SPECIALSCreighton and the Curse of the Missing Midcourt Line
After some quick calculation I would estimate that I’ve watched, officiated or played in approximately 10,000 basketball games in my lifetime. I can’t remember ever seeing one that was decided on a backcourt violation. But then again 9,999 of those games weren’t played on a court made to resemble the leaf-strewn floor of an Oregon forest. Most courts have a clear dividing line at half court. The slave-to-fashion University of Oregon has more of a suggestion of one, and it ultimately decided the CBI championship game for Creighton. With under 20 seconds to go in a tie game the Jays’ Antoine Young was burning clock near half court to set up what was likely Creighton’s final…
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Rx for Sleep: Do nothing and rest afterwards
Liz Taylor couldn’t sleep. She had become dependent on substances that eroded the natural sleep process. Soothing slumber eluded her. Detox was the next step and her personal assistant, Roger Wall, was on the phone asking me for help. A couple years earlier, Wall was Barry Manilow’s PA during the recording of Paradise Café. I was engineer and the role of controlling the recording process, acting as the conduit responsible for assuring the technical and often the musical integrity of an artist’s work, which can be daunting if not downright stressful. Typically, some engineers resort to nicotine or alcohol or pot in response to the stress of a 30-piece orchestra and world-class musicians relying on your competence in committing their…
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After tourney loss, the state of UNO hockey
A few inches of padding, one blurry puck and 10 agonizing minutes kept UNO from advancing to the second round of the NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament last week. Was it or wasn’t it a goal? Doesn’t matter. The officials in last Friday’s UNO-Michigan game eventually, after 10 minutes of review that seemed to define the word inconclusive, ruled that it was and that was it. As is often the case in sports, the end betrayed the journey. UNO had a disproportionately rough end to the season. First there was the first round exit in the WCHA finals. Then there was the controversial end to the Michigan game. In between there was the controversy over the end of the football…
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Weekly Horoscopes
Happy New Moon stellium in Aries Sunday, April 3 at 9:32 a.m. The Sun, Moon, Mars, Jupiter, the planet Uranus and Mercury retrograde are all forming a "stellium" in Aries. Thus my/the mythic macho pose. Thanks Chelsea (not soon to be for) Long. It would seem a good time to start or initiate — but not really? Mercury retrograde! Yeah, I know it's confusing. Now you know how I feel all the time. Start projects now in your mind; manifesting after three weeks (April 20) which you/we shall/will find to be a better time — according to Michael P. and the wisdom of Astrology. MojoPlanetPower.com * ARIES (3.21-4.20) Well, we're off and running! Here comes/starts Spring! Your ruler…
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UNO Hockey makes NCAA Tourney
In a process that l'll never completely understand the UNO hockey team made the NCAA Tournament due to some combination of the Tolkien-sounding PairWise Rankings, the first “supermoon” in 18 years, and the fact that Michigan beat Notre Dame and a bunch of other games fell into place. Or something like that. If you want the dirty details MavMania.com can probably help you out. The site's Twitter feed (@unomavmania) was a lifeline for those of us clumsily trying to make sense of college hockey’s tournament selection process. The important thing is that the Mavs season continues just down the road a piece in St. Louis on Friday. UNO received the third-seed in the West Regional and will face its old…
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Weekly Horoscopes
One week to prepare. For what? For next week and all the April Fool’s guaranteed to take over the pre-apocalyptical media circus. Remember, there are no mistakes. Peace & Love Shall Conquer All as soon as the oil runs out! Hey, could we be/are we the dinosaurs of the future? “Fill ‘er up!” — MOJOPOPlanetPower.com *ARIES (3.21-4.20) Wham! Bam! Thank you, Mam. You are kickin’! You’re two short weeks away. Dream your scheme, your ruler Mars is still in Pisces until the New Moon in Aries (the sign of new starts) April 3; part of a “stellium,” or four or more planets in one sign. This is the first significant astral event of 2011. Six Astrological planets in…
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Your Cosmic Forecast, March 10-16
One week until the Full Moon in Virgo. Take care of the details now and Winter will be over before you can think about it. One more week to dream... Glub glub..... MojoPlanetPower.com PISCES (2.20-3.20) Almost done/Never done? Both sides now/somehow? Your reality has merged into fantasy/imagination and is ready to return back once again, Yin to Yang/Yang to Yin, as the Sun shall burn away Winter’s lingering snow/fog with the fire within. What psychological maladies do you still allow to exist within your Self? Cleanse within the depths of your personal subconscious; your entire retained memory of this lifetime. Fire within the forge of this new Spring (April 3rd) so’s you can satisfy your subconscious need for…
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McDermott Carries Creighton to Valley Title
The stakes couldn’t have been higher. The atmosphere couldn’t have been more electric. And the Jays couldn’t have come up with a more clutch effort...
more »Doug’s sigh said it all. The Jays were mired in a slump, and Illinois State had just come into the CenturyLink Center and handed Creighton another...
more »Seismic shifts in conference alignment have been rocking college athletics over the past few seasons, and it appears likely that Creighton could...
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Cosmic Forecast, Apr. 25-May 1
Happy Full Moon conjunct a retrograde Saturn at 5° degrees Scorpio, at 3 ’til 3:00 on the afternoon of the 25th. Watch out! Responsibility is about...
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Cosmic Forecast, Apr. 18-Apr. 24
Welcome into Taurus, ruler of both the throat (the part of the body astrologically attributed to the second sign), and the planet of love, Venus....
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Cosmic Forecast, Apr. 11-Apr. 17
We just saw the start of the astrological New Year at dawn on April 10th; the Aries New Moon during Aries. That’s when to initiate your spring...
more »Cosmic Forecast, Apr. 4-Apr. 10
The real astrological spring is around dawn on Wednesday the 10th, with the Sun, Moon, Mars and Venus all conjunct in Aries. I see a lot of...
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Big Pharma and the Money-Go-Round
Another record fine has been levied against a Big Pharma company. This time it’s GlaxoSmithKline, the fourth largest drug company in the world with...
more »Nature’s Perfect Food? Eggs-actly!
It comes in its own package, albeit a tad fragile. It has a reasonable shelf life, even at room temperature. It has relatively low production costs...
more »It looked good on the label. And, to the best of my recollection, the product info described a loving pet owner in Colorado whose longtime canine...
more »“What are words for? When no one listens, what are words for?” So hiccupped Dale Bozzio in 1980 as I stood watching her and my friend Terry Bozzio...
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