Book Review: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
The book Range: Why Generalist Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein was a great find. I...
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Book Review: Who Rules the World?
To What End, Mr. Chomsky? I have been a reader of Noam Chomsky’s work since my early college...
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Book Review: Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
I did the audio book version of Shoe Dog: A Memoir by thee Creator of Nike and although it was...
Read MoreBook Review: Jim Thorpe, Original All-American
2014 Book Goal: 52 (mostly non-fiction) 2014 Books Read: 30 (87% non-fiction) Jim Thorpe, Original All-American by Joseph Bruchac is really a good book. It is a fictional biography written as if from Thorpe’s own mouth,...
Read MoreTake a lesson Roger
Andy Pettitte’s public apology yesterday was welcome change. It was a change from the usual antics of our so-called sports heroes. It was a change from the spoiled brats living in their own ivory towers. It was a change from the “I’m above the rules” attitude. It was a change from the baseball factory pumping […]
Read MoreMilestones hit
Congrats to Alex Rodriguez on his 500th homer. oh yeah…. Did I ever tell you how much I detest Barry Bonds? 🙂 (why does it not surprise me that Mark Cuban celebrates him?)
Read MoreShame Vino
Yet another black eye on the face of sports. Just days after Alexander Vinokourov won my respect with a gutsy comeback, it was announced that he tested positive for “blood doping.” That is the practice of injecting someone else’s (or your own previously saved) blood packed with oxygen-carrying cells prior to an arduous event in […]
Read MoreWorld Series is Heading to TEXAS!
HOUSTON WINS!!! HOUSTON WINS!!! HOUSTON WINS!!!
Read MoreAh… what a difference one little pitch makes
It was 45 years ago to the day that Houston was awarded a Major League Baseball franchise in an owner’s meeting held in Chicago. The Astros were then known as the Colt 45’s. Yes, 45 years later – it appeared that they were set to head to their first ever World Series. Call it coincidence, […]
Read MoreCould it really happen?
Could I finally get my dream matchup in the World Series? I thought I had a shot at it last season, but fate conspired against both of my teams. Yes, the matchup I yearn for is the New York Yankees vs. the Houston Astros. Not only could I see my favorite team (NYY,) but I […]
Read MorePalmeiro caught with hand in the “juice” jar
“I told the truth, and today I am telling the truth again that I did not do this intentionally or knowingly,” he said in a conference call. Oh, I guess he “accidentally” took steriods! This is actually funny in a sad, twisted way. This is the guy that told Congress emphatically that he had NEVER […]
Read MorePodcast #012 – 4th of July – Skype – Gamesters etc.
A ton of stuff going on with this podcast (Time: 17:56) * An update on the Tour de France after Stage 3 * 4th of July idiocy * Problems using Skype and Audacity together * Just started Houston Podcasting * Look ahead to Stage 4 of the TdF * Still trying to get listed on […]
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