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Saturday, September 17, 2005


From the Ministry of Spin.

Mansfield University's sports information director this week sent out a press release proudly headlined...

Ronnie Montgomery Sets New School Record for Kickoff Return Yards in Game...

Ronnie Montgomery set a school record with 10 kickoff returns for 266 yards. He was just two returns and 10 yards from tying the NCAA record in both categories...
The thing is, you get a kickoff return after the other team scores. So when you brag about your kick returner coming within two of the all-time record, you've found the positive in losing 88-12. [Via TMQ]

Meanwhile, this e-mail arrives in my in-box from the New York Times...

We want you to know about some exciting changes that will soon take place on NYTimes.com.

On Monday, Sept. 19, we will introduce TimesSelect, a new service from The New York Times, providing exclusive online access to Op-Ed columnists, The Archive, Web tools and more.

As a loyal NYTimes.com member, you can sign up early for TimesSelect at a significant discount. You have until Sunday, Sept. 18, to take advantage of this offer..."
Wow! An exciting offer of a new service that will charge me $39.95 for what I'm getting for free now!

Who could resist taking advantage of such an offer?

Let's see if I can.