Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Hall of Flame
I\’m intending to write more on this year\’s baseball Hall of Fame election results after they\’re announced on Wednesday. But, after reading Jayson Stark\’s article on how he filled out his ballot, I will say this: Anyone who submitted a blank ballot should be banned from having a vote. I\’ll be happy to name names…
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Gettin\’ Miggy With It
Congratulations this morning to Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera, who was awarded the 2012 American League MVP tropy by the Baseball Writers\’ Association of America (BBWAA). The main reason he won the award was his capturing of the first Triple Crown (leading the league in average, home runs, and runs batted in) since Carl…
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2012 Vikings Preview
The Vikings are coming off of their worst year since the Les Steckel year in 1984. I can\’t get any worse than 3-13, can it? Don\’t ask questions that you don\’t want to hear the answer to. But before we look ahead, let\’s look back at that stinker of a season.
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New Foods At The 2012 Minnesota State Fair
The last few years I\’ve posted reviews and/or a handy guide on the food of the state fair. I do this as a public service so you don\’t have to try camel on a stick. You can find the webpage here (http://www.mnstatefair.org/fun/12_new_food.html) with this year\’s new foods. I\’ll update post fair with what I tried.…
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Less Dick. Less Bert.
Tired of inane baseball commentary? Bored with Bert\’s self-absorption and circles? Fed up with Dick\’s inability to discern a fly ball from a home run? Below is a list of people who I\’d rather hear broadcast a baseball game than Fox Sports North\’s dynamic duo: Cory Provus and Tom Kelly Roy Smalley and Jack Morris…
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2012 NFL Draft Diary
Nothing like an NFL draft to get back on the old SP horse! Time for an old fashioned draft diary! 7:00 CDT: We are coming to you live from Casa Van Betta. Alex is here for the moment to watch the first few picks. We open with Ray Lewis and some rapper who looks like…
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The Cost of Life
Wanna watch the NCAA college basketball tournament (aka March Madness) online (presumably at work) this year? It\’ll cost you. If you\’re a cable or dish subscriber, you can \’authenticate\'[1. We\’ll see how well that works.] with your account and watch all the games for \’free\’. If you\’re not one of those people, you can pay…
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Thursday Night Movies: Unforgiven (1992)
Short version: The last of an era? Watching True Grit last week put me in a Western mood, and since I had never seen Unforgiven, I queued it up from The Netflix. Great cast (Eastwood, Hackman, Freeman, and Richard Harris). It won Best Picture (and Hackman won for Best Supporting). And I\’d bet it\’s the…
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Thursday Night Movies: True Grit (2010)
Short version: A simple story, wonderfully told. Highly recommended. Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin. Directed by the Coen Brothers. True Grit is the story of a US Marshall and a Texas Ranger, teamed up to hunt down the killer of a little girl\’s father (at the insistence of the girl). Hailee Steinfeld does wonderfully…
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Thursday Night Movies: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Short version: Really quite enjoyable. Mr. Scott Walters took me up on my big screen offer this week, so TNM hit the Riverview Theater for 2011\’s Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, the sequel to 2009\’s Sherlock Holmes. All the major talent returned for this one: Robert Downey Jr (Sherlock), Jude Law (Watson), Rachel McAdams…
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