Monthly Archives: January 2010

Anticipatory Texting and Broken Social Contracts

Posted on January 16, 2010 by

How many texts would you feel comfortable sending someone regarding a social event and not show up? My initial impression is that I would not want to go over 5. That should be enough to express generic interest, get directions, … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Florida Marlins Management

Posted on January 15, 2010 by

I have 2 problems with the Marlins management. The 1st is that they are taking monies clearly intended for player salaries [“improve onfield performance” says the CBA] and using it for other purposes [stadium]. But they are not the only … Continue reading →

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A Tale Of Two Piggies

Posted on January 13, 2010 by

It was the best of [MLB] crimes [profitable],it was the worst of [MLB] crimes [dishonorable]. I was hoping that my headline could read, “pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered.” But as you will soon read, the hogs assault on their … Continue reading →

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When Miserable People Succeed orThe Little Hillbilly Who Could

Posted on January 8, 2010 by

This will not be easy, *óite. Dealing with the success of miserable people, like Nick Saban, can be a challenge, óite. Nick Saban’s legacy in South Florida is that he is the most blatant liar to have ever spoken before … Continue reading →

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1965: Good Ol’ Boys and Tom Wolfe

Posted on January 4, 2010 by

Esquire recently selected what it considered to be the 7 greatest articles they ever published. One of them was by Tom Wolfe in March 1965. The article was about stock car racing and Junior Johnson. An excerpt: The first lap … Continue reading →

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The Education Of James Cameron

Posted on January 2, 2010 by

Poor James Cameron. The most cartoonish thing about his animation movie was its politics. See, while I’m sure there’s nothing poor in the material sense about James Cameron [the beatitudes would have probably had to number 888 before he was … Continue reading →

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Sherlock Holmes Meets Fight Club

Posted on January 1, 2010 by

Sherlock Holmes Meets Fight Club. Taking a cue from Robert Altman’s 1992 movie The Player, you just know that is how this movie was pitched. Being in a bit of a hurry, I did not practice MCCD and went ahead … Continue reading →

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