absolutely alex's adventures & times

not quite poetry in motion, but it’ll do for now

absolutelyalex — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:46:12 +0000

While we usually marvel at Roger Federer’s sublime forehand, his footwork and pin-point accurate serves, the often-overlooked and...

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krugman’s wisdom

absolutelyalex — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:45:22 +0000

If only President-elect Barack Obama had the magnanimity to give Princeton professor Paul Krugman a job in his cabinet. Krugman, a leading light in...

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steve jobs’ dilemma

absolutelyalex — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:34:09 +0000

It is horrible to be ill. It is even worse when one gets hounded about it the way Apple’s visionary and practically indispensable chief, Steve...

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another nominee snag?

absolutelyalex — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:59:36 +0000

So much for the soon-to-be Obama administration’s so-called stringent vetting processes for hiring staffers. Bill Richardson has already...

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dead pirates can’t spend ransom

absolutelyalex — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:40:19 +0000

Karma truly is a bitch. Fresh after extorting $3 million in ransom money from the owners of the Saudi supertanker, Sirius Star, one of the Somali...

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oh roger roger…

absolutelyalex — Sat, 10 May 2008 01:07:14 +0000

Damn it! It was supposed to be the perfect opportunity for Roger Federer to win the Rome Masters, especially with Rafael Nadal unexpectedly knocked...

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the end for clinton?

absolutelyalex — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:20:15 +0000

Is it really the end for Hillary Clinton? Could it be that her campaign, which has been counted for dead so often but then miraculously resurrected...

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myanmar generals’ travesty

absolutelyalex — Fri, 09 May 2008 08:05:27 +0000

When the unfortunate people of Myanmar get through the catastrophe of the cyclone that is believed to have killed over 23,000 over the weekend and...

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oil prices still the key

absolutelyalex — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:16:24 +0000

While the worst of the credit crunch might be over, as articulated by US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson in the hope of shoring up confidence in the...

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microsoft right to walk from yahoo

absolutelyalex — Thu, 08 May 2008 04:29:16 +0000

Pundits can deride Microsoft for walking away from the hostile Yahoo takeover deal as much as they want, but Microsoft can heave a sigh of relief for...

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nadal knocked out in rome

absolutelyalex — Thu, 08 May 2008 02:34:01 +0000

Getty Images photo Wow, what a shocker. In what should have been a routine match for clay court king Rafael Nadal in the second round of the Rome...

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wright fall-out for obama

absolutelyalex — Sat, 03 May 2008 05:55:20 +0000

Well, it looks like the halo over Senator Barack Obama’s head is starting to lose its shine. It took Obama’s former pastor, the...

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taking on fox news

absolutelyalex — Fri, 02 May 2008 10:06:24 +0000

“How are you going to stand up to the terrorists when you’re afraid of Fox News?” Jay Leno famously mocked the Democrats’ refusal to appear on...

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100th win and still dominant

absolutelyalex — Fri, 02 May 2008 04:19:28 +0000

Perhaps we should just wrap up the clay court season for tennis this year and move right on to the grass court season. Spain’s Rafael Nadal,...

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the world’s most monstrous dad

absolutelyalex — Thu, 01 May 2008 08:07:19 +0000

Perhaps all parents and parents-to-be should be made to sign a Hippocratic Oath-type of pledge and held accountable, so that fewer children would be...

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