The Tour de France is becoming more and more a joke with each passing year. Lance Armstrong, easily the most inspirational single athlete this country has seen since Jim Thorpe and Jesse Owens, won the thing 7 years in a row and every time he did so, the cries of "cheater" and "doper" grew louder and louder ( Read more... )

Another day ( Read more... )

...and I remembered how powerful the lyrics were and, quid pro quo, how much I hate Audioslave ( Read more... )

It may sound like the end of an episode of The Waltons, but the lights being turned out in this case belong to a different family: Boston sports fans.

The events of this past winter have left many New England Patriots and Boston Red Sox fans saying au revoir to players that helped define and determine their team's identities and accomplishments ( Read more... )

Don't slam the door ( Read more... )

My 5+ year employment with CVS/pharmacy came to an abrupt end on Monday when I was terminated for a fourth cash violation within 20 shifts of the last one. In the past, this was overlooked if it was a small amount (in my case, this time, it was $3.06 under, which is $1.06 over the limit), but since front store personnel didn't get this break, the ( Read more... )

"White, Discussion ( Read more... )

You Are 30% Weird
( Read more... )

In all the news coming out of Red Sox Nation in the last few days (new GMs, Theo might be back, Rocket talks, Damon talks, trade rumor after trade rumor), one little factoid has been a little overlooked: the Red Sox' starting 3B for the last 3 seasons was offered arbitration, but all signs pointed to his heading west. Those signs came true today ( Read more... )

I saw a headline today that said Indy racing star Danica Patrick, one of very few females in the sport and the only one to achieve any sort of notoriety, had gotten hitched. I followed the link and went on to read that she married her physical therapist (of all people). Patrick is 23...her husband is 40. I'm disgusted ( Read more... )