Archive for April 2007

Youth, power, and wisdom in hip hop; no patience for Imus

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

“This dark diction has become America’s addiction” - Malik Yusef on Kanye West’s “Crack Music” (2005).

2 poems by a 3-year-old

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

To the best of my knowledge, these poetic utterances are originals from my three-year-old.

5 softball pet peeves

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

I can’t stand toolbags who celebrate hitting a home run in a “no home run” league where it counts as an out.

Best baseball coach idea ever

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007

My high school junior varsity coach felt that our team lacked proper respect for the privilege of paper cups. So he decreed that the team would share one cup.

Adventures on the virtual wheels of steel

Sunday, April 1st, 2007

I got desparate near the end of the mix, knowing that the wrong song would destroy the crucial last minutes of her workout.