[603] Of NYT’s wrong, Ashes’ weirdos and soccer time

I found out that the New York Times is placing part of my favorite section, the Op-Ed, under paid subscription, the TimesSelect. No fun. Not sure how many sections will fall under this TimesSelect scheme but we’ll see soon enough. I do hope however that this won’t be a reason for me to stop reading NYT. (via)

And a lot of people in England are jumping wildly. Australians on the other hand are sulking and all this is because of a game called cricket.

Yeah. Really. I wish I’m making this up but unfortunately, not. It’s true. Cross my heart. May somebody up in the sky strike me is a bolt of lighting right now if I’m lying.

I’m still alive. Really. I’m still here.

Now, let’s talk about real sport.

Ajax will be up against Sparta Prague in its first Champions League 2005/06 season match. And screw Arsenal. Hup Ajax hup!

Nope. No lightning yet.

p/s – Bush: One of the worst disasters to hit the U.S.. Heh. (via)

pp/s – blackout in LA. It’s Bush’s fault! =p