Slowly reving the engine

After a long absence, I'm thinking of restarting the blog. Here are a few interesting stories:

ESPN aims to take over the world starting with Chicago http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/20/business/media/20espn.html?hpw

A Darwinian vision of Japan's cellphones
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/20/technology/20cell.html?hpw

A subprime mortgage company by any other name...
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/20/business/20modify.html?hp

Boozer?
http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/2291
http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/smith_090720.html