Archive for January, 2008
March 2, 2009: Congress Proposes Universal Oxygen Plan
WASHINGTON – With the recent passage of universal healthcare, a Congressional, bipartisan committee has proposed what is believed to be the most aggressive government program in this nation’s history: Universal oxygen.
The brainchild of Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy and Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter, both men have emphatically stated America is ready to move forward with an aggressive, oxygen plan [...]
Boston vs. New York: The Center of the Universe
By Christopher Gabriel, Blog Harbor
75. Does the number mean anything to you? Surely it does to some people. For example, it’s important to LEGO. This past August 10th, they celebrated their 75th anniversary. Esquire magazine will be celebrating their 75th anniversary this year. And the 2007-08 sports calendar has the Southeastern Conference celebrating, yep you guessed it, [...]
ESPN: They Hate Us!
In my freshmen year of college in Los Angeles, a sociology professor set up a little demonstration designed to illustrate perception versus reality. Requiring three volunteers, he asked the hundred or so in the class if anyone was from Seattle, Chicago and Boston. Sure enough, the three cities were represented so off to the blackboard they went.
He then gave them what [...]
Wedginald Grows Up
By Christopher Gabriel, Blog Harbor
For the past year, I’ve been following the progress of a young wheel of cheese named Wedginald. Yes, that’s right, I said cheese. Not Wedginald, my neighbor, or Wedginald, a little friend of my older daughter. Nope, it’s Wedginald, a wheel of cheese. Cheddar, to be exact.
Some might argue I need a [...]
If Speeches Made Presidents
By Christopher Gabriel, Blog Harbor
If the presidential election was tomorrow and we could vote for anyone still standing after Iowa and New Hampshire, I’d be in real trouble. Although I’ve been following the debates and primaries like most everyone else, not one candidate in either party has captured my imagination to the extent I could honestly say, [...]
BCS “Championship” Game Proves Little
By Christopher Gabriel, Blog Harbor
If it’s the first week of January, it must be time for the Ohio State Buckeyes to get slapped, spanked and sent home by yet another SEC football team in the BCS championship game. Last year, it was Florida. You’ll recall Ohio State ran back the opening kick-off for a touchdown . . . [...]
Obama, Huckabee and . . . Britney?
By Christopher Gabriel, Blog Harbor
In what proved to be an historic evening at the Iowa Caucuses, Barack Obama became the first African-American to win a primary or caucus. In a state with a population that is 95% white, it’s quite obvious it wasn’t the minority vote, be it black or Hispanic, that put him over the top. Not [...]
