Author Archives: jimcoleman3rd

Secure the Border

Posted on July 9, 2014 by jimcoleman3rd

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

Posted on July 7, 2014 by jimcoleman3rd

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 →

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World Cup Scenarios

Posted on July 3, 2014 by jimcoleman3rd

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 →

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Tim Howard, God Among Men, and US Soccer

Posted on July 2, 2014 by jimcoleman3rd

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 →

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37 Seconds

Posted on July 1, 2014 by jimcoleman3rd

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 →

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Interrogation

Posted on June 23, 2014 by jimcoleman3rd

Who do you think you are? What in the world are you doing? How did you ever even think that? Why do you think you’re so special? Why am I standing here listening to you? Who else should I care … Continue reading →

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An Accident of Birth

Posted on June 18, 2014 by jimcoleman3rd

Thinking too hard yet again, to the stalled immigration debate, I would add the following thought: we are Americans by an accident of birth. That’s it: the sum total of why I am an American. I was born here. My … Continue reading →

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Aphorisms

Posted on June 3, 2014 by jimcoleman3rd

A spoonful of sugar may help the medicine go down, but what keeps it there? In geological time, mankind is but the grit under God’s fingernails. Is it a wonder that we love the grit less than He? A car … Continue reading →

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Storage

Posted on May 28, 2014 by jimcoleman3rd

Of late I have been spending my work (and outside of work) time thinking about storage, specifically how to keep all of my Center’s digital stuff safe, secure, resilient, and available to us when and where we need it. Surely the … Continue reading →

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Keeping Our State Legislators Busy, An Open Letter to Tim Steller, Arizona Star Columnist

Posted on May 23, 2014 by jimcoleman3rd

Earlier today I sent the following letter to Tim Steller, a columnist for the Arizona Star, one of more thoughtful journalists in the state, in the hope that he would find it of interest: Dear Tim: So the Arizona State … Continue reading →

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