Nowhere Near the Edge

A regular guy's ruminations on parenthood, society, sports, cars ... and sports cars.

Friday, January 28, 2005

Thoughts on a Train Crash

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Our little hometown made national news this week due to a train derailment that resulted in the deaths of 11 people. The tragedy is that th...
Tuesday, January 25, 2005

It Seems I Have Lived Too Long

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Thomas Hayden Church has been nominated for an Academy Award. Ah, yes, the exquisitely nuanced japery of Lowell, the brooding masculini...

It's Been Nearly Eighteen Years ...

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... since I last went to a U2 concert. The wait is now over. I have tickets in hand, four days before they go on sale to the public, for t...
Friday, January 21, 2005

Christmas in January

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As Dylan might sing: Packages, they are arrivin'. I've finally allowed myself to get a few items for the cars. To go with the n...
Tuesday, January 18, 2005

Weirdest Exotic Car at the LA Auto Show

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There are many candidates for this title, but in person, the SLR Mercedes takes the cake. The proportions on this car are simply bizarre. ...

Let's Perpetuate Some Stereotypes, Shall We?

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I have no idea why CNN thinks this is a news story (and I mean that in a completely un-ironic way). Amusing, maybe, but only in the sense ...
Friday, January 14, 2005

Stay in School!

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I have no particular affection for USC (for those of you on the East Coast and may be misguided, that's the University of Southern Cali...
Thursday, January 13, 2005

Least Favorite Car at the LA Auto Show

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Based on a highly scientific polling procedure (eavesdropping on the people around me), it seems that the big loser of the LA Auto Show was ...
Tuesday, January 11, 2005

A Long Season in the Making

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Let's see, the Dodgers just signed a big, blond righthander. Decent power, good sinker. Laconic termperament, given to disappearing fo...

Rainblogging

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After 90+ hours of continuous rain, blue skies have returned to SoCal, at least for a few hours. While the rain was seldom torrential, it ...
Tuesday, December 14, 2004

Falling Off the Wagon

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Gimme another hit, doc. Oh, that's good. Ah, I'd forgotten the sweet, sweet sensation, the laser-lock focus, the blissful transpor...
Monday, December 13, 2004

There Is No Joy in Mudville

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The surprisingly powerful UCSB men's soccer team took Indiana, the defending NCAA champs, through overtime, eventually losing on penalt...
Wednesday, December 08, 2004

Go Gauchos!

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The UC Santa Barbara men's soccer team has become a national power. They merited a mention in Sports Illustrated recently, and are now...
Tuesday, November 30, 2004

"... and I Feel Fine ..."

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Mysterious portents afoot. Major earthquakes . Prospects for peace in the Middle East. Locusts . And of course, this . Clearly, the en...
Monday, November 29, 2004

Good News on the HD Front

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Finally, positive news on the pressing issue of the day. It appears that the world is significantly closer to having a single format for h...
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Wednesday, November 17, 2004

MNF Furor -- Oh, That's Right, It's My Fault

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We are being told by our betters that anyone who has a problem with Monday Night Football's pre-show skit is an uptight red-stater. Eve...
Monday, November 15, 2004

The Quietest Place on Earth?

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That would be Legoland on a Friday in November. A lovely little park, but a little sad. It seems to want to be a big boy amusement park, ...

Aaaaand, We're Back

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So, if any of my four readers are still there, thanks for checking in. It's been a little hectic lately, so extracurricular writing suf...
Tuesday, November 02, 2004

Red and Blue -- It's All Wrong

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I'm incredibly frustrated with this whole Red State/Blue State thing. I keep hearing about California being a "Blue" state, a...
Friday, October 29, 2004

First Hot Stove Rumor of the Winter

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There is some speculation that free agent Pedro Martinez may be interested in going to the Giants ... to be their closer. Petey is tight wi...
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