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Monthly Archives: January 2014
(Self) Control
You need to see a shrink, she said. Rage consumes you, eats you up. You may be right, but rage is all I have, it keeps me up. All you have? What utter rot. No, drama, that you have in spades. … Continue reading
Thinking Too Hard About Professional Football — Some Modest Proposals
Given the recent spate of commentary on violence, concussions, late hits, the importance of knowing who’s injured as part of determining potential game outcomes, some have suggested that professional football needs to change, perhaps in some fundamental ways. That may … Continue reading
Posted in Modest Proposals, Thinking Too Hard
Tagged football, red card, soccer, yellow card
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In Praise of — Can You Believe It? — the Diesel
It is now two weeks into 2014, and I am now six weeks the owner of a new VW Passat TDI, aka turbo diesel, in a glorious color called Opera Red. I transitioned from a 9 year old BMW X … Continue reading
“Girl Gone” by Jillian Flynn: An Appreciation
First off, a spoiler alert: if you haven’t read this book, you might want to skip this post until you have. Not, mind you, that knowing the plot “spoils” the book. What tension there is about why the girl is … Continue reading
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Marginalia and Aphoristica 