Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
Lucky O’Connell wishes you and yours a Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
May the Luck ‘O the Irish shine upon you!
Luck Runs Out… of Beating Dead Horses
Luck was one of those sorry cable television series on HBO — from David Milch and Michael Mann — that looks good on paper, but in execution and airing, the drama and the ideals of the show failed. Yesterday, HBO mercy killed Luck — but blame for the extermination was placed on the deaths of three horses who died during filming instead of the real reason: The show had lousy ratings despite its mega-star power and HBO renewed it for a second season much too early.
Underdog Giants Beat the Perfect Patriots
The New York Giants — who call the New Jersey Meadowlands their home field — are the champions of Super Bowl XLII after beating the New England Patriots last night. There are three lessons to be learned in the David Giants going up against the “unbeatable” Goliath Patriots.
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My Kingdom for a Kindle or Two or Six!
The $400.00USD Amazon Kindle eReader sold out in less than five hours on its debut day November 20th. The next batch sold out even quicker — I was lucky to get one delivered Friday — and the third batch of Kindles will not be available for purchase until after December 25th.
Black Rage and the Bluest Eye
Are blue eyes superior to brown? Have you ever experienced or witnessed an example of Black Rage? In 1970, author Toni Morrison took on both matters in her first book and subsequent ovaric masterpiece: The Bluest Eye.
The Gift of Youth and the Burden of Fertility
There is no greater gift one can give another than the bloom of their youth in its prime sexual and creative fertility.
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Half the World is Urban
We all know How Agriculture Ruined the World, but did you know by 2008 half the world will live in cities? That is a cold, blunt, fact that makes us all smaller.
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