Now shut the f$%^ up.

I know … I know—it’s Fox News. What do I expect? Fair enough. But I find this sort of shit infuriating, and while I’m no Tim Pawlenty fan, I credit him for dismissing this garbage as an inane distraction, and nothing more. To continue to question the place of origin

So a couple of seconds ago, while checking Twitter, I was directed to Skip Bayless’ page. Here’s the link. I don’t know Skip personally. I’ve never been a fan of his work, especially since he used one of his books to “out” Troy Aikman—who, by all accounts, isn’t gay. But

… is on the death of my local bookstore. It’s an odd thing. Five years ago I would have never imagined feeling glum over a Borders or B&N shutting down. Nowadays, however, it symbolizes a shifting tide. Technologically. Culturally. Bummer.

The criticisms on this are totally right. I wrote that post quickly, wasn’t really thinking wisely. You could fill in any religion for Christian there. I just meant that people, as a general rule, talk about Godliness then behave as animals. My bad.

… received an e-mail late tonight, asking if I’d write something up on life without the NFL and Mad Men. Admittedly, some lines work better than others. But the math game truly is addictive.

A year ago a 12-year-old aspiring sports scribe named Joe Yalowitz wrote a post for this blog about Alex Rodriguez and steroids. I hadn’t heard from Joe, now 13, until today, when he asked me to consider running something he wrote. Here it is. How could I not run the

Not all people, obviously. But these people … There’s an elementary school in Florida (where else?) that has a first grader with a life-threatening peanut allergy. To help the child, the school has placed forth the following rules for classmates: • Wash your hands before entering the room. • Leave

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