October 2008 archives
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October 21, 2008 by Cyrus Patell
Schama’s America
I’ve just started reading Simon Schama’s latest book, The American Future: A History, which arrived today from amazon.co.uk. I got interested in the book when a friend sent me this a link to a review of the book by Niall Ferguson in the Financial Times. The book seems to offer an argument for American exceptionalism, [...]Archive
October 11, 2008 by Cyrus Patell
Making Hockey Bush-League
The owner of the Philadelphia Flyers hockey team, Ed Snider, a prominent supporter of John McCain’s presidential campaign, arranged for Sarah Palin to drop the ceremonial first puck at the Flyers’ home opener tonight, providing yet another reason for me to despise the Flyers. I started watching the Rangers in 1973, discovering them while flipping [...]Archive
October 6, 2008 by Cyrus Patell
Thanks Again, Sarah
I’ve already thanked Sarah Palin once on this site. In that instance, it was for giving Tina Fey such a wonderful character to play. I’m indebted to her once again, this time for a remark that she made during last Thursday’s vice-presidential debate with Joe Biden [click here to see a transcript.] I’ve already quoted [...]Archive
October 5, 2008 by Cyrus Patell
Oh No, Chicago!
The polls show that the presidential election seems to be breaking in in favor of Chicago’s Barack Obama, but this year’s Chicago Cubs couldn’t catch a break when it mattered. I’m still hoping to see Obama make history on November 4, but tonight I watched the Cubs make the wrong kind of history, extending their [...]Archive
October 4, 2008 by Cyrus Patell
Tablet Update
I’ve been using my Hewlett-Packard tx2500z Tablet for a little over two months now. I haven’t found the time to learn how to make best use of the tablet features, but I’m happy with the machine — especially now that I’ve solved an annoying problem with the audio, which would often stutter when I was [...]Archive
October 3, 2008 by Cyrus Patell
