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The Spread

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Like many of you, I spent part of yesterday watching the action in the NFL. It’s a great product on the field most of the time and when it’s not, as in the case of a blow-out game, it has another factor working in its favor which maintains many peoples’ interest until the final gun. While my friends at the NFL don’t like to talk about it much, that factor is the spread.  Continue reading

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Is We Stoopid?

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I love having smart friends.  Inevitably, they make me think about things in different ways which is how we grow, right?  Today’s little bit of mental stimulation comes courtesy of @pudge44 via Twitter (you can get his particulars from his profile page) whom you should follow if you have any interest in sports, Autism, or just smarts.  In any event, here is a series of his tweets which raise a great question: Continue reading

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Me! Me! Me!

I’m sick of attention whores.  They’re noise, and there’s way too much going on of substance to have to spend the time separating their chaff from all the important wheat out there.  Unfortunately, we’ve become a culture that rewards these clowns and this week provided yet another perfect case. Continue reading

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