Juxtaposition (Subtitle: the power of Canseco)
According to industry analysts, gas prices will soon go up even more – some predict nearly 24 cents a gallon over the next few days.The number of American military personnel who have been killed in Iraq has passed 1,500. In the region of 11,000 Americans have been wounded.America’s soaring federal budget deficits represent a major obstacle to long-term U.S. economic stability... Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned on Thursday. (T)he federal deficit, estimated by the administration to hit a record $521 billion this year, will amount to 4.25 percent of the total economy after being in surplus just a few years ago.Congressional Committee May Subpoena Baseball Stars on Steroids
Reality bites
Here's an early finalist for funniest headline of the year:
Mondesi remains bitter about release last season
Life in Pittsburgh
It's Still WinterTurnpike's Superpave Asphalt Already CrumblingNew Asphalt Crumbling on Rt. 65 OverpassCity Council Ducks a Vote on Firefighters ContractPirates Release Former Top ProspectBell Signs With Chiefs, Burress Won't ReturnJust a typical Mid-March day in the fair city of Pittsburgh.
Fire IE. Firefox
Switched from Internet Explorer to Mozilla's Firefox. I don't know why I didn't do it a long time ago. More folks leave IE every day. I'm typically ahead of such trends and I'm certainly no fan of IE.
Take it from me...do yourself a favor and make the switch. You won't regret it, unless you LIKE spyware and adware.
And it's nice to be surfing the web on a Mozilla product again. Reminds me of the good old days.
Unfulfilled potential
The Bucs let go another former top prospect again today. This time it's JR House. Unlike other recent failed prospects, (JJ Davis comes to mind) House could actually play. He just couldn't stay on the field.
I'm a bit perplexed as to why the Bucs would just cut him though because he still had potential. Anyway, I guess House should have stuck to his plan to play football at WVU after all.
Poor Plax
Did ANYONE think that Plaxico Burress and Tom Coughlin were going to work well together? Both should run, not walk, away from that possible relationship.
Timing is everything
So, I'm on my way home from work today at the usual time (rush hour) when suddenly traffic screeches to a halt. I don't mean a crawl. I don't mean stop and go. I mean cars in 'park' for 15-20 minutes.
Now it's not unusual to go 2 miles in 20 minutes when you are approaching one of the tunnels on the parkway, but this was different. With time on my hands, I started flipping the radio dial. Sure enough, good old KDKA informed me that the parkway west, from downtown to the airport, would be closed intermittently from 4:45 to 5:45 to allow George and Laura Bush's motorcade to pass. It seems they were in town to discuss the benefits of faith based initiatives, which is a waste of time around here, since a town full of Pirate fans is guaranteed to know all about faith based initiatives already.
Well, at least everybody was 45 minutes late for a good cause. Bush must not have been able to get a later flight on such short notice. With the new airport security hassles, I don't mind putting my life on hold so that the President has enough time to safely go through the screening before boarding the plane.
OK...I'm kidding of course. Since the President flies a litte charter called Air Force One, why not time his damned departure so that the whole freaking world doesn't come to a god damned halt? Would it kill him to spend another hour in town or leave an hour early? Does this even occur to anyone else?
