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Post by C86 on Apr 26, 2005 20:24:05 GMT -5
Last night's outcome was never in doubt with the fearsome Chris Widger in the lineup. Buerhle tonight. Big run on walkup tickets for this weekend's games. Go you White Sox. PS: Rooter and Case, how'd you guys get to be White Sox fans? Chicagoans?
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Post by C86 on Apr 24, 2005 21:06:03 GMT -5
Sweep! Although I'm a bit worried about Hernandez's mediocre performance today and Contreras' twinged hamstring.
Now the three words that strike fear into the heart of every White Sox fan: West Coast Roadtrip. Best case scenario, let's take a couple from the A's and then provide a hero's welcome South of Madison Street.
Go You White Sox!
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Post by C86 on Apr 24, 2005 6:27:53 GMT -5
Correction, Showcase. 14 and 4, with a 14 game hitting streak for Crede, after an extra-inning win last night. Best start in franchise history. Particularly heartening because the Sox have been such slow starters recently.
I read the Ozzie Guillen quotes. Stupid, of course. But Ozzie's job is to manage, not talk. Within reason, of course, I'll let him mouth off as long as it doesn't affect the team's performance. [Jerry Manuel never would have been so undiplomatic, but we know how successful he was.] My hope is that a continued flurry of wins will cause these quotes to become a fading memory.
Go you White Sox.
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Post by C86 on Apr 20, 2005 20:48:25 GMT -5
Rooter and Showcase, I volunteer my services as a third member of White Sox Nation.
9-1 win tonight over the Tigers. Two heartening signs: 1) third strong performance by Garland. Could this finally be the year in which we can tell the Cubs that we picked their pocket in that trade?
2) 11 game hitting streak for the perenially light-hitting Joe Crede. With even a modicum of offensive consistency, Crede could be a good player.
Of course, it's only April, but I like what I'm hearing. Coupled with the ineptitude shown on the North Side, it's been a good sesaon so far. Go you White Sox!
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Post by C86 on Mar 17, 2005 22:22:16 GMT -5
I've only read the news accounts, but it sounds like today's hearings were a first-class farce. McGwire apparently kept repeating that he "wasn't there to talk about the past," which, of course, was the only reason why he was there. Sosa declared that he never injected himself with anything (but then again neither did Giambi/Bonds, who merely ingested the Clear and rubbed the Cream). Bud apparently tsk-tsk'ed repeatedly and convinced no one that the situation was under control. The Congressmen appeared to be the adults in the room, which may be the real story of the day.
And, of course, now it's clear why Bonds wasn't there. As in the case of Giambi, the Justice Department must have asked Congress to lay off so as not to affect an ongoing investigation.
Anybody have anything to add?
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Post by C86 on Nov 7, 2004 15:01:07 GMT -5
I have been hearing news reports that the supposed deal to build a Stadium by the Navy Yard is in jeopardy now that the head of the DC City Council has switched her position and proposed that the Stadium be built next to RFK. The Mayor is upset, baseball appears bemused, and the clock is ticking to get the deal done by the end of the year. Any thoughts on the likelihood of baseball actually landing permanently in the District?
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Post by C86 on Jun 19, 2005 13:39:30 GMT -5
The Chicago Tribune named its All State Scholar-Athletes this morning, one of whom is Taylor Martin, a tennis player who will be attending Georgetown. Here's her write-up:
Taylor Martin
HIGH SCHOOL: Hinsdale Central
SPORT: Tennis
CLASS RANK: 9 / 572
A four-time state placer in doubles, she is nationally ranked in the United States Tennis Association. Had a 5.84 GPA and will attend Georgetown in the fall. She wrote for the school newspaper and was editor of the features section as a senior.
"I have always been the type of person who tried to succeed in as many areas as possible," said Martin, who wants to study English or creative writing.
9 out of 572 at Hinsdale Central is really an accomplishment. A hearty welcome to Ms. Martin and the Class of 09.
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Post by C86 on May 15, 2005 14:07:03 GMT -5
My wife (Dartmouth 86) wins household bragging rights, in a walkover. Our three year olds now will be yelling "Go Green!" Yuck.
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Post by C86 on May 12, 2005 21:35:16 GMT -5
And now a very civil war ensues in my household. For the first time in our marriage, Georgetown plays Dartmouth (my wife's college) and it means something. WBH, I'm sure you'll agree with me . . . GO HOYAS! Stomp the Green!
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Post by C86 on Feb 13, 2005 13:53:51 GMT -5
I ran this one past my wife, who played Varsity Tennis (not at Georgetown). Her response: Coach's loss. He just rid of his No. 1 singles player.
She's right. Because the player misses 3 nonconference matches for an entirely laudable reason, the Coach hamstrings his team for the entire spring season. This makes absolutely no sense.
Also, is there any other varsity sport that has a spring, winter and fall season? Tennis players compete year round. Missing three matches to take an academic fellowship, when compared to the commitment that they make to the sport, seems like no big deal
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Post by C86 on Oct 12, 2007 20:47:36 GMT -5
With all due respect to DFW, why would Gore run for president now? He has segued into the role of "respected elder statesman" without the fuss and trouble of actually, you know, being president. What taste could he have for campaigning in Iowa or licking the boots of donors?
I only wish Jimmy Carter had followed a similar career path.
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Post by C86 on Jul 6, 2006 21:25:07 GMT -5
Gator, thanks for starting this thread.
I love A Confederacy of Dunces. Let me rephrase that, I really love A Confederacy of Dunces. Some proof of this fact. First, on one of my first dates with the woman who became my wife I asked her (a doctor) to explain how the Pyloric Valve works. [For those of you not familiar with the book, Ignatius is troubled with a balky Pyloric Valve]. [For those of you not familiar with the gastrointestinal tract, the Pyloric Valve sits at the junction of the stomach and the small intestine]. Second, when my daughter was two, she took to wearing a red hunting cap with ear flaps. We called her Ignatius, and the nickname has stuck.
The next question is: why is ACOD a great book? The plot is not much to speak of (although Miss Trixie and the civil rights march at Levy Pants are inspired). No, ACOD is great because of Ignatius. His creation was genius. He is, at the same time, a narcissist, a bully, a glutton, a cheat, and a misanthrope. He is utterly comfortable with his own insane sense of self-worth, and entirely blind to his own ridiculousness. But at the same time, he is riotously funny, and endearing. I am aware of no other character quite like him. He is the reason to read the book.
The uniqueness of Ignatius is also probably why ACOD will probably never be made into a movie. Lots of actors could play the broad, physical aspects of his character. But I'm not aware of one who could also carry off Ignatius' imperiousness or his extreme intelligence. Belushi maybe could have done it. Will Farrell would be a disaster.
Perhaps that's for the best. Maybe Ignatius should live exclusively in print.
One final point, in New Orleans a statue of Ignatius stands on Canal Street, under the clock at DH Holmes Department Store.
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Post by C86 on Sept 16, 2005 22:02:52 GMT -5
I spoke yesterday with a friend who left New Orleans because of Katrina and is now living in Houston. He told me that the Jesuit high school in Houston, Strake Jesuit, has taken in 400 students from the Jesuit high school in New Orleans. The influx of students is so great that the school is now running two shifts, with the second shift from 3p-9p. No one has been charged a dime.
The President of Strake, Dan Lahart, is a Hoya. This is an outstanding example of Jesuit education and values in action.
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Post by C86 on Mar 26, 2005 20:46:50 GMT -5
Congratulations, Jimmy. Hoya Saxa
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Post by C86 on Feb 11, 2005 23:38:39 GMT -5
I read DFW's item on the front page. 45K a year for Georgetown, and a 30 percent increase in 4 years. I've posted before on this topic, so I won't repeat myself. With these increases, a Georgetown education is approaching the point where the cost exceeds the value (and it kills me to write those words).
I wish we could chalk this latest round of increases to a definable and fixable cause, like the deficits at the Hospital, but I don't think that is so. If you look at the college planning calculators, they use a historical annual inflation rate for a college education of between 7 and 8 percent. Georgetown is just following the trend. To put these annual increases in concrete terms, when my daughters start college in the fall of 2020, four years at Georgetown are projected to cost $500,000, for each girl.
I sincerely wish that this trend would change, but I don't think it will.
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Post by C86 on Nov 25, 2004 14:05:18 GMT -5
I agree and diagree. DiGioia drawing this large a salary when the endowment is underfunded and the hospital is losing millions, sends a terrible message to the faculty, students, and alumni (not to mention Standard & Poors). However, DiGioia is absolutely responsible for the salary he takes home. The President makes the budget, and it is approved by the board. DiGioia could simply place a line item in the budget for a reasonable salary (i.e. one well south of 600K) and let it be known to the board that that is what he wants. They'd be hard pressed to say no. And if they did say no, and somehow forced a large salary on him, nothing is preventing DiGioia from returning a portion of it to the University through a donation.
President DiGioia has a tough job and a family to support. I recognize that. But 600K is really excessive.
PS. Does anyone know if President DiGioia receives a free house from the University?
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Post by C86 on Jun 29, 2004 21:33:05 GMT -5
DFW-- You're looking this info up, right? Amazing. I lived in Durham for 3 years and could barely find Chapel Hill.
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Post by C86 on Oct 13, 2007 17:48:21 GMT -5
It's not just SFS-types, WBH. We should not have to put up with these lapses. Govern yourself accordingly.
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Post by C86 on Oct 13, 2007 17:38:34 GMT -5
And congratulations to Mr. Monroe. Welcome to the Hilltop.
Who was the last No. 1 recruit for Georgetown? Alonzo?
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Post by C86 on Mar 30, 2007 8:11:25 GMT -5
1984: It was all because of the Tree.
In the 1984 tourney, the Hoyas drew Kentucky in the semifinal game, a formidable team with an unparalleled history and two monster big men, Sam Bowie and Melvin Turpin. [For those of you who don't remember, Bowie was so highly thought of as a college player that he was drafted BEFORE Michael Jordan]. The Wildcats also boasted other excellent players like forward Kenny Walker and guard Dicky Beal. Everybody recognized that the Hoyas had their work cut out for them in Seattle.
That's where the Tree comes in. The Monday night before the Final Four, an enormous (and I mean enormous) tree fell on Healy lawn. There was no reason for it to fall -- it was a nice night, not windy. The Tree just fell. Sometime between the Tree falling and dawn the next day, some students, whose names I don't know, grabbed a bucket of paint and a brush and entered the realm of the immortals. On the trunk of the Tree, they painted an enormous "Ky." On the branches they wrote "Bowie," Turpin," and "Beal." That single act, changed the attitude on campus. At that point, we all sort of expected for Kentucky to fall, just like the Tree.
And fall they did. In the second half of that game, the Hoyas put on perhaps the greatest defensive performance ever. Kentucky coughed up a double digit lead, and lost 53-40. Two nights later, the Hoyas won the National Championship.
Thank you, Tree.
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