came across this function of huffington's website.  you can enter any name and see if they have donated, to which candidate, and how much for the 04 and 08 presidentials.  interesting . . . you can enter anyone's name, celebrity, athlete, boss, neighbor, etc.

http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com/

surprises:  i was a little sad to see that vin scully ( Read more... )

Barry Bonds Long Way from Sadaharu Oh's Homerun Record


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i thought this was an entertaining entry to wikipedia.  it lists the "theme songs" major league baseball players have requested be played when they come to the plate, or when a closer comes in from the bullpen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_baseball_entrance_music

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i was shook.  it took me a little while to figure why, but i was shook.  i visualized 33 people standing in a room on a college campus.  at a small school like pomona college, 33 people is nearly 10% of our first year class ( Read more... )

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So yesterday, my friend/co-worked calls me at 1:45pm, "Yo D, you're not going to believe this.  I have two tickets to the WBC Championship
game that I can't use.  Want 'em?"

Mind you, the game is at 6pm.  It would take me a good 2 hours to get down there.  I have two hours to find someone to go with me and
get down there.

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have folks seen this?

i thought this kind of stuff ended with "yolk"

www.sammagazine.net

BEIJING (AFP) - China's leading sportswear company Li Ning has signed a contract with Cleveland Cavalier guard Damon Jones, in the first sponsorship deal between a Chinese company and a NBA player, state press said ( Read more... )

i saw something on tv the other night that i'm not sure how to feel about it. the bravo channel had a "holiday special" -- a figure skating event. accomplished figure skaters performed to the live music of a band who played at the end of the rink. the band? earth, wind & fire. my initial reaction? what the fuck?! are times that bad that they ( Read more... )