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Arsenal Review: Something Stinks
As I write this today, a fire is burning in the marshes east of the city and a foul smell wafts through the air. So pungent and strong is the odor that doctors are warning the elderly, children and those with respiratory conditions to stay indoors. Walking from the house or office to the car […]
Six Years Ago….
Watching the scenes of what Hurricane Irene did from Virginia to Vermont, I was taken back to my own experiences with hurricanes and tropical storms. When you live in the Gulf Coast, you’re going to live through a few – it’s like living out in Colorado and facing snowstorms or living in California and living […]
The Six Dates That Have Brought Arsenal To This Point
Depending on when you read this, you might know whether or not Arsenal have gone to Udine and qualified for the group stages of the 2011 Champions League or not. I don’t, but I’ll be glued to my TV come Wednesday afternoon and hoping, praying and willing the team that faces Udinese Calcio forward. The […]
Aliens Attack! (Maybe)
I’m always intrigued when shows focus on simulations of events. I’m sure you’ve seen them too. Whether it’s simulating the post-nuclear war fallout or a stock market crash or the effects of the long-expected zombie outbreak, it’s intriguing to see how intelligent minds consider the possibility of events and how they ripple for a particular […]
2011-12 Premier League: Primer, Predictions & Pretty Pictures
With one extraordinary exception (the Tottenham vs Everton game), the 2011-12 Barclays Premier League (BPL) season will kick off right on schedule this weekend. And I know what you’re thinking: “I want to get into this whole soccer thing, but don’t know what team to follow or what has happened in the summer.” Have no […]
Why Can’t They Do This?
Right now, I’m playing through my third season as Arsenal manager on FIFA 11. In my short time as boss of Arsenal, I have won the Premier League twice, the Carling Cup once, the FA Cup once and the Champions League once. Everything is coming up roses for this current season: I’m leading the Prem […]
Death by a Thousand Cats: Thoughts on Arsenal
Ambassador Londo Mollari: But this – this, this, this is like being nibbled to death by… what are those Earth creatures called? Feathers, long bill, webbed feet… go ‘quack’… Ambassador Vir Cotto: Cats. Ambassador Londo Mollari: Cats. Being nibbled to death by cats. By now every soccer fan has seen or heard of the scene […]
“Captain America” and the Battle of the Ubermensch
I had predicted back in January that, of all the comic book movies coming out this summer, the one most likely to triumph would be Captain America: The First Avenger. After a $65 million opening weekend, I’m glad to know that I was right. How could I consider that when, all things considered, Captain America […]
Fiero Fredo 