Judging from yesterday’s results, don’t use my picks. September 30 Games: Chicago over Pittsburgh Mets over Washington Phillies over Houston Atlanta over Florida Cincinnati over St. Louis Chicago over Pittsburgh (zambrano) Colorado over Milwaukee San Diego over Los Angelos San Francisco over Arizona — american league — Cleveland over Chicago Chicago over Cleveland (Peavy starts) [...]
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Sep 29
Sep 29
Cliff Pennington – Oakland A’s Shortstop
Judging from reactions even after a productive stint with the big club, you’d think Pennington will still be fighting for a spot next year, and that some even want Orlando Cabrera back. This from a supposedly objective, intelligent group of fans. Switch hitter Patient/good eye Doesn’t strike out much, so his outs are more likely [...]
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Lindsey Graham almost claps for the President
During President Obama’s Health Care speech at the beginning of September, if you looked away you may have missed the North Carolina senator barely refrain from applauding (at 21 seconds into the clip). He must have forgotten where he was for a second. Republicans must not approve of the president – no matter what.
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Chris Matthews on Ellen
March 2009 Ellen Explains the dance. Ellen invited Chris back on the show in November, and here are some clips as she prepares for his return. Unfortunately, no sequel groping but Matthews is a good interview.
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US Chamber of Commerce loses Exelon
Exelon is the largest electric utility in the United States, and they have apparently chosen not to renew their membership in the chamber due to the chamber’s opposition to global warming opposition. Exelon’s CEO John Rowe said this in 2008: Exelon has staked out an industry-leading position on the issue of climate change and, in [...]
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Useful WordPress Plugins
I recommend some of these: Log into your dashboard On the left, click plugins. On the left again, under plugins click “add new” Then search for the name of any of these. All in One SEO Pack Has more than I use so far. I need to remember to override the meta description. And a [...]
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Jim Kramer on The Daily Show
Jon Stewart of The Daily Show consistently conducts good interviews. The following is the leadup to his interview with Jim Kramer. March 4, 2009 The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c CNBC Financial Advice www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Healthcare Protests March 9, 2009 The Daily Show With [...]
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MLB winners for 9/29 games
I will be picking winners, to tally up in a week when the season ends Image comes from: baseball.about.com September 29 Games: Phillies over Houston Mets over Washington St. Louis over Cincinnati Atlanta over Florida Chicago over Pittsburgh Milwaukee over Colorado Los Angeles over San Diego San Francisco over Arizona — american league — Minnesota [...]
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Astroturfing
I was introduced to the term “astroturfing” this summer, as it relates to politics. Astroturfing is fake grassroots. Quoting wikipedia, “The term (grassroots) implies that the creation of the movement and the group supporting it is natural and spontaneous, highlighting the differences between this and a movement that is orchestrated by traditional power structures.” Again [...]
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