Old journalism rule: Don’t bother quoting anyone if you can say it better and more clearly yourself. MoffettNathanson senior analyst Craig Moffett, comparing the dying Comcast-Time Warner Cable deal to an elephant that has been dropped out of an airplane: At around 10,000 feet, it is technically still alive. But it is falling fast, there’s not… Read More When you can’t say it better
Some thoughts after the Spurs’ Game 2 win over the Clippers on late Wednesday night — late Wednesday night — in the NBA playoffs … 1.) Wow, that was late. Worth it. But late. 2.) If the Clippers ever try to turn the tables on Greg Popovich, strategy-wise, I’d suggest they stay away from Hack-a-Mills.… Read More Late night basketball
This is a photo of my brothers. (Not all of them. Sorry, Dave. Sorry, Mark. Not pictured.) This is a photo of my other brothers. (Charlie, me, Jim and Bob, from left to right). It hangs on the wall of my office, along with a canvas of Luke and Mary Jo, a little work memorabilia and a… Read More Golfers, kind of
I don’t understand people who say that they love college basketball but they’re “just not into” the NBA. Not to compare the two, but … did you watch any of this brutal college season? Teams milking the 35-second clock. Incessant dribbling and meaningless passes. Horrible, gawdawful shooting (when somebody finally got around to shooting, that is). Coaches who… Read More Balling at its best
In our family, the story starts like this: I didn’t want a new dog. Now, I love dogs. I had one of my own, Toma, a cat-like Shiba Inu, that I brought into the family when Mary Jo and I were married. And Mary Jo had Cody, a great little rescue dog from Cincinnati. But after… Read More Crash
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