<?xml version="1.0"  encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title> Blog</title><link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2008 Blogs4me.com. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.</copyright><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:48:54 EDT</pubDate><item><title>New Venture for Communication Training</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/33122/new_venture_for_communication_training/</link> <description><![CDATA[ ]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:48:54 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/33122/new_venture_for_communication_training/</guid> </item><item><title>Pakistan</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/33011/pakistan/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Hmmm, Pakistan is in the news a lot suddenly. One has to wonder how the strategists in the Bush administration let Pakistan recede to the backstage. L]]> </description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2007 10:56:44 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/33011/pakistan/</guid> </item><item><title>Marketing Ourselves to Death</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32987/marketing_ourselves_to_death/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Advertising might be the financial driver for the Web, but it&acirc;&#128;&#153;s also become the major cause of slow-loading Web pages. Whenever I look to see why a ]]> </description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:06:34 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32987/marketing_ourselves_to_death/</guid> </item><item><title>Bush League</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32967/bush_league/</link> <description><![CDATA[ President Bush says he makes decisions on principles, not politics. He also communicates by platitudes, not particulars... 

Any one notice ]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 09:55:40 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32967/bush_league/</guid> </item><item><title>Salacity</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32960/salacity/</link> <description><![CDATA[ A Florida state representative was arrested and charged with soliciting a male police officer for sex in a public restroom. I guess he wants to show t]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:52:39 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32960/salacity/</guid> </item><item><title>Federer and Wimbledon</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32910/federer_and_wimbledon/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Who watched the Men's Wimbledon final? Roger Federer is a kind of Houdini, an escape artist who finds serves and shots and points when he needs them t]]> </description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jul 2007 05:05:57 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32910/federer_and_wimbledon/</guid> </item><item><title>Gore's Prius</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32856/gores_prius/</link> <description><![CDATA[ The news people report that Al Gore's son was arrested for speeding in California. The report claims he was going 100+ in his Prius. Rumor has it that]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 06:12:53 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32856/gores_prius/</guid> </item><item><title>The iPhone Method</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32786/the_iphone_method/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Amid all the campaigning for votes this summer, one way to decide is the iPhone method. The first candidate to own and master the use of an iPhone get]]> </description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 03:40:42 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32786/the_iphone_method/</guid> </item><item><title>More Letterman</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32730/more_letterman/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Whoever came up with the recurring &acirc;&#128;&#156;Great Moments in Presidential Speeches&acirc;&#128;&#157; bit for Letterman deserves an award. The sad part is that his staff do]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:53:38 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32730/more_letterman/</guid> </item><item><title>Letterman</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32712/letterman/</link> <description><![CDATA[ I've got good news and bad news for David Letterman. The good news? I'm watching the show. The bad news? I'm wondering if he wore sunglasses when he p]]> </description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:55:47 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32712/letterman/</guid> </item><item><title>Senator Sessions</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32676/senator_sessions/</link> <description><![CDATA[ I may have to move to Alabama so I can be represented by a Senator I agree with, Jeff Sessions. Look at the happy couple who support the current immig]]> </description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2007 02:23:21 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32676/senator_sessions/</guid> </item><item><title>Joakim Noah</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32666/joakim_noah/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Let Joakim Noah be. There's a lot of voices questioning his decision to win another NCAA Basketball Championship, while &quot;leaving millions of dollars o]]> </description><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 08:48:57 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32666/joakim_noah/</guid> </item><item><title>More Nifong</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32593/more_nifong/</link> <description><![CDATA[ The best part of Nifong's disbar is that lawyers were able to discipline one of their own. Unfortunately, the legal system is run exclusively by lawye]]> </description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:13:19 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32593/more_nifong/</guid> </item><item><title>Fleeting Expletives</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32577/fleeting_expletives/</link> <description><![CDATA[ I took time-out last week to read the Second Circuit opinion about the FCC's &quot;fleeting expletive&quot; rule. As always, there are good ideas on both sides ]]> </description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:25:12 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32577/fleeting_expletives/</guid> </item><item><title>Disbar Nifong</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32562/disbar_nifong/</link> <description><![CDATA[ I'm glad to see Mike Nifong paying for his misbehavior during the Duke lacrosse case. It might seem that my musings are directed at Bush and Congress ]]> </description><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2007 11:22:15 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32562/disbar_nifong/</guid> </item><item><title>Baseball in SF</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32538/baseball_in_sf/</link> <description><![CDATA[ I see the MLB All-Star game is headed to San Francisco. Based on what I've heard about the Giants these days, that game will be the first chance this ]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:47:04 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32538/baseball_in_sf/</guid> </item><item><title>Disgust</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32530/disgust/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Newsweek has a nice article about life After Bush in the June 11 issue. The writer, Fareed Zakaria, may have some misperceptions however. For one, he ]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:29:32 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32530/disgust/</guid> </item><item><title>More About Executive Pay</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32500/more_about_executive_pay/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Reports say that the CEO of Blackstone Group pocketed $400M last year in pay. According to the report, that's around 1/5th of the profit for the compa]]> </description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:23:44 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32500/more_about_executive_pay/</guid> </item><item><title>Executive Pay</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32474/executive_pay/</link> <description><![CDATA[ I saw an article about executive compensation on Saturday. A hedge fund manager justified a $1 Billion payday for himself by saying it could be zero i]]> </description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 06:35:46 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32474/executive_pay/</guid> </item><item><title>More on Illegal Immigration</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32442/more_on_illegal_immigration/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Does anyone believe that the immigration plan favored by Bush isn't more Wall Street welfare? Bush's drug plan was big dough for owners of drug compan]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:02:25 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32442/more_on_illegal_immigration/</guid> </item><item><title>Reagan Diaries</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32229/reagan_diaries/</link> <description><![CDATA[ I'm up to May 3, 1984 in the Reagan Diaries, and there's something President Bush could learn from this book. 237 pages of journal entries, and almost]]> </description><pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 09:10:27 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32229/reagan_diaries/</guid> </item><item><title>Clooney and Italy</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32178/clooney_and_italy/</link> <description><![CDATA[ I have to force myself to watch and listen to actors talk about anything on TV, but aside from that, doesn&acirc;&#128;&#153;t George Clooney talk a lot about his hom]]> </description><pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2007 12:47:53 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32178/clooney_and_italy/</guid> </item><item><title>Reagan and Gore books</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32160/reagan_and_gore_books/</link> <description><![CDATA[ C-SPAN had a segment this morning about the new Reagan and Gore books. The audience was asked to say which one they would buy and why. Well, I already]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2007 10:21:22 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32160/reagan_and_gore_books/</guid> </item><item><title>Congress</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32118/congress/</link> <description><![CDATA[ I recall a quote many years ago from California senator SI Hayakawa. When he sought membership in the U.S. senate, Hayakawa believed he was joining a ]]> </description><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 08:34:18 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32118/congress/</guid> </item><item><title>Bush the Venturer</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32100/bush_the_venturer/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Here we go again spending a hundred million dollars to find three kidnapped U.S. soldiers in Iraq. The Bush cause continues to suffer from tragic prid]]> </description><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2007 10:41:49 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32100/bush_the_venturer/</guid> </item><item><title>Illegal Aliens</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32098/illegal_aliens/</link> <description><![CDATA[ I saw a Chicago congressman named Gutierrez who's one of the leaders for giving legal status to illegal aliens. Congressman Gutierrez was born and edu]]> </description><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2007 09:33:58 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32098/illegal_aliens/</guid> </item><item><title>RIAA wants your money!</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32039/riaa_wants_your_money/</link> <description><![CDATA[ I saw an article at Excite. com that the Recording Industry Association of America is extorting $3,000 from college students who download songs illega]]> </description><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2007 09:59:11 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32039/riaa_wants_your_money/</guid> </item><item><title>Tony Blair</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32009/tony_blair/</link> <description><![CDATA[ I like Tony Blair, but it's no big deal to me that he's leaving office. One thing on your way out the door, though. Can you take Bush with you?]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 05:23:53 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/32009/tony_blair/</guid> </item><item><title>Cigars</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31956/cigars/</link> <description><![CDATA[ I bought myself some better cigars as a graduation present. I realize now, or again perhaps, that one problem with better cigars is that you want to s]]> </description><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2007 10:52:11 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31956/cigars/</guid> </item><item><title>Alberto Gonzalez</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31779/alberto_gonzalez/</link> <description><![CDATA[ I'm not glad to hear that Alberto Gonzalez will take responsibility for misstatements and misconduct regarding his office and officers. He learned tha]]> </description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2007 10:45:02 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31779/alberto_gonzalez/</guid> </item><item><title>Oldboy</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31752/oldboy/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Wow, big surprise, folks are speculating that a violent movie may have been dear to the VA Tech mass murderer. How many times do we hear Hollywood typ]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:43:47 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31752/oldboy/</guid> </item><item><title>Don Imus</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31740/don_imus/</link> <description><![CDATA[ A word about Don Imus. I'm sure he's not a racist, and I'm sure his comments were not evil. Imus, like many people who are inundated with the brain de]]> </description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:54:08 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31740/don_imus/</guid> </item><item><title>Bush</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31592/bush/</link> <description><![CDATA[ The best thing about Bush's second term as president? He can't serve again.]]> </description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2007 04:17:42 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31592/bush/</guid> </item><item><title>Jeff Green and Georgetown</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31571/jeff_green_and_georgetown/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Jeff Green traveled. Even if you give him the little airspace under his pivot foot while he was pivoting, when he took his shot he jumped off that piv]]> </description><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2007 05:44:34 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31571/jeff_green_and_georgetown/</guid> </item><item><title>HP Pavilion</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31555/hp_pavilion/</link> <description><![CDATA[ I'm enjoying the Kansas - Southern Illinois game that's being played at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. Did you know that the HP Pavilion use]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 07:37:14 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31555/hp_pavilion/</guid> </item><item><title>Reasonable?</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31543/reasonable/</link> <description><![CDATA[ I read that President Bush thinks he has a reasonable solution for the latest Karl Rove situation. I ask anyone, if you chose 10 or even 100 words to ]]> </description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:45:26 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31543/reasonable/</guid> </item><item><title>Meet The Press</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31527/meet_the_press/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Did I hallucinate, or was Tom DeLay on Sunday's Meet The Press? Holy cow, if ever there was a person to keep out of public discussions, it's Tom DeLay]]> </description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:34:17 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31527/meet_the_press/</guid> </item><item><title>Walter Reed</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31513/walter_reed/</link> <description><![CDATA[ The new Walter Reed story about two classes of patients and accommodations is revealing. I guess the military is no different than the private sector ]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:35:53 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31513/walter_reed/</guid> </item><item><title>Karl Rove and Lying</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31508/karl_rove_and_lying/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Anyone remember the movie &quot;Three Days of the Condor?&quot; There's a scene in there when Condor laments about the CIA that, &quot;you guys think not getting cau]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2007 09:10:58 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31508/karl_rove_and_lying/</guid> </item><item><title>Phil Jackson</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31503/phil_jackson/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Coach Phil Jackson comes to the defense of his star Kobe by accusing the NBA of a witch hunt. Phil says, of course my guy throws elbows, pushes off, c]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:08:30 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31503/phil_jackson/</guid> </item><item><title>Repeat Champions</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31479/repeat_champions/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Lots of chat these days about how hard it is to repeat as NCAA men's basketball champion, but before we write-off UF's chance to repeat, let me remind]]> </description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:38:01 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31479/repeat_champions/</guid> </item><item><title>Kobe Wan Kenobi</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31443/kobe_wan_kenobi/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Kobe &quot;Wan Kenobi&quot; Bryant is out of work for a day again. Seems he can't keep his sucker punches to himself. Now his coach Phil Jackson says it's a nor]]> </description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2007 09:29:25 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31443/kobe_wan_kenobi/</guid> </item><item><title>Unity 08</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31393/unity_08/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Did you know there's a third political party forming in America? Visit the Unity 08 website for a look.
]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:21:05 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31393/unity_08/</guid> </item><item><title>Kleenex Ads</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31368/kleenex_ads/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Remember when Wally Schirra of Apollo 7 fame did Actifed ads after using them on his space flight? If not, you may know the story. Anyway, I wonder if]]> </description><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2007 07:30:29 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31368/kleenex_ads/</guid> </item><item><title>Dennis Johnson</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31357/dennis_johnson/</link> <description><![CDATA[ NBA great Dennis Johnson died at only age 52. Larry Bird said Johnson was one of the greatest athletes he'd ever seen play basketball. I saw Johnson p]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:25:03 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31357/dennis_johnson/</guid> </item><item><title>Heroes</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31338/heroes/</link> <description><![CDATA[ &quot;If you're gonna have heroes, make sure they're dead so they can't blow it.&quot;
-Anonymous quote

I would add that fictional heroes]]> </description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2007 11:50:42 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31338/heroes/</guid> </item><item><title>One Liners</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31331/one_liners/</link> <description><![CDATA[ &quot;Any lawyer who&acirc;&#128;&#153;s never lost a case has never taken a hard one.&quot;

 William French Smith, U.S. Attorney General 1981-85
 (a rea]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 02:01:36 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31331/one_liners/</guid> </item><item><title>A Contradiction?</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31320/a_contradiction/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Is this a contradiction? An element in our country believes the U.S. should leave Iraq, slowly or otherwise, so that Iraquis will take charge of their]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:31:40 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31320/a_contradiction/</guid> </item><item><title>An Unvalentine</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31310/an_unvalentine/</link> <description><![CDATA[ From Miles Davis,

&quot;I think you fall in love with the first woman you can feel... and after that... I mean these love songs and stuff, they']]> </description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:12:59 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31310/an_unvalentine/</guid> </item><item><title>Anna Nicole and the News</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31281/anna_nicole_and_the_news/</link> <description><![CDATA[ I give my periodical &quot;Yes, we're as stupid as you think&quot; award to ABC Nightly News for February 8, 2007. ABC spends at least a couple of minutes cover]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:52:00 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31281/anna_nicole_and_the_news/</guid> </item><item><title>Super Bowl</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31258/super_bowl/</link> <description><![CDATA[ There's an excellent reason why Peyton Manning is the highest paid player in football, and Rex Grossman isn't.]]> </description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2007 01:18:29 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31258/super_bowl/</guid> </item><item><title>One Liners</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31252/one_liners/</link> <description><![CDATA[ &quot;Strength has never been one of my weaknesses&quot;
	-Dan Hampton, Bears' Hall of Fame defensive lineman 


[Oliver Wendell] &quot;Holmes is]]> </description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2007 03:16:52 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31252/one_liners/</guid> </item><item><title>Kobe to the Penalty Box</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31228/kobe_to_the_penalty_box/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Poor Kobe Bryant, he can't believe he got suspended for throwing a prohibited, reckless, and vicious arm and elbow swipe that happened to hit someone ]]> </description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:42:35 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31228/kobe_to_the_penalty_box/</guid> </item><item><title>Super Bowl</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31203/super_bowl/</link> <description><![CDATA[ We're heading into the Super Bowl and I'm reminded over and over that there are two black head coaches running the Bears and Colts. This sort of takes]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:25:27 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31203/super_bowl/</guid> </item><item><title>Political Solution</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31149/political_solution/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Am I the only person who's sick of hearing about &quot;political solutions&quot; for Iraq, and how we can only resolve the problem with a political solution. Le]]> </description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 12:56:50 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31149/political_solution/</guid> </item><item><title>Duke Lacrosse</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31039/duke_lacrosse/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Well, that was a nice soft 60 Minutes segment about the Duke Lacrosse team scandal.&amp;nbsp; The accused in that mess deserve some sympathy, but no matte]]> </description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2007 09:28:47 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31039/duke_lacrosse/</guid> </item><item><title>Michael Strahan</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31037/michael_strahan/</link> <description><![CDATA[ I read where NY Giants defensive end Michael Strahan has to pay his ex-wife $15.3 million in a divorce settlement.&amp;nbsp; I'm reminded of an old quote ]]> </description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2007 07:15:22 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31037/michael_strahan/</guid> </item><item><title>Apple Inc.</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31032/apple_inc/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Apple Inc. has become as big in legal news as it is in technology news.&amp;nbsp; In re Cisco and the name iPhone, I hope Apple's trademark lawyers are be]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:59:03 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/31032/apple_inc/</guid> </item><item><title>Hussein and more...</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/30987/hussein_and_more/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Gee, what a surprise, there's a camera video of the Saddam Hussein execution.&amp;nbsp; What we need next is a 3-D simulation of the whole scene for pundi]]> </description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 10:10:18 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/30987/hussein_and_more/</guid> </item><item><title>Quote of the Day</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/30770/quote_of_the_day/</link> <description><![CDATA[ U.S. Supreme Court Justice Scalia on the mindset of authority.&amp;nbsp; From oral argument in the case of Meredith v. Jefferson Co. Board of Education.]]> </description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2006 01:11:08 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/30770/quote_of_the_day/</guid> </item><item><title>Kramer...</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/30725/kramer/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Boy oh boy, now everyone wants to get down on Michael Richards because he uses a few bad bits in a stage act.&amp;nbsp; Who the heck is Paul Rodriguez to ]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2006 10:35:51 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/30725/kramer/</guid> </item><item><title>Sports Fans</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/30714/sports_fans/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Here's something I enjoyed seeing on Sunday night.&amp;nbsp; LaDanian Tomlinson of the San Diego Chargers caught a pass out of the backfield and began a l]]> </description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:04:26 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/30714/sports_fans/</guid> </item><item><title>Worst President of All Time?</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/30566/worst_president_of_all_time/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Is George W Bush the worst U.S. president of all time?&amp;nbsp; Possibly.&amp;nbsp; Is he the worst president of my lifetime?&amp;nbsp; No doubt!&amp;nbsp; I'd let J]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:17:59 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/30566/worst_president_of_all_time/</guid> </item><item><title>Passage for today...</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/30544/passage_for_today/</link> <description><![CDATA[ &amp;quot;The ads would make no mention of the &amp;quot;kids&amp;quot; world idea, but their frenetic pace, volume, and language was designed to exclude adults i]]> </description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2006 10:20:16 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/30544/passage_for_today/</guid> </item><item><title>NFL Redskins</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/30119/nfl_redskins/</link> <description><![CDATA[ No city deserves the NFL Redskins more than D.C.&amp;nbsp; The 'Skins are a team that continues to throw money and more money at its problems... and never]]> </description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2006 03:03:45 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/30119/nfl_redskins/</guid> </item><item><title>Do What's Right??</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29850/do_whats_right/</link> <description><![CDATA[ On C-Span, a member of the International Crisis Group was participating in a panel discussion about the situation in Lebanon.&amp;nbsp; The member, who is]]> </description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:13:43 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29850/do_whats_right/</guid> </item><item><title>Pro Athletes</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29748/pro_athletes/</link> <description><![CDATA[   This is why people think pro athletes and agents are not worth rooting for sometimes.&amp;nbsp; Thomas Jones, a running back for the Chicago ]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2006 09:34:51 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29748/pro_athletes/</guid> </item><item><title>Shuttle Landing</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29654/shuttle_landing/</link> <description><![CDATA[   I enjoyed watching the Space Shuttle land at Cape Canaveral this morning.&amp;nbsp; I hope North Korea was watching over their dial-up modem ]]> </description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2006 09:35:39 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29654/shuttle_landing/</guid> </item><item><title>Lebanon</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29644/lebanon/</link> <description><![CDATA[   Hmmm... world news reports claim that Lebanon wants the U.S. to use its influence to stop Israeli attacks inside Lebanon.&amp;nbsp; But what ]]> </description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jul 2006 09:49:26 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29644/lebanon/</guid> </item><item><title>Deep Thoughts</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29619/deep_thoughts/</link> <description><![CDATA[ 
It's said that power corrupts... so that only the corrupt have power.&amp;nbsp; Similarly, mass media is the best place for]]> </description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:19:27 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29619/deep_thoughts/</guid> </item><item><title>Racism alive and well...</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29516/racism_alive_and_well/</link> <description><![CDATA[   My local NPR radio station ran a story about Hispanic voters.&amp;nbsp; Some group in Florida is suing county officials for voter fraud.&amp;nbsp; The]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:40:18 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29516/racism_alive_and_well/</guid> </item><item><title>Tiger Woods</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29413/tiger_woods/</link> <description><![CDATA[   I had a chance to watch oral arguments about gay marriage in the highest New York appeals court, (everywhere else the highest court ]]> </description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2006 10:15:23 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29413/tiger_woods/</guid> </item><item><title>Katrina Relief Money</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29306/katrina_relief_money/</link> <description><![CDATA[   Hmmmm... the General Accountability Office reported that $1.4Billion was misappropriated (stolen) from Katrina relief aid.&amp;nbsp; A FEMA o]]> </description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2006 05:54:10 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29306/katrina_relief_money/</guid> </item><item><title>More Letterman</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29216/more_letterman/</link> <description><![CDATA[   I flipped upon the ol' Letterman show again last night to hear more nonsense.&amp;nbsp; Dave must've been second in his class behind presiden]]> </description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2006 09:10:06 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29216/more_letterman/</guid> </item><item><title>Da Vinci Code</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29183/da_vinci_code/</link> <description><![CDATA[   I see that the Da Vinci Code movie is doing better overseas than in the U.S.&amp;nbsp; It seems that Hollywood has grown to be just like toba]]> </description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2006 07:24:10 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29183/da_vinci_code/</guid> </item><item><title>Best Works of Fiction in Last 25 Years</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29163/best_works_of_fiction_in_last_25_years/</link> <description><![CDATA[   I heard where the New York Times Book Review tried to assess the best works of fiction in the last 25 years. &amp;nbsp;I went to see the list]]> </description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jun 2006 11:52:54 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29163/best_works_of_fiction_in_last_25_years/</guid> </item><item><title>20 Years of Senate TV</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29158/20_years_of_senate_tv/</link> <description><![CDATA[   There was a time when senators and congressmen had to powder their wigs to go to work, but with the constant hum of TV cameras these]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2006 11:25:21 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29158/20_years_of_senate_tv/</guid> </item><item><title>Expanded TV Reviews No. 1</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29075/expanded_tv_reviews_no_1/</link> <description><![CDATA[   I had the displeasure of seeing about two minutes of Letterman last night.&amp;nbsp; When is Craig Ferguson scheduled to take Letterman's pla]]> </description><pubDate>Sat, 27 May 2006 04:51:54 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29075/expanded_tv_reviews_no_1/</guid> </item><item><title>A Nation of Hypocrites</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29069/a_nation_of_hypocrites/</link> <description><![CDATA[ 
I see the pro-illegal immigration people, such as Diane Feinstein, continue to defend employers who hire cheap illegal labor to comp]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2006 05:36:43 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/29069/a_nation_of_hypocrites/</guid> </item><item><title>One Liners</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/28961/one_liners/</link> <description><![CDATA[   There's 4 ways into the movie&amp;nbsp;businesss: be born into it; marry into it, buy into it; or bang into it.  It's no accident that]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2006 07:20:31 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/28961/one_liners/</guid> </item><item><title>Bias in the Newsroom</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/28860/bias_in_the_newsroom/</link> <description><![CDATA[ 
Bias.&amp;nbsp; C-Span was talking with a Harper's Magazine writer about bias in journalism. &amp;nbsp;As Brian Lamb said during the show, b]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2006 10:10:23 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/28860/bias_in_the_newsroom/</guid> </item><item><title>Illegal Immigrants</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/28679/illegal_immigrants/</link> <description><![CDATA[   Illegal immigrant boycott day or whatever has come and gone.&amp;nbsp; Only the few giant exploiter cities might be affected by that kind of ]]> </description><pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2006 10:43:17 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/28679/illegal_immigrants/</guid> </item><item><title>Reggie Bush... guilty!</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/28605/reggie_bush_guilty/</link> <description><![CDATA[   Are you ready for some football???&amp;nbsp; So Reggie Bush knew nothing about his family's taking from the cookie jar?&amp;nbsp; Not likely!&amp;nbsp; I hope ]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2006 05:19:07 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/28605/reggie_bush_guilty/</guid> </item><item><title>Enron Trial</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/28128/enron_trial/</link> <description><![CDATA[   My favorite whipping boy Jeff Skilling is back in the news.&amp;nbsp; I wish I could see his soulful testimony . &quot;I'm innocent.&quot;&amp;nbsp; He didn't j]]> </description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:28:26 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/28128/enron_trial/</guid> </item><item><title>Hodge Podge</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/27975/hodge_podge/</link> <description><![CDATA[   Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois was on Face the Nation Sunday. I think he's been drinking from the Chicago river. First, he admitted]]> </description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2006 10:31:29 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/27975/hodge_podge/</guid> </item><item><title>Opening Day</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/27935/opening_day/</link> <description><![CDATA[ I see President Bush threw the first pitch in the Reds - Cubs game.&amp;nbsp; He did this the same way he leads.&amp;nbsp; He looked good at first,&amp;nbsp;but no follow-thr]]> </description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2006 10:53:25 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/27935/opening_day/</guid> </item><item><title>Immigration</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/27837/immigration/</link> <description><![CDATA[   It's a funny thing about all the immigrant protesting in Los Angeles.&amp;nbsp; Why haven't all these outraged people done anything to turn t]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2006 09:33:55 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/27837/immigration/</guid> </item><item><title>Absent No More</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/27649/absent_no_more/</link> <description><![CDATA[   I've been absent for some days, watching too much college basketball... which leads me to some observations.  If Memphis had ]]> </description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Mar 2006 02:43:16 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/27649/absent_no_more/</guid> </item><item><title>Trivializing Law</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/27228/trivializing_law/</link> <description><![CDATA[ 
So the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the U.S. in the case regarding Yale law school and the U.S military.&amp;nbsp; I notice that the ]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2006 03:08:13 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/27228/trivializing_law/</guid> </item><item><title>Belated State of the Union Comment</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/26777/belated_state_of_the_union_comment/</link> <description><![CDATA[ 
I missed the State of the Union address. I have a hard time listening to President Bush speak about anything anymore.&amp;nbsp; I haven']]> </description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2006 10:52:10 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/26777/belated_state_of_the_union_comment/</guid> </item><item><title>Cheney's Got A Gun</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/26637/cheneys_got_a_gun/</link> <description><![CDATA[ 
So VP Cheney shot a friend while hunting. &amp;nbsp;I've discovered&amp;nbsp;another difference between the GOP and Dems, the GOP shoots its]]> </description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2006 10:22:22 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/26637/cheneys_got_a_gun/</guid> </item><item><title>The Little Guy</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/26187/the_little_guy/</link> <description><![CDATA[ 
I'm so bored by the parade of Senators who continue to disparage Judge Alito because his rulings haven't always favored little guys ]]> </description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2006 11:45:55 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/26187/the_little_guy/</guid> </item><item><title>Bin Laden Message</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/25887/bin_laden_message/</link> <description><![CDATA[ 
I don't pay a lot of attention to Bin Laden messages, but I don't believe Bin Laden would offer a truce about anything. However, the]]> </description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2006 06:54:52 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/25887/bin_laden_message/</guid> </item><item><title>Gore Speech</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/25815/gore_speech/</link> <description><![CDATA[ 
Al Gore gave a nice televised speech on MLK Day.&amp;nbsp; Gore was in excellent form and his years in office and on the stump trails sh]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:42:08 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/25815/gore_speech/</guid> </item><item><title>Alito Hearing Concludes</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/25653/alito_hearing_concludes/</link> <description><![CDATA[ 
Did anyone else notice that Alito supporters come from both sides of the political aisle, but Alito detractors are all Democrat?&amp;nbs]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2006 02:50:12 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/25653/alito_hearing_concludes/</guid> </item><item><title>Alito and Vanguard</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/25572/alito_and_vanguard/</link> <description><![CDATA[ 
The Alito inquisition and pep rally&amp;nbsp;at the Hart (&quot;Monkey Business&quot;) Senate Office Building is going according to prognosticatio]]> </description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2006 10:37:51 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/25572/alito_and_vanguard/</guid> </item><item><title>Senate Judiciary Committee</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/25460/senate_judiciary_committee/</link> <description><![CDATA[ 
I really enjoyed a C-Span Book TV segment with three Supreme Court scholars (Lee Epstein, Craig Bradley, and Christopher Tomlins).&amp;n]]> </description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2006 03:20:52 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/25460/senate_judiciary_committee/</guid> </item><item><title>Chuck Shumer</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/25421/chuck_shumer/</link> <description><![CDATA[ 
In know that C-Span's chief mission is covering Congress, but having watched senator Chuck Shumer today (D-NY), I'm beginning to thi]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2006 11:45:37 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/25421/chuck_shumer/</guid> </item><item><title>Anti-Alitoists</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/25389/antialitoists/</link> <description><![CDATA[ 
C-Span covered a press conference where some women organizations were objecting to Judge Alito for the Supreme Court.&amp;nbsp; Without ]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2006 12:40:09 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/25389/antialitoists/</guid> </item><item><title>Is Wall Street Good for America?</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/25331/is_wall_street_good_for_america/</link> <description><![CDATA[ 
Enron was a C-Span topic last week, so it's a good time to renew my criticism of Wall Street and publicly traded companies.&amp;nbsp; It]]> </description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2006 11:22:32 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/25331/is_wall_street_good_for_america/</guid> </item><item><title>Indifference Party</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/25230/indifference_party/</link> <description><![CDATA[ 
Someone asked me how he can tell if an information source is partisan.&amp;nbsp; If during your daily travels and conversations, you fin]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2005 06:06:10 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/25230/indifference_party/</guid> </item><item><title>Frontline - Credit Card Companies</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/25172/frontline__credit_card_companies/</link> <description><![CDATA[ I had a chance to see Frontline tonight.&amp;nbsp; The subject was credit card companies and how they aren't always good for consumers.&amp;nbsp; The story]]> </description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:27:32 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/25172/frontline__credit_card_companies/</guid> </item><item><title>Weekend NFL</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/25112/weekend_nfl/</link> <description><![CDATA[ I watched some football this weekend and thought two things.&amp;nbsp; One, I remember when the KC Chiefs drafted Larry Johnson and were ridiculed by vari]]> </description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2005 04:57:16 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/25112/weekend_nfl/</guid> </item><item><title>Deep Thought</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/24985/deep_thought/</link> <description><![CDATA[ An exterminator should&amp;nbsp;worry the rats...&amp;nbsp; ]]> </description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2005 07:55:58 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/24985/deep_thought/</guid> </item><item><title>The eagle has landed...</title> <link>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/24934/the_eagle_has_landed/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Hello to all who stop by!&amp;nbsp; I started a personal web site many, many years ago to have a forum for nonsense and other creative, or thoughtful t]]> </description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2005 03:50:45 EST</pubDate> <guid>http://neelsn.blogs4me.com/24934/the_eagle_has_landed/</guid> </item></channel></rss>