“Oops!” With A Capital “O”

Posted on February 4, 2007 by Michele Cheplic

Imagine attending the Super Bowl and instead of hearing a celebrity belt out “The Star-Spangled Banner,” he starts singing the Russian national anthem. A similar situation took place yesterday during the inauguration of a China-financed stadium on the Caribbean island of Grenada when a band performed the national anthem of Chinese rival Taiwan. According to news reports, Chinese Ambassador Qian Hongshan and throngs of Chinese laborers who built the $40 million Queen’s Park stadium as a gift were visibly annoyed as their Asian rival’s anthem echoed inside the 20,000-seat venue. Oops! That’s about all Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell could … Continue reading →

Maybe THIS Is Why Mario Didn’t Win

Posted on November 16, 2006 by Michele Cheplic

At about 8:00:02 p.m. last night the phone rang. I picked up to hear a voice on the other end hiss: “Mario was robbed.” It took me a minute to figure out that the voice belonged to my friend and former colleague and that “Mario” was Mario Lopez from “Dancing with the Stars” (and not my cousin Mario). Yes, sadly, “Super Mario” couldn’t come up with enough votes to declare victory and walk away with the blinged out disco ball trophy, but now word comes that there may been something besides lack of fan support that could have skewed the … Continue reading →