Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Column HR91
Take this Jason Collins!
Very seldom does Toeing the Oche break a blockbuster news story.
Like most dart writer’s plying their craft, it damn sure ain’t art. The ODC picks up bits and pieces, adds little darts gossip mixed in with a “tad” of mindless rambling for good measure.…
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Column 446
180! Fascinating Darts Facts – a Review
Far be it from me to correct Patrick Chaplin, but I must. “Trust me – I’m a doctor,” he writes in the introduction to his newest book, 180! Fascinating Darts Facts.
I’ve read the book twice, circled passages, underlined words, folded …
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
Column HR90
Is it all lost for Adrian Lewis?
The former football coach at Florida State University, Bobby Bowden, was introduced to an adoring crowd as “St. Bobby.” After taking the microphone he explained, “The difference between a halo and a noose is about six inches.” With that short sentence Coach …
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Howie Reed's ColumnSaturday, April 13, 2013
Column HR89
Songkran – and redefining the term “arch rival”
Songkran is celebrated in Thailand usually from April 13th to the 16th.
One might axe, “So your point is?”
The point is that Toeing the Oche has a plethora of fans in the Land of Smiles who will be celebrating without …
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Monday, April 1, 2013
Column 445
One Trillion Darts
An article by Jacqueline Leo in The Fiscal Times caught my eye recently. Don’t ask me what I was doing reading The Fiscal Times.
Most of us, wrote Leo, can’t imagine the scope or volume of a million anything, let alone a trillion. For …
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Column HR88
Perception isn’t always reality
Let’s say that you’re enjoying a tall cool beverage at your favorite watering hole in Pattaya Beach. Let’s call the place Tim Bar Beer where you’ve been ushered to a duce outside table by Billy the greeter. The scene could even be at either the …
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Monday, March 11, 2013
Column HR87
Whining, excuses and ‘splainin’
There’s a fine line between whining, making excuses and explaining. The ODC doesn’t whine or make excuses – he explains. Back in the day he would explain…
Albuquerque? The lighting is so bad that miner’s helmets with lights should be included with your entry fee.…
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Friday, March 1, 2013
Column 444
A conversation with Tommy Cox
The phone rings. My wife answers. The voice on the line is British.
The caller asks for me. My wife tells him I’m at my office and gives him the number.
A few minutes later my phone rings, but not before my wife reaches …
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Column HR86
A subtle bit of this and a not so subtle bit of that
It’s dangerous to use subtle humor. A pie in the face, slipping on a banana peel or a hammer on thumb always guarantee a robust laugh. Subtle humor? Yawns. The ODC’s appointment with a “sports medicine” …
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Thursday, February 7, 2013
Column HR85
Hey critics – lay off Butler and Young!
A critic is someone who can’t do something but doesn’t know it – or accept it – and bitches about those who can – someone “who tends to make harsh or carping judgments; a faultfinder.” This is especially so when it …
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