This was no ordinary homecoming. This was a do-or-die attempt to lay the ghost of years of rejection from the horse-rearing elite and the literati who sat in those privileged boxes overlooking the track and those unprivileged craven hordes who grovelled around the centre-field where he had suffered as a boy. The clubhouse as I …
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May 05 2016
Cinco de Mayo
Reprinted from 5/5/2012 The name simply means “The Fifth of May” and it’s an oddly U.S. American holiday. Except in the State of Puebla they don’t much celebrate the victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla in Mexico which makes it much more like Patriot’s Day that we here in New England get …
Mar 17 2016
The Wearing Of The Green
O Paddy dear, and did ye hear the news that’s goin’ round? The shamrock is by law forbid to grow on Irish ground! No more Saint Patrick’s Day we’ll keep, his color can’t be seen For there’s a cruel law ag’in the Wearin’ o’ the Green. I met with Napper Tandy, and he took me …
Feb 16 2016
140th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
Finals. Tonight we’ll be choosing the winners of the Sporting Group, the Working Group, the Terrier Group, and of course, Best In Show. As a reminder here are the winners from last night- Hound, Borzoi, CH Belisarius Jp My Sassy Girl Toy, Shih Tzu, GCH Wenrick’s Don’t Stop Believing Non-Sporting, Bulldog, GCH Imperious Hamitup Southern …
Feb 15 2016
140th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
Yeah, it’s that time of year again which means March Madness is just around the corner (yay me). I’ll try to keep this short on top because the tables are quite extensive and list each breed with links to the WKC breed characteristics. Tonight’s Groups are Hound, Toy, Non-Sporting, and Herding. The live broadcast is …
Feb 07 2016
Super Bowl L: Panthers v. Broncos
Go ahead, watch them die: F**k those joyless moralists who hate football and the Super Bowl by Steve Almond, Salon Thursday, Feb 4, 2016 05:59 PM EST Super Bowl (Pretentious Roman Numeral 50) is upon us, America! Let us give thanks to the Gods of the Gridiron for our biggest and brightest holy day! Let …
Feb 07 2016
Superb Owl: Puppy Bowl XII v. Kitten Bowl III
Cutemageddon Madness!!! I’m not much given to hyperbole but this afternoon’s matchup between the Senior League on Animal Planet and the Junior League on Hallmark has all the rivalry and excitement of the classic matchups of the National and American Throwball League Championships of the early 60s, before they became faceless and uninteresting cogs of …
Jan 24 2016
National Conference Championship 2015: Cardinals at Panthers
Recognize anyone on the Panthers? Neither do I. Recognize anyone on the Cardinals? Neither do I. Now you can blame this on my utter disdain for Throwball (second only to my contempt for Turn Left Racing, the most popular sport by gate in the United States) and it would probably would be true, but the …
Jan 24 2016
American Conference Championship 2015: Patsies at Broncos
Brady, Manning, Manning, Brady. There are not two more worthless and overhyped Quarterbacks in Throwball. But, but, but… it’s the end of an era ek! So let it end. I thought Manning was done last year. Brady may survive a few more because he cheats, but every year the Patsies waste on that burned out …
Jan 17 2016
Throwball Divisional Playoffs: Steelers at Broncos
Sorry, the Steelers are just too beat up to prevail against the Broncos. Another Sunday snooze fest which suits me just fine because while I am ignorant I’m also lazy. Perhaps next weekend I’ll be able to summon some energy for Conference Championships (though I doubt it). In the mean time this game is so …
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