The Last Ephor

Rumors abound that Rupert Murdoch and Carlos Slim are looking to form a consortium to buy F1 . Bernie Ecclestone (F1 supremo since 1978) says that is completely not true. That can mean only one thing; it's completely true! Bernie is famous for finding out that his wife was divorcing him by reading about it in the newspapers. If he's that out of touch with his wife you can imagine how out of touch he is with F1. OK, that's a bit of a joke. He's probably more in tune with F1 than his marriage which probably explains why he's still in F1 but no longer married. NewsCorp. is mum on the subject as is Slim. But consider: Mexican billionaire Slim already has a relationship with the sport via the Telmex-backed Sauber team through his eldest son Carlos Slim Domit. and JPMorgan is reportedly advising which explains the leak. They've been leaking deal news like a sieve since 2005 or so when they're trying to either close a deal or pump up interest in a ...

Vitaly Petrov Steering Wheel Comes Off Shame. He had such a great race in Australia. First Russian to ever make it to the podium. He's a great driver I think he just totally misjudged the track apron. I still can't figure out why he went off in the first place. F1 season is well underway and it looks like this year's rule changes are indeed, making a difference. Let's hope we avoid the boring-ass season we had last year.

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Charlie Sheen v Muammar Gaddafi: whose line is it anyway? I got 6 out of 10 and most of them were wild guesses. This can only mean one thing; Gaddafi is a drug addict who loves porn stars.

1. Have you spent time in silence today, meditating, journaling, praying, or writing morning pages? Yes. 2. Have you in the last 10 days called or visited, a grandparent, parent, aunt or uncle? Yes. 3. Have you in the last month left an extra large tip for someone? Yes. 4. Have you spent time playing, laughing, and smiling in the last three days? Yes. 5. Have you planned a vacation or play date with the people closest to you in the last six months? No. 6. Have you sent a hand written note to someone you take for granted in the last 60 days? No. If I did they wouldn't be able to read it. 7. Have you looked around and expressed deep gratitude for everything around you in the past week? Yes. Every day. 8. Have you forgiven yourself for making a mistake or the wrong choice in the last 10 days? No. I'm Catholic so guilt is part of the package. 9. Have you forgiven your parents or other care takers for their poor choices in your life time? Yes. ...

It gives my heart great joy to see your eyes fill with fear so lean in close and I will whisper the last words you hear.

The look on Mom's face when she realizes it's him is perfect.

Today's the day. Nine years gone and the rest of our lives to go. This blog honors Sean Thomas Lugano I knew Sean casually. We went to college together and were on the rugby team together. He was much better than I was. He was very fast and much stronger than he looked. Sean was one of those guys who was reserved but very funny. He wasn't one of those guys who garnered attention by being outrageous or demonstrative. He was just there, always with a smile and quick with a laugh or a joke. He took a lot of flack in college because of his modeling career. He used to model to make money for college and the idea of a rugby player being a model seemed absurd. The only commercial I ever saw him in was for The Gap and ironically, he was playing rugby in the commercial. That seemed to redeem him somewhat in the eyes of his teammates and we didn't rib him much after that. I didn't know Sean well enough to keep in touch with him after college. Occasionally, I'd see ...

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Five Rules For Men to Follow For a Happy Life : "FIVE RULES FOR MEN TO FOLLOW FOR A HAPPY LIFE 1. It's important to have a woman, who helps at home, who cooks from time to time, cleans up and has a job. 2. It's important to have a woman, who can make you laugh. 3. It's important to have a woman, who you can trust and who doesn't lie to you. 4. It's important to have a woman, who is good in bed and who likes to be with you. 5. It's very, very important that these four women do not know each other"

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Funny as hell. I don't think she's ugly by any means and she's got a great sense of humor.

He's dying. At least I think he is. He's my uncle and he's 90 years old. I'm getting ahead of myself, let me back up a bit. My aunt and uncle live in Baltimore. They've always lived there. In fact, I think they built Baltimore around them they've been there so long. They met in Europe after WWII. He was backpacking around with some buddies after he was discharged and she was travelling with her sister. She lived in New York and he in Baltimore. After they got back home, she moved to Baltimore to be a teacher and he worked as a salesman. Fast forward a few decades and I arrive in Baltimore as a college freshman. They looked after me while I was there. I had a home cooked meal from time to time, a place to do laundry and a quiet place to study during finals. I kept in touch with them after that and as they got older I was the one looking after them. They've moved into a nursing home now and he's been declining for a while. He's become v...

OK, at work I sit next to a Ukrainian guy and a Chinese guy. Nothing too unusual there. The odd part is that when they're on their cell phones having a conversation they don't want overheard they speak in Chinese or Ukrainian (respectively). Again, nothing odd their. The weird thing is they both drop their voices and cover the phone. Now that automatically draws attention. Anyone attempting to be discreet in any language piques your interest. I guess it's one of those things that is simply human nature and cannot be avoided.

To all who make our freedom possible, thank you. God bless America.

Cheerwine meets the Krispy Kreme This abomination couldn't be any more Carolina unless it was shaped like Charlotte Motor Speedway and topped with pulled pork BBQ. Krispy Kreme is meh. I never understood the mania around them. They're donuts and super super sweet at that. Cheerwine is the local cherry flavor soda. It is also poisonous to anyone who is not born and raised on it. Think of it as Carolina's answer to Vernors or Moxie . (Bonus points for anyone who's had all three) It's red, it's fizzy and very sweet. Cloyingly so. Now the idea that they've put two of the sweetest items ever created into one unholy alliance gets me this close to a diabetic coma just reading about it. Put this a the top of my FOOD TO BE AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS list.

Lightcycle! Oh my dear sweet Lord. I never thought I'd live to see the day but lo, there it is. So wonderfully bizarre and geeky and awful and if I had the scratch you'd see me blasting up and down 301 on this thing.

Loved the first one. I hope this one keeps to the spirit (pardon the pun) of the first one