Quote of the day
By Brendan Loy
"I condemn remarks that are, in any way, viewed as anti-anything." --John McCain
About me
I'm Brendan Loy, a 26-year-old graduate of USC and Notre Dame now living and working in Knoxville, Tennessee. My wife Becky and I are brand-new parents of a beautiful baby girl, born on New Year's Eve.
I'm a big-time sports fan, a politics, media & law junkie, an astronomy buff, a weather nerd, an Apple aficionado, a Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter fanatic, and an all-around dork. My blog is best-known for its coverage of Hurricane Katrina, but I blog about anything and everything that interests me.
You can contact me at irishtrojan [at] gmail.com, or donate to my "tip jar" by clicking the link below:
I'm a big-time sports fan, a politics, media & law junkie, an astronomy buff, a weather nerd, an Apple aficionado, a Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter fanatic, and an all-around dork. My blog is best-known for its coverage of Hurricane Katrina, but I blog about anything and everything that interests me.
You can contact me at irishtrojan [at] gmail.com, or donate to my "tip jar" by clicking the link below:
June 2008
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April 20, 2008
Pope attempts miracle in New York
By David K.
Will the third time be the charm for the power of the Pontiff? Pope Benedict XVI will attempt to purify the most unholy ground in all of America tomorrow when he says mass at Yankee Stadium. Two previous Popes, John Paul II in 1979 and Paul VI in 1965, have said masses in Yankee Stadium, but sadly neither was able to dispel the evil aura surrounding the field. Perhaps Benedict will have more luck, and come Monday, George Steinbrenner will announce his bold plans for an MLB revenue sharing agreement, or Alex Rodriguez will donate half his monolithic salary to build new ballparks across America. Despite his holy powers, I think the Pope will fail and the Yankees will continue their diabolical ways, but hey, a guy can dream can't he??
Politics blogroll
- Must-reads:
- Drudge
- Politico | Dem blog | GOP blog
- Mark Halperin's The Page
- TPM | Election Central
- Marc Ambinder
- TNR's The Plank | The Stump
- NRO's Campaign Spot
- Real Clear Politics | Blog
- More news & info:
- N.Y. Times The Caucus
- CNN Political Ticker
- Huffington Post
- L.A. Times Top of the Ticket
- WashPost Fix | Trail | more
- WSJ Election 2008 | D.C. Wire
- Political Wire | PW Newswire
- National Journal Hotline
- MSNBC's First Read
- ABC's The Note
- Ballot Access News
- Election Law Blog
- Polls, results & data:
- Five Thirty-Eight
- The Green Papers
- CNN Election Center
- RCP latest polls
- TPM Poll Tracker
- Daily: Gallup | Rasmussen
- Pollster.com | Blog
- Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas
- Campaign events | By state
- Map the Candidates
- Commentary:
- InstaPundit
- Andrew Sullivan
- Daily Kos
- Economist Election '08 Blog
- NRO's Corner
- The Jed Report
- Fly On The Wall TPM Horse's Mouth
- Slate's Trailhead
- Kevin Drum
- Powerline
- Mickey Kaus
- The Moderate Voice
- RCP HorseRaceBlog | more
- Weekly Standard '08 blog
- Reason's Hit & Run
- RedState
- Ann Althouse
- TAPPED
- ThinkProgress
- Matthew Yglesias
- Ross Douthat
- The Liberty Papers
- Captain's Quarters
- Stephen Bainbridge
Hurricane blogroll
- Must-reads:
- Dr. Jeff Masters
- Eric Berger (SciGuy)
- Alan Sullivan
- Weather data:
- National Hurricane Center
- Weather Underground
- AccuWeather
- Hurricane City
- Maps & graphics:
- Satellite images | GOES
- Individual computer models
- Water temp: Basin | Carib | Gulf
- Lots of hurricane graphics
- More weather blogs:
- FLhurricane.com
- Max Mayfield's Blog
- Brian Neudorff (WX-Man)
- Weather Matrix
- Bob King
- TWC Blog
- Beyond Katrina (Margie Kieper)
- The Storm Track
- ABC13 Houston Weather Blog
- Storm Videographer
- WXNation Wire
Sports
- College basketball:
- The Mid-Majority
- College Hoops Journal
- Rush the Court
- Basketball Prospectus
- AOL College Hoops Fanhouse
- MSNBC Beyond the Arc
- Super, Scintillating and Sarcastic
- Notes from the Geetar (ND)
- Black and Green (ND)
- La Revolucion (Gonzaga)
- Steve Bergum (Gonzaga)
- S-R SportsLink (Gonzaga)
- College football:
- AOL College Football Fanhouse
- Every Day Should Be Saturday
- Sunday Morning QB
- Stewart Mandel
- The Wizard of Odds
- HeismanPundit
- Loser with Socks
- Trojansphere:
- TrojanWire
- Conquest Chronicles
- LAT All Things Trojan
- 82 Sluggo Win
- Boi From Troy
- Student Body Right
- Scott Wolf's Inside USC
- AOL Fanhouse: USC
- Lex icon
- Domersphere:
- Blue-Gray Sky
- Domer Law Blog
- The House Rock Built
- Her Loyal Sons
- Rakes of Mallow
- Irish Round Table
- Kanka's Sports Page
- AOL Fanhouse: Notre Dame
- Kelly Green
- NDCHOOCHOO
- Irish Insights
- Classic Ground
- Catholic Packer Fan
- IrishLaw
- General sports:
- AOL Fanhouse Blog
- Deadspin
- The Mighty MJD
- Awful Announcing
- Other sports blogs:
- Bfloblog
- Burnt Orange Nation
- Baseball Musings
- Baseball Crank
Friends & family
- Fellow Trojans:
- Becky
- Casey
- Adrienne | Twitter
- Scientizzle
- Craig
- Fellow NDLSers:
- Brooke ('07)
- Neil ('07)
- Alex ('07)
- Chris's photoblog ('07)
- Kristin (3L)
- Becca (3L)
- Megan (2L)
- 2LG (2L)
- Ryan (2L)
- Frittering Away (various)
- See also: Law-student blog list
- Miscellaneous friends:
- Leila
- Carrie
- Jay: DrawingDead | Backassward
Other blog regulars
Misc. sites I visit
- Space & Astronomy:
- SpaceWeather.com
- Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Spaceflight Now
- The Flame Trench
- Space.com
- Earthquakes & Tsunamis:
- USGS earthquakes page
- Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
- Int'l Tsunami Info Center
- Technology & Mac stuff
- Slashdot
- Gizmodo
- MacCentral
- Cult Of Mac
- TUAW
- News, information & humor
- Drudge
- Fark
- Poynter.org
- The Onion
- Sports
- All-time college football scores
- Lots and lots of CFB links
- SportsPickle
My other sites