Stuff White People Like: Wrigley Field
The other day, a friend sent me the link to a hilarious website called "Stuff White People Like." I've been gradually making my way through all of the posts. Given that it's the start of baseball...
View Article"Nor do they allow marketing that suggests a drink can be consumed without...
Some annoying anti-alcohol group is suing Miller over their surprisingly awesome beverage, Sparks.The Center for Science in the Public Interest said Thursday that Anheuser-Busch's Bud Extra and Tilt,...
View ArticleThe Marvels of Medical Technology
DUBLIN (AFP) - An Irishman blinded by an explosion two years ago has had his sight restored after doctors inserted his son's tooth in his eye, he said on Wednesday....The procedure used on McNichol...
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Dear Prince Fielder,
I'd like to start out by saying that you are a fantastic baseball player, and by all accounts, a great leader and person in general. But I'm worried about you. Let's start with your new diet. When...
View Articleand the ol' gun-slinger road off into the Mississippi sunset on a John Deere...
I'm part of an entire generation of Wisconsin sports fan that has never really known a Green Bay Packers team that didn't have Brett Favre lined up over center. I vaguely remember the 1989 season in...
View ArticleWaayy too cold to be a gangster.
The word on the street yesterday was that the upcoming Johnny Depp/Christian Bale flick Public Enemies was casting extras for non-speaking parts at the Italian Community center. They were looking for...
View ArticleFeatured in the CFM Newsletter
I'm featured in the Crossfit Milwaukee Newsletter for March. It's here, complete with nerdy pictures.
View ArticleI hope they paid their taxes
The big news of the day is that Elliot Spitzer likes to bang hookers. Now, since this is a decidedly apolitical blog and I don't really care, I won't comment too much on the issues surrounding illegal...
View ArticleIt could be worse
Ned Yost is a mediocre manager. He's probably below average when it comes to strategy. But it's important for Brewer Fans to remember, it could be worse. Read this fisking of a Dusty Baker praiser over...
View ArticleMy MLB Season Prediction
AL East1. Boston2. NY3. TB4. Baltimore5. TorontoAL Central1. Detroit2. Cleveland3. KC4. Chicago5. MinnesotaAL West1. Anaheim2. Oakland3. Seatle4. TexasNL East1. Mets2. Philly3. Florida4. Washington5....
View ArticleAre Push-ups the ultimate barometer of fitness?
This NY-Times article makes a pretty good case. It also tells us what Jack Lalane is up to at 93years old:Mr. LaLanne, who once set a world record by doing 1,000 push-ups in 23 minutes, still does...
View ArticleEarth-like planets orbiting Alpha Centauri
Cool.Habitable rocky planets are likely to have formed in the Alpha Centauri system, a trio of stars 4.37 light years, or 25.8 trillion miles, away, a study has shown. Astronomers say if such worlds...
View ArticleI don't normally post sappy poetry about death...
but this struck me as being about right:I read of a man who stood to speakAt the funeral of a friendHe referred to the dates on her tombstoneFrom the beginning to the endHe noted that first came the...
View ArticleHow does the Brewer's bullpen rank?
According to Tom Singer of MLB.com it ranks 4th in the majors:4. Brewers: How can a team let a 44-save closer (Cordero) and a valued middle man (Linebrink) walk, yet still rate a top-notch bullpen?...
View ArticleMarkets in... nothing?
The Freakonomics Blog is talking about the University of Wisconsin's business school.Michael Knetter may just go down in history as one of the greatest fundraisers of all time. Knetter is the dean of...
View ArticleMark A. in the Milwaukee Business Journal
Every time I read something about the Brewer's owner, I like him more and more.Attanasio, team chairman and principal owner, confirmed this week that the Brewers' 2008 payroll will exceed $80 million,...
View ArticleThe King of Kong
Movie Review: The King of Kong: A Fist Full of QuartersI just watched what I believe was the best film of 2007. I haven't seen No Country For Old Men (I heard it's just a rip-off of The Terminator) but...
View ArticleKidneys not for sale
Lately I've been watching ReasonTV's Drew Carey Project. It's a series of videos available for free on line at ReasonTV that discuss a number of political issues and hosted by Drew Carey. They are...
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Air-Cobain sneaker to "honor" Kurt
I never understood the concept of naming a shoe after a person that wasn't the designer. I guess naming a basketball sneaker after the best basketball player makes a certain amount of sense, but it...
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