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A new beginning

Tomorrow marks a new day; a new beginning.It has been a difficult struggle for me over the last year. I have been balancing many things including my inability to separate the writing from the writer.While this all began as a bit of an experiment, there was always plenty of accolade for what was done; when I tried to become that which I had originally opposed; a journalist; it backfired on my psych

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21st Century Journalists Feed the Scourge of America

While it is very tragic that the crime of rape exists, we have to ask ourselves where our philosophical ideals lay in times like these. The problem with most of these journalists is that they do not have philosophical ideals. They blindly write what generates revenue.I was speaking with my brother today and we talked about the deeper thoughts about crime and punishment. I have LONG held the belie...

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Unrighteous indignation?

Today a seemingly historic and courageous decision was made by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. While I think the decision is the correct decision given Donald Sterling's history, there are many questions that need to be answered before this chapter can close in my mind.Many people want the whole saga to go away and expect that this decision will allow that to happen. There is little pity for Sterlin

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Beyond the hazy mind to the other side of YOLO

I actually hate the phrase "YOLO" because most of those who aspire to live by this so-called "life altering motto" do so not because they truly recognize the fragility of life, but because they want an excuse to act without thought or concern for how those actions affect not just themselves but everyone around them. It has essentially become their excuse to live a life of debauchery without guilt....

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Remnants of a disoriented muse

I was reading through Gogol's Dead Souls and, upon reading the beginning of chapter 7, I came across a paragraph that really made my mind work furiously at recognizing the remnants of a muse lost. This reads like the last two years of my writing life. In the beginning:Happy is the writer who without dwelling too long on tedious and repulsive characters, which impress us by their distressful ...

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Cheerleader? Hardly

An interesting thought occurred to me today.Two plus years ago, when I first wrote on this blog, certain "professional" media members said that my thoughts were not valid for several reasons most of which centered around the concept of my not having editors and my being too much of a "cheerleader" rather than an objective member of media.Two plus years later, whenever I happen to say something not

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Win the day? Long gone

After the debacle in the desert, I had hoped that the leaders of the Oregon football team might figure out that they had begun to stray too far from the mentality that led to a 46-7 record over 4 seasons, including a 33-3 record in conference play.Well, it looks like those days are gone forever. Mark Helfrich cannot grasp the concept; apparently.Today, Kerry Eggers has a quote from Helfrich that s

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There is no armour to have chinks

Today's game, while it had plenty of execution errors that lay at the feet of the players, was not about the players. It was about coaching.Right now, Mark Helfrich looks to be in way over his head.When you have a Ferrari, and give the keys to someone who has never driven a car before, you probably ought to expect a car wreck.The last three games have been exactly that; a car wreck.After the Stanf

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Weekend recruiting thoughts

This past weekend, the Ducks hosted four official visitors. While three of those visitors, Budda Baker, Chris Brown and Oregon commit Morgan Mahalak were expected, the fourth was not expected.Glen Ihenacho (a name former Duck Cliff Harris would have to love since it ends in "nacho"), a safety from Serra High School in Gardena, California, surprised most fans with his visit.There had been reports t

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