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Hey Michael Lewis! In A Book Titled Boomerang, Shouldn't You Visit Australia?

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In his new book Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World , Michael Lewis is more cavalier with is opinions than he was in his last book, ...
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Sodom and Gomorrah and Explosions

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Everyone knows that "Cool Guys Don't Look At Explosions"-- including my favorite "cool guys," the silent and scary...
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North Brunswick Alumnus Scores 102 Yard Goal

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Tim Howard, Premier League and U.S. National Team goalie, is arguably the most famous North Brunswick High School Alumnus (he's compet...
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Movie Trivia (Answer in the Comments)

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What film contains cameos by Dom Deluise, Charles Durning, James Coburn, Milton Berle, Elliott Gould, Madeline Kahn, Bob Hope, Mel Brooks...
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Basketball vs. Soccer: Microcosmically

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In the winter I play pick-up basketball and indoor soccer in the same spot-- an elementary school gym-- which is conveniently located tw...
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The Greek Economy is Ik (Michael Lewis Thomas)

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One of the economically devastated countries Michael Lewis describes in his new book Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World is Greece,...
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Is Something Wrong With Me? Besides the Obvious . . .

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Last weekend I did a lot of walking up and down the sledding hill in my duck boots, and I eventually grew so annoyed that I had to switch ...
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A Fact I Will Never Reveal To My Children

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In this months issue of Wired magazine there is a tiny article called "Three Smart Things About Boogers" and one of the smart th...
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Things Start Making Sense

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My work today is over at Gheorghe: The Blog -- and, unfortunately for those of you with limited patience for my rambling, it is more than on...
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The Tragedy of Dave Learning About The Tragedy of the Commons

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Biologist Garrett Hardin famously used the idea of "the tragedy of the commons" as an environmental principle that explained how ...
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Corrupted Blood Incident: A Good Name For A Screamo Band

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Much of the new Neal Stephenson novel   REAMDE takes place in a fictional Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) named T...
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It's Good To Give Your Children Concrete Goals To Strive For . . .

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The other day I promised my son Ian-- the budding artist-- that if he draws something cool enough, I'll get it tattooed on my back.
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I'm Going to Read Me Some REAMDE

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I am half-way through Neal Stephenson's gigantic new novel REAMDE , and it reads like a 1000 page Wired Magazine article, a Wired artic...
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My Sentiments EXACTLY!

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Carrie Brownstein-- of the sketch comedy show Portlandia -- was being interviewed on "Fresh Air" a few weeks ago, and when Terry...
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12th Man = Chili

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So I have made Giants play-off chili three times in my life, and all three times have resulted in good luck for the Giants -- but Sunday w...
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Is This How Lenny Bruce Got Started?

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My seven old son Alex invented this riddle last week: "What does a lady cat carry around? A purrrrrrse," and I thought it was quit...

The E-Reader: Pros and Cons

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I am certainly what the tech-world calls a "late adopter," for example: I only recently got a cell-phone, and that's because m...
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Can Someone Explain This?

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I'll go to the gym and exercise until I am sweaty, lightheaded, and about to puke . . . but moments before I leave, I can't work up ...
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Thomas Ripley: Believe It or Not . . .

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So this may be the most cliche thing you can say about a classic novel adapted for film, but-- sorry -- it's true; The Talented Mr. R...
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I Draw a Line in the Sand . . . and Then Erase It: Arguments Against The Digital First Down Line

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You may think that the digital first-down line is an unassailable target-- that your football watching life is much improved by this benevo...
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