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RIP Yankee Icons – George Steinbrenner 1930-2010, Bob Sheppard 1910, 2010

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Josh Kitlas

Longtime Yankees owner George Steinbrenner died today. Often a polarizing figure, Steinbrenner built a behemoth of a sports empire. He always set the bar as high as possible – failure was unacceptable. It’s been great being a Yankee fan under … Continue reading →

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Drilling, Drugs, Porn, Sports: Interior Department

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Josh Kitlas

According to an Interior Department report, staff members at an agency that oversees offshore drilling accepted tickets to sports events, lunches and other gifts

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Virgin Atlantic … huh?

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Josh Kitlas

I was recently affected by the ash plume from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano over the North Atlantic in my bid to travel to the UK. Unsure of the procedure to reschedule my flight due to an act of God, I sent … Continue reading →

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Nottingham…take 2

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Josh Kitlas

16:23 minutes + 35:37 minutes + too many minutes & counting = I’m so bored waiting on hold with Virgin Atlantic while trying to reschedule my flight that I start transcribing their hold message (I got most of it though … Continue reading →

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Sweet Crude

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Josh Kitlas

A quick reminder of how rough it is south of the Sahara. From YouTube.com: Sweet Crude is a documentary film about the Niger Delta of Nigeria — the humanitarian and environmental devastation there in the wake of 50 years of … Continue reading →

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