Greg Olear's Blog, page 15
October 13, 2009
And Some Get Rained Out
NEW PALTZ, N.Y. —
"You win some, you lose some, and some get rained out—but you have to dress for all of 'em." —Satchell Paige
I remember the moment when I decided, quite deliberately, to care about baseball.
I was maybe twelve years old, I was at my grandparents' house, and I was seized [...:]
"You win some, you lose some, and some get rained out—but you have to dress for all of 'em." —Satchell Paige
I remember the moment when I decided, quite deliberately, to care about baseball.
I was maybe twelve years old, I was at my grandparents' house, and I was seized [...:]
October 6, 2009
This Is My First Novel
NEW PALTZ, N.Y.-
Today is the official release date of Totally Killer, my first novel.
That's what my oh-so-brief bio leads you to believe, anyway. "This is his first novel," it says, as if I'd suddenly decided, after floundering about for the first thirty-five years of my life, to bang out a book, and a few months [...:]
Today is the official release date of Totally Killer, my first novel.
That's what my oh-so-brief bio leads you to believe, anyway. "This is his first novel," it says, as if I'd suddenly decided, after floundering about for the first thirty-five years of my life, to bang out a book, and a few months [...:]
September 3, 2009
Rachel Not Getting Married, or, Weep Not, Sad Aniston
NEW PALTZ, N.Y.-
This past February 11, Jennifer Aniston turned forty.
I am aware of this milestone because it has been covered in the celebrity tabloids with a ferocity usually reserved for moon landings and presidential assassinations. Another week, another Aniston-over-the-hill story. This past Friday, for example, in the "Celeb Crisis" section, Life & Style [...:]
This past February 11, Jennifer Aniston turned forty.
I am aware of this milestone because it has been covered in the celebrity tabloids with a ferocity usually reserved for moon landings and presidential assassinations. Another week, another Aniston-over-the-hill story. This past Friday, for example, in the "Celeb Crisis" section, Life & Style [...:]
And Justice For Naught
NEW PALTZ, N.Y.-
This week, Justice David Souter announced his retirement, a surprise that will give President Obama the first of what we hope are many picks on the Supreme Court.
In honor of this event, I've dredged up a blog I wrote in November, 2000, on my now-defunct LARGEREGO cyberweekly, about George W. Bush and [...:]
This week, Justice David Souter announced his retirement, a surprise that will give President Obama the first of what we hope are many picks on the Supreme Court.
In honor of this event, I've dredged up a blog I wrote in November, 2000, on my now-defunct LARGEREGO cyberweekly, about George W. Bush and [...:]
Tweet and Lowdown
NEW PALTZ, N.Y.-
You've heard of Twitter. You either use it, have friends who use it, or you've read about it in snooty op-eds. It's like heroin, in that way. That and it's addicitive as hell.
Another way it's like heroin: it doesn't come with an instruction manual. You either have to have a junkie explain [...:]
You've heard of Twitter. You either use it, have friends who use it, or you've read about it in snooty op-eds. It's like heroin, in that way. That and it's addicitive as hell.
Another way it's like heroin: it doesn't come with an instruction manual. You either have to have a junkie explain [...:]
Star Track
NEW YORK, NY-
Note: this is an extended transcript of the blog I read at the maiden Off the Blog event in NYC on 6/9.
So it's great to be back in New York. I lived here for ten years—the formative years of my young adulthood. Moved here at 22, single and broke; left here at [...:]
Note: this is an extended transcript of the blog I read at the maiden Off the Blog event in NYC on 6/9.
So it's great to be back in New York. I lived here for ten years—the formative years of my young adulthood. Moved here at 22, single and broke; left here at [...:]
"Off the Blog" Post-Mortem
NEW YORK, NY-
I've been getting a lot of wish-I-was theres from TNBers in the week following the maiden Off the Blog event. Thus, as a public service to the TNB family, I have borrowed a gimmick from ESPN's Bill Simmons and written a running diary of the events of Tuesday last.
I hope that [...:]
I've been getting a lot of wish-I-was theres from TNBers in the week following the maiden Off the Blog event. Thus, as a public service to the TNB family, I have borrowed a gimmick from ESPN's Bill Simmons and written a running diary of the events of Tuesday last.
I hope that [...:]
One Glove
NEW PALTZ, N.Y.-
The Gloved One is dead.
No big surprise, given his mental and physical health, but tragic nevertheless.
I liked Michael Jackson, but I was never a rabid fan. My little brother was the one with the red jacket. But there is one moment that, in my view, represented the zenith of [...:]
The Gloved One is dead.
No big surprise, given his mental and physical health, but tragic nevertheless.
I liked Michael Jackson, but I was never a rabid fan. My little brother was the one with the red jacket. But there is one moment that, in my view, represented the zenith of [...:]
A Thousand Words: Elvis, Buddy, and Me
NEW PALTZ, N.Y.-
In seventh grade, I was cast in the starring role in our school's production of that timeless musical, Ducktails & Bobbysox.
(What's that? You never heard of that one? I guess you missed the Tonies that year.)
The plot involved the ample hilarity and hijinx that ensued when a big-time rock [...:]
In seventh grade, I was cast in the starring role in our school's production of that timeless musical, Ducktails & Bobbysox.
(What's that? You never heard of that one? I guess you missed the Tonies that year.)
The plot involved the ample hilarity and hijinx that ensued when a big-time rock [...:]
Just a Cigar
NEW PALTZ, N.Y.-
There are certain hobbies that, while possessed of an inherent appeal, I would never take up because the subculture attached to them so repels me.
Take golf. I enjoy whacking the little white ball—I'm pretty good on the driving range, truth be told—but I would never go so far as to [...:]
There are certain hobbies that, while possessed of an inherent appeal, I would never take up because the subculture attached to them so repels me.
Take golf. I enjoy whacking the little white ball—I'm pretty good on the driving range, truth be told—but I would never go so far as to [...:]
