K is for Katie (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Last night I was watching "The Lip Reader" episode of Seinfeld, and I realized that the hundreds of hours I have spent watching Seinfeld has impacted my personality pretty severely... 1) I think Elaine Benes has made me a violent person. Have you ever noticed how much Elaine shoves and smacks Jerry, Kramer, and George? Yah, I tend to do that. 2) Seinfeld has defined my ethical...
Stepping Right Up! (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... stated that one of her grandfathers was born in Chippewa Falls and her father went to school with Jerry Kramer (a Packer football star in the early 60’s).Governor Palin then began to tell a story of a conversation she and one of her friends in Alaska had a few weeks ago. Her friend had picked up a couple of the relatively new $1 dollar gold colored coins. They were discussing what...
Blogcritics: Sports (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
In Jerry Kramer’s book, Instant Replay, he makes several references to Vince Lombardi’s exhortations to play with “reckless abandon.” I’m not sure I agree.I believe that football is a game of control. Control the line of scrimmage. Control the ball. Control the clock. Control the man you are blocking.How can you control any of these facets of the game if you cannot control yourself?Two...
Planet Kaua`i (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
In a comment to the previous post, Big Island attorney blogger John Powell reminded me of the Seinfeld finale in which Elaine, George, Jerry, and Kramer are charged with violating a Good Samaritan statute after standing by and ridiculing the victim during a mugging. Their Cochran-esque attorney, Jackie Chiles, says - Good Samaritan Law? I never heard of it. You don't have to help anybody....
PRELUDIUM (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
Over on Wounded Bird the sad news reported in the Times-Picayune has been published for all of us in Anglican blog-land. Fr. Jerry Kramer of the Church of the Annunciation has been exhausted in the fight and is stepping down. Wounded Bird writes gracefully about him and his ministry. On reading the news I thought of three things. I don't know Jerry, but he is what I always hoped...
A Boat Against the Current (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
... Recently I began dipping into one of great sports books of all time, Instant Replay , Packer guard Jerry Kramer’s diary of the last championship season under the coach who had pushed, prodded, cursed, and cheered him into becoming a star. It, along with David Maraniss’ later biography of the Packer coach, When Pride Still Mattered , shows that there was far more to Lombardi...
The Lead (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
Rev. Kramer had was known as a tireless advocate in the aftermath of the storm. He helped animate a number of ministries that continue to thrive for the benefit of locals, all while convincing parishioners that a building of their own was less important than to strive for selfless service.
VirtueOnline (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
Episcopal priest who moved mountains after Katrina resigns By Bruce Nolan, The Times-Picayune September 27, 2009, 5:50AM http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2009/09/post_3.html The Rev. Jerry Kramer, a hyper-energetic Episcopal priest who transformed a small neighborhood church into a powerhouse that helped drive the post-Katrina recovery of the entire Broadmoor neighborhood, stunned...
