Doug Haslam
Gischeleman: "To Create With the Mind"
November, 2007
Boston Celtics’ Kevin Garnett give the best postgame interview ever
I don;t usually post random videos from YouTube, but this clip shows what it takes to give a god interview: charm, poise, erudition, the ability to form sentences, and the courage to smack down a reporter’s clown-like wardrobe. Kevin Garnett is really bringing it all to the Boston Celtics, on the court and off. All [...]
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More Hating on Olympic Mascots: Summer
It’s not fair to make fun of the winter Olympics mascots without re-posting my old Summer Olympics mascot post as well. Here is my t ake from February, 2006, when Beijing 2008 unveiled its little monsters. This time, in chronological order from 1968 – 2008: 1968, Mexico City, “The Dove of Peace” (unofficial). The “black [...]
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Vancouver Unveils 2010 Winter Olympics Mascot; World Recoils in Horror
UPDATE: I’m an angry nerd! Awesome (I think)– thanks Canoe Dossier! And please see my summary of the Summer Olympics mascots. Here we go again– another Olympics mascot is unveiled. This particular trilogy of terror are Miga, Quatchi and Sumi, a “sea bear,” a “young sasquatch,” and an, um, “animal spirit,” respectively. Here they are. [...]
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My “Email is Dead” email rant
***This is a memo I sent at work today. Good fodder for how to get me in general. Yes, I sent it via email. But that fits within my rules.** I come not to praise email, but to bury it. I have finally reached the breaking point with email. Email is irretrievably broken as a [...]
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