Monday, July 18, 2011

But how would Gandhi handle the sales staff?

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Nelson Mandela turned 93 today. One of the most important figures of the 20th Century continues to inspire a decade in to the 21st, though h...
Sunday, July 3, 2011

Magic's 1996 comeback: Not a complete disaster

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If I had to make a list of iconic images from Magic Johnson's career, I'd come up with the familiar ones known to Lakers everywhere:...
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Monday, June 27, 2011

Life at camp. Or not

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Lots of talk about camps these days. Friends are sending kids to swimming camps. Others are going to basketball camps. Teenagers we know a...
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Sunday, June 19, 2011

While crowning the new Tiger, don't bury the old one just yet

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Padraig Harrington suggested it, others agreed. Rory McIlroy might have a better chance of passing Jack Nicklaus' record of 18 major cha...
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Monday, June 13, 2011

Reverend George and the Lakers

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I'll never forget June 13, 2004. I remember it on the anniversary every year. The Detroit Pistons defeated the Lakers 88-80 in Game 4 of...
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Saturday, June 11, 2011

The night Magic and Barkley both had 30-20 games

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Late November NBA games are usually forgotten by early December. It's the first month of an eight-month season and barring a season-endi...
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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Heating up before cooling down

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Louise says fuck maybe 20 times a year. She used 15 of them today. It's what happens when we install an air-conditioner. Today it was th...
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

The blog lives, even if the Lakers don't

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The Lakers' humiliating defeat to Dallas sent Phil Jackson into retirement, but not this blog. The pain, anger, bewilderment, confusion,...
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Saturday, May 7, 2011

When dynasties die

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A part of me doesn't really believe anything I'm about to type after this paragraph. A part of me remains convinced the Lakers will ...
Tuesday, April 26, 2011

The boys of spring are cold out there

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The temperature will reach a high of about 45 degrees on Tuesday in Janesville, with a low of 35. It will rain and it will be windy. Wednesd...