http://steveclancy.com Stephen Clancy's online home including blog, résumé, and portfolio. Fri, 16 May 2008 04:07:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was told to post something to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Seinfeld's last episode (continuing a TV theme week on my site I guess), so I decided to see what people were writing about it. Ironically the finale was the first episode I ever saw and I started watching ... http://steveclancy.com/2008/05/14/seinfeld-has-been-off-the-air-for-10-years/ Feeling bored in my apartment this weekend, I decided I needed to take a trip and find someplace new to spend a day. In trying to think of where to go, I came up with the idea of searching for the real Stars Hollow, CT. Stars Hollow is the fictional ... http://steveclancy.com/2008/05/13/visiting-the-real-stars-hollow-washington-depot-ct/ Tennessee's Lofton quietly faced and beat cancer. Just an amazing, must-read story that's really well done. It's easy to get cynical about ESPN, especially when you see it warts and all on a daily basis, but this story and one earlier this week about an opponents carrying an injured softball ... http://steveclancy.com/2008/05/02/tennessee-basketball-player-chris-lofton-had-cancer/ President Bush appearing on NBC's 'Deal'. This is a meta moment. Two years ago Paul Weitz directed a farce called American Dreamz which had an unpopular Bush-like president appearing on a reality show to boost his image. Dreamz was a good idea for a staire, but didn't quite have the ... http://steveclancy.com/2008/04/21/president-bush-to-appear-on-deal-or-no-deal/ NY Times: Changing Speeds to Go the Distance. Take that Bob Costas. Instead of the clichéd triumph-over-tragedy stories, the Times is writing about the mechanics of training. Today in text, graphics, and video they showed what a typical workout routine is for runner Sara Hall with tips for the non-Olympic ... http://steveclancy.com/2008/04/17/how-to-train-like-an-olympic-runner/ Bill Clinton: Older voters too savvy to fall for Obama. Obama is elitist, Clinton is ageist. The whole extended primary process is just getting uglier every day. My response to President Clinton is a saying they had when he was my age: Don't trust anyone over 30. http://steveclancy.com/2008/04/16/bill-clinton-says-old-people-are-too-smart-for-obama/ Jock tax: Competing in multiple states means more complex filings. The state of California apparently makes $100 million in taxes from visiting athletes. Typically I'm not to sympathetic about the tax burden of multi-millionaires, but this gets pretty ridiculous. I guess everyone wants to get a piece of the A-Rod ... http://steveclancy.com/2008/04/15/professional-athletes-pay-taxes-in-every-state-they-play-in/ NFL Gear Not Going To Waste. I've always wondered what happens to the losing team's shirts and hats in the Super Bowl and other championship events. Apparently the Pats stuff went to a hurricane-torn region of Nicaragua, where it was worn by a girls soccer team that went on to ... http://steveclancy.com/2008/04/14/patriots-19-0-super-bowl-gear-goes-to-third-world/ My First Chipotle, originally uploaded by Steve Clancy. @ Chipotle in Rhode Island http://steveclancy.com/2008/04/12/my-first-chipotle/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Baseball Done Right, originally uploaded by Steve Clancy. Watching the Phils on my TV via my laptop and MLB.tv http://steveclancy.com/2008/04/05/baseball-done-right/