Archive for April, 2008

Broken Ankle at the Theme Parks

It looks like some theme park visitors got a little more than they bargained for in the first quarter of 2008. This snippet from the Orlando Sentinel,
…a 50-year-old man who said he injured his neck and spine on the Mach V ride at Wet ‘n Wild in January; a 28-year-old woman who suffered a seizure [...]

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Local

Petraeus and Crocker

When I first heard about the testimony of General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker I thought of the sobbing testimony of net sensation Chris Crocker.  I can see Ryan Crocker screaming, “Leave General Petraeus Alone!”

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Political

Indy 500 Field Set

The field for the Indianapolis 500 was announced today.  Rookies include: Enrique Bernoldi, Jay Howard, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Alex Lloyd, Mario Moraes, Hideki Mutoh, Franck Perera, Will Power, Graham Rahal, Oriol Servia, E.J. Viso, Justin Wilson.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see Paul Tracy in this race.

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Racing

Max Mosley Stays for Now

It appears that Formula One’s newest “whipping boy”, FIA President Max Mosley, will be able to stay on until at least June 3 when a hearing is scheduled.  The following excerpt is from my hometown paper, The Orlando Sentinel (suprising!)

Max Mosley isn’t going anywhere soon. The FIA’s general assembly will convene in Paris on June [...]

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Newspapers Won’t Die

People just won’t quit talking about the “death of newspapers”.  Newspapers are not going to die. At least not all of them.  They talk about the death of newspapers all the time on this website. And I just found some talk on this website.
The following is a comment I posted to another blog on the [...]

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Media

Our Modern Life

What does it say about the world we live in and the people we live with when someone gets punched out in line for the teacup ride at Disney World? There’s been a story in the local news and a courtroom trial here regarding a woman who allegedly punched another woman at Disney. This [...]

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