There seems no end to the growing list of Chinese products being banned by the US government because they contain deadly toxins. [Caribbean importing Chinese products banned in the USA, TIJ, August 17, 2007] Given the alarms raised in recent years about contaminated Chinese products, one can be forgiven the impression that the contaminated peanut butter… Read more.
Archives for February 2009
Congratulations Pittsburg Steelers – Super Bowl XLIII champions!
THE CATCH ! This is the catch – with only 35 seconds left and 3 points down – that sealed a record-setting sixth Super Bowl victory for the Pittsburg Steelers, 27-23 over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday night. And it is bound to go down in NFL history as one of the greatest catches of… Read more.
Michael Phelps, 14-time Olympic champion, is a dope fiend?!
Anyone who knows of my interest in competitive swimming will appreciate my profound dismay over the following: Michael Phelps may have disqualified himself not only from making millions more as a sports hero but also from adding to his stash of 14 Olympic gold medals in 2012. Because this picture of him taking a hit… Read more.
Super Bowl XLIII: My pick – the Arizona Cardinals !
My team, the Philadelphia Eagles, lost to the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC Championship game. Therefore, I really have no vested interest in the outcome of this game. Nevertheless, I would like to see the Cardinals win because this would prove as improbable a feat as Obama being elected president of the United States. Also, given how far Kurt Warner had… Read more.