Category Archives: An Appreciation

For 2015 – More or Less

Posted on January 1, 2015 by jimcoleman3rd

More Petit Sirah, less Hearty Burgundy More lamb, less chicken More Peet’s, less Starbucks More Chinese, less Mexican (now, if there were only a good Chinese restaurant in Tucson) More Hegel, less Schopenauer More weight-driven clocks, less digital timepieces More … Continue reading →

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Endings

Posted on December 31, 2014 by jimcoleman3rd

So today 2014 ends. For all of us, at a time particular to us, subjectively, and potentially outside the realm of where a GPS may locate us. The end of the year is automatic, arbitrary, and absolute. Automatic in that it always … 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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Tiger’s Back

Posted on April 2, 2014 by jimcoleman3rd

An ambiguous title for an ambiguous situation. Tiger Woods announced yesterday that he would not be participating in this year’s Masters due to a recent back surgery. His return date to the Tour is unknown and depends on the pace … Continue reading →

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Harry, Dave, and Reacher – An Appreciation

Posted on February 6, 2014 by jimcoleman3rd

Harry Hole, Dave Robicheaux, and Jack Reacher, the perhaps no so holy trinity of the modern crime/thriller/action genre, three of my favorite figures by three of my favorite authors. In the coming weeks, I’ll devote an extended post to each, … Continue reading →

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In Praise of — Can You Believe It? — the Diesel

Posted on January 14, 2014 by jimcoleman3rd

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 →

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