Monthly Archives: July 2007

Standing pat – whew! Or … whew?

Posted on July 31, 2007 by JJH

Cub fans all knew Felix Pie wouldn’t go anywhere today – during a trade deadline that came and left with only a whimper – but still, it’s a little unsatisfying to see the deadline come and go with no further … Continue reading →

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Pre-eminent Pre-thirty, No. 29

Posted on July 26, 2007 by JJH

“Our days are numbered, six, six, six. And I’ll begin counting, by calling off the circus. Somewhere in these cryptic scriptures ‘ll find myself drifting in a sky…“ Vendetta Red, Shatterday (2003). The Seattle short-lived act VR clocks in at … Continue reading →

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Questioning the sordid dogfighting mess

Posted on July 24, 2007 by JJH

Let me be clear before I begin. Dogfighting is awful. It’s barbaric, stupid, and wrong, and I don’t condone it. Okay. That’s part of the problem with the Michael Vick saga – anyone willing to spout off (and believe me, … Continue reading →

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The countdown to triple-X begins

Posted on July 23, 2007 by JJH

That oughta boost my readership. Anyway, it’s now the dog days of summer (I think), and along with those come another fun-filled, hopelessly narcisisstic and whiny, and completely indulgent Mister Faded Glory Countdown! You remember last year, as we counted … Continue reading →

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Guess what, Barbie? We’ve got a Ken Dall!

Posted on July 17, 2007 by JJH

Ja-son Ken-dall… Jay-son Ken-dall, yeah… Ja-son Ken-dall. (ah-yeh hey ah ah ah…) Sorry, the singsongish nature of this post’s intro has probably managed to convey either (a) excitement for the former Cub Killer’s entrance into Chicago, or (b) a weird … Continue reading →

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Bright idea number … uh … one? Office Peanuts

Posted on July 13, 2007 by JJH

As you all know, it’s been hot. As you also all know, it sucks to work in an office. Here’s my idea, with no more lead-up than that. Office building vendors? Anyone? OK, bear with me. And by the way, … Continue reading →

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All-Star rumination

Posted on July 10, 2007 by JJH

No, I’m not going to bore you with a litany of criticisms over Fox’s All-Star coverage, you can find that nearly everywhere you look. I am, however, going to call attention to the telecast if only because we have a … Continue reading →

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