Gary’s shared linksWASHINGTON, DC, USA Click here for the Geography Bee mini-test. Every year, to coincide with the National Geography Bee, National Geographic’s website posts a mini Geography test. Every year, I miss a couple that I shouldn’t. And every year, I try to post the link here. Give it a try! It only takes about two [...]
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WASHINGTON, DC, USA NAFTA has been in the news a lot lately. Unfortunately, not many people (myself included) really understand it. A friend asked me today to explain it to him. I was able to give him the very basics. I think this is stuff that everyone should know, so I thought I’d post our [...]
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STRATFORD, NJ, USA It was fairly big news in DC last week that Metro’s extension to Dulles Airport may not be happening after all. Unless you live in the Washington area, you probably don’t give a damn about this, but I’ll post it anyway. This is big news for DC. You won’t find many bigger [...]
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STRATFORD, NJ, USA Check out the reporter who questions Condoleezza Rice 45 seconds into this report: http://www.voanews.com/mediaassets/urdu/2007_12/Video/wmv/Rice%20Reaction-v.wmv It’s half-English, half-Urdu. But it’s only about 2 minutes long, and you might find it interesting. Especially if you know the reporter.
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WASHINGTON, DC, USA Back in January of 2006, former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto came to my office for some interviews and a press conference. My boss was the one who set up the visit, and she arranged for some tea for Benazir. The tea was served, but Benazir wanted cream. So, my boss tasked [...]
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STRATFORD, NJ, USA Update: I have a new link for the video. Watch it! This may very well be the biggest thing to happen to Camden County in my lifetime: http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/68125/detail/ Watch the “Nitro Girl” video. Seriously. Watch it. Comedy Central’s Steven Colbert examines the Black Horse Pike! I’m sorry that I can’t embed the [...]
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This is a HUGE week in sports. Here are my thoughts, alphabetically by sport. *** Cricket: (If you’re not familiar with the sport of cricket, here is a little primer I wrote a few months ago. Or you can just scroll down to read my comments on other sports.) Rather than this specific tournament, my first comment is on [...]
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Confession: On April 12, 2007, during a layover on a flight to San Diego, I visited the men’s room at the Minneapolis airport. Absolutely nothing out of the ordinary happened. (Perhaps because I assumed a narrow stance?) In other news, this story broke this week about the Washington, DC, Fire Department. I wonder if they [...]
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One of my friends asked me to fill out this survey about women’s basketball. One of the questions asked what differences there are between men’s and women’s basketball. You know that I love analyzing sports culture, and how sports culture intersects with popular culture. Here is my response. Men’s sports have centuries of history; women’s [...]
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