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Monthly Archives: July 2014
So How Old Are You? Retro Technology and Music Quiz
Retro Technology and Music Quiz: 1. Which of the following have you seen? a. Edison wax cylinder recording b. Single-sided disc recording c. 78 RPM recording d. 45 RPM recording 2. Have you heard any of the above recording types … Continue reading
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Secure the Border
The current crisis in immigration is leading many, especially here in Arizona where we are entering the primary season, to renew calls to “secure the border.” This is especially apparent among the Republican contenders where each candidate is trying to … Continue reading
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The Big Boys March On
George Vecsey has a very interesting post in today’s New York Times about the difficulty of non-premier teams to make it to the finals / final four in the World Cup. The “Latin America” scenario of my last post remains … Continue reading
World Cup Scenarios
With eight teams left to play off, here are my two scenarios: European Final Belgium over Argentina Netherlands over Costa Rica Columbia over Brazil Germany over France Germany over Columbia Netherlands over Belgium South American Final Argentina over Belgium Netherlands over … Continue reading
Tim Howard, God Among Men, and US Soccer
The US – Belgium game was one to remember for a very long time. Tim Howard, US Goalie, was nothing short of spectacular, stopping 16 shots on goal in the first 90 minutes, and keeping the US far enough in … Continue reading
37 Seconds
In a recent post, I asked rhetorically whether anyone thought the US would make it out of the Group of Death. Thankfully, mercifully, I was wrong, we did survive. But if you think too hard about it, as is my … Continue reading
Marginalia and Aphoristica 