David Fincher’s new NFL Nike spot featuring Adrian Peterson
Not as good as Michael Man’s “Leave Nothing” spot from two years ago, or Fincher’s own spot from last year, but I always look forward to these:
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No more “Day of Rest” posts
Consider me a superstitious man. The two days I’ve neglected it, my guys have won. Here’s to a good season.
View ArticleFor Yuvawn
I just found out I lost my grandmother. I don’t handle these things very gracefully. I don’t become an emotional mess or anything but I get strangely distant, hurting all the same. She had a stroke not...
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Can you hear me now?
I’m hearing there may be some issues reading the home page of the site. It’s showing up fine on my end in Safari and Firefox. Could be an issue with the new ads. Let me know.
View ArticleIdle trivia for a Saturday morning
Henry Fonda. Alan Arkin. Jack Palance. And, strictly hypothetically, Jeff Bridges. What am I listing here? Bragging rights and an imaginary cookie for the first correct answer.
View ArticleHappy birthday, Kris
On this day in 1981, Terry Gilliam’s “Time Bandits” topped the U.S. box office for the second week running, Hall & Oates had the number-one song in America, and one Mr. Kristopher Tapley entered...
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Happy Thanksgiving
It’s that time of year. I’ve got about a dozen heads coming over for a Thanksgiving feast. Parade. Football. Screeners (a LOT of ‘em). A full day of cheer. But I’d like to, of course, take a...
View ArticleSeems appropriate
Well, not really. But it’s a better song than The Beautiful South’s “Rotterdam Or Anywhere.” Hup Holland Hup, and all that. I’m off to my friendly local beer garden. How are you celebrating World Cup...
View ArticlePredictions of a different stripe
Alright, it’s Friday night, the news day is winding down, McNabb is about to take the field for the first time in crimson and gold and you all know I’m a pigskin fanatic (as are plenty of you), so I...
View ArticleDanke
Just a note to echo my thanks to everyone for making this place what it is. I had hoped to get around to that Menken piece but tomorrow or the weekend is looking more likely. The Lions on the tube,...
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5…4…3…2…1…
In a short time we’ll be saying goodbye to 2010. Some areas of the world have already done so. It’s a year that still doesn’t make a lot of sense in my head (both personally and professionally), and...
View ArticleGreatest. Marriage. Proposal. Ever.
This bit of hopeless romanticism ought to be enough to douse the controversial flames today, if just for a moment:
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