http://www.pocketexpressblog.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 16 May 2008 12:33:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en --Sen. Arlen Specter isn’t satisfied with the NFL’s handling of the New England Patriots’ spying controversy, and wants to launch his own investigation. For the record, Sen. Specter voted YES on the “Patriot Act”, which ironically gives our government permission to spy on its citizens. --Four-time Sprint Cup champion Jeff ... http://www.pocketexpressblog.com/2008/05/16/red%e2%80%99s-rundown-051608/ Nobody likes to be called a simpleton, even if that person has no idea what it means. It’s the way the word sounds that makes it so off-putting, the plosive “p” and “t” at the middle and end of the word. It just sounds venomous. Beyond the specificity of ... http://www.pocketexpressblog.com/2008/05/16/he-thinks-you%e2%80%99re-an-idiot-lifestyle/ Math has never been my best subject, and particularly not after an overnight flight, passing through multiple time zones, airport screenings and enjoying the benefits of bad airplane food and worse airplane company. I never know what time it is where I’m going and certainly don’t have the brain cells left ... http://www.pocketexpressblog.com/2008/05/16/time-travel/ A thousand runs, the American League Pennant and a return trip to the World Series. That’s not just a sentence fragment, it’s also what analysts and fans alike predicted for the Detroit Tigers before one pitch of the 2008 regular season was thrown. A month-and-a-half of baseball later and the 16-24 Tigers ... http://www.pocketexpressblog.com/2008/05/15/can-the-tigers-get-their-groove-back-mlb/ High school reunions are, among other things, a surreal exercise in mental agility and tolerance. Strolling down amnesia lane at a reunion is fun for some, hellish for others, but at least it’s never boring. Thanks to social networking Websites like Facebook and MySpace, the practice of physically reuniting with ... http://www.pocketexpressblog.com/2008/05/14/antisocial-networking-technology/ After the Red Wings picked up Game 2 in Detroit, a number of Motor City’s hockey faithful braced for a stumble. Saturday’s win marked the eighth straight postseason victory for the Wings, leaving many with a “too good to last” feeling headed into yesterday’s Game 3 in Dallas. The Detroit ... http://www.pocketexpressblog.com/2008/05/13/unflappable-red-wings-nhl/ At Madison, Wis., the Dane County Farmers Market lures close to 20,000 people on Saturdays as summer approaches and just-picked produce and flowers crowd the tables. Visitors promenade counter-clockwise around the white domed Capitol Square, stopping to chat and sample everything from squeaky fresh cheese curds and Door County cherries to ... http://www.pocketexpressblog.com/2008/05/13/feast-at-farmers-markets/ Rev. Wright’s voice has stopped reverberating in the media, former President Clinton seems disinterested with making waves, Barack Obama seems comfortable, and Hillary doesn’t seem to be rattling her sabers as often; a strange thing on the eve of a West Virginia primary that she’s expected to win by a ... http://www.pocketexpressblog.com/2008/05/12/dream-ticket-the-return-of-the-rumor-politics/ The San Antonio Spurs evened up the Western Conference Semifinal at two games each yesterday, beating New Orleans by a solid 20-point margin. Despite the Hornets putting up some pretty admirable numbers—and Chris Paul putting up some more than admirable plays—the Spurs are finally beginning to look like the ... http://www.pocketexpressblog.com/2008/05/12/back-to-business-as-usual-nba/ --38 year-old singer Mariah Carey and 27-year old actor Nick Cannon tied the knot in a secret ceremony in the Bahamas, and they have tattoos to prove it. “To me rings are special and exciting, but tattoos mean more than anything,” Cannon said. “They’re forever and ever. They ... http://www.pocketexpressblog.com/2008/05/09/red%e2%80%99s-rundown-050908/