Schadenfreude is the pleasure we feel at someone else’s misfortune. So says Mr. Webster. And I must say that I feel an excessive amount of freude because of the recent Buck Showalter schaden. Showalter was fired this week as manager of the Texas Rangers. I don’t know why, but old Buck has always annoyed me. […]
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The impossible Dream
What would you dare to dream if you knew you would not fail? Several weeks ago I was watching the NFL Draft. This is an annual event in which the NFL selects the best college football players in the United States to play professional football at the highest level. As I was looking at this, […]
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Detroit lions have teeth
If you’re a fan of professional football, you must be rooting, at least a little, for the Detroit Lions. The NFC North team has been the symbol of the NFL’s futility for the past two decades. Their last playoff appearance was in 1999. In 2008, the Lions became the first NFL team to go 0-16. […]
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David can’t kill Goliath
New York’s only representative in the 2006 Home Run Derby was fan favorite David Wright. After a rush of sixteen home runs in the first round, Wright was only able to hit six more home runs over the course of the next two rounds, ultimately falling to the Phillies’ Ryan Howard 5–4 in the finale. […]
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The 5 Most Dangerous Cricket Grounds In The World
Cricket may be a gentleman’s game involving a bat and ball, but the outcome of the game is the culmination of a myriad of factors and not just the action of the batsmen and bowlers. Elaborately speaking, various factors like weather, soil, pitch, dew, all of these are responsible for determining which team would win […]
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Pets: dogs or cats?
Most of us like to have pets at home, especially children who are excited about having a pet at home. There are some pretty common pets that are usually seen in most houses and they are dogs, cats, rabbits, etc. Dogs are preferred because they protect their master and the house and will never tolerate […]
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Why do MLB players always get stupidly injured?
Hangnails, paper cuts, crick in the neck… annoying and painful little things for everyone, but in reality these little things are not a big deal, we can cut the hangnail, put a Band-Aid on the cut and be out of the crick in a few minutes . But professional baseball players are different. It seems […]
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The economy is not the stock market
Several days ago, the Commerce Department reported that factory orders for May had risen 2.9 percent. This was well covered by ‘the press’, as it was going to be a positive influence on ‘the market’ (yes, the quotes are intentional… you’ll see why). The enthusiasm was understandable: the $394 billion in manufacturing orders is the […]
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Both Auburn and Oregon demonstrate why they should play for the National Championship
Auburn and Oregon cleared the final hurdle between their final opponent and a date with each other to determine the 2010 college football national champion. No. 2 Auburn destroyed any hope 18th-ranked South Carolina had of a Southeastern Conference title shot by crushing the Gamecocks 56-17 in their playoff game in Atlanta (GA). The difference […]
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Earthquake emergencies: 21 tips to keep in mind
Earthquakes are one of the most devastating among all natural disasters. A rather disturbing but unavoidable fact for humanity is that none of the equipment, science, or measurement scales can predict the precise shape and timing of the earthquake. The only and therefore the most effective means to minimize the severe effects of earthquakes in […]
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