Daily Archives: April 7, 2003

Naughty spam and eager lawyers

Via Howard Bashman comes this article about the possible “hostile work environment” ramifications of unwanted pornographic email. “You have to provide a workplace that’s free of sexual harassment. That right is so clearly established that no employer could say, ‘I … Continue reading Continue reading

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Some days you win, some days you lose…

…and some days it rains, as Nuke LaLoosh once said. Today it’s raining, and our opening game has been postponed. Rats! According to the email I received that informed me of the rainout, it’s the coaches’ job to figure out … Continue reading Continue reading

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An unexpected power of blogging

This is an amazing story about how someone was saved from a bad relationship thanks to one of his blog readers. Wow. Via Electrolite. Sidebar question: If old media types are still writing feature articles about blogs a year or … Continue reading Continue reading

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The National Anthem

For you history buffs, the story of playing the Star Spangled Banner at baseball games. The first indisputable record of the playing of “The Star Spangled Banner” for a Major League game was for a unique World Series. The premature … Continue reading Continue reading

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Our expanding prison system

Some poor schmuck has just become our nation’s two millionth inmate. I’m willing to bet there was no prize for this distinction. This article contains a truly puzzling segment: In a one-day head count conducted June 30, 2002, the 50 … Continue reading Continue reading

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Morales pleads innocent

Missed this last week, but former Texas Attorney General Dan Morales pleaded not guilty to the mail fraud and conspiracy charges against him stemming from the tobacco lawsuit settlement. No word in this article when the trial is set to … Continue reading Continue reading

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