I'm sitting here in Seattle at Sea-Tac International Airport waiting for my shuttle bus and I thought I'd roll out a random post for you. Well first, normally I'm a fan of San Francisco International Airport. It's nice looking, easy to get to on BART, and all around an ok experience. My problem with them is their lack of Internet, or more specifically, FREE Internet. I don't travel a ton, but SFO is...
The story below is very reminiscent of a story that Michael Lewis tells in The New, New Thing about how entrepreneur Jim Clark learned to fly. Possible lesson: impatience and quick learning may not be traits of all high...
I spent a long weekend at Dartmouth visiting my daughter Deborah. On Saturday night she played in the fall concert of the Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra . The concert featured Shostakovich's deeply disturbing Cello Concerto No. 1 and Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. It was a terrific concert, conducted with style by Anthony Princiotti. (Princiotti's program notes are accessible in PDF here .) My classmate...
(Soul Of The Saints continues to apologize for no paragraph capbility as of this time). Though not filmed here, The Blind Side premiered at the old Prytania Theatre last week with several local connections. Newman grad Michael Lewis (Liar’s Poker, Moneyball, etc.) wrote the true story a few years ago about an underprivileged kid being [...]
Good morning to you all, I'm here and I suppose I need to be laughed at just a little bit. I was confident all week and I did nothing but talk up my Niners and how they would win. My gut was wrong, which, and not to brag here, doesn't happen a lot. The 49ers came out and played themselves a sorry game fraught with bad decisions and bad play. The team forgot how to tackle, Alex forgot how to throw and...
49ers DB Michael Lewis (11 tackles), DB Dashon Goldson (nine tackles), DB Tarell Brown (nine tackles), DB Shawntae Spencer (eight tackles), LB Patrick Willis (eight tackles), LB Manny Lawson (five tackles, sack) and LB Parys Haralson (four tackles, sack) all produced nice stats in a Week 11 loss to the Packers.
In what seems like a shocking move these days, I completed a book that i read for pleasure, Why England Lose by Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski. The book is an attempt to apply some of the principles of the book, Moneyball by Michael Lewis, (a book which made our top 7 books of 2007 with the review that it's 'A fascinating, highly entertaining but flawed business book about baseball. It is dripping...
I knew the material that is the source of The Blind Side since I had quickly consumed the Michael Lewis book when it was released. I was late to the cult of Moneyball and had caught up with his work. The thing about The Blind Side was that it was fascinating on some levels and completely unfocused in others. It kinda wanted to be the football version of Moneyball, thus the subtitle "Evolution...
San Francisco safety Michael Lewis leaves the field after intercepting a pass in the end zone as time expired, preserving the 49ersÕ much-needed victory over Chicago. Join The Bee's Matt Barrows for a live chat during the 49ers-Packers game. Matt will be reporting from Lambeau Field, but you can join us from the couch to share your comments during the game.
San Francisco safety Michael Lewis leaves the field after intercepting a pass in the end zone as time expired, preserving the 49ersÕ much-needed victory over Chicago. Join The Bee's Matt Barrows today for a live chat during the 49ers-Packers game. Matt will be reporting from Lambeau Field, but you can join us from the couch to share your comments during the game.
vs. Date: November 22, 2009 Time: 10:00am PST Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI Records: 49ers (4-5) Packers (5-4) Bodoglife.com Spread : Packers -7; Over/Under 42; Money Line: 49ers +245, Packers -290 - The Packers are pretty big favorites after opening as 5.5 point favorites. Weather : 47 °F, 11mph S Wind TV Broadcast: FOX - Thom Brenneman, Brian BillickWestwood One Radio : Howard David,...
Hao Jin submits: “Good new technologies are a bit like good new roads: their social benefits far exceed what any one person or company can get paid for creating them.” -- Michael Lewis, author of Liar's Poker Complete Story »
Wis. - If it seemed like Michael Lewis was running all over the place on defense for the 49ers, it's because he was. The strong safety had a game-high 11 tackles, 10 of them solo. For a player whose career appeared to be in jeopardy when he sustained his...
Alright, boys. Here's how it works. I wear the hat. That makes me the coach. You all have perfectly styled hair according to the standards of the day. That makes you football players. Oh, don't look so sad, Jimmy! If you listen and work hard, one day you might get a hat of your own. View full size photo » It's back to the projector, TSTers. Today, we're going to look at the offensive line, some...
Has anyone seen the movie yet? It's based on the Michael Lewis book by the same name. I enjoyed Lewis' work in Moneyball . From Amy Henry in World ... The article summary: "All-American Michael Oher went from the streets as a 15-year-old son of a crack addict to potential NFL Rookie of the Year on the love and dedication of an adoptive family that wouldn’t let him fail." Michael Oher...
Tim McGraw and his beautiful wife Faith Hill are at the New York premiere of The Blind Side which opens in theatres November 20 the same day as Twilight . So on date night the men can go see The Blind Side and the girls can go see Twilight and everyone’s happy! This movie, also starring Sandra Bullock , is based on a true story , and judging from the trailers, Tim McGraw’s acting ability is outstanding.