http://www.bomanijones.com/blog The takeover. The break's over. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:10:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Rarely do I delve into sports here at Virtual Bomaniland.  That's the game that's sold, not told.  Do something for a living, and you don't really want to talk about it that much when you're off the clock.  This blog, if nothing else, is off the clock. However, Skip Caray died ... http://www.bomanijones.com/blog/2008/08/03/rip-skip/ This Kwame Kilpatrick is something.  A friend and I just got done discussing how long it will take Law and Order to do an episode based on his ridiculous story, one that must be the only situation that continually defies my concept of what someone is capable of (two-hour season ... http://www.bomanijones.com/blog/2008/07/29/stop-it-kwame/ John McCain wasn't being smart when he used the term "tar-baby" when speaking to some folks in Iowa the other day.  I'm not offended by this because I think McCain was being incredibly stupid, but that's about it.  This certainly wasn't an attempt on his part to be racist, nor ... http://www.bomanijones.com/blog/2008/07/27/no-big-deal-sen-mccain/ So, against my better judgment, I watched some of that "Black in America" special they had on CNN.  I'd love to comment on it, but I'm not sure I saw much that warranted comments.  Not that it was a bad special.  It was pretty decent.  But seeing how I know ... http://www.bomanijones.com/blog/2008/07/25/black-in-america-yawn/ In about a ten minute period, I saw a WNBA Battle Royal -- at the Palace, of all places -- and the channel guide said that Universal HD will be showing Porky's at 10. Porky's.  In HD.  I'd imagine they must have the rights to enough movies that they shouldn't have ... http://www.bomanijones.com/blog/2008/07/22/i-wish-i-could-make-this-up/ ...is always of interest to me.  I don't peek at my stats like I did when I first started this thing (would you believe it's been four years?), but I like to see when people use search terms.  It's an interesting to see why people end up here, but it's ... http://www.bomanijones.com/blog/2008/07/21/how-people-find-this-blog/ Check it out.  It's actually pretty good stuff. http://www.bomanijones.com/blog/2008/07/18/jim-brown-with-me/ If you get the chance, hit the link on the right sidebar Friday, July 18 at 4:00 p.m. ET.  To talk about Roger Goodell's investigation of gang signs in the NFL, I'll be talking with Jim Brown.  Tune in, if you've got the chance. You can get to the live feed ... http://www.bomanijones.com/blog/2008/07/17/jim-brown-on-the-air/ ...who's the baddest motherfucker breathing.  If you don't wanna watch the whole thing, start paying attention around the 3:20 mark.  The lil' fella will take it from there.     http://www.bomanijones.com/blog/2008/07/13/in-case-you-forgot/ So the other day I got to talking to someone about one of my favorite artists when something struck me -- just about all of his stuff came out in the '70s.  Like every album, which was something I hadn't considered.  It got me thinking -- was this the greatest ... http://www.bomanijones.com/blog/2008/07/08/who-was-the-best-of-the-70s/