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Hey Ron, I hear Teegeeack wilI be full of suckers one day
A friend passed along the Modern Library’s list of the 100 best novels. There were actually 2 lists, one was from their Board and the other attributed to Readers. Aside from the great Graham Greene not making an appearance until … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Reading
Tagged Bibliophile, Cockroach, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Graham Greene, Inside Scientology, Janet Reitman, Scientology
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What If C-SPAN Produced MTV’s Cribs?
Since no man is tempted to every sin, I’ll take credit for having kept envy in check for the most part. But after I saw the great David McCullough’s writing shed on his HBO documentary, Painting With Words–the Shed is … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Reading
Tagged Bibliophile, David McCullough, The Canterbury Tales
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Why Milton Friedman Was Right
Milton Friedman’s most famous example of how free markets operate began with a pencil, but today’s iPhone is just a more sophisticated version of a product whose DNA is made possible by free markets. Take a look at the graphic … Continue reading
Milton Friedman Gets Updated
On July 31st, 2012, in the midst of the next Presidential campaign, one of my American heroes, Milton Friedman, will have his centennial celebrated. Whoever the Republican presidential candidate is at the time should be attempting to join themselves at … Continue reading
When The Dead Are Just Missing?
When are the dead just missing? When describing them as dead constitutes admission that abortion is the taking of a human life. So if you are a supporter of abortion rights and evidence is presented to document a shortage of … Continue reading
Recap of Forbes Reporting on the Florida Marlins Since 2002
Recap of Forbes view on the Marlins based on their 2002 finances — Operating loss of $14 million and an *estimated franchise valuation of $136 million . [*Jeffrey Loria purchased the team prior to the 2002 season for for $158 … Continue reading
President Reagan on 40th Anniversary of D-Day
From remarks delivered by President Reagan celebrating the 40th Anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1984 Normandy, France: The men of Normandy had faith that what they were doing was right, faith that they fought for all humanity, faith that a … Continue reading
Lucy In The Diamond With Skies
I went to a Marlins game with my brother on Saturday and our childhood broke out. We walked into a cavernous stadium for a MLB game and by the time we left I had wandered into a Little Havana apartment … Continue reading
Posted in 2TG Favorites, Miami Marlins & MLB
Tagged Beatles, Emmaus, Fernando Costales, Woody Allen
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The Meeting That Made The Decision Possible
DISSOLVE TO: A garden, somewhere outside Schenectady: PAT O’RILEY So … Reinsdorf will move against you first. He’ll set up a meeting with someone that you absolutely trust … guaranteeing your ability to speak freely. And at that meeting, you’ll … Continue reading
Posted in 2TG Favorites, Sports
Tagged Dwyane Wade, Godfather Saga, Jerry Reinsdorf, Miami Heat, NBA, Pat Riley, Schenectady
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Mother Teresa, Grace And Existential Hamsters
By the end of this post, a part of you might be envying that hamster for the following reason. It remains blissfully unaware of its inability to out-run the treadmill, let alone the fact that it may be generating electricity … Continue reading
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