So what I’ve been doing lately is whenever I have an idea for a blog post, I go into the dashboard and save a draft…just saving the title, so that when I come back to the blog I will remember some of the things I wanted to talk about, and eventually write about them. Of course thus far I have not managed to expand on any of these posts. In case you are wondering, and hopefully I will write more about them later, the topics are:
1. Discussion of Michael Vick and his signing with the Eagles (I’m from Philadelphia and an Eagle fan!)
2. Some commentary on Martin Luther King (Was listening to a lot of his speeches the other day and realized he’s an unbelievably huge genius. I don’t think a really good job was done of explaining to me in school how awesome he was. I suspect it may in part be due to the pigeon-holing of him as a Black civil rights leader by basically all of my teachers?)
3. A discussion on the inevitable hypocrisy that occurs when one tries very hard to be open-minded and respectful of all beliefs yet faces beliefs that can easily be considered hateful (most prominently these days… anti-gay sentiment). This is pretty much a problem I have, and it’s tough to determine where to draw the line between open-mindedness of a belief and contempt/disgust for it. The problem then becomes that once understanding and open mindedness is out the window, any chance for a meaningful debate is also out the window.
4. Discussion of a Mixed Martial Arts fighter who has the phrase “White Power” tattooed on his chest, and the difference in media reaction when a white person says or does something racist compared to a minority saying something racist, and whether this is a good or a bad thing.
So you see that I have lots on my mind, I just need to take the time to sit down and write something halfway thoughtful.
Also the U.S. Chess League starts tonight!
Not sure if this is where I should ask the question but I’ll give it a shot!
I’ve only recently found out about the United States Chess League, but I personally love it already. I live within the suburbs of Raleigh, North Carolina and therefore have adopted the Carolina Cobras as my team. I’ve seen they play their games at Duke, is this still true? Because I called up Duke and asked them where the games are played for future reference, and I think the guy had no clue what I was talking about.
So my main question is, do the Cobras still play at Duke, and if they do can somebody give me some sort of general direction because I would love to go and watch them play live.
Post some kind of email contact information please and I’ll write you information there. Basically you want to reach Craig Jones, the Carolina manager.
Ok I got it. Deleted it and sent you an email. Let me know that you received.
Isn’t that like all the content worth crawling? ,