Archive for March, 2005

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Granola Heads Vs.Fruit Loopies at Harvard

Angry cereal fans are lashing out after
Harvard University cleared its dining halls this school year of brand-name
cereals, such as Fruit Loops and Cap’n Crunch, and swapped them for less
expensive, apparently healthier [...]

A New Generation of Sumo Style

TOKYO (Reuters) - A tussle has broken out in Japan’s tradition-bound
sumo world over the right to wear pants in the ring.
Gargantuan sumo wrestlers generally compete naked but for a "mawashi," an
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Antisocial Insecurity

The posturing and maneuvering around Social
Security is developing into the grandest act of tawdry government
prestidigitation in our lifetimes, and maybe in the lifetime of the nation
itself.
A lot [...]

Who’s A Rat?

Sean Bucci hates narcs, and with good reason. He was turned in on
marijuana charges by a trusted "friend". So seven months ago he started
a web site to "Out" narcs and paid informants. He is especially incensed
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Pink Sox Prevail

The
swamp presses close to Alligator Alley out near the midriff of the State
of Florida, overgrown sawgrass creeping close to the highway, and science-fiction
pneumatophores thrusting from the red mangroves above the guardrail,
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Drowning Our Bridges

Once again, rushing around with last minute preparations for the International
segment of the Spring Training Tour. At five a.m. we need to be at the
Miami Dade Airport, returning the big blue beast to Dollar and lugging
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Take Us to Your Loss Leader

We
love posting the latest shots from the world of High Fashion, especially
those that come from France, our cultural cradle and the gold standard
of all things stylish, sophisticated and chic.
Portugal’s version of [...]

Cruising for a Bates Motel

It
was nearly midnight and the Dowbrigade was roaring up the Tamiana Highway,
about five miles south of Punta Gorda, looking for a Florida version
of the Bates Motel.
After booking our flights and [...]

Random Notes Before a Trip

Around
48 hours before leaving on a major trip, the On the Road Mode kicks in.
The On the Road Mode is an altered, heightened
state of consciousness, typified by a slew of altered [...]

“Depraved Idea” American as Apple Pie

"What started as a depraved idea has apparently become a sickening
reality"
The above sentence could have been written by Hunter Thompson. It
is a testimony to his lasting affect on journalism that it [...]

Flabbergasted

Once again, The
Washington Post has published the winning
submissions to its yearly contest, in which readers are asked to supply
alternate meanings for
common words.
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The Blogs in the Machine

"Who in the White House knew that Jeff Gannon was
an assumed name, was not a legitimate journalist and was merely a shill
for the Administration, for more than two years, nearly three years?"
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