How ’bout…
…them Sox?
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The uniqueness of the long, long…
…long distance runner: …[T]here is one man whose physiological performance defies all convention: Dean Karnazes is an ultrarunner from California and, at times, it seems as if he can run forever. Karnazes has completed some of the toughest endurance events … Continue reading →
Wilt the stilt
Here’s a photo of Wilt Chamberlain in fourth grade, in 1945. It’s pretty easy to spot him in the crowd: The author writes: [Chamberlain’s] almost twice the size of some of his classmates in this photo (see the girl in … Continue reading →
The girlfriend is the last to know?
To me the most interesting thing—and probably the only interesting thing—about NBA basketball player Jason Collins’ announcement that he’s gay, has been ex-fiance Carolyn Moos’ statement that she hadn’t a clue about it in the 8 years she’d dated (and … Continue reading →
Explosions at Boston Marathon
[UPDATE 9:40: Now we’re hearing more about the terrible injuries, which include a lot of amputations. I haven’t watched the more graphic images, and don’t intend to. But it occurs to me that one of the few pluses of this … Continue reading →
This Superbowl…
…seems really loooong to me. But then, I’m not a football fan. I went out to dinner with a friend, talked for hours, came back, and I see they’re just starting the fourth quarter. But now I’ve learned there was … Continue reading →
I just don’t care about Lance Armstrong’s confession
Though you might say, “well, why are you writing a post about it, then?” I never followed Armstrong’s career, although I certainly knew who he was and about the controversy that whirled around him; how could you follow the news … Continue reading →
Lance Armstrong’s guilt
So, what do you think about this? Was Lance Armstrong guilty, despite having passed a gazillion doping tests at the time? Is the testimony of former teammates under the following circumstances convincing enough?: Former Armstrong team mates at his U.S. … Continue reading →
One of Paul Ryan’s speechwriters…
…for his convention address was Matthew Scully, the same guy who wrote Sarah Palin’s acceptance speech at the 2008 Republican National Convention. If I ever need to make a speech, I think I just might call that guy. Scully is … Continue reading →
Two Davids
There’s this: And then there’s this: ‘Nuff said.
Continue reading →Michael Phelps and pool hygiene
Olympian Michael Phelps pees in the pool. And he says everybody does it, too. But the survey from the WSJ article indicates that everybody doesn’t—or at least, they don’t own up to it, because 37.7% of respondents say they never … Continue reading →
Those athletic hips again
For all of you who were fascinated by our recent discussion of hip shape in female athletes, here’s some more research you can do. Of a serious scientific nature, of course. You may note in the photos (among other things … Continue reading →