Happy St. Pat’s Day: What’s green on Long Island?

Ian and I woke up early today. So, we have already gathered some images of green for this lovely, sunny, St. Patrick’s Day. Full set at Flickr: here and with story below. What’s Green on Long Island? The soccer fields: ___________________________ The soccer players: A girls soccer team celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with green hair. […]

Death penalty for Miami Hurricanes? How about the death penalty for corporations who kill?

USA Today has the story about violations at The Miami Hurricanes, and how the NCAA has a “death penalty” provision for teams who engage in egregious ethics violations. That is probably a good policy. But, what about having a death penalty for other entities, such as corporations who are involved in ethics violations, or worse, […]

Santana is Booed for Using Baseballs Civil Rights Game to Speak Out for Civil Rights

But Bud picked the wrong Latino. Carlos Santana took the microphone and said that he was representing all immigrants. Then Santana added, “The people of Arizona, and the people of Atlanta, Georgia, you should be ashamed of yourselves.” In a perfect display of Gov. Nathan Deal’s Georgia, the cheers quickly turned to boos. Yes, Carlos […]

Hank Steinbrenner claims his Yankees are victims of socialism, but is he the real socialist?

A New York State assemblyman argues that the stadium actually will cost taxpayers $4 billion over the same time, because the Yankees will not pay property tax on the building. The Yankees charge more than $2,500 per game for some premium seats, and much, much more for luxury boxes, both of which often are publicly […]

Vegan Super Bowl (via Part Time Vegan)

Whether or not you, too, are going to be saddened watching two other teams play in your favorite team’s stadium this Super Bowl Sunday, you can enjoy, feed and inspire your guests with a Vegan Super Bowl feast. Or, if you will be a guest this Super Bowl Sunday, bring along a couple of these awesome […]

Green Your Tailgate Party-Eco-friendly Super Bowl Tips (via Autonomie Project’s Blog)

Countdown to Super Bowl XLV has begun!  The most watched sporting event in the good ol’ USA takes place in only a few days. People around the country will be munching on bite sized treats, knocking back beers, and of course cheering on the Packers or Steelers.  Not only do people party in their own […]

Eco-Saturday: NFL Stadiums and Golf Carts Go Green – SecondAct.com

The greens are going green in Memphis, Tenn., as pop idol Justin Timberlake sinks $16 million into an eco-friendly golf course in his hometown. It’s 18 holes on 7,000 acres, with drainage and watering set up to make the best use of natural rainfall and preserve the resort’s native wetlands and wildflowers. Next up? Solar-powered […]

Georges Laraque: From hockey heavyweight to Green party draft pick (via National Post | News)

The Green Party of Canada unveiled its unlikely new deputy leader on the weekend: Georges Laraque, the former Montreal Canadiens and Edmonton Oilers enforcer whose hockey career ended this year. The 33-year-old rookie politician explained on Monday the reasons for his career shift to the Post’s Mary Vallis: Q Tell me how this came about. […]

New video: Parkour for Scaredy Cats

The video is “Parkour for Scaredy Cats”. The soundtrack is Beat Radio’s “lonely from rock & roll”. Used with permission. Free downloads at http://beatradio.bandcom This video was shot in Bent Mountain, Virginia.

Hard-hitting gender story about Caster Semenya situation

KW: I have excerpted the story from The Root/repost at Reclaim the Media below about Caster Semenya and gender testing. The story itself is even more controversial. One thing is that the article seems nearly cruel, in naming the ugly ideas that other people have about Caster. Difficult to decide in a situation like this: […]

Caster Semenya: Sports, gender identity, privacy

Quick summary: When track athlete Caster Semenya started standing out as a competitor, and as someone who looks different, The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) asked her to submit to a gender test. The testing takes awhile, so it was an ongoing controversy as Semenya won a gold medal. My thoughts: It is an […]

Sat. March 21st: A sporting event for the Shinnecock Museum

On Saturday, March 21, 2009, the Shinnecock All Stars will play against the Harlem Magic Masters at Southampton High School, as a fundraiser for the Shinnecock Museum in Long Island, New York.

Al Sharpton: Live streaming re: The Post

It’s 5:28pm EST. Press conference over. Still lots of people and chanting. Interesting to watch. 5:30pm. I think live streaming is turned off? Notes below. http://www.tmz.com/2009/02/20/sharpton-calls-in-reinforcements/ Great coverage. Live streaming of the demonstration at the NY Post, and press conference with Al Sharpton and others. Al Sharpton  is discussing the waiver for Murdoch to have […]

Michael Phelps: Swimming success; ADHD; and marijuana no surprise

KW: I do not think it is a great idea to smoke marijuana. The fact that it is illegal, means that there is a shady, black market for the substance, which using marijuana will support. And, I have known people that smoked marijuana a long time, and you can tell. Still, as  a green and […]