Month: September 2013
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TaleG8: Let’s argue about paying college players
This photo kind of works for everything in the column, but it’s of Star Anna. Read on. Let’s argue about paying college players. I’m serious. Let’s roll up the sleeves and get at it. Or continue getting at it, because we’ve been getting at it pretty good for a while now as is. You bring…
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‘The jerky kings of the Western Hemisphere’
“The word “buccaneer” originated in a native people’s term for smokehouse, which the French pronounced boucan. The original boucaniers didn’t board ships and steal treasure; they were the jerky kings of the Western Hemisphere.” — The Black Count, by Tom Reiss
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It’s fun to see your name in a press release about a book.
News from England about the Springsteen book I’m working on. It’s fun to see your name in a press release about a book.
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The Rules of Soccer as Dictated By My 3-Year-Old Daughter
Upon finding her soccer ball and carrying it to the park tonight, my daughter set down the rules for our soccer game — held on softball diamond. 1. “You sit over there* until I call you.” (*“On the bench?” Yes. “You’re benching me again?” Yes.) 2. “I kick the ball to that base.” 3. “When…