December 2009
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Stupidity
Some sportswriters are good. However, most are bad. This guy is worse than bad. Apparently Ed Price is a senior MLB writer for AOL Fanhouse. He sure doesn’t seem like it though, given that he penned these nonsensical words:
“But while the Yankees had the best winning percentage for the 2000s as awhole — .597, with a 965-651 record — we have chosen the Red Sox as the team of the decade.
Boston...
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Top Five Albums of 2009
This was a bizarre year in music. Then again, every year seems to bring out stranger and stranger news. A shortish summary, in no particular order, after the jump, along with my top five albums of the final year of the Naughts.
Lady Gaga, of Just Dance, Poker Face, and LoveGame fame, unleashed her Madonna-esque persona on the world. We watched, ate it up, and along the way, learned she may or...
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Fifteen Minutes of Fame
My uncle Jesús is the editor of a Spanish magazine called Eljelou (link in Spanish). Try saying that out loud, and pronounce the J like an H. What does it sound like? Anything like this?
A few years ago, Jesús informed a bunch of family members that he wanted to make a tabloid magazine, à la Hello! and ¡Hola! The catch - rather than featuring famous people, he would feature anyone who wanted...
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Never go to Woodbury Commons. Ever. I’m not even linking to it. It’s that bad. I am beyond incensed.
Then again, it’s mostly my fault. I should have known that most stores would be out of medium sizes. And that it would be freezing, packed with tourists, and miserable. I’ll stick to retail around here from now on, instead of traveling an hour a half only to wish for a...
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overheard: at dinner
Dave: I'm thinking about going to Barnes and Noble and buying this book, it's called The Unlikely Disciple.
Victor: Oh, that's the one about Liberty University, right?
Dave: Yep, Jerry Falwell's grand experiment in college life, minus the toga parties and coke binges.
Mom: (in Spanish) Who is that?
(Incredulous looks between my brother and I.)
Dad: Show her a picture, she'll recognize him.
Mom: (again in Spanish) Ah, the rechonchete (fatass).
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HELLO WORLD
Welcome, one and all, to my new year’s resolution. I’ve wanted to blog for a while, and I’m making a commitment to do this for a year. Wish me luck - I’ll use this space to dabble and post about whatever I want. Unfortunately for you, I have a lot of time on my hands since I’m on break at my parents’ house. Fortunately for me, I have a LOT OF TIME ON MY HANDS.
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