Nowhere Near the Edge

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

Monday, May 30, 2005

Movie Micro-Reviews: Before Sunrise/Before Sunset

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If you are a Gen-Xer who has not sold your soul to Jerry Bruckheimer, there's a chance you will enjoy Before Sunrise and its recent seq...

Memorial Day Weekend: Best Sports Weekend of the Year

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There may be some debate about this, as some people point to the last weekend in March (NCAA basketball final four, opening of the baseball ...

RIP Pre: January 25, 1951 - May 30, 1975

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Memorial Day marked the 30th anniversary of the death of America's premiere distance runner, Steve Prefontaine. Not only was Pre an run...
Thursday, May 26, 2005

Headin' Down Lousiana Way

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I, along with approximately 25% of my readers, will be going to New Orleans in a few weeks for a wedding of a college friend. It will be my ...
Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Flying in Dramatic Style

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Recently, I have had the rare opportunity to travel frequently. In addition to the trip to Virginia we took as a family in April, I made fou...
Tuesday, May 17, 2005

In Honor of a Certain Movie Opening This Week

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This one is for my Dad, who never met a substance he couldn't turn into mulch, and Andy, for what should be obvious reasons.

UFO Over Florida!

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Looky here !
Monday, May 16, 2005

New Hope for Radio

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For those of us who have not embraced the monthly fees and parking garage uselessness of satellite radio and are frustrated with the endless...
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A Good Old Warbird

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On my way home from work tonight, a B24 Liberator rose up in front of me as it took off from Burbank airport. I pulled off to the side of ...
Friday, May 06, 2005

Early Review: Star Wars

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For those who care about such things, here is a Variety review of Episode III. There have probably been others, but this is the first I...
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Thursday, May 05, 2005

The Lament of an Early Adopter

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I feel that I’ve always been on the vanguard of technological innovation, largely by virtue of the careers of my Dad and stepdad, and becaus...
Wednesday, May 04, 2005

Movie Micro-Review: The Interpreter

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This love letter to the United Nations was a reasonably engaging whodunit (or rather, whosgonnadoit). Nicole Kidman was, well, Nicole Kidma...

Lame Rock Lyrics, Take 1

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Certainly this isn't the worst offender, but I was reminded on the way home this evening of how much this one bugs me: "Only time w...
Tuesday, May 03, 2005

A Reason to Love Netflix

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Sure, Netflix is incredibly convenient, and reasonably priced. That's not what makes it so great, though. No, Netflix's presence i...

Come Visit Los Angeles!

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But bring your flack jacket.
Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Thank You, Virginians!

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The week-long pause in posting here was due in large part to the fact that we spent last week visiting an impressively wide array of family ...
Friday, April 15, 2005

This Is Fantastic News!

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. . . if you're a motor racing fan who thinks that the auto racing firmament is missing a critical star without Porsche's factory in...
Thursday, April 14, 2005

The Feelgood Baseball Story of the Year

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Finally, the vagabond, orphaned Montreal Expos have found a home. After slogging through Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos' maneuv...
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Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Check Your Facts, Please

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I don't often wade into the political swamp because I don't enjoy it, and on my blog, I'll write about what I enjoy. However, ev...

The All-Time Best Career Change

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If you were, say, a very successful lawyer in, say, Fresno, and you had a sense of adventure, how might you change the course of your career...
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