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Winehouse cause of death: Tragic, no surprise.
26 October 2011 9:23 AM | No CommentsPeople are not freight trains. Tons of metal hurtling down the track toward a broken bridge cannot be brought to a halt with the snap of the fingers. People are...
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Fleetwood Mac’s Buckingham has Hard Rock date.
08 September 2011 11:33 AM | No CommentsCarved into the wooden desktop in my tenth-grade journalism class were the words “Fleetwood Mac.” It was a one semester class and every afternoon when I eased myself into the...
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Flaming Lips plan two shows at Brady in Sept.
20 August 2011 8:58 AM | No CommentsThe Flaming Lips may be considering themselves lucky. The hurricane-like wind that collapsed part of their staging and destroyed much of their equipment at the Brady District Block Party ended...
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One Famous Name!Politics.
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Perry gaffe: Does presidency require unscripted oration?
10 November 2011 11:01 AM | No CommentsIn all likelihood, the critics predicting the end of the Rick Perry campaign have never stood before an audience to give unscripted answers to unrehearsed questioning. If they had, they...
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Smoking? Video heats up the campaign.
26 October 2011 9:59 AM | No CommentsIt would have cost a pretty penny going through normal channels, but David Letterman aired the Herman Cain internet ad for free Tuesday night. In a slightly edited form that...
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There is a dark side to Craigslist. The stalkers. Those who would assault. Those who know it all and are armed with a keyboard and internet connection. Maybe you’ve seen…
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The Kindle Fire Upgrade: a followup.
The Kindle Fire has been recharged enough times that the newness has worn off, and some of the tablet’s shortcomings as pointed out elsewhere have had time to test my…
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Technology: Where will it go?
I used to get tickled at the thinking of my mother, who marvels at the technological advances that most of us accept without question. To her, some of the things…
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Appreciating Philip K. Dick.
I love Matt Damon movies. Most of them. I love the imagination of Philip K. Dick. Based on the rarity of their appearances in used book stores, people love his…
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Getting the Teddy Jack Eddy endorsement.
First, the Gary Busey endorsement for president. Then, the Gary Busey retraction. Since when does the road to the White House run through the former Tulsa late-night show TV sidekick?…
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Battlezone: Craigslist
Posted on January 26, 2012 | No CommentsThere is a dark side to Craigslist. The stalkers. Those who would assault. Those who know it all and are armed with a keyboard and internet connection. Maybe you’ve seen... -
Thumbtacks, monkey dolls, and Jim Black.
Posted on January 25, 2012 | No CommentsHere’s to Jim Black, a small-town guy with a big heart and a simple idea that made a tremendous impact. He lives in Chagrin Falls, an apologetic-sounding suburb of Cleveland,... -
Technology: Where will it go?
Posted on December 20, 2011 | No CommentsI used to get tickled at the thinking of my mother, who marvels at the technological advances that most of us accept without question. To her, some of the things...
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A Big TY for ESPN. Thank you.
This is a personal thank you to ESPN. Oh, I’ll admit to bad-mouthing you on occasion over the years. The comedy-team anchors. The rah-rah self-promotion. The shameless proselytizing for the…
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A new chapter for OSU’s Cowboys.
Just as the OU Sooners team was not the same after Sam Bradford slammed to the turf against BYU, the 2011 Oklahoma offense that struggled mightily in the Bedlam game…
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Season end means coaching changes.
As a football coach, you know things are bad when you finally beat a team and its coach is immediately fired. Losing to your team, obviously, is grounds for immediate…
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NCAA Football: SEC, 1-2-3.
Whether you are a believer in the BCS system or not – it is the plan in place for NCAA football for the foreseeable future and what it is telling…
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