Entries by AlanPaul

My reach is unending!

Even from Beijing Riviera, I have moles inside Mercy Hospital and they write:I had business meetings at Mercy Hospital today. I still have my connections and they told me Steeler fans wearing Ben’s #7 were outside of the hospital holding vigil last night. A few had dragged one of those steel garbage cans and lit […]

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Clarifying the pogrom scares

Danny the Wolverine writes in from his top-secret perch atop the Cathedral of Learning, from which he can monitor Pittsburgh’s fast-beating heart: I don’t mind being mentioned in the blog, but you didn’t say it was a Jewish old lady from Squirrel Hill that hit him, I don’t want your loyal readers thinking I am […]

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Throwin ‘bows and Big Ben

My elbow is doing at least a little better today though it still seems like there is a mid-sized rock under my skin, atop the joint. B is home and I am happy, on many levels. Yes, of course I have heard about Big Ben. What an absurd and potentially situation. How do states pass […]

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Photos of my elbow

Not to gross anyone out, but… I’m not sure how this looks to you but it is actually much much better than it was over the past few days. I’m feeling optimistic about this. It did force me to miss the weekend softball playoffs. I switched teams this year from the Papa John’s Pepporonis to […]

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Postscript

Just back fromthe docotr, who thinks arm looks much better than yesterday and I agree. So a few more days on meds and taking it easy and then back for a checkup. without re-reading what I wrote, I fear I amy have been melodramatic but it’s been a strange and hazy few days. I do […]

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and the fun continues…

Well, this has been one fucked up few days for me, with one seriously disfigured elbow to show for it. I can’t even begin to straighten out the sequence of events in my head but here’s a quick breakdown: My elbow was sore and slightly swollen last week for three or four days, which seemed […]

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New Dallos baby born

My cousin Andy Dallos had his second baby the other day. Or I should say his wife Laurie did. Here are some pics, and below is the announcement sent by grandma Carol. I’m not sure whether Laurie is that hardcore if a Yankees fan or if Andy put the cap on her head just before […]

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My guitar hero

Albert King is numero uno to me. This is a pretty vivid example why that is so. I interviewed him within amonth of starting work at GW and it was one of the most intimidating and best experiences of my life.

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Slam dunk championship at adidas camp

Remember how I wrote about the 7-foot impossibly skinny 14-year-old whose picture dwight Howard’s parents wanted tot ake pictues with? well, here is. Mr. Zheng Zhun. Wang Shan leapt over TJ Ford, who was kneeling there. He had two better looking attempts but missed the dunk, then rolled this one in. Dwight Howard actually lost […]

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Last day of soccer pictures

That’s eli with his good friends Brandon Fosh and Millie Middleton. Eli and Millie were far more interested in each other and goofing off than playing a proper match of football, as the Brits say. After the game, one of the Chinese mothers asked me if Eli and nMillie were twins and was shock I […]

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