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November 20, 2008

Bad Title, But Lots of Thursday Stuff

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First off, get well wishes to HollyCornblog who is recovering from a bad ankle sprain sustained in a nasty fall at work.  Keep it iced and raised ... and, as we like to say to Willie (and to Ruby - but with much less effect), "Heel!" [sic] Between HollyCornblog and Hope Solo, things have been a [... Click to continue reading...

November 11, 2008

Palin Waits for Sign From God (and Sorts Through Her RNC Wardrobe)

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As a metaphor for the Republican right wing, that headline pretty much says it all.  They sport a sensibility that's moralistic as all get out - yeah.  But it's a very literal and childish morality.  Black and white - no nuances or doubts allowed.  Oh, and it's based on "signs" from a god who is [. Click to continue reading...

November 8, 2008

Si se puede a Obama le gusta el Futbol soccer

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Si se puede
Originally uploaded by Lorianne DiSabato Lo había puesto en el post prismático que el nuevo presidente de Estados Unidos Barack Obama había utilizado como lema el Si se Puede traducido al Yes we can.

El grito de Si se puede es 100% mexicano y se acuño precisamente en Estados Unidos en la serie mundial de menores de Béisbol con niños de Monterrey, realmente inspirador. Click to continue reading...

Some Soccer, Some Other Stuff-It’s Saturday

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It's a warm, foggy Saturday morning here in post-election New Hampshire.  Most of the political signs are put away, and gunshots now ring through the hillsides. Rebellion against the new socialist state?  Post-election right wing despair?  Nah.  Hunting season.  It's more personal this year than some, as the doe and two fawns that we've been watching [. Click to continue reading...

November 6, 2008

As the Dust Settles

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It's day two of what continues to feel like a new era.  Obama faces a plethora of daunting tasks, and we are on notice that for hope to burn bright, we need to roll up our sleeves and help.  That's the difference.  Obama's no white-haired GOP fake Father-Knows-Best, but a competent and inspiring leader who's [. Click to continue reading...

November 5, 2008

Barack Obama and Joe Biden Nike 2008/09 USA Home Soccer Jerseys

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In an absolutely brilliant move, World Soccer Shop has launched official Nike USA 2008/09 soccer jerseys featuring the newly elected president and vice-president of the United States, Barack Obama and Joe Biden. All Obama shirts feature the candidate's last name and the number 1 or 44. The Biden shirts only feature his [. Click to continue reading...

November 4, 2008

A Time-out From Arsenal...Don't Vote Obama

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Morning all. If you are in America, then today is election day, and it is one of the most important elections in American history. This is not a political blog, but when you feel strongly about something then you must use all your available resources to try and communicate to others why you believe what you believe. Click to continue reading...

November 2, 2008

USWNT Wins in Virginia … Obama Will be Next!

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Having been asleep at the switch on the soccer front for awhile, I was pleased to receive a Google Alert about the USWNT's most recent win.  This one coming in Richmond, VA, where South Korea fell to the USWNT.  Vic Dorr, Jr. describes the game in the Times Dispatch.  Sounds like Angela Hucles continues her [. Click to continue reading...

November 1, 2008

Now it’s November

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Another Halloween has gone by with no trick or treaters on this hill (and now we have a hefty basket of chocolate to work our way through).  It's November and we're at four days and counting.  As the sun rises, for the last time in Daylight Saving mode, let's see what's going on out there [...] Click to continue reading...

October 30, 2008

‘80 Phillies ‘08

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There's lots to be said for symmetry!  Indeed, back in '80, the first time the Phillies won it all, yours truly was about to turn 28 ... and now here we are 28 years later!  Yeah, symmetry!  :)  On a chilly night in Philly, they did it again! That training Scene from Rocky 1 still [...] Click to continue reading...

October 28, 2008

Rain, Rain, Rain … and a Little More Palin Pain

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The Phillies-Rays game was suspended after the Rays tied it in the top of the sixth.  When they'll resume is anyone's guess - the weather map sure doesn't look auspicious for tonight.  IMHO, it's be nice if the delay went long enough that I could catch up on my sleep - and Hamels could pick [...] Click to continue reading...

October 27, 2008

Wow!

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That's really it, just WOW! The Phillies' bats came alive in a real big way last night, as they blew the Rays out 10 to 2. Tonight's game five, still in Philadelphia, could be the end of the Series! It's great to see Ryan Howard producing the way we know he can. And how amazing was that [...] Click to continue reading...

October 24, 2008

Help, I’m Stranded on Second - Save Me! Save Me! (Just a Bad Dream, Phillies Fans, Really!)

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How many base runners have the Phillies stranded now?  I guess the glass-half-full perspective would be that they're creating chances and will start cashing in eventually.  (Just hope "eventually" comes within the next couple of games!)  According to the NY Times the Phils are 1 for 28 with runners in scoring position - and Ryan [. Click to continue reading...

October 20, 2008

Sorry Sox … and Straight Talk Express

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It was a good run, Red Sox ... but now it's up to the Phillies to take the devil out of those Rays, I guess.  A rested Philadelphia team meets the Rays in Florida for game 1 on Wednesday night.  Here's hoping for either a good, exciting, long Series or (my personal favorite) a four [...] Click to continue reading...

October 19, 2008

Frost on the Pumpkin, Red Sox on Fire, Palin on SNL, and Katrina Vanden Heuvel on Michele Bachmann

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Guess we missed out on the basil this year!  This morning there's serious frost everywhere.  Stern frost.  Dour frost.  A layer of it whitens the windows and powders the ground.  The nasturtiums still look miraculously green, but the zinnias and cosmos are brown.  November brown.  This frost will disappear as the sun rises and warms [. Click to continue reading...

October 17, 2008

Sweet Jesus, Sox!

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Amazing!  Unbelievable!  That's the Red Sox in October.  Coming back from a 7-0 deficit the Red Sox mounted a comeback for the ages and nipped the Rays in the 9th, 8-7.  Hang on to your hats, folks, and tune in on Sunday night.  It ain't over ... and a Sox-Phillies Series may still be in [...] Click to continue reading...

October 16, 2008

Phillies Clinch and McCain Continues to Tank

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It really wasn't a contest at Dodger Stadium last night ... and wasn't one at Hofstra, either. The Phillies clinched their sixth-ever World Series berth in just five games, with a 5-1 win over the Dodgers, behind good offensive production and the strong arm of NLCS MVP Cole Hamels!  I'd love to see them face the [. Click to continue reading...

October 15, 2008

Is That an Acorn that McCain Has in His Cheek?

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I, for one, can't wait for tonight's debate and Obama's response when McCain goes after him.   How Big Mac will work his fringe issues into the format should be interesting to see.  The GOP has been thrusting Ayers and Acorn at us for too long to let this last debate pass by without trying [...] Click to continue reading...

October 9, 2008

Barack Obama, Joe Biden, John McCain and Sarah Palin Nike 2008/09 USA Home Soccer Jerseys

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In an absolutely brilliant move, World Soccer Shop has launched a line of official Nike USA 2008/09 soccer jerseys featuring the Democratic and Republican Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidate for the upcoming United States election. All shirts feature the candidate's last name and the number 1. Click to continue reading...

September 25, 2008

The Administration That Cried Wolf, McCain’s Mental Status, the WPS, and Happy Birthday HollyCornblog!

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Lots to write about today ... and let me start with what's been nagging at me ever since this whole Wall Street debacle became the latest national emergency.  I keep thinking, "What if this really is an emergency?  Bush certainly looked terrified last night in the clips I saw of his address to the nation. Click to continue reading...

September 17, 2008

So Much Depends …

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I read on The Writer's Almanac that it's William Carlos Williams' birthday today.  He wrote one of my favorite poems - The Red Wheelbarrow. so much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens. It makes me think of looking into crystalline water ... absolutely transparent and absolutely mysterious! Click to continue reading...

September 15, 2008

McCain Beyond the Palin - Even Turdblossom Decries the Lies

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Yes, it's true.  Turdblossom (aka Karl Rove) has spoken out about the excesses of the McCain campaign ads.  To my mind the fact that he would do this publicly speaks, not to any new found sense of decorum or fair play in the doughy sleazeball, but to the fractiousness and internecine warfare within the Republican [. Click to continue reading...

September 12, 2008

In What Respect, Charlie?

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This clip of Charlie Gibson's interview with Sarah Palin pretty much says it all.  McCain may be channeling Bush, but Sarah is pretty much the real thing ... never EVER letting her ignorance stand in the way of her swagger and bellicosity. Here's a bit more from the interview ... Pressed about what insights into recent [. Click to continue reading...

September 7, 2008

Boltgirl Lambasts Rudy/McCain, Donovan/Eagles Soar, Phillies Shut Down the Mets

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It's my kind of Sunday! First, this is an excellent sharp retort from Boltgirl to Rudy's  bull about Obama's record.  Truth will out (I hope). On the first full day of NFL action the Pats pulled out a scary win - and it remains to be seen what Brady's status will be.  He walked off ... but [...] Click to continue reading...

August 28, 2008

Barack Obama Nominated by Acclamation … and Some Other Interesting Stuff … Really!

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To my mind, this was one of the finest moments in quite a collection of 'em over the past couple of days.  Bill came through last night, too. The historic milestone that Obama's nomination represents is both cause for celebration and cause for sadness ... because in 2008 we should be well beyond celebrating this [. Click to continue reading...

August 26, 2008

Transitions

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Here we go!  As the USWNT soccer news slowly dwindles, the news on the political front picks up.  Here's a link to Michelle Obama's speech from last night (text and video), and here's a link to video and an article with Obama's daughters interacting with (and interrupting) him last night.  And below, a new Obama [. Click to continue reading...

August 23, 2008

It’s Biden (Why Not Pia)?!

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I opened up MSNBC this morning and saw the news that Obama has picked Biden. Probably a smart move ... experience and gravitas and whiteness and all. I was kinda hoping for something more interesting - but would rather win. So Biden seems good. Biden I can live with. (But wouldn't [...]SHARETHIS. Click to continue reading...

August 8, 2008

News from Beulah and Paris Hilton … a Header I Never Could Have Imagined Writing

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First, the Paris part.  She's participated in a video response to McCain's campaign ad - you know - the one where he implies that Obama is just a celebrity.  It's doing well on the net ... and Paris has risen a notch in my estimation (although she still has a ways to go before she [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "News from Beulah and Paris Hilton . Click to continue reading...

July 24, 2008

McCain Continues to Flounder; USWNT Heads to China!

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Just take a look at these images from McCain's week (so far) ... in comparison to the bits and bytes on the airwaves featuring Barack Obama. Almost makes me feel sorry for the Straight Talker. But then I see this video, and that changes! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ieHwOm4ljA Meanwhile, here's an article from Scripps News Service about the newly-configured [. Click to continue reading...

July 21, 2008

Monday Catch-Up

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After a beautiful weekend away and a great visit with HollyCornblog and CharlieHopbrew, there's a lot to catch up on. I'm sure I'll be back in the swing in a couple of days ... but right now it's pretty slow-going. On the USWNT front, Lauren Cheney is replacing Abby on the roster, as the team [...]SHARETHIS. Click to continue reading...

June 28, 2008

SI on Solo, Huffington on Nearly Everything Else!

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Sports Illustrated has come out with a more in-depth article than I've seen to date on Hope Solo, Briana Scurry, and the USWNT's World Cup Loss to Brazil. Basically, though, my response to this piece is, "Yada, yada, yada." Not articulate enough for you? Okay - well I still find the explication unsatisfying and demonizing [. Click to continue reading...

June 24, 2008

Robin Roberts Talks to Elizabeth Edwards … and More USWNT Olympic Roster News and Analysis

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Here's just a quick piece from The Huffington Post, highlighting a Robin Roberts interview with Elizabeth Edwards about her commitment to work with the Obama team - especially focusing on health care issues. Meanwhile Charlie Black's disturbing statement quoted in Fortune Magazine has raised lots of eyebrows. Click to continue reading...

June 18, 2008

June Moon Looms

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Tonight's full moon will look unusually large. Apparently that is a big fat moon illusion - and one that is particularly pronounced in June. Speaking of June and moons ... what was that movie with Cher that had the word moon in the title? Anybody know? Maybe it'll come to me [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "June Moon Looms", url: "http://www. Click to continue reading...