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Mute
A friend of mine just shuttered his blog.
He’s a fantastic writer, even if he weren’t my friend. He didn’t publish every day, but every day he published was worthwhile. He’s a storyteller who works in multiple media, and he’s interesting.
And now he’s mute, because his employer doesn’t want him blogging. [Read more...]
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I wanted to wait until all the Lebron hoopla calmed down, because this isn’t a rant about sports. In fact, the NBA has very little interest for me these days, but I do pay enough attention to sports headlines to have seen this:
Heat Signs Zydrunas Ilgauskas
MIAMI, July 17- The Miami HEAT announced today that they have signed free agent center Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
During the 2009-10 season, Ilgauskas averaged 7.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 20.9 minutes, while shooting 44.3 percent from the field in 64 games (six starts). He recorded double-figure points on 19 occassions and four double-digit rebound games.
Curiously enough, Ilgauskas was a teammate of Lebron’s in Cleveland.
Lebron James was once known as one of the best basketball players never to win a championship, prior to his entrance in the public consciousness as one of the most egocentric athletes in history. He goes to Miami as a free agent, along with other highly-sought free agents Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. The three are often thought of as cooking this together, but you get the feeling that Ilgauskas is coming along because a title isn’t enough for Lebron James; he wants a legacy as a team-builder. [Read more...]
