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I was ready for some football after all

By Phil Barron ⋅ February 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

According to the guidelines laid down at the 2006 Reykjavík Blogger Ethics Conference, I must issue a nearly total rescission of my announced intention to skip the Super Bowl this year. As it turned out, my reversal was based on an act of charity: two close friends of ours who do not own a [...]

I hear there’s a football game this weekend

By Phil Barron ⋅ January 29, 2008 ⋅ One comment

This came to me yesterday, apropos of nothing at all: The Super Bowl doesn’t exist for me this year. Even less so than usual, actually. Most years, I pass entirely on watching it, turned off not so much by the game (which is usually not nearly as exciting as the playoff struggles that lead up [...]

Wanker of the day

By Phil Barron ⋅ August 22, 2007 ⋅ 2 comments

R.L. White, president of the Atlanta chapter of the NAACP:
White also said he didn’t understand the uproar over dogfighting, when hunting deer and other animals is perfectly acceptable.
Is this the stance of the NAACP as a whole? Hard to imagine that would be the case. Perhaps Julian Bond can clear things up for us.
Incidentally, if [...]

Dog pound bound: Vick pleads out

By Phil Barron ⋅ August 20, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Not elusive enough, apparently
The collective howl you hear is the canine population of America in full-throated triumph: Michael Vick pleads guilty to federal charges in his dogfighting case.
“After consulting with his family over the weekend, Michael Vick has asked that I announce today that he has reached an agreement with federal prosecutors regarding charges pending [...]

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