One of the coolest things I have seen in a long timeA photog at the 2009 Texas Star Party in Fort Davis Texas took the incredible sequence of images above, check the original video here and read through the comments to see how he did it, it has to do with disabling a stock lens filter for one that permits hydrogen alpha infrared, as the party nears dawn the Milky Way rises with the galactic center displayed prominently. If you have ever been out in true darkness and seen the galaxy and the satellites above then you will appreciate this, what you...
Saturday, 20 June 2009
Thursday, 18 June 2009
Real RedskinThough Jon Jansen was technically the longest tenured Redskin at the time of his release in May having been with the team since 1999, James Thrash was the senior Redskin. Now James has been released, unable to pass a phyiscal and the team needs to move on. James had not participated in June OTAs with a bulging disc in his neck, foreshadowing the injury that would end his tenure with the team.James was an undrafted free agent out of...
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
You have more, you want moreNow that the NFL is legally cleared to get in the lottery game, would the Redskins play it as an investment in the community, or as Dollar Days at the used car lot? Curly R's two part series on the lottery and the Redskins concludes.Part One: The Lottery Is a Regressive Tax on the PoorPart Two: "Redskins fans and lottery fans have an awful lot in common"=====The Redskins were the second team to announce a partnership...
Tuesday, 16 June 2009
Enough alreadyLast month at the NFL owner's meetings in California a topic came up: the Rooney Rule. For those that are not familiar with the rule, Curly R has weighed in with a definition and opinion on the efficacy of the rule, here is the summary:Before the 2003 season the owners implemented a rule requiring all teams to interview one minority candidate whenever there was a head coaching vacancy, which meant basically any one of a bunch of black...
A lesson in economics at no additional chargeLast month NFL owners voted to permit NFL owners to create marketing partnerships with state lottery agencies, states may now make and sell scratch off tickets with NFL logos on them and the NFL teams may now pimp them out and collect a share of the sale. Today The Curly R begins a two part series exploring the role of the lottery in society and how completely oblivious the league, the Redskins and some...
Monday, 15 June 2009
He may be our star tight end but he's still her babyLast week the Washington Post ran an enterprise story on Nancy Cooley, mother of Redskins tight end Chris Cooley, and her battle with breast cancer. She is going public with it now, after a year long battle that has included chemotherapy, a double mastectomy and reconstructive breast surgery.Yes Chris used his connections to ensure Nancy had the shortest path to treatment and despite my liberal...
Th-th-that's all folksPoke another hole in the emperor's cloak of Redskins owner Dan Snyder. Six Flags, the amusement park group chaired by Dan has finally declared bankruptcy. As of yesterday the company has declared assets worth an estimated 3 billion dollars but only has a market value of 26 million dollars.So not only is the company not worth the land, buildings and equipment and business prospects that constitute the enterprise, it is worth...
Sunday, 14 June 2009
Stuff you can rent out and do with as you wishAs I was cleaning up some links from last month I came across an interesting tidbit, it would seem Major League Soccer's DC United is going to play a friendly with Real Madrid in August, and the game will not be at RFK Stadium, former home of the Redskins and current home to DC United. Rather, the game will be at FedEx Field, current home of the Redskins and sole property of Redskins owner Dan Snyder.I...
Friday, 12 June 2009
In the course of being and becoming The Curly R, I have had the excellent opportunity to meet many other Redskins fans and enthusiasts, a particular subset of which are the writers, bloggers and fan journalists who, like me have an emotional or economic interest in chronicling and analyzing everything Redskins, to an outsider it might appear that we harbor an unhealthy obsession, ascribing way too much significance to events that mean nothing in...
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
Join usAnyone going to the Washington Nationals versus Cincinnati Reds game tonight? The Redskins writers guild is convening the first annual Night Out at the Ballgame and we would love it if you came over and said hi. Our list so far:Rich Tandler, Real RedskinsRick Snider, Washington ExaminerMegan Snider, editor of Rich Tandler's book, The Redskins ChronicleMark Newgent, Redskins ExaminerTony Brown, Hog HeavenDavid Elfin, Washington TimesKen Meringolo,...
Tuesday, 2 June 2009
Lights outPlease join me in wishing a hearty happy birthday to Redskins receiver Santana Moss, Santana turns 30 today, the big three oh.Santana came from the New York Jets in a straight up trade for Laveranues Coles, himself acquired in 2003 from the Jets, Laveranues had battled through toe injuries his two years in Washington and wanted a big contract, Joe Gibbs and the Redskins were ready to move on and in March 2005 sent Laveranues back to New...
Monday, 1 June 2009
Quadruple digitsThe Curly R has passed another milestone, Saturday we published our one thousandth piece, thoughts on the nature of the Redskins team name in light of the recent court case. A year and a half ago we marked our 500th post and just over two and a half years ago we marked our first big milestone 100th piece with a diatribe that seems more pithy every time I read it.To give our valued readers some perspective on the football content...
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