Slothrop's Dream

Thursday, September 30, 2004

Slothrop's Dream Breaks a Tiny Bit of News

After reading a headline declaring an independent analysis had concluded the memos brought forth by CBS as legit, I went snooping to find the source. Read how I uncovered the author as a left-leaning professor and Kerry contributor, and how the report is a smoke screen for CBS...
5:44:26 PM

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Monday, September 27, 2004

Who Let the Cat In

In this post-9/11 world, the United States and her allies are, we are told, on high alert. After being struck by our own planes at the hands of killers that, according to the law, should not of been in the country, airport security is said to be our highest priority. Keeping those who would harm us out is the first defense. Things are not as secure as we would like, however.
5:54:25 PM

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Monday, September 20, 2004

Movin' On Up

The Woman has a new job! Congratulations go out to my wonderful woman (seen here cooling down a Bahamas-grade sunburn with libations from a coconut) who has taken on a new position, with all the perks and headaches that come with it. This is her second promotion in as many years and she is now well on her way to that rude collision with the old glass ceiling. She has always been a brilliant and sweet woman, one which I will miss dearly as she steps into her new managerial shoes. Seriously though, I wanted to write this to wish her all the success in the world; she deserves it.

3:17:25 AM

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Wednesday, September 15, 2004

NHL to Lockout Players Thursday

As predicted the National Hockey League and the Player's Association are headed for a lockout. The dispute is over salaries. Owners want a salary cap and players do not. Many teams are losing money and there is talk of eliminating franchises in a league that has added four teams since the last labor stoppage in 1994. That lockout lasted 103 days and cost over 300 million to teams. This time around teams have created lockout funds for such a circumstance; players on their own and the Player's Association have also been saving up for a protracted holdout.

Viewership is down: According to Wired magazine more people now watch professional bowling on TV than watch the NHL. With 30 teams, stagnant revenues, declining ratings, and average salaries having jumped from about 500k in 1994 to 1.8 million today, something has to give. In 1994 the league, fresh off an exciting Rangers Cup win appeared on the rise. This time the facts are less in the player's favor.

7:45:10 PM

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Wednesday, September 08, 2004

There are tough book reviews, there are scathing book reviews, and then there are the once in a lifetime opportunities when your ex-boss writes a book; a bad one. Reading Toby Young on his former Vanity Fair editor is such delightful skewering I had to pass on this review.
2:31:55 PM

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