May 2012
11 posts
Weak Men Pay This Boxing Coach To Tell Them They...
See on Scoop.it - Midnight Rambler http://www.animalnewyork.com/2012/weak-men-pay-this-boxing-coach-to-tell-them-they-are-terrible/... Eric Kelly of the Church Street Boxing Gym has a unique approach to training his clients–or as he calls them, “miscreants.” To help them perfect their boxing technique, Eric subjects them to a barrage of verbal abuse, insults, and public degradation. Why?...
Miami Beach setting up its own Checkpoint Charlie...
See on Scoop.it - Midnight Rambler Vehicle occupants will be subject to sobriety tests and warrant checks at a DUI checkpoint on the MacArthur Causeway from 8 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday. Scanners on the MacArthur and Julia Tuttle causeways will analyze license plates for expired registrations and outstanding warrants. Access on the Venetian Causeway will be open only to Miami and Miami Beach...
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Dear Asshole: The letters of Washington Post...
In 1985 Bradlee received a letter from the publisher of The Pueblo Chieftain in which the publisher criticized Bradlee for dismissing a study that claimed that the public viewed the press as arrogant. Bradlee’s response, here in full, stands as a reminder to professional contrarians of all stripes that to be liked is nice, but no measure of success: “Editors do run the risk of appearing arrogant...
Robert Johnson, the man Eric Clapton called "the...
In the delta of the Mississippi River, where Robert Johnson was born, they said that if an aspiring bluesman waited by the side of a deserted country crossroads in the dark of a moonless night, then Satan himself might come and tune his guitar, sealing a pact for the bluesman’s soul and guaranteeing a lifetime of easy money, women, and fame. They said that Robert Johnson must have waited...
60 Minutes: Corrupt Kentucky sheriff brought down...
See on Scoop.it - Midnight Rambler When two small-town newspaper reporters in Kentucky began investigating the corrupt local sheriff, they not only got headline stories. They also got death threats. Byron Pitts reports. See on cbsnews.com
Luminous Black-and-White Photographs of The...
See on Scoop.it - Midnight Rambler A rare look at the pop pioneers on tour, at home, and on top of the world… See on theatlantic.com
Manatees at Fort Lauderdale Beach 5/6/2012
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“Many ran photographs of KSM taken from wanted posters. Several of the photos...”
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McDermott, Terry; Meyer, Josh (2012-03-26). The Hunt for KSM: Inside the Pursuit and Takedown of the Real 9/11 Mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (p. 248). Hachette Book Group. Kindle Edition.
April 2012
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A public apology to Miami Beach Commissioner Jerry...
The Honorable Jerry Libbin Miami Beach Vice-Mayor Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce President Miami Beach FL 33139 (305) 673-7106
Dear Commissioner Libbin:
Please accept my sincere apology for my social media faux pas earlier today. If you allow me a brief moment to explain, I’m sure you’ll see that I intended no disrespect to you or your esteemed office. You see, I awoke this morning...
WatchThe 60 Minutes tribute to Mike Wallace
WatchFool me once…: Ozzie Guillen fell for the Hidden Ball Trick TWICE in the same season
Watch49 year old Jamie Moyer on the TODAY show talks about trying to become the oldest pitcher in baseball history to win a game when he starts Saturday night for the Colorado Rockies against the Houston Astros
March 2012
12 posts
“It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man...”
– Teddy Roosevelt, The Man in the Arena
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(CBS News) Meir Dagan has been described as “hard-charging” and “stops at nothing.” For more than eight years, Dagan made full use of those qualities as chief of Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency, where he focused on keeping Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. When that job ended, Dagan did something unheard of for an ex-Mossad chief: he spoke out publicly,...
WatchStefon loses it on SNL: “Human Roombas, it’s that thing…”
February 2012
21 posts
“After decades of having their stance against birth control ignored, Catholic...”
– On Birth Control, GOP Shoots Itself in the Foot (Carl Hiaasen/Miami Herald)
WatchRIP Gary Carter: April 9, 1985 Gary Carter hits a game-winning home run off the Cardinals Neil Allen in the Mets home opener
“Iran tends to speak loudly but carries a small stick. Their alleged terror...”
– Karim Sadjadpour, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
“There were important periods in cultural history when the novel, instrumental...”
– What if movies as an art form went away (like sonnets and stained glass and fresco painting)?
“I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.”
– J. Wellington Wimpy
