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World Cup Warm Up

mel — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:57:19 +0000

The 2010 World Cup is a week away. I like to get warmed up for it by watching my two favorite Pele clips from the classic WWII Nazis vs Ally POWs Soccer Flick, Victory:

This, This, This, This, This, This. Goal. Easy.

Bicycle Kick. Nazi Applauding.

Announcing TTC 2010 World Cup Coverage

DrRaoulDuke — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:59:47 +0000

Today we are kicking off the 2010 Take The Connolis World Cup Coverage. Stay tuned to TTC If you want to the latest, most important World Cup news and opinion. More to come soon. For now, here is an interesting list. Too bad Marco Materazzi didn't make Italy's squad this year. This is what a tough guy is:

Book Review: The Warded Man

DrRaoulDuke — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:03:49 +0000

The Warded Man is the first book by Peter Brett. He wrote the thing on his Blackberry during his commute to Manhatten on the F-Train. I really enjoyed it. It's fantasy, but not wizard and orc fantasy. More of a horror slant really. Awesome/unique hero character. Fast read. 7.5/10

I’d Like To Plow Her!

shoebootie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:55:17 +0000

Topless Snowlady Ordered to Cover Up in New Jersy

Ignore this top 50 soccer player list

DrRaoulDuke — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:32:28 +0000

How am I suppose to take this list seriously? Pato nowhere to be seen: Espn's Top 50 Player of the World Cup

Employment Standards Being Lowered In The NFL

shoebootie — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:58:47 +0000

Typically during tough economic times, employers tend to tighten up the hiring process and make the criteria for employment more stringent. Not so with the NFL, specifically the Dallas Cowboys. Watch this ESPN interview, where the first reason Cowboys owner Jerry Jones gives for retaining Wade Phillips as head coach is, "He's got great incentive. He's a head coach who as never won a Super Bowl."

Now call me crazy, but if I am looking for a coach to take my team to the promised land, "Never won a Super Bowl" is not going to be high on my list of qualifications. Jones also goes on to praise the fact that Phillips is not a "walk around" head coach. Not sure what that means, but looking at Phillips, he probably could stand a little more walking around and maybe an occasional salad.

...so I had a shoe on one foot there and a boot on the other. A shoe and a boot. So the kids call me 'Shoebootie'.

Actuarial Science and the NFL

shoebootie — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:30:46 +0000

I know I am a little late to the party in commenting on the Colts' incomprehensible decision to quit on a perfect season. But after hearing Colts management explain their reasons for pulling the starters in the middle of the 3rd quarter in a close game, I have questions. How did they determine when to pull them? Do they have an actuary on staff that crunched the numbers, and determined that 2-1/2 quarters is the ideal balance to avoid injury while still keeping players sharp for the post season? Is the risk of injury greater in the last 1-1/2 quarters of a "meaningless" game than the first 2-1/2? Just wondering.

...so I had a shoe on one foot there and a boot on the other. A shoe and a boot. So the kids call me 'Shoebootie'.

World Cup Draw Today

DrRaoulDuke — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:36:03 +0000

Today, at noon eastern, 32 teams will be placed into the 8 groups for the 2010 World Cup. You should be interested in this. This is the most important tournament in all of sports. If you don't follow Football (aka The Beautiful Game), start now. There is a reason it is the most watched/followed sport in the World.

Beer: Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout

DrRaoulDuke — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:11:20 +0000

Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout

I've been drinking Brooklyn Brewery's Black Chocolate Stout for years. It's a seasonal brew that is only brewed during the winter season. First off, there is no chocolate in this beer. I don't drink beer with chocolate in it. The chocolate refers to the shade of the malted barley roast. Stouts are ales that are brewed with a very dark malt roast. This particular stout is an imperial stout. Imperial stouts use a tremendous amount of malt leading to a tremendous body and tremendous amount of alcohol. This is my favorite Imperial stout. Enough sweetness without being too sweet. Hopped mildly but enough to counteract the thick malty sweetness. Tons of body. Lots of alcohol (10% for 2009). I am noticing clove for the first time this year but it is a welcome addition to this powerhouse of flavor. 9/10

Glenn Beck Wants to Go Back to 77% Top Tax Bracket

DrRaoulDuke — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:41:59 +0000

Remember a few months ago when Glenn Beck wept while remembering the America he grew up in? It was an America with a large middle class. A middle class that could afford two cars, a home, and send their kids to college. A happy and BIG middle class. Well part of those "simpler times" was a top tax bracket of 77% in 1964 (the year Beck was born). It hovered around 70% until Reagan started the destruction of the middle class in 1981. History of US Taxes.