winter Olympics. I found them more interesting than the summer games, and I think the reason for that was that they were more exotic. Having lived all my life in the deep south, I had never engaged in any of those sports and never would (except
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"You should drive to where there more Bar". I don't know how to tag this. Philosophy? Religion? What Is Actually Happening? Travel? Oh wait, there's a Food and Drink tag, which I have very rarely used.
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So the Chicago Cubs won their first World Series since 1908 last night, breaking a supposed curse. Good for them. It has just come to my attention that 1908 was also the year of the Tunguska impact event. Hmm. I wonder if Trump may win after all. Or maybe even:
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As you may know, the University of Alabama (Roll Tide!) won the national championship in football last night (Roll Tide!!). And you may have heard that one of the announcers for the game, Brent Musburger (who is by no means young), raised eyebrows with some remarks about Bama quarterback A.J. McCarron's girlfriend. If you've ever
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American football, I mean. Really, it is. And in the New York Times. You don't have to know anything about football, just that Tim Tebow plays quarterback, which is the single most important position on a football team, that he was one of the top players in the country when he was in college but hasn't
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A photo gallery for the fall equinox, from the Hearts of Space radio program. "Fall" here only means somewhat less hot and humid, at least until well into October, but still, the light does fade. It also means this voice:
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Alabama Number 1!! So many stories like this to choose from. D.J. Fluker: "This is better than Christmas."
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Consider this a postlude to the World Cup, sent to me by son John. I had never heard of this "diving" business until my World Cup post a couple of weeks ago, when it was mentioned and explained in the comments. I've since come across other references, and, interestingly, it always seems to be followed
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I am linking to this anti-soccer rant from alienated Englishman (and all-around curmudgeon) John Derbyshire because I think it’s funny, not because I agree with it (my view is here, in case you missed it—and care). Sample: The very inconclusiveness of soccer is, I suspect, what has made it the pet sport of the repulsive
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