The Real Problem with Facebook

The discussion of the changes at Facebook have pretty much run their course, in my opinion. Yeah, the new look has problems. Yeah, they should just leave a good thing alone. All that rings true, but those things aren’t the…

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ITEOTWAWKI: Disappointment

So R. E. M. has a little update on their web site. They apparently are not recording or touring in 09. I didn’t think they would tour, but thought from some stuff I read that recording was a possibility, at…

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Party Poopers

I have written about Delaware’s gambling proposal a few times. As you can probably tell, the prospect of sports wagering just a few hours from my house sounds like a great idea to me. The NCAA does not agree. They…

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Book Review: Bloody Confused

I am really glad I did not troll the Intertubes for reviews of Chuck Culpepper’s book Bloody Confused!: A Clueless American Sportswriter Seeks Solace in English Soccer before I recently read it. I should have known that anything relating to…

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Unarmed and Dangerous

In my younger days, I had quite a temper. A combination of overcompensating for my small stature and growing up with four older brothers brought about this condition. I was not out of control, but I had a few fights…

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Greatest Sports Day of the Year

Today is an embarrassment of riches for sports fans. It really is such a wonderful day to be alive. Of course, March Madness starts today. I am in four pools this year. I picked my teams kind of randomly so…

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Part of the Past Dies

Today marks the last day of a place very important in my life, even though I can’t remember the last time I paid it a visit. Record and Tape Traders will close its Catonsville location. If you read here regularly…

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St. Patrick’s Day Haiku

I usually low-key it on this day, but things have changed so much for the better over the past few months, I’m in a pretty good mood. To celebrate, let’s do some St. Patty’s Day haiku! Ten o’clock meeting Wonder…

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The Real March Madness

This week, people across the country will fill out brackets, maybe throw $5 or $10 into the hat and watch the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament with great interest. Office workers who have little to talk about at other times will…

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Drive Time

I know this might not sound too popular these days what with people trying to save money and find different ways to protect the environment, but I realized something last week. I love to drive. This is not really a…

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