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08/26/2005 Archived Entry: "Friday - end of August"

Friday - end of August

  • Drinking - Two Brothers Hop Juice. Solid hoppy beer. Like Great Divide's Hercules Double IPA, but just a notch below. Like Stone's Arrogant Bastard, but a few notches below.
  • Reading - Eating on the Street: Teaching Literacy in a Multicultural Society. Hardly scholarship. A UM Education grad student (now fully tenured at UIC) comes down to Detroit to teach service learning to school kids in the Cass Corridor. The first half is bad summary of Foucault and little understanding of Detroit. The second half is transcribed interviews. This was the author's dissertation. He's gone on to be a well known Education professor. This is a highly informative book, but not for the reasons the author would want.
  • Thinking - NBA columnists seem to want to dismiss the Heat acquisitions. Not so fast there! At this point in their careers (Walker, Williams) players see the opportunity to win at all. At this point in their careers (Posey) players get a chance to shine. Add the strong core of Wade, Shaq, Haslem...the rookie (if he gets to play) Simien and if Finley comes along for the ride, the Heat will be damn good. Forget about Riley coming back or not. This is a solid team. Detroit, Indiana, and Miami will battle for the East. The West? Suddenly it doesn't look so strong anymore. Can anyone really beat San Antonio now? Pheonix is collapsing. Memphis forever young. Denver not ready. L.A.? HA! Dallas? Best chance and it's not good.
  • Realizing - Unlike some, I'm ready for the semester to start. Let's kick it. Wayne State style.
  • Realizing even more - Football is about to start. Holy.

    Replies: 3 comments

    Well Mike, I'm not saying that they will win the East, but pre-season they are one of the top three choices.

    Posted by jeff @ 08/27/2005 08:35 AM EST

    Woo woo for football. Gotta find a place to watch the Gitters this coming Saturday...

    Posted by cbd @ 08/27/2005 08:25 AM EST

    I wish I could share your optimism about the Heat. I look at it this way: one egomaniac, possibly, could mellow out in a good environment. But Walker and Williams simultaneously? Seems unlikely. Something's gonna go wrong.

    You're right about the West, though: there are no champions there unless San Antonio can manage one more boring year.

    Posted by Mike @ 08/27/2005 12:06 AM EST

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