In 1994, Brad Jacobsen was hanging out with some friends along the bank of a river in the Pacific Northwest. Someone decided to break out a frisbee, and a spirited game began. At some point, when someone threw a frisbee near to one side of him, like he did with so many other things in [...]
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Galaxy advance to the MLS Final
90 minutes was not enough time to decide the semifinal match between the L.A. Galaxy and the Houston Dynamo last night. My childhood friend Alan Gordon came on as a substitute late in the game. During the overtime period, Alan drew a penalty kick that would ultimately be taken by team captain Landon Donovan. Here [...]
Tuesday Newsday – The President’s Labor Day Speech
So…. maybe you heard about the controversy surrounding the speech that the President of the United States is giving in Arlington, VA today. If not, I’ll try to fill you in quickly. Its a speech to children. Children in a school. A public school. And it it being broadcast around the country to any other [...]
Brendan Foster’s answer: When someone gives up
But what was the question? Just hours before passing on November 21, 2008, Brendan Foster was interviewed by CNN for a food drive for the homeless that he helped birth from his hospital bed, just two weeks before. The reason for his hospital stay? Leukemia. The interview and the question that he was asked is [...]
Susan Boyle…25 years ago!
Wow! It seems very clear now that Susan’s dream has been a dream for quite a long time. So she got knocked down a few times and things didn’t take off for her right away. She kept hold of her dream and kept developing her skills. The idea that “anything is possible” is poweful and [...]
A pizza eating contest, where everyone wins.
Yesterday, I went to the 9th annual pizza eating contest at Flancer’s Cafe in Gilbert, AZ. The rules were set up to see which of the 25 contestants could eat the most pizza in 15 minutes. The winner would receive $500, a crown from Miss Arizona, some bragging rights, and a sort of pizza allergy [...]
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Tuesday Newsday – Roman Polanski Arrested
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What’s next for Jon and Kate?
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Daddy, why don’t you go to church with us?
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Are Brad Pitt’s beliefs worth more than yours? (Or less?)
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Elizabeth Lambert – AKA The Dirty Female Soccer Player
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Summer of Love
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Anne Rice Outs Herself from Christianity
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Gaps… Gotta Love ‘em!
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Atheists… who needs them?
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Love is Blind: From an Aficionado of LOST
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