Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Dec 2, 2009, 11:35 pm
Her career has been made of equal parts overwhelming success and controversy. She is either loved or hated, but in 2009, Serena did the damn thing. She won the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the WTAÂ...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Nov 16, 2009, 10:22 pm
To the family of little Shaniya Davis. God rest her soul and help us all.
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Nov 5, 2009, 11:11 pm
We had been warned beforehand.  Representative Michelle Bachmann of Minnesota had hit the button on the siren and called the Tea Party Folks to descend upon Capitol Hill to confront her fellow Congr...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Nov 5, 2009, 12:03 am
It’s been awhile but I had to deal with some things in the real world.  They haven’t been completely dealt with but, here I am. Writing supposedly heals the soul. I’m about to do s...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Oct 22, 2009, 12:00 am
Climbing up the those stone steps with her behind me. Listening to that familiar litany of how I’m not this and I need to do that and I’m just not good enough, Mother wit is toxic was...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Oct 18, 2009, 12:29 pm
Another big tournament in the endless ATP season is over and Nikolay Davydenko is the champion. He defeated Rafael Nadal in straight sets, but that was only a small part of the story of this week...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Oct 13, 2009, 1:17 am
It seems that Big Rush Limbaugh isn’t satisfied with spreading his bile over the airwaves on a daily basis. Now he wants to become a NFL owner. It’s been reported that Limbaugh is interest...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Oct 10, 2009, 10:51 pm
Harvard Law Graduate, best selling author, United States Senator, President, Nobel Laureate for Peace. Barack Obama has accomplished more in his 48 years than many. Why is it so damn hard for some fol...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Oct 9, 2009, 12:33 am
When you finally earn the number #1 rank back, you’re supposed to WIN! Do better in Doha girlfriend, the haters are already salivating. Speaking of which ESPN’s Abigail Lorge can kick ro...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Sep 30, 2009, 12:22 am
American standout Sam Querry is out for the season after a freak accident in Bangkok, Thailand. Querry was sitting on a glass table and suddenly fell through it, severely cutting his arm. Roger Federe...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Sep 28, 2009, 10:26 pm
As the reports come in of the murder of Derrion Albert, an honors student from Chicago who was beaten to death in the street, discussions of gang violence are once again cropping up among the media an...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Sep 25, 2009, 12:14 am
Rachel Maddow is angry, and you know what? So am I. Operation “Destroy Acorn” is in full flight and the level of hysteria has reached a fever pitch. During the Presidential campaign last ...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Sep 21, 2009, 12:42 am
We all have fallen short of the glory. Unfortunately for some of us, the fall can be big and in front of a whole lot of people. Thank goodness there are those who have screwed up just as bad or even w...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Sep 16, 2009, 12:06 am
Ha ha haaa!   HA HA HAAAAAAA!   HA HA HAAAAAAA!
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Sep 14, 2009, 10:58 pm
*Sigh* Being a Rafa Nadal fan I should be used to this by now. Some big tall power hitter has the best two weeks of his life and decides to blow Rafa off the court. The victor this time was Juan Ma...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Sep 13, 2009, 12:17 am
I know I’ve skipped a day or two of my U.S. Open thoughts but because the rain caused so many matches to be postponed, I didn’t think it was necessary to express my boredom. No point in wr...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Sep 10, 2009, 10:51 pm
The amazing run has ended. Stopped by a 19 year old Danish player who is enjoying her best showing at a Grand Slam Championship. Melanie Oudin’s time at the U.S Open was a real breath of fresh a...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Sep 9, 2009, 10:22 pm
I know I’ve skipped a day of U. S. Open Coverage but WordPress was on some bullshit so I couldn’t update. Plus, I has a funeral to go to. I haven’t been to one since 1992 when the ce...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Sep 7, 2009, 6:20 pm
I could see it coming when I saw the women’s draw. I could really see it coming when Venus Williams debuted the massive strap job on her knee. What I couldn’t predict is the strange ass s...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Sep 6, 2009, 3:18 pm
As Day 5 of the Open closed, the upsets seemed to get bigger and bigger. First, Melanie Oudin and her magic shoes took out Maria Sharapova. John Isner then beat number 5 seed Andy Roddick. After...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Sep 5, 2009, 12:02 pm
For providing us tennis freaks with an exhilarating and mind blowing match. For four hours you and Ivan Navarro chipped and charged, lunged and chased, all the while giving the people in the stands...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Sep 4, 2009, 1:31 am
The Americans keep doing their thing on the 4th Day of the U.S. Open. Melanie Oudin and her customized shoes majorly upset 4th seeded Elena Dementieva, a player many tennis know-it-alls thought would ...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Sep 3, 2009, 12:29 am
On day 3 of the U.S Open we say had to say goodbye to Marat Safin and Fabrice Santoro who were playing their final major tournaments. Amelie Mauresmo was also bounced out along with Sam Stosur. Marion...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Sep 2, 2009, 1:41 am
Yep. Someone actually stepped on the court with these joints. Hey, if I was getting a hefty endorsement fee from Adidas then I might consider it. Then again, my pride might get in the way. Luckily Ame...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Sep 1, 2009, 12:00 am
It’s day one of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships and the top tennis professionals have converged on the Big Apple to compete in the year’s final slam. I’m completely glued to the T...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Aug 27, 2009, 10:41 pm
Ever have someone stop by your crib and they just don’t want to leave? You start with subtle hints and once that doesn’t work, you change into your night clothes and put some rollers in yo...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Aug 26, 2009, 11:52 pm
Senator Ted Kennedy   Dominick Dunne   And my Bennett Sister, Marjorie Penalver. Rest in Peace.
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Aug 18, 2009, 2:13 am
The healthcare fight has been comprised lately of anger, lies, misdirection, and now appeasement. This weekend, President Obama and his top surrogates started to throw the Public Option under the bus ...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Aug 15, 2009, 12:15 am
Rafael lost his quarterfinal match today again Juan Del Potro of Argentina. With this loss, Andy Murray of Great Britain will become the #2 ranked player come Monday. This blogger is off to find some...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Aug 13, 2009, 11:19 pm
Michael Vick: NFL Superstar, turned felon, turned NFL superstar? Excuse me? Michael Vick is back in the NFL after the Philadelphia Eagles signed him to a  2 year contract? And here I was thinking t...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Aug 12, 2009, 10:21 pm
This month’s Self magazine cover girl is Season 1 American Idol Winner Kelly Clarkson. And doesn’t she look great? She looks all fresh faced and trim and everything. The problem is, that&#...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Aug 12, 2009, 12:10 am
So today, President Barack Obama held a town hall meeting in Portsmouth, NH to discuss health care and with all the craziness lined with astroturf that’s been highlighted during previous town ha...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Aug 10, 2009, 10:35 pm
After a brief blogging break, I am back and sharing my venom with the world. I know ya’ll missed me. Also, someone else is back in the mix: Rafael Nadal made his return to the tour today at th...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Jul 27, 2009, 10:32 pm
I just want to go on record as saying that this whole Birther movement is a crock of poop and that the people behind it are nuttier than squirrel shit. In the beginning, these wackos were mainly se...
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Brooke W. posted an article on The Red Boat - Jul 26, 2009, 3:05 pm
It all started with a question during President Obama’s prime time press conference on Wednesday. Lynne Sweet of the Chicago Sun Times asked him about his thoughts concerning the highly publiciz...
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