Loading tweets...I’m interested in learning more about the incident involving a “conservative kiosk” in North Carolina, whose owner claims he is being “kicked out” of a mall because he sells “conservative” items. With the exception of Fox News, who I consider somewhat unreliable at best, the national media has totally ignored this story. A Google search …
Monthly Archive: July 2009
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Jul 29
Your kiss, your kiss is on my list
It didn’t exactly go down the way that ESPN predicted, but Tim Thomas is officially a Dallas Maverick. While I’m sure the “kiss” Thomas blew at Dirk during the 2006 playoffs is forgotten, I don’t think Thomas and Dirk will ever be BFF’s. Don’t expect to see the two eating at Taco Diner or enjoying …
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Jul 27
Drew Gooden now a Maverick
NBA teams understand the unpredictable nature of free agency. You can never know how a player will adjust to a new system, the effect a new player will have on the chemistry of a team or the effect of other intangible elements will have on a team. Granted, some signings are a little easier to …
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Jul 24
The Cosmic Cafe
I’m thinking about music today, specifically live music. Wherever I have lived, I’ve always been drawn to the local music scene. I’ve never been able to get into the Dallas scene, at least not since living here. In college, I spent many weekends traveling to various music venues in Deep Ellum, catching great local bands. …
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Jul 22
A Tale of Two Outfielders: Cruz v. Murphy
Last year, David Murphy emerged as a rising star in the Texas Rangers organization. The Josh Hamilton, “prodigal son” story overshadowed Murphy’s achievements for the majority of the season, but his stats don’t lie. Murphy hit .275, with 15 homers, 28 doubles and a .321 on-base percentage in his first full season in the majors. …
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Jul 21
The Evil of Empire (of sports) comes to Dallas…
I’m not your typical sports fan. I love sports, but only if my teams are involved, either directly or indirectly. During football season, I care about only the Cowboys. I’ll watch other NFC East games, because I know the outcome will have a direct effect on the Cowboys’ in the standings, but I have no …
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Jul 19
Watson at the Open
59 never looked so good. That’s how I had planned to start this post had Tom Watson been able to finish off the miracle. What Watson could have accomplished today lacks precedence. Five Open Championships-impressive. Eight major championships–amazing. To be able to add to these numbers at his age, thirteen years older than Jack Nicklaus …
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Jul 18
105.3 The (Irrelevant) Fan
In the past, I’ve offered my analysis of both ESPN 103.3 and The Ticket. In all fairness, I think it’s time that I offer my assessment of the newest sports talk radio station in Dallas, 105.3 The Fan. I first became aware of The Fan flipping through the stations shortly before the start of baseball …
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Jul 18
The professional athlete as a fan…
A local talk radio program conducted an interview with Quinton Ross this morning. Now that he is officially a Dallas Maverick, Ross has the opportunity to do something very few athletes get to do–play ball in the same city for high school, colleges and the pros. Udonis Haslem is the only current athlete whose name …
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Jul 17
61st Emmy Nominations
The nominees for the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards were announced today. Leading the way with 22 nominations was NBC’s 30 Rock. NBC fared pretty wel overall with 67 nominationsl (30 Rock,The Office and Saturday Night Live accounted for 44 nominations); however, the cable networks really flexed their muscles, with HBO pulling down 99 nominations alone. …
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