Posted in Pop Culture, Sports on July 30, 2008 | No Comments »
This may be a bit of a departure from the usual themes on this blog, or maybe it isn’t. In any event, I was moved by this commentary/essay by Frank Deford this morning on NPR. It’s a cliche to say it, I know, but sometimes sport is the perfect metaphor for life.
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Any strong opinions out there about the upcoming Summer Olympics in Beijing? It’s been fascinating to watch the chaotic journey of the Olympic torch, how it’s been forced to take unexpected detours around the various protest rallies. Consequently, the flame’s relay through San Francisco earlier this week turned into a farce. The protests, of course, [...]
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I just saw this development about the editor of Golfweek being let go after the magazine featured the image of a noose on its cover to illustrate its story about the Tiger Wood/Golf Channel controversy. My first thought was, Here goes the political correctness again. And as you read this report on the situation, it [...]
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Posted in Media, Social Issues, Sports on January 10, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Though I don’t always agree with their tactics, I often find myself playing the contrarian and defending Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton to those who have absolutely no tolerance for their brand of racial politics. I still believe Jackson and Sharpton have an important role to play at times, in a nation that still stumbles over [...]
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Looks like Barry Bonds will own the Major League Baseball home run record any day now. Unfortunately, two of his most recent homers took place against the Cubs in my neck of the woods. (Ah, but the Cubs still won the game.)
I personally think it’s unfortunate that Bonds’s achievements will forever be stained by the [...]
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