One year ago today my life was very different. And it wasn’t just because I was living in a shoebox in Manhattan, working in non-profit fundraising, or feeling disillusioned with my last 4 years directing plays in New York City. […]
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High school softball game scores 95 combined runs
This is such an epic story off the AP Wire: Talk about a nice day at the plate – for everyone. Two California high schools combined for a record 95 runs Tuesday when Cuyama Valley scored 13 times in the […]
Doing the Math: NCAA gymnastics
No this post isn’t about the scoring. Although, I could probably spend an entire week breaking down the scoring of collegiate gymnastics. And why it is the only gymnastics scoring rubric that still grabs the average sports fans’ attention. A […]
Herron, heroin, they’re close enough
I feel bad for the headline, but at the same time, I don’t. I have no patience for people who do drugs. Therefore I have no patience for Mack Herron, former New England Patriot. Because he is in trouble. For […]
NCAA basketball coaching carousel: Maryland, Arizona, Memphis
We’re riding this ride again! As Gary Potter in Happy Gilmore said: “You put the quarter in, you get on the horse, it goes up and down, and around. Circular, circle. Feel it. Go with the flow.” We’re flow’n alright. […]
Obama & Bin Laden rap spoof
Alright, I posted this video today at about 4pm when the total views on the video were just short of 100,000. Now at 10pm, the total views are at about 230,000. I guess I’m not surprised, the video is pretty […]
Carl Lewis ballot worthy
As it turns out, nine-time Olympic gold medalist, Carl Lewis, can be on the ballot. A federal appeals court in Philadelphia ruled Thursday that ballots should bear his name as well. And so, Lewis will be running for the New […]
Chris Simms acquitted
Pardon the cynicism – but really, jurors? Wednesday, New York City jurors have acquitted Tennessee Titans backup quarterback Chris Simms. He is guilt-free in the 30-year-old’s driving-while-high misdemeanor case – he was originally arrested at a sobriety checkpoint last summer. […]
We’re back on Linux…
YES! This might be the greatest day in the history of The [Five]… save maybe the day I hired Mike Lederer. But truthfully, Linux is the place to be. Okay, so I am slightly biased. I run Linux Mint 10 […]
Andre Ethier halfway there
Okay, so this streak won’t mean anything in a week but humor me for a second. Los Angeles Dodgers’ slugger Andre Ethier extended his hitting streak to 28 games Monday. It puts the sixth-year man halfway to the record 56-game […]