The Kansas City Star had a piece today about the sharp decline in the number of African-Americans playing baseball. Of course, when I grew up, the Royals relied heavily on African-Americans. George Brett was the star, but without Willie Wilson and Frank White hitting ahead of him and Hal McRae and Willie Aikens or John [...]
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The re-segregation of baseball
Posted by Dave Farquhar on April 13, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/04/the-re-segregation-of-baseball/
An inside peek at a newsroom
St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Joe Holleman and his editors had to dodge some strange accusations this past week. These ranged from Holleman catching his editors sleeping, to amazement that his editors “allowed” him to write something they agreed with. My longtime readers will know that prior to becoming Security Dude, I graduated from journalism school [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on March 25, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/03/an-inside-peek-at-a-newsroom/
New media in Cuba
I read an ingenious article this week on Slashdot, talking about how Cubans evade Internet censorship (not to mention lack of access) by passing contraband material around on flash drives. It’s so old school, but brilliant. Sure, it’s less efficient and less elegant than using the Internet, but unlike the Internet, it’s nearly impossible to [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on March 21, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/03/new-media-in-cuba/
CISPA is trying to solve a legitimate problem
I read yet another anti-CISPA piece today. I’m not comfortable trying to read it and decide whether it’s a good or bad piece of legislation, but I do understand the problem it’s trying to solve. Those who have tried to paint CISPA as the new SOPA or PIPA are misunderstanding the problem CISPA is trying [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on February 20, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/02/cispa-is-trying-to-solve-a-legitimate-problem/
I do not agree with my church president’s forced apology over Newtown, Conn.
This morning, I read something in the St. Louis-Post Dispatch that disturbed me greatly. I didn’t say anything about it until I had a chance to confirm with my pastor that it is true. In the aftermath of the shooting in Newtown, Conn., Rev. Rob Morris, pastor of Christ the King Lutheran Church, spoke at [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on February 10, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/02/i-do-not-agree-with-my-church-presidents-forced-apology-over-newtown-conn/
Go-Bots and Transformers: My small-town perspective
Internet pal Rob O’Hara posted a photo of a whatzit antique mall find earlier this week. I knew I’d seen it before, and I knew some of my friends had it, but its identity escaped me. A commenter identified it as a Go-Bots command center. I seem to recall it doubled as a carrying case [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on February 2, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/02/go-bots-and-transformers-my-small-town-perspective/
My Stan Musial stories
When I was a toddler, I played in Stan Musial’s swimming pool. Yes, I really did.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on January 22, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/01/my-stan-musial-stories/
My Wright City adventure
My wife and I trekked out to Wright City this weekend for a surprise anniversary party for one of her uncles. It was in a park in Wright City. Wright City is a small town roughly an hour west of St. Louis on I-70. It’s most famous for Big Boy’s, a roadside hole-in-the-wall restaurant that [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on January 21, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/01/my-wright-city-adventure/
Dvorak: The future of retail is search
This week in PC Magazine, John C Dvorak said the future of retail is search. He’s right.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on November 29, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/11/dvorak-the-future-of-retail-is-search/
Plain, pure and simple advice from the guy with a credit score of 848
One day a Cleveland-area man walked into a Bass Pro Shop, and they offered him a credit card with a promotion that would pay the sales tax. The savings amounted to $50, so he accepted. A few weeks later, he received a letter in the mail informing him that his credit score was 848. Perfect [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on October 27, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/10/plain-pure-and-simple-advice-from-the-guy-with-a-credit-score-of-848/