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Monday Morning Eudemon

Ouch, long day with the Tigers yesterday. You may have wondered what your prayers for a successful outing [https://thedailyeudemon.com/4838/] got me: 1. The vouchers for box seats were no good. They were sold out. 2. My backup reserve seats were available, but the tickets put us in

The Bored Eudemon

Man, there's scarcely nothing to blog about today. I have a new feature that I'm kicking around (which I might call, "Sobering the Drunk in Gatsby" or something like that), but it's not ready yet. It'll feature pictures, something I&

"Another One-Finger Catch!"

> The Tennessee Titans general manager trumpeted his new free-agent acquisition, wide receiver David Givens, as a remarkable talent with “more Super Bowl rings than he's got fingers for”! > Givens has two rings. Link [http://suicideofthewest.com/?p=194].

Going After Them Reading People

I don't know how I missed this last week: > This coming Tuesday, the new line of NASCAR-themed Harlequin Romance books makes its official debut with a press conference at Daytona International Speedway. Link to Week-Old News [http://www.exceptionalmarriages.com/weblog/BlogDetail.asp?ID=29102].

Go Zags!

Ah, ya gotta love those college students: > "Brokeback Mountain!'" > This is the chant college students and fans of the No.5 ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs team use to heckle opposing teams. > This reference to the recent movie, ''Brokeback Mountain,'' about homosexual

American Idol Beating Olympics

The big TV news today: Fox's American Idol crushed the Olympics last night. It's no doubt a testament to the power of American Idol, but NBC's absolutely horrible coverage hasÂ no doubt helped things. Do you want to watch AI or the Camaroon luger?

The Olympic Elite

My family enjoys the Olympic Games (but I'm partial to the Summer Games). This writer at WaPo, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/03/AR2006020302280.html] points out a few things that'll take out a little of the thrill. To be honest, I

Holding Up Golfers?

> A golf tournament was held up in Australia when an armed robber drove onto the course in a stolen truck. > Golfers were stranded after police declared the sixth hole a crime scene and refused to let players through. Link [http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1713094.html]

Super Beers

WaPo talks about the game and beer [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/04/AR2006020401362.html] : > That XL in Super Bowl XL this year might as well stand for "Extra Large" -- the game supersizes beer sales like no other midwinter holiday, out-chugging even

The NFL Groweth

From this morning's WaPo: [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/04/AR2006020401035.html] > The 86-year-old league's popularity has never been greater. In the past 20 years, football has sharply widened its lead over baseball as America's favorite professional sport, according