BobK

Everything is more exciting with Japanese announcers.  Skip ahead to 2:15 for my favorite part.

I confess, I stayed on the Danica bandwagon long after it seemed worthwhile. But then again, I became aware of her early on. The most interesting aspect of her story has been the incredible monkey on her back, forced to carry the hopes, dreams, and marketing aspirations of others, on top of the normal challenges facing a young driver trying to establish a career. It’s great to see her shed that.

Of course, some will say that she’s struck a blow for womanhood, I’m more inclined to say that she’ struck a blow for racing, and shown that it’s a sport where men and women can compete side by side at the highest levels. By the same token, she did win on fuel strategy, so that means that she was able to drive longer without a pit stop than the men. That’s a landmark of sorts, I suppose. Read the rest of this entry ?

Back when I was living in south Florida, the Marlins were struggling to build a new ballpark, or talk somebody into building one for them. They eventually ended up striking a deal to build a typical modern stadium with an ugly retractable roof on the unspectacular site of the Orange Bowl. But one of the earlier proposals involved building at the little-used Bicentennial Park. The waterfront location would have been the perfect way to showcase Miami… when you saw a game on TV, you’d know where it was being played.

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We keep hearing about the “housing bubble,” and how rampant speculation has caused turmoil on Wall Street. But was the housing bubble a result of excess speculation, or an excess aversion to speculation?

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