I swore I would not talk about this anymore, but here is my last comment on the issue. Scott Peterson got railroaded. I am completely convinced he is guilty, but I saw nothing in that trial, had I been on the jury, that would have made me vote for guilty. I was stunned when it …
Archives for January 2005
Another One Down
Ever wake up in the morning, relaxed, refreshed, and ready to go, and then you see something that just makes you want to go back to bed and pull the covers over your head? Today is one of those days: The sad news is that my dear friend and colleague, Dave Barry, is taking an …
Tsunami Relief Effort
I am watching Nightline tonight, and one of the guests is Marc Malloch Brown, the administrator for the United Nations Develoment Program. I only mention this because I am one of the first to bash the UN, in fact, if you check the archives here, I am one of the most opportunistic UN bashers in …
Another First for the Blogosphere
Kind of fitting that today, on the day I belatedly celebrated this blog’s third anniversary, that blogs, blogging, and the blogosphere were featured prominently in a primetime network television show. Granted, blogs were mentioned briefly in August on the Dead Zone, and blogs have been discussed by newscasters hundreds of times, but this was different. …
Come on Aboard, Dodd
More often than not, at this time of the year I am feeling pretty good about my beloved Steelers. Last year, of course, was just disgusting, but the fact that we were that bad made it easier to deal with than just falling a little bit short. When Dodd writes “as for this year, well, …
Balloon Juice Anniversary
I missed it again, damn it. Balloon Juice celebrated its third anniversary this week. Actually, I didn’t celebrate anything- like the past two anniversaries, I forgot all about it. At any rate, thanks to all of you who have stuck around- I appreciate your comments. Better get a check off to the Domain Registry ASAP.
MLB HoF
Congratulations to Wade Boggs and Ryne-o, noth of whom were selected to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame. Both are exceptionally worthy candidates, and both are great ambassadors for the game. However, I refuse to pay any real attention to Hall of Fame until Dale Murphy, Andre Dawson and Blackjack Morris are inducted. IS there …