Sports

Briefly Noted for January 1, 2008

Ye Olde Hipster.  Merlin Mann claims Thomas Jefferson's ivory pocket notebook as the "great-great-grandfather" of his own creation for Getting Things Done, the Hipster PDA. A History of Snowboarding

Schill, Scorpions, and Louis Gossett Jr.

We all know the Mitchell Report has been digging into ball players' pasts. So, it seems, has Boston Magazine.  In particular, they have found a few embarrassing skeletons in Curt Schilling'

Revisionist History

Unfortunately for Bonds, it seems MLB's historians now are saying Aaron hit 805.  This according to The Onion. Thanks for the tip, Jerm.

"Boomers" and History

I can't tell you how tired I am of reading about baby boomers and their impending retirements.  The self-indulgence of aging newspaper, magazine, and television news editors in running story after

Stock Car Rivals

This morning Automobileblog gives us the Five Greatest Rivalries in NASCAR History. No surprises in first place.  It's got to be Ford v. Chevy.