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Semi-regular posting has resumed @ OBSERVATIONS OF OZZIE OPTIC. Books, boxing, MMA, NYC and some other junk. Ladrino will also be active for anyone interested in Caribbean history. Seeya around. -
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Just did something of a mass delete on the friend's list. This is de facto a closed journal, and has been for some time. This entry isn't to announce I'm deleting it, but to make its ghost status more official. Not much will come on here going forward except for occasional boxing/MMA commentary. Most of the friends I'd made on here have moved on or ( Read more... ) -
degenerate entertainment
At this stage the obituaries for American pro boxing are not mandatory just for the boxing pundits, but even us slobs in the stands. As a 'hardcore' fan I have too fill my annual quota so here goes ( Read more... ) -
finance geekery
Caught by way of urbaniak, here is a hilarious video. Watch the buffoon gallery of commentators from across the talking head "news" networks shut down Mr. Schiff's warnings of a looming financial crisis as though he were a conspiracy theorist. 2008 and he was totally right...take that Ben Stein!
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President B.H. Obama
I'm not a guy who uses the word hero lightly, but Pres-elect Obama is one of mine. Surprisingly, in a glimmer of the candidate of years past, I thought Sen. McCain put it best of all; though we can all be proud, there's a special pride some of us feel tonight. We'll see what Pres. Obama ends up doing in the next four years but for breaking through ( Read more... ) -
where's the wrestling?
Saturday night I stayed in for what has become a common occurrence in the last couple of years. It was a combo PPV championship boxing and free, televised MMA courtesy of SpikeTV and the UFC. The boxing match was a 170lb catchweight fight between legendary veteran Bernard Hopkins and undefeated middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik. If you like boxing ( Read more... ) -
insurance geekery: AIG 'nationalized'
AIG isn't a household name, but I've directly competed against them for something like 5 years now. "900lb gorilla in the room" has always been an understatement when it came to AIG, their capabilities, and the size of their organization. Also they were never known for taking stupid risks, at least not at the level of the operating companies ( Read more... ) -
less pander, more policy
Caught the convention finale last night and I liked Senator Obama's speech. I was somewhat surprised that he delivered a fairly sober and understated speech, especially by comparison with other speakers this week. I think it was a smart move seeing as he is fighting the perception that he is setting himself up as a celebrity messiah, or that he ( Read more... ) -
Ugh to cable convention coverage
Within seconds of turning on CNN I'm reminded why I avoid it. To paraphrase Anderson Cooper, after being told the first few hours of the convention are necessarily spent voting for rules and a platform ( Read more... )
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