NCAA

I'll be watching Pres. Emmert's press conference today, where he is expected to punish Penn State.  Some thoughts:  1) the NCAA is the governing body for a collection of universities, who have created a system of rules for athletic events and a system for the enforcement of these rules. There is no allegation that Penn State has violated any of these rules.  Emmert is exceeding his authority.  2) When will people learn never to build statues or name edifices after the living? Wait until the honorees are long dead and buried before building monuments. 

Golf Dreams

I had an amazing dream last night. I was at a discount golf store, discussing with another golfer various brands of golf equipment.  I dropped into the conversation as a matter of fact that I was in the top 30 on the PGA Tour; it was if I had said "I had eggs for breakfast."  Instead the only emotion was anxiety over the choice of irons.

I wonder what Ernie Els is thinking today.  Is it exultation at winning the Open, or relief that he isn't Adam Scott, or worry about which putter to use in the next event?

It's Over!

As you may have heard, the dispute between Viacom and DirecTV has ended. Who won and who lost is unclear. Fees will go up for DirecTV, but not as much as Viacom wanted. DirecTV also won the right to refuse Epix, Viacom's premier channel. Now I can either watch 16 and Pregnant on MTV or Delta Farce on Comedy Central. The Singularity has arrived.

Dennis Rodman's Dad

OK, you've had 29 kids by 16 women. What should be your first name? That's right: Philander!

Quote of the Day

The trouble with life (the novelist will feel) is its amorphousness, its ridiculous fluidity. Look at it: thinly plotted, largely themeless, sentimental and ineluctably trite. The dialogue is poor, or at least violently uneven. The twists are either predictable or sensationalist. And it's always the same beginning; and the same ending... Martin Amis, Experience

Day 9: Viacom vs. DirecTV

The longer the showdown goes, the stronger DirecTV becomes. Notice the various coping mechanisms.

Beer is Important, So Quality Matters

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