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Posted November 5, 2008 at 6:20 amSome man who seemed to be a stranger (a United States officer, I presume) made a little speech and then read a rather long paper-the Emancipation Proclamation, I think. After the reading we were told that we were all free,…
Tags: ABC, California, CNN, Mike Connery;, Oregon;, social networking, United States, user-driven technology;, Virginia, Washington, YouTube (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...McC Telethon! Two Years Strong! (McCovey Chronicles)
Posted October 31, 2008 at 2:50 pmThis is the second year for the McCovey Chronicles telethon for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Last year, my niece was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes, and our family will walk for the JDRF every year until there’s a cure. My standard fix for electrical problems — unplug the problem unit for a minute before plugging it back in — doesn’t work for autoimmune diseases. At …
Tags: autoimmune diseases, baseball, basketball, cricket, diabetes, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Kool Moe Dee, Kurtis Blow, professional sports, San Francisco, Terry Cashman, Tim Lincecum, USD, Willie Brown, YouTube (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Yomiuri Giants Win the Pennant (Jaybird's Jottings)
Posted October 17, 2008 at 3:36 pmCongratulations to the Yomiuri Giants for winning their second straight Central League pennant. 13 was their lucky number this year. At one point, they were that number of games behind the Hanshin Tigers. But a 13-game winning streak last month…
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Posted October 15, 2008 at 2:05 amKojo had a good show yesterday (The YouTube Election), looking at YouTube and how viral videos are affecting the Presidential campaign and politics. (If you’re from California or under the age of 25, you can ignore this).James Kotecki made a…
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Posted October 1, 2008 at 12:39 pmNote: There’s an open playoff thread below this post in case you were wondering.
In case you weren’t sure for whom you wanted to root in the playoffs, here’s a handy list of my suggestions based on a Giantscentric worldview. I’m eliminating guys like Scott Linebrink, Bobby Howry, and Carlos Villanueva, who really didn’t do enough in the Giants organization to make an impression. David Aardsma …
Tags: A.J. Pierzynski, Adam Jones, Andre Ethier, Bobby Howry, Brandon Wood, Carlos Quentin, Carlos Villanueva, Chad Billingsley, David Aardsma, Fielder, Giants, Jarrod Salatamacchia, Jeff Kent, laser, Mark Sweeney, Milwaukee, Pedro Feliz, Ray Durham, San Francisco, Scott Baker, Scott Eyre, Scott Linebrink, YouTube (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Onward Netroot Soldiers (Jaybird's Jottings)
Posted September 22, 2008 at 5:39 pmIn six short weeks, our country will elect its 44th President. For some, that’s no big deal. Regardless of the outcome, they’ll keep sending CNN’s Jack Cafferty their bitch and moan e-mails. For others, a lot is at stake. One…
Tags: Air Force, Bob Schieffer, Citizen Army, CNN, El Salvador, energy, Jack Cafferty, Lowell Feld, Nate Wilcox, on-line network, Online Activists Is Changing, Radical Change, Roger Mudd, Salvador, social networking, United States Army, White House, YouTube (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The Crab on YouTube (Mays Field)
Posted July 18, 2006 at 11:49 amThanks to slideball.
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Posted June 24, 2006 at 1:39 pmI just got a message from the folks at Rehab the Crab: The Crab actually TOOK THE FIELD tonight and sparred with both Lou Seal and the A’s elephant. On the TV broadcast, Krukow went on and on with Crab…
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