I am not a patient man. At all.

I suppose it's a combination of being 1) a man, 2) Portuguese, 3) Irish, and 4)stubborn. I liked Dark Knight until that part where Harvey Dent becomes Two-Face. It should have ended right there. Cue the credits, check out the sequel in two years. Instead, it dragged on another hour, and by the time all those people were trapped on the ferries, I just wished both of 'em blew up simultaneously and ended it right there. Click to continue reading...

Norway 2, USWNT 0. The laments and wailing, the recriminations, the rending of clothes and gnashing of teeth have all begun and will continue until the USWNT plays like they can. Norway did it to us again ... or perhaps more accurately, we did it to ourselves. According to many on-line pundits, the [. Click to continue reading...

In the run-up to the Oly's it's interestting to read the thoughtful analysis being posted about the whole Solo-Scurry-Ryan episode at the 2007 Women's World Cup. Following on the heels of the SI piece by Grant Wahl, we have commentary from: Sideline Views - in which Andrea Canales cites Anson Dorrance and the way he [. Click to continue reading...

Sports Illustrated has come out with a more in-depth article than I've seen to date on Hope Solo, Briana Scurry, and the USWNT's World Cup Loss to Brazil. Basically, though, my response to this piece is, "Yada, yada, yada." Not articulate enough for you? Okay - well I still find the explication unsatisfying and demonizing [. Click to continue reading...

Here's just a quick piece from The Huffington Post, highlighting a Robin Roberts interview with Elizabeth Edwards about her commitment to work with the Obama team - especially focusing on health care issues. Meanwhile Charlie Black's disturbing statement quoted in Fortune Magazine has raised lots of eyebrows. Click to continue reading...

Yup, that's six in a row - and 8 out of their last 10. They lost to the Athletics last night 5-2. Anyone who grew up in Philly - or has spent any amount of time there - probably knows the feelings of panic and depression that are beginning to rear their ugly [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Oh No, Say it Ain't So! Click to continue reading...