From the category archives:
There is an easy trick to feeling smart.
Sure, there are the hard ways. You could take grad school classes for fun or read Marcel Proust or listen to “This American Life”. But those efforts will only give you an inflated sense of superiority — not smartitudeness.
For a healthy dose of intelligence, you should [...]
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I started the 2008 softball season with high hopes.
One year after leading my team — Pew’s Your Daddy — in batting average (.650) and slugging percentage (1.325) and just a few months removed from proving I could still play real baseball at Dodgers fantasy camp, I thought I would have THE GREATEST SOFTBALL SEASON IN [...]
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I’m not sure what’s sadder:
The fact that people like WTOP reporter Mark Segraves are videotaping themselves trying to eat the Michael Phelps diet.
Or that I considered doing the same thing myself.
But, as Judy C reminded me, with a fried egg on top.
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From the BBC (that’s in England!):
“World number one Ana Ivanovic was sent crashing out of Wimbledon in the third round by world number 133 Jie Zheng.”
NOW how am I supposed to enjoy this “tennis”? Did you think about that, Ana? Did you think about me?
Between the Lakers losing the NBA Finals, the Dodgers [...]
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Though I thought it would happen as the starting shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers, being part of Sports Illustrated’s background noise at Belmont Park isn’t so bad either:
What? Can’t see me clearly? How about now?
Still can’t tell? Take a look at this, then:
I noticed this photo on Friday as I waited [...]
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One day before watching the U.S. win a moral victory over my Argentina soccer team, Blue and I headed out to the Belmont Stakes for what was supposed to be a historic race.
Big Brown was supposed to win the first Triple Crown in 30 years. It was all but guaranteed.
You know what else was [...]
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“The gym” is a place that used to silently mock me whenever I walked by:
“Hey fatty, you enjoying that fifth slice of pizza?” it would say.
“Right, the dry cleaner shrunk your pants. I don’t think so.”
“No, Arjewtino, that scale is not off.”
Well judge no longer, “gym”, because I am once again a member of [...]
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Shortly after moving to the 301 nearly 19 months ago, I walked around my new neighborhood of Takoma Park taking photos and found it had a much darker side than its Hybrids and well-manicured lawns let on.
My suburban photo safari was a lot of fun so I decided to do it again yesterday. Only [...]
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After the New York football Giants lost to the Washington Redskins 22-10 more than five weeks ago, the team’s chances in the weak NFC playoffs didn’t look so hot.
Though the Giants’ record was 9-5 and they had come back from an 0-2 start to the season, they weren’t playing consistent football and quarterback Eli Manning [...]
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There is something about me that even my best friends don’t know: I LOVE Capri Sun.
Seriously. I practically inhale it. I’m the fucking Takeru Kobayashi of drinking Capri Sun. It takes me about 5 seconds to straw-pierce that silver pouch and drink all 6.75 fluid ounces of tropical goodness. [...]
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