Friday, October 28, 2005
sox win, 335 people in chicago rejoice
The White Sox have swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series. They went 11-1 in the postseason, they won their last 8 games in a row, they swept Anaheim and Hoston in their home stadiums, they were in first place every day of the season, and at one point their starting rotation threw four-straight complete games in the ALCS. They killed. Bravo. I am a Cubs fan. But bravo.
I don't like that they aren't getting as much praise as the Red Sox did last year. The White Sox had a longer drought, and they didn't spin failure as misfortune, crying "Curse! Curse!", choosing instead to attribute their lot in baseball life to what it was, not why it wasn't. Joe Buck (Joe BuckityBucky Buck, how you annoy me), Tim McCarver, Bill Simmons, ESPN.com, the New York Times, Time Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Newsweek. Give credit where credit is due.
Surprise, surprise. Miers withdraws her nomination to the Supreme Court.
Broken Social Scene is profiled in NY magazine. Yowser.
I agree, David Spade's new show is oooall right.
Tips for investing so that you aren't working into your early 70s.
While the Greenland ice cap has become slightly thicker recently, this is still consistent with gobal warming models
Does Idaho have an outbreak of Jacob-Creutzfeldt disease? 9 cases have been reported in Idaho this year. But they haven't been confirmed cases of the disease because physicians are reluctant to perform autopsies.
DNA differences between people have been mapped. The avian flue is just hype?
The colbert report is kind of funny, but it doesn't sustain my interest for very long.
Bulgaria, Croatia, Panama are the new France, Italy, Switzerland. Vacation homes are changing location.
China is luring top academics back to her homeland. The Chinese hope to be a world-class destination for academic excellence.
The Whiting Awards were announced.
More on the NBA's new dress code.
