Ben Roethlisberger

I'm excited about the Super Bowl™. My hometown team stands to win its seventh title, and the city of PIttsburgh teems with excitement ((Friday night, downtown, my friends and I passed a boisterous couple dressed in full Steelers regalia, holding ...Read More

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I was stuck in a loop today after the game. "Hope is not lost." That's what she said. The Japanese checkout girl at Fiesta meant it too—Japan is still in the cup, and tomorrow Mexico (my first and only remaining ...Read More

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The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games (I won't even tell you how long I debated the order of those words) began yesterday to my excitement. What was not to love about the Opening Ceremonies (I feel like everything should be ...Read More

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Two Steelers fans found themselves thousands of miles away from home. In fact, both were in Texas during what may or may not have been the most significant game of the season for Pittsburgh. What did they do? Brad sent me ...Read More

Seriously, I can't get a consensus from my friends. Help me pick out a Derby name. Possible Derby names: Dottie Hazzard (after a local madame from the 1900s who ran a brothel near where we have our practice/bouts) or Erzebet B. Bad (after the ...Read More

06/27/2006 Why is the sky blue? --I've been wondering... There's a great scientific answer available if you do the google thing. Otherwise, I'll venture that the sky is blue because the cockroaches that secretly rule the earth told it to be blue. And ...Read More