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My picks for NFL week 12
Here we are again- it’s time for this week’s NFL Pool wrap-up and preview. Last week: 9-7 Summary: Yay, I did much better last week. If only Washington had won and I had picked Jacksonville like I should have. Ahh well. No word on whether or not I won for the first time last week-…
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My statement on OJ’s new book
Via MSNBC, I just learned that my former publisher, ReganBooks, is putting out a book by O.J. Simpson titled “If I Did It.” According to news reports, the book will describe how Simpson “would have” killed Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman, murders he was aquitted of in 1995. Although I value free speech, I also…
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My picks for NFL week 11
Here we are again- it’s time for this week’s NFL Pool wrap-up and preview. Last week: 7-9 Summary: Yet another bad week. Not much else to say on that one. Season to date: 71-55 – Good for 61% This week, I’m playing it safe pretty much across the board. My picks below in BOLD. Leave…
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Source: Amazon will offer Xbox 360 bundle for $100 [Updated]
As initially reported by TechCrunch on Friday, jasonclarke.org can now confirm from a source with knowledge of the situation that Amazon.com will soon begin selling the Xbox 360 gaming system for just $100 in time for the holiday shopping rush. The move drops the price of the “Core”, or base model, of Microsoft’s popular gaming…
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Talking election afterthoughts on Maine Impact
In today’s 9th episode of Maine Impact, we break down the election that was and outline some possible next steps for Maine’s losing candidates. Head over and take a listen!
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My picks for NFL week 10
Here we are again- it’s time for this week’s NFL Pool wrap-up and preview. Last week: 6-8 Summary: Yipes, another bad week. Worse, I finished 5 games worse than the leader, meaning I’m now a total of 11 games out first place in the overal yearly standings. That’s still good for second, but a gap…
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Election day on Maine Impact
Today is an important day- so get out and vote! And if you’re living in Maine and haven’t voted yet, head over to Maine Impact, where Lance Dutson and I interview Maine House candidate Bob Walker. The three of us talk over the sad state of healthcare in Maine and Walker talks about what he’ll…
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Set the bar high, despite the medium
Today I received some announcement spam from Work.com, a new portal for businesses. Unfortunately, Work.com’s PR department didn’t exactly utilize the utmost care when sending out the announcement. Here’s the opening of the email they sent me: Hi Jason Clarke’s, As a website of valuable information for business, we wanted to tell you about our…
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My picks for NFL week 9
Here we are again- it’s time for this week’s NFL Pool wrap-up and preview. Last week: 8-5 Summary: Arghhhhh!!! I did well this week- but, amazingly, not well enough to win. I can in second place overall. Season to date: 59-38 – Good for 61% (on my way back up- 1% over last week) This…
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Another Maine Impact exclusive: Barbara Merrill
Today on Maine Impact, our second exclusive interview is up. This time it’s an interview with Barbara Merrill, independent candidate for Maine governor. Barbara’s interview makes the second Maine gubernatorial candidate we spoken with. Listen to Barbara Merrill on Maine Impact!