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AC
10-12-2007, 09:38 PM
No. 3 School, my grammar school class of 1965 (k thru eighth grade), has produced 2 excellent authors/reporters, who were close friends of mine growing up. Michael Farber is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and was inducted a couple of years ago into the Hockey hall of Fame in the sportswriters wing. Mike writes continously for SI and on their website. He's had a brilliant career.

Robert Drogin is the senior political correspondent for the LA Times based in DC and has an important book coming out in a few days called "Curveball" about the run up to the Iraq war(http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400065837). I'll have to pay retail for the book...lol. Bob will be on a lot of talk shows coming up in the near future. The book comes out on 10/16.

The Yiddush expression is called "kvelling", meaning taking a lot of pride in someone else's accomplishments. I'm kvelling after getting the news about Bob's upcoming book. You can imagine how competitive our grammar school was academically.
like2bike
10-13-2007, 10:47 AM
That is very exciting--kvell away! ACE you don't think Bob will be on Oprah, do you? :D
JFK
10-13-2007, 10:28 PM
That is very exciting--kvell away! ACE you don't think Bob will be on Oprah, do you? :D

That would bring a quick end to AC's Kvelling!

It would be another point for Oprah in her quest for global domination (or was that universal domination, I forget).
AC
10-13-2007, 11:40 PM
Why ruin my "nachas" (not nachos...more Yiddush slang for joy or pleasure), by bringing the dreaded "Oprah" into the discussion?

It looks like the book is an expose' about the war, not some self-help dribblle, or some other "Oprahesque" topic, so I have doubt she would recommend it to anyone. You might have to actually read the book and think through it, so it would never make the list.

Many of you might have some athletic goals you train for...Mine is to outlive Oprah and to see the reruns relegated to some cable ststion to be broadcast at 4AM. So...how many hours a week to train efficiently to outlive Oprah?
monical1
10-14-2007, 08:37 AM
Why ruin my "nachas" (not nachos...more Yiddush slang for joy or pleasure), by bringing the dreaded "Oprah" into the discussion?

It looks like the book is an expose' about the war, not some self-help dribblle, or some other "Oprahesque" topic, so I have doubt she would recommend it to anyone. You might have to actually read the book and think through it, so it would never make the list.

Many of you might have some athletic goals you train for...Mine is to outlive Oprah and to see the reruns relegated to some cable ststion to be broadcast at 4AM. So...how many hours a week to train efficiently to outlive Oprah?

I'm not sure how many hours but, most definetely, I think you should throw some Endurance rides in at least once a week.:D
cfoam4me
10-14-2007, 12:50 PM
Yep an Oprah endurance once a week should help prepare you for longevity against the Oprah machine!
sandy
10-14-2007, 04:39 PM
And you might want to rethink the Oprah thing because if your former classmate ever made it on, he'd make out ok in book sales after that. Besides I don't think Al Gore's appearance to promote his movie was exactly "self help dribble"
AC
10-14-2007, 06:03 PM
And you might want to rethink the Oprah thing because if your former classmate ever made it on, he'd make out ok in book sales after that. Besides I don't think Al Gore's appearance to promote his movie was exactly "self help dribble"

OK..I'll re-think it...I hope Robert goes on Oprah and sells millions of books, I hope we fix global warming, and I hope Oprah slips on a banana peel and bites off her tongue.
NJspin
10-14-2007, 06:07 PM
Nah.. her hair will bounce her right back up and her golden tongue will be fine... :rolleyes:OK..I'll re-think it...I hope Robert goes on Oprah and sells millions of books, I hope we fix global warming, and I hope Oprah slips on a banana peel and bites off her tongue.
Julibird
10-15-2007, 11:06 PM
OK..and I hope Oprah slips on a banana peel and bites off her tongue.

that would give her tsuris.

I'm tuning in to Colbert to check out your boy. Go Bayonne.
SpinBob
10-15-2007, 11:25 PM
or is she slipped and fell on her butt, it would be sore ass
Julibird
10-16-2007, 01:22 PM
or is she slipped and fell on her butt, it would be sore ass

Oh Bob!