Archive for December 13th, 2007
No Longer Dandy?
Thursday, December 13th, 2007The biggest disappointment in today’s Mitchell Report: Andy Pettitte. That notorious creeps Barroid Bonds, Kevin Brown, Gary Sheffield and even Rocket Roger Clemens were fingered is far less surprising (although having the greatest hitter (Bonds) and pitcher (Clemens) of the Steroid Era exposed in the same report is poetic justice). But Pettitte was the aw [...]
X-Factor this X-mas
Thursday, December 13th, 2007Scrooge has gotten younger. The new face of the famously stingy foil is no longer old or crotchety. According to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, Generation Xers – roughly those of us 23-39 years old – are the new misers. We are less likely to support charities than our parents and grandparents, about [...]
Thursday Thirteen
Thursday, December 13th, 2007Because Katy revived her Thursday Thirteen posts last week after a months-long absence, here are thirteen reasons why I’m excited for Christmas. 1. I got invited to Jesus’ birthday party. 2. Judah, Seth, Simon, Mia, Willie, Amber, and Bethany (my son and his cousins, three of whom were born this year!) 3. Traditions are soothing. [...]