The 2009 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships were held in April, but I’m watching them now for the first time. What a delightful show, and what a difference compared to women’s gymnastics at last summer’s Beijing Olympics. It’s probably not a valid comparison — Olympic caliber versus college — but I can’t help making it. In … Continue reading Less ‘professional’ but lots more fun
New York Yankee Alex “A-Rod” Rodriquez was caught using steroids. Gasp! Him and a lot of other players. Last week at a press conference he admitted his guilt and apologized. Big whoop. He’s only sorry he got caught, not sorry he used steroids. And you can bet he wouldn’t have stepped up and apologized if … Continue reading Rules are rules, A-Rod
Want to watch your blog’s stats tank? Try going a couple of days without posting anything. With this blog, the line to the bottom of the graph wasn’t a long one. I haven’t had anything to say, I didn’t have any fillers ready to go, and I’ve been busy playing Warhammer. All of which has … Continue reading Requisite Super Bowl Sunday post
Update to yesterday’s post about the disappearing Chinese documents proving one of their gymnasts is underage: Well, well, it took the MSM long enough to pick up the story. Fox News just had Mike Walker (aka Stryde) on for an interview, telling about what he found. Trust me, his blog post, now posts, are much … Continue reading More on those Chinese documents that keep vanishing
I kept this picture of Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium in my header for as long as I could stand it. There is some stunning architecture in Beijing, but the Bird’s Nest is not one of those “wow” structures for me. It ranks more as a “hmm” or a “weird.” Then there was the day I … Continue reading Beijing architecture is its own spectator sport
(Several links in this post broke at some time after it was originally posted.) This is a fascinating peek into how people can dig up stuff on the Internet. A computer security expert at Stryde Hax decided to see if he could track down any official Chinese records about the birth date of one of … Continue reading Expert finds Chinese records showing gymnast is underage
