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They eat their own PhD’s – A PC tale

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Jorge Costales

Be afraid, be very afraid. If there was a cheesy documentary made about the side effects of political correctness, that’s your opening voice-over. What’s sobering about the person whose plight I highlight is that he was one of, if not … Continue reading →

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This is the Day, the Lord Has Made and …

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Jorge Costales

… here’s one way to rejoice and be glad in it – a bike ride through a beautiful part of my hometown of Miami 1.1 miles into my bike ride – looking west on just past the toll booth to … Continue reading →

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Name One, I Dare You

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Jorge Costales

When Ted Kennedy first ran for the Senate in 1962, his opponent in the Democratic primary [the equivalent of a general election in MA] – Edward McCormack, state attorney general of Massachusetts and nephew of House Speaker John McCormack [not … Continue reading →

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My Interview with The Hardball Times

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Jorge Costales

Please check out my interview with The Hardball Times. I owe a big thanks to John Beamer for giving me the opportunity to express my thoughts in such an extended format. Aside from hopefully making a good argument about how … Continue reading →

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When to Depart The Departed

Posted on October 1, 2006 by Jorge Costales

We are out there among you. We represent an outwardly unidentifiable sub-culture of intense movie fans that regard casual movie fans as unconscionable dilettantes. Outside the movie theaters, we can’t even tell who our fellow members are until someone goes … Continue reading →

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Miami Heat World Champions 2005-2006

Posted on June 23, 2006 by Jorge Costales

See you gotta understand. My brother and I were season ticket holders for the first 6 seasons. We were the type of season ticket holders who gave people who left during the 4th quarter of blowouts [and there were many] … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day 1999

Posted on June 1, 1999 by Jorge Costales

We were running late and missed the Civil War re-enactment on Memorial Day 1999. I didn’t want the trip to be a waste, so we walked around for a bit. That’s when I noticed some guy taking pictures like my … Continue reading →

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