June 26th, 2008 | 
Maria Sharapova is an immensely talented tennis player who, at 21 years of age, has 19 career titles, has been ranked as a top-ten player since Wimbledon 2004 and, in 2006, was the highest paid female athlete in the world. Today, she was dismantled 6-2, 6-4 at Wimbledon in the third round by another [...]
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CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy), is the set of standards established by Congress in 1975 and subsequently managed by the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) to limit the number and types of vehicles that Americans can buy – really. Of course, the Congressional regulations weren’t sold to the public that way. Officially, the [...] Yesterday, I rode in the annual 50 mile Positive Spin for ALS ride in Massachusetts. Like most charity rides, this one had a variety of cyclists participating. Some strong and some, well . . . not so strong. I generally fall somewhere in the middle. As I’ve mentioned before, officially, charity rides are not [...] I just read that George Carlin died from heart failure yesterday. Carlin’s comedy and social commentary had a huge impact on my life. Other than watching Monty Python during my adolescence, Carlin’s humor and views made me laugh more than anything. I don’t think I go through a day without relating something going on [...] If you hadn’t yet heard, last night, the Boston Celtics beat the L.A. Lakers 131-92 in the sixth and final game of the 2008 NBA Championship. A 39 point victory in the regular season is almost unheard of. In the playoffs, it’s an embarrassment. The Celtics not only won the championship, but made sure [...] This is clearly going to date me, but as I was getting my driver’s license, gas prices were jumping from about $0.40/gallon (that’s right – only a zero before the decimal point) to an astronomical $0.75. At the time, many thought that the high prices would destroy America’s open road driving experience, ripping apart [...] This past weekend, my wife and I attended One Day University, a day at a local college with sessions taught by a variety popular professors from top universities. These one day events are offered throughout the year at several locations with a different “curriculum” taught at each one. As they say, there are no [...] While the dynasty that once was the mighty Boston Celtics waned in the ’90s and ’00s (the last NBA championship won by the Green was in 1986 – it was the team’s 16th) the memory of their legendary battles against the LA Lakers remains firmly in the heads of most Celtics fans – even [...] |
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