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Mr. Unlucky’s Almanack

Do the aphorisms and observations of Benjamin franklin and his Poor Richard still apply, or are we beyond hope and salvation?

Archive for February, 2008

I usually don’t watch American Idol, but I tuned in on Feb. 20 for some reason only to be astounded by this performance by a young Pinay-American named Ramiele Malubay:

 May you live long and prosper, Ramiele.

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Current Yankess and former Astros pitcher Andy Pettitte took to the podium today for a press conference to explain why he copped to just the Brian McNamee incident of HGH use.  Turns out that his 2002 usage confession failed to include another incident in 2004, which his father begged him to come clean to.
Hmmm….  The guy [...]

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By now, the Congressional hearing on Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee is old news and not worth repeating.
However, it’s clear that only one person had a reason to lie (since the other one was told he’d go to prison if he did lie), and that was the bully known as The Rocket.
The sad part is [...]

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As I’ve said all along, MLB Commish Bud Selig and ALL baseball owners and executives knew that steroids were motivating the sport for years, almost decades, and cared not in the least because it produced a) home runs and b) fans and c) beaucoup dollars.
Now, why would anyone find this shocking when former relief pitcher [...]

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I’m a registered Republican in the big delegate-rich state of California, so I’ve been getting lots of phone calls from various politicians.
Well, really, just two–John McCain and Mitt Romney.
I got one from McCain and another from a COP in Arizona claiming to be the "world’s toughest sheriff."  I assume he was calling about McCain, but [...]

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