NP: Pet Shop Boys -- Opportunity (Club Mix)
Ah yes. Air conditioning. The greatest invention of the 20th (or 19th?) Century.
Back in the 423 for a few more days before heading back to intense dissertation writing. My advisor took a job overseas beginning Fall 2006, so I have until May 2006 to get the project finished. I'm shooting for 10 chapters (Intro, 8 of body, Conclusion), and so far I have the intro ready to turn in and selected passages of some body chapters written. I'm shooting for 30-35 pages per chapter, so it should come out to over 300 pages when it is all said and done. I'm also going for a chapter a month (since I have most of the more difficult research completed) and I think this is doable. Look for progress updates in this space coming soon.
Tonight is the MLB Home Run Derby. In preparation for the 2006 World Cup of Baseball that will be held next Spring, the contestants are all representing their native countries. While this will be very cool, the timing sucks because the Olympics just dropped baseball. What does the IOC think? That people around the world care about the Olympics? Taking America's game out of the Olympics is a travesty.
Monday, July 11, 2005
Random Thoughts
1 comment:
Taking baseball and women's softball out of the Olympics might do short-term harm to the summer games (I'll still tune in to watch the women's volleyball, though), but I'd hardly call it a travesty. Baseball doesn't have a whole lot of competition outside of a few countries that tend to dominate. And a Baseball World Cup held every three years and competed in by top professionals will probably do more to promote the sport (heretofore referred to as the "World Baseball Classic" which is fuckin' awesome) than every four years in the Olympics with minor leaguers.
Also see the Wikipedia entry that has the pool listings.
WE WILL DOMINATE. I also think Japan will probably do better than the Carribbean nations.
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