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Crisis averted!

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The State of the Union WILL NOT pre-empt the season premiere of Lost on Februrary 2nd. We now return your to your regularly scheduled panicking about stuff that actually matters.

Complaint of the Week: So This is the New Year and I Don’t Feel Any Better

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Complaint of the Week: So This is the New Year and I Don’t Feel Any Better   It should be noted that I will not hesitate to steal song lyrics from anyone (ANYONE), even Death Cab for Cutie, if it suits my whims. I. Will. Not. Hesitate.   Moving on…   So, 2010 started a mere eight days ago and… Read more »

Complaint of the Week: Now Joining the Already Cluttered Blogging Landscape: Tim Stevens?

Hello and welcome. My name is Tim Stevens and I’ll be your host through this and (hopefully) many other editions of Complaint of the Week. This is what I call my intro column. No real content, just me subtly begging you to keep reading me. Tomorrow (or possibly later today)…that’s when the real content arrives. But please, please, please don’t… Read more »

Doug Mataconis wins Pick ’em Contest

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Doug Mataconis, a 41-year-old attorney in Bristow, Virginia, won the 5th annual Living Room Times Bowl Pick ’em Contest tonight by correctly picking the BCS champion, Alabama. Mataconis, pictured at right in his Facebook and Twitter profile photo, is an alumnus of Rutgers and George Mason, a blogger at Below the Beltway and The Liberty Papers, and a prolific tweeter…. Read more »

BCS live blog & live chat HERE!

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Official start time is 6:00 PM Mountain Time, but I’m “launching” early so people can start chatting, if they so choose. Liveblogging will begin in earnest at 6. If you see a triangular “play” button, click it to get started. Then, to join the “chat,” you’ll need to click the icons next to where it says “Login to comment during… Read more »

David K. (Texas) vs. Mataconis (Bama)

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David K. (Texas) vs. Mataconis (Bama) Pick ’em Contest co-leaders David K. and Doug Mataconis picked different teams in tonight’s BCS Title Game — David predicted a Texas win, Doug an Alabama win — so all of the contestants 1 point back are mathematically eliminated, and it’s a two-man race for the 5th annual contest championship, to be settled based… Read more »

Eight still alive in Pick ’em Contest

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Heading into the final game of college football season — the BCS title game between Florida and Alabama tomorrow night — David K. and Doug Mataconis are tied for the lead in the 5th annual Living Room Times Bowl Pick ’em Contest with 21-12 prediction records, and six contestants — Esteban Coca, Jon Schuman, Neil Waechter, Charles Fenwick, Brandon Allen,… Read more »