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Do You Wanna Play Some Football? Brady style.

Here in New England, all eyes were on Tom Brady yesterday at the Patriots’ organized team activity (read: practice) where he spoke for the first time to the press since being injured in the opening game last season.

The result: The three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback and 2007 NFL Most Valuable Player said his knee feels good and he’s ready to go.

Brady’s back, baby.

TomBrady

 

Posted by on May 29, 2020 at 09:49 AM in Business, Entertainment, Games, Health, Sports | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Bill That Would Allow Non-Citizens To Vote Is Rejected

I wrote about this unusual bill a couple of months ago here. A new state senator proposed a bill in Maine that would allow non-citizens the right to vote in municipal elections if the city or town approved it.

The sponsor, freshman Sen. Justin Alfond, said the bill would give non-citizens an opportunity to get involved.

The Senate overwhelmingly rejected the idea.

Without mincing words, the chairman of the Maine Republican Party, Charlie Webster, called it a “lame-brained proposal.”

Posted by on May 28, 2020 at 02:13 PM in Business, Entertainment, Legal | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Is Dice K As Good As He’ll Get?

I’m a Red Sox fan, so don’t get me wrong. I like Daisuke Matsuzaka – even think that he’s a good pitcher. But as I recall, the Sox paid him big bucks in the hope that he’d be better than just a “good’ pitcher.

As far as I can tell, he just hasn’t improved much over the last few years that he’s been with the Red Sox. He still has periods of inconsistency, problems with pitch selection and placement and generally throws way too many pitches.

Take his losing effort last night: During the five innings he pitched, he threw 4 wild pitches and allowed three runs on nine hits and three walks. And although he struck out six, he also threw a 102 pitches.

When I was watching the game last night, he was up in the 50+ pitches I think in the second inning. That’s just too many pitches. It’s how he began with the Sox and I don’t see any improvement.

Nobody can sustain that high a pitch count. Either he’s going to wear out over the season (as has already happened), or burn out his arm for good in another few short years.

The Boston Globe notes that Dice K has only started 4 games this year, all of which the Sox lost. His longest game went 5 1/3 innings.

I don’t know if Matsuzaka lacks command or it has more to do with the pitching staff working more closely with him.

But so far this year, I’m not impressed.

RedSox

Posted by on May 28, 2020 at 12:53 PM in Business, Entertainment, Games, Sports | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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NIMBY’s raise their ugly heads again on Munjoy Hill

You want to do what? Build a triple-decker in my neighborhood? I don’t think so.

That’s the attitude taken by 15 Munjoy Hill residents objecting to a modern triple decker hoping to be built in Portland. The Portland Press Herald reports that a bunch of folks are up in arms about the proposed design of the building (it’s the building below that’s on the right).

MunjoyHillTriple

The project complies with the city’s zoning requirements, but some neighbors just don’t like how it looks. One complains that it blocks a public vista of the water. This vista, the group explains in a letter to the Planning Board, is a “wonderful example of public access to the extraordinary beauty of Portland and its harbor, so often available only to a privileged few.”

So because you’re some of those privileged few, you should have the right to prevent someone from erecting a perfectly fine looking building that might interfere with your water view?

Please. Give me a freaking break.

The building doesn’t look much different than the other 1000 triple-deckers on the Hill. Sure it’s a little more modern, so what? I’m certain if it was proposed as being all brick, or even looking exactly like that relic to the left of the above picture, some neighbors would crab about it.

Get over yourselves.

Posted by on May 27, 2020 at 11:46 AM in Business, Legal | | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

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Ocean Avenue school in Portland $4 million under estimate

Isn’t that nice?

The cost of building the new Ocean Avenue School in Portland is estimated to be $4 million less than expected.

As reported in the Portland Press Herald, the financing of this school is done by the city borrowing nearly $20 million. Nearly all of the money for the school will be reimbursed by the state.

It’s a good thing — especially since declining pupil enrollments exist in Portland and in most other areas of the state.

So we’re getting a break on the cost of the school. That’s great — too bad we don’t really need it.

Posted by on May 27, 2020 at 11:37 AM in Business, News | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Magic Over Cavaliers – Again

Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic have Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers right where they want them — down 3–1 in the series. Only a Hail Mary shot from Lebron allowed the Cavs to win even one game.

Although James was fabulous in a losing battle, the message is the same one lived over and over by other superstars without much in the way of support players: one man, no matter how talented, can’t carry the whole team to a championship.

Just ask Kobe.

Going back a ways, it was the same thing with the best basketball player that ever lived: Michael Jordan. Until he got support from some very talented players, Jordan and the Bulls were good, very good — they just weren’t champions.

No single player can score most of his teams points and still play defense against all five players on the other team. It’s just impossible.

Even my all time favorite player, Larry Bird, needed help from Mchale, Parish, D.J. and company before winning any championships.

And what about Mo Williams, who guaranteed the Cavaliers would win Game 4 and the series? He scored 18 points, none after the third quarter. In other words, when it counted, he was a non-factor.

Mo apparently still needs to learn the lesson even grade school kids shooting hoops in the neighborhood know: if you can’t put up, you should shut up.

Posted by on May 27, 2020 at 10:01 AM in Entertainment, Games, Sports | | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)

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Maine Appeals Blog

I have long been remiss in not mentioning an excellent Maine blog written by Catherine Connors over at Pierce Atwood.  The blog is called Maine Appeals Blog and focuses on, well, Appeals and the Appellate law practice in Maine.

If the blog is so good, you might ask, why haven’t I mentioned it before since it has been around for almost a year?

The truth is that I haven’t known about it. Not because it isn’t a great resource for that area of practice — because it is. The reason it hasn’t been on my radar is that I just don’t do many appeals. So, unfortunately, I’ve overlooked it.

My mistake.

If you have any interest in the area of appellate practice, read and learn from someone who clearly knows the ropes. 

Posted by on May 27, 2020 at 09:04 AM in Business, Legal, Web/Tech, Weblogs, Writing | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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N.Y. Times Says it best about Sonia Sotomayor

President Obama’s nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court has put the Republican Party in a bind….

So begins the Times article.

With Republicans needed the Hispanic vote, it’ll be interesting to see if the GOP appeals to its conservative base, or tries to be expansive.

Since Republicans still haven’t figured out who their leader is since President Obama was elected, I expect their reaction will be all over the board.

Posted by on May 26, 2020 at 10:36 PM in Current Affairs, Legal, Politics | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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NBA Teams Not Getting The Message

Excuse me?

Hasn’t someone told the Denver Nuggets that they’re suppose to roll over and let Kobe and the Lakers into the finals again?  With the series tied at 2–2, why haven’t the Nuggets just folded their tent?

And what about those Orlando?  Don’t they understand that Lebron James and the Cavs are destined to play L.A.?  Mo Williams has even guaranteed they’ll go on to the next round — despite being down in the series 2–1.

Sure, the Magic can defeat the short-handed Celtics –– but MVP Lebron is destined to play Kobe and his pals.  Right?

Oops.

I guess Denver and Orlando just haven’t got the message.  That’s good for the fans — bad for the Cavs and Lakers.

Posted by on May 26, 2020 at 10:05 AM in Business, Games, Sports | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Portland Passes Budget With No Increase in Taxes

The Portland Press Herald reports that Portland has passed a “difficult” budget because the council adopted a budget that calls for no tax increase and threatens to terminate half a dozen cops and a like number of firemen.

But the reason for possible layoffs to the police and fire employees is of their own doing.  The city manager met with all of the city’s unions and each of them has accepted wage freezes in exchange for preserving jobs during the current recession. 

All of them except for the police and fire department. 

While I have great respect for the difficult work the police and firemen do each day, with all due respect, it’s time to suck it up.  We’re going through some really difficult financial times and these folks were told that unless they agreed to a wage freeze, it would mean job cuts.

They chose a pay increase.  That’s fine.  Just don’t whine when your numbers are reduced.  It was your call.

And as for this being a difficult budget for the City Council to adopt, sure, it’s difficult — but only because you’ve never had to worry much about money before.  Budget increases were the norm, not the exception.

I honestly hope that all future budgets are this hard because city spending has been out of control for years and years.  The only good thing about this recession is that it’s forcing some fiscal responsibility on our elected leaders.  It’s about time. 

Now I can only hope that it continues even when good times come back again.

Posted by on May 19, 2020 at 11:17 AM in Business, Current Affairs, Legal | | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

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