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Thursday, May 10th, 2007Last night, Judah and I made our second pilgrimage in two weeks to the Mecca of Modern Sport. Mike Mussina pitched a gem, and the Bombers beat the Texas Rangers for the fifth time this season, 6-2. I brought my new camera so you too could enjoy the experience. Rangers at Yankees, 05/09/07 Thanks again, [...]
Motley Monday
Monday, May 7th, 2007+ Faith Confronted, and Defended, Downtown. NY Times profiles Off-Off Broadway portrayals of faith, including a production by Generation Xcel volunteer Lear DeBessonet. HT: DJ + Embrace the Mess. Reuters reports: Raging hormones may explain teen moodiness. Hmm… Sounds familiar. + On evangelicals’ misuse of stats. (Although CT published this in January/February, it’s particularly timely [...]
To whom much is given…
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007“From him much more will be required.” I didn’t make that up. Jesus did. ___________________ Back in 1999 I wrote this in a vision document for Generation Xcel: “Strategic alliances with professional athletes, individuals and corporate sponsors will facilitate X-cel’s expansion. Why athletes? 1. Common culture and heritage 2. Admiration, respect, and credibility 3. Resources [...]
Phil of the Phuture
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007Phenom Phil Hughes was pitching a no-hitter last night in his second career start. Then in the 7th inning, he heard his hamstring go, “POP!” A brilliant night cut short for the 20-year-old, but a bright future awaits.
Ridin’ the A-train
Thursday, April 26th, 2007Judah and I are riding the A-train (the A-rod Train) all the way to phenom Phil Hughes’ first start tonight, courtesy of my new favorite Yankee fan James Pugner. I met James in March at Willow Creek’s Shift conference in Illinois. He’s a transplanted New Yorker ministering to youth in — of all places — [...]
Sshh
Friday, April 20th, 2007You-know-who makes us loyal fans proud. Band-wagoneers, welcome a-board! Btw, through the season’s first 14 games, he already has 10 HR, 26 RBI, .351 BA, .965 SLG, .418 OBP, and 2 9th-inning walk-off HR (including a grand slam). That projects to … the greatest season ever by this generation’s greatest player.pokemon cave clips movienextdoor girl [...]
Good News/Bad News
Sunday, March 25th, 2007After last year’s abysmal set of March Madness predictions, I low-keyed safe pics for the tourney this year. The early results are in. First the good news: all four of my Final Four predictions made it to the dance. Next weekend, I’m picking Georgetown to defeat Florida in the final. Now the bad news: despite [...]
“The freakish growth of Bonds’ body parts”
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007The paperback release of Game of Shadows includes additional unchallenged details regarding Barry Bonds’ steroid regime. “… the freakish growth of Bonds’ body parts in his years with the Giants: from size 42 to a size 52 jersey; from size 10 1/2 to size 13 cleats; and from a size 7 1/8 to size 7 [...]
Monday Miscellany
Monday, February 26th, 2007+ Free to be a He-She. Manhattan Family Court Judge Sheldon Rand ruled this morning that the City must pay for a 21-year-old man’s sex change surgery because s/he had been in the care of the city’s Administration for Children’s Services as a teen. He called the surgery to remove one’s manhood “necessary” medical care [...]
"Obsessive compulsive hard-labor-rewarded good fortune"
Monday, February 5th, 2007That’s what Peter King called the Colts’ Super Bowl victory. Other miscellaneous Super Bowl thoughts: A touch of class. How refreshing that the first two Black head coaches to lead their teams to the Super Bowl (in 41 years!) were: … a page-one story throughout Super Bowl week, discussing daily the laid-back personalities and Christian [...]
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