The Driver - By Mark Perry | Foreign Policy

The Driver - By Mark Perry | Foreign Policy

Good article on the world's second most wanted terrorist.

Shakespeare, his work, come to life in PBS series

Shakespeare, his work, come to life in PBS series

Pneumatic

Word you should know: Pneumatic

Main Entry: pneu·mat·ic
Pronunciation: nu-'ma-tik, nyu-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin pneumaticus, from Greek pneumatikos, from pneumat-, pneuma air, breath, spirit, from pnein to breathe -- more at SNEEZE
Date: 1659
1 : of, relating to, or using gas (as air or wind): a : moved or worked by air pressure b (1) : adapted for holding or inflated with compressed air (2) : having air-filled cavities
2 : of or relating to the pneuma : SPIRITUAL
3 : having a well-proportioned feminine figure; especially : having a full bust
- pneu·mat·i·cal·ly  /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb
- pneu·ma·tic·i·ty  /'nü-m&-'ti-s&-tE, 'nyü



Pneumatic Tube - The Anna Nicole Show: Simply Stupid or Public Suicide Watch?
by Matt Labash

After reading the scathing reviews of the unnatural disaster that is The Anna Nicole Show, the most baffling thing to me is that critics insist on referring to Anna Nicole Smith as an 'aging sex symbol.' To do so means that the former Playboy, Guess?, and Lane Bryant model was once a regular sex symbol. Looking at her now (she's only thirty-four), or even back in her prime, such as it was, it is hard to imagine her turning anyone's crank, unless one fancies obese truck-stop waitresses. Her eyelashes look like they were fashioned from car-wash bristles. Her imported 42DD breasts thrash about like two drunks in a street fight.

http://www.nerve.com/screeningroom/tv/annanicole/

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1244880/clint-dempsey:-fulham-didn%27t-appreciate-me-enough?cc=5901

FOX Sports Video - Dempsey snatches late equalizer against Manchester United

Normally I root for Manchester United (my maternal grandfather was from Manchester, plus they have had a large number of great Irish players, including the first one who truly made an impression on me: Paul McGrath, a stalwart of Ireland's World Cup teams in 1990 and 1994) aka "The Red Devils".

However, it is hard not to root for Clint Dempsey who is having possibly the greatest season for an American in Europe ever this year. 

Galway v Kilkenny Final ends in a draw - Were you there?

I was not there in person but watched the match at the Thomand Bar in Cork City.

This was the "World Series" of Irish Hurling. It ended in a draw, which means they replayed the entire match again about a month later! The announcers kept talking about heading to the "replay" if it ended in a draw, which I assumed was a weird slang term for "Overtime". Nope, they played the whole game over again. My grandparents are from Galway, so I was rooting for them. Kilkenny won the rematch

Etymology: Dirty Water Blog

One of the best things about New York City, is the ubitquity of hot dog push cart vendors, who the denizens of Manhattan and its environs have taken to calling the "Dirty Water Dog".

Dirty Water Dog, Dirty Water Blog.