Tag Archives: Sport

Flo-Jo

I always liked Florence Griffith-Joyner, the great US track athlete from the late 80s and early 90s, and I was shocked when she suddenly died. Here’s a pretty amazing article about Al Joyner and his incandescent love for Florence. Dreams … Continue reading

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Your daily dose of AIEEE!!!

I mentioned “Extreme Kayaking” just last week, and now I see an actual example. These photos stunned me on a number of levels. A kayaker successfully ran a 186-foot high waterfall in eastern Washington. That waterfall is higher than Niagara … Continue reading

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Sunday Burst of Weirdness Linkage

I don’t have much by way of weirdness for this week, but I do have some linkage to offload at clearance prices, so here we go! :: The “Cultural Anniversary” thing is gearing up for the 40th Anniversary of the … Continue reading

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Let’s go Bucs!

Once I was a baseball fan, but my enthusiasm for the game has taken a number of hits over the years. The game itself has become slower and slower; World Series games are allowed to start at 8:30 pm and … Continue reading

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I do bite my thumb, sir!

A player from the Ottawa Senators got into a scuffle with one of the Buffalo Sabres last night, biting his thumb in the process. Well, now! Clearly he does quarrel. Draw, gentlemen! It’s Capulets like these Ottawans that make blood … Continue reading

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Does Vishnu get to wear a glove on each of his four hands?

I was going to write a post making fun of the Pittsburgh Pirates for having signed two guys from India as pitching prospects after they won a baseball-related reality TV show over there, but then I figured that the usual … Continue reading

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I’m a bad baseball fan.

In fact, I am such a bad baseball fan that I think I should stop claiming to be one. I’ve almost completely stopped paying attention to the game, since without cable, it’s nearly impossible to watch games until October, and … Continue reading

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Ah You? Ah No!

Random thoughts on sports, culled while I was on hiatus: :: Over the last two weeks, the Baltimore Orioles have launched a nine-game losing skid with a game in which they gave up thirty runs. That’s an already notorious event … Continue reading

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Notes

A couple of things: :: I guess it’s time to start giving actual hints for Unidentified Earth 15, so here’s the first hint: the Carter Administration. :: It’s time to identify the false item in my second Seven Things post. … Continue reading

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A couple of sporting thoughts

One: on a scale of relative outrage, I think that the Michael Vick thing so far outpaces the Barry Bonds steroids thing that they’re not even remotely in the same reality. One guy takes drugs to give him some extra … Continue reading

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