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Tomorrow at Noon–the Buckeye’s Kick Off!!!!

If you aren’t already pumped for the upcoming season, then go watch this video over at Wizblog

[An aside: the fact that there’s no access to the “Big Ten Network” in NYC sucks! Not fair!]

As if one was needed…yet another reason to dislike Michigan:

Michigan to hold first Primary 

All this political leap-frogging is just silly. The campaigns have started too early anyway.

College football season is right around the corner!

Time to break out the scarlet and gray sweater vestst!

Could another piece of the Temple have just been found to compliment the Western Wall?

A list from the NY Times and Gothamist What would you add?

Deported Mexican mom asks to return as “peace ambassador’

Wasn’t Cindy Sheehan serving in some sort of self-appointed capacity as a “Peace ambassador” at one point or another.  That was more than enough for our country at the time–and the country doesn’t need another.

The illustrated guide to Espresso drinks Imagine a similar gallery of Starbuck’s other “coffee beverages”.  Yikes!

So the latest story out of the man who was attacked at teh Equinox gym during a spinning class is that he’s had his gym membership terminated. Seeming that the man suffered a concussion and has/is undergoing neck surgery for his injuries, it’s proabably going to be some time before he’s able to use the gym again.

Perhaps, the gym is doing him a favor, canceling his membership, so he doesn’t have to pay dues for the months he won’t be using?

Definitely don’t expect Prime Minister “I can cook Iraninan food and desire to wipe Israel off the map” Ahmadinejad on the Food Network any time soon…if ever.

How did the story of Senator Craig’s arrest not get picked up by the news cycle when it happened three months ago.

Perhaps the likes of: Brittany Spears, Lindsay Lohan et. al. could take part of the blame?

/Don’t really care about the story–but just saying

So Anthony Bourdain is in Cleveland for his show this week.

I’m actually really curious to see where he goes to eat.  (I’m predicting the West Side Market)

However, since there’s no Travel Channel in my lineup….I’ll have to wait and hear

Another restaurant on Second Avenue in the neighborhood is about to shut its doors. This time its Penang. Ate there once, but my friends and I weren’t impressed.  The extra charge for rice (to accompany a dish) didn’t go over well with us either.

But what is going to take the place of Penang and DTUT?

Despite his recent guiltea plea, at least one person is still standing behind Michael Vick–his mother.

It looks like some aspects of the democratic process are slowly but surely being taught to the Iraqis.

The lesson–political criticism, and it doesn’t look like Prime Minister al-Maliki likes it very much. At least he’s learned how to fire back at his critics.

Video: The Hipster Olympics

Hipsters suck……

It’s a really funny skit, and points for the Monty Python stlye The group behind this skit is also responsible for the terrorist blooper video

There’s something really strange about the Equinox gym located over on 85th and 3rd.

Recently, during a spin class one guy assaulted a fellow spinner for being too noisy–sending him to the hospital and requiring major surgery.

Ironically, this was the same gym that now-convicted killer Paul Cortes was a personal trainer.

Wierd things in that gym…..

Further thoughts on the allure of NASCAR:

One thing that seems to be quite interesting is the whole strategic component of racing.  Pit strategies, the lines the cars take.  Equipment choices.  It’s akin (in a way) to the strategy of calling football plays.

Speed–that part seems obvious

On the geeky side of things, the physics/engineering aspect of the sport holds some appeal.

My thoughts: Tre really dropped the ball on last night’s episode.  As the “Executive chef” the buck really stopped with him. Plus if some of his dishes were as bad as the judges made them sound–then, despite the fact that he had a bad night, it was the right choice for a contest.

Happy Hour tomorrow night at Mad River (82nd and 3rd, diagonal from the 7-11)–$5 cover and $1 beers, from 7-10pm.  I may even make a cameo appearance (for the sister’s sake)

Here’s a name not seen for quite a while:

Dukakis, Once Burned, Refuses to Be optimistic about 2008 

Wow…it’s almost been 10 years since he ran