November 2003 A Way With Words One girl’s journey to the National Spelling BeeBy Justin Heckert It is time for her to spell and so she must stand before the microphone at the front of the stage and receive her word, but she does not know what it will be. She can only be certain that it will come from an unabridged dictionary as thick as a cinderblock, and she will have all of three minutes to spell it. She is 13 years old and her long hair is ink dark and falls as fine as thread over her shoulders. Athena Louise Medrana Lao, speller no. 167 in the 2003 Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee, springs from her seat wearing black pants and tennis shoes ... Continue reading →
At 7:45 into the video Bruce does his best Rudolph Valentino eyebrow move ( ! ! ). Remember, he was only 28 then, and sometimes he'd even lock up female acquantinces in the broom closet backstage to make sure they'd still be there when he finished his set. Youthful insecurity can help delve up great lyrics, but its not so great for interpersonal relationships. I prefer the 58+ who could do both. MrJerryWallace 1 year ago Continue reading →
Pat hand After taking back control of his life, Tom Brady is playing like a champ -- again. Originally Published: January 5, 2004 By Seth Wickersham | ESPN The Magazine He has two pockets. The one everybody sees on Sundays keeps his jersey clean and pressed. The other forms on Friday nights and is seen only by a select few, when he sets up shop barside. Hiding under his lucky Irish cap -- the one he donned when he picked up the MVP trophy for Super Bowl XXXVI -- he gazes through the crowd. The best of the Back Bay's back-baring women, armed with short skirts, long hair and lethal doses of Chanel, make like defensive ends to get to him. But his teammates run ... Continue reading →
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A new company - the NOLA Media Group, which will include The Times-Picayune and its affiliated web site NOLA.com - was announced today by Ricky Mathews, who will become its president. The change is intended to reshape how the New Orleans area's dominant news organization delivers its award-winning local news, sports and entertainment coverage in an increasingly digital age. NOLA Media Group will significantly increase its online news-gathering efforts 24 hours a day, seven days a week, while offering enhanced printed newspapers on a schedule of three days a week. The newspaper will be home-delivered and sold in stores on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays only. A second new company, Advance Central Services, will print and deliver the newspaper. Both of the new companies are owned ... Continue reading →
