And indeed, the world at large does seem to love Miss Stokke, but what baffles me right now is why in the world this might be a problem.

Nowhere in this story is there mention of an agent. Nowhere in the world is there a mention that Ufford sparked a tidal wave of interest that could very well turn Stokke into a millionaire, and that’s whether or not she competes in the pole vault ever again.

For God’s sake, she’s become track and field’s answer to Maria Sharapova virtually overnight, and folks are acting as if there’s something to be afraid of here?

Unfortunately, following that line of reasoning would destroy the “scary” Internet storyline that the reporter worked so hard to create.

As my friend Colby Cosh just texted me moments ago, “I think Serena Williams needs to call this girl up and give her some friendly advice.”

Here endeth the lesson.

It’s that time of the year again. I go back to college in exactly one week. Before summer began, I had made a mental list of things I wanted to do during the break. It was the usual things: read a few books, try to get a part-time job, hang out with friends. I did do some of them, but not to the extent that I had imagined. So, now that I have a week left I want to devote myself entirely to the things I had planned to do, sans the part-time job of course. I already have two books lying around my bed, waiting to be read. They are:

* Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History
* Cold War Triumphalism: The Misuse of History After the Fall of Communism

I don’t know if I can get throharbor associates
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ugh these 200+ page books, but I will try my best. As for hanging out with friends, I don’t know if that will happen. Most of my friends have already started college, so they are busy with the usual stuff. Let’s cross that off the list for now. This will be a long week. Oh, and this means that I will be taking a break from blogging for a while. Cheerio.

UPDATE: Ufford has apparently been harassed by lawyers as a result of all this. As far as I’m concerned, that’s the only crime here.

ANOTHER UPDATE: This guy think he knows what I’m thinking, but he’s way off the mark. With a little intelligent management, this new found celebrity can be made to work to Stokke’s advantage in a myriad number of ways, and none of them have anything to do with any ideas that could be considered lewd or inappropriate.

Eric 01:59 AM Misc. Sports Comments (2) TrackBack (0)

Congrats, Dario

42 years between seeing a Scotsman win the Indy 500 was too long.

As the son of a son of Scotland, I teared up a little when Dario took the checkered flag. Way to go.

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