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(I’m putting the P.S.’s at the beginning because they’re important) P.S. Final thought. I’m thinking about doing some contest to give away some of the nearly new books I have. Would you be interested in something like that? P.P.S It’s my brother’s birthday. He’s the coolest freaking kid I’ve ever met. Here’s proof. Now wish him happy birthday

Last week I did a post entitled "The A-List Get's Spiffs, The Longtail Gets Cash", which garnered feedback from a few notable bloggers including Robert Scoble. The basic premise of my post was that spiffs provided by an advertiser or PR firm in the form of a "loaner" has value, just like a cash incentive has value. Both forms of outreach belong in the paid posting category and

I even went so far as to become a Southern Baptist for a while, until I realized that they didn't hold 'em under long enough.- Kinky FriedmanThis morning we ABC types in the ABC-Metro Chicago region will gather to talk and plan and eat carbohydrates. Generally speaking this is a good time. I like my colleagues in ministry. Somehow we seem to uphold one another pretty well. We are a diverse group ethnically and theologically. And we honor a certain creativity...I don't know quite how to explain it yet. I'll get there some day. Suffice it to say that they think I have something to offer the Church. That's a terrifying notion to be sure. Each of these gatherings is an opportunity to discuss what is going on in the region (summer camp, for example) and broader issues important to many of us. T

I can’t take credit for this one. I have to give a shout out to “Mel” for bringing this article to my attention. On my last Pokey update, Mel commented on how she is still “searching for answers” because she loves Pokey and was horrified when she abruptly departed ways with LSU. Thanks to Mel, we [...]

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The last time I wrote about Pokey Chatman was about six months ago. On Sunday, I had the more page views for this blog than I’ve had in a long time. Where am I going with this you wonder? Pokey Chatman is the reason for those page views as most of the visits to this blog [...]

Looking to start anew, Pokey Chatman may have to go somewhere, someplace that hasn’t heard about the supposed allegations which caused her early exit from LSU. Of course, a whole other country might be a bit drastic … (more…)

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Pokey Chatman, who resigned last March as LSU’s women’s basketball coach amid allegations of improper relationships with a former player, plans to take a job coaching a professional women’s club in Russia, WAFB-TV reported Thursday night. The station reported that Chatman would join the Spartak Moscow Region team. Chatman’s California-based agent, Eric Weisel, did not return a phone message left at his office. Reached by phone at his home, Chatman’s father, Douglas more…

I hunt for Pokey Chatman updates like a coke addict on the city streets searching for a dealer. I can’t help myself. I want to know what’s going on. I want to know what happened. And I want to know why no one else is talking about this. The situation appeared to have been resolved, but sometimes appearances can be deceiving. The truth is that there were far too many loose ends left dangling in mid air for anything to be fully resolved. Therefore, every time I log into ESPN, it’s not because I want to check the latest scores of the WNBA or update myself on what’s going on with the Kansas City Chiefs during preseason. (They’re my favorite team, but I could care less about preseason football.) I log in for one reason and one reason only, to see if there is any breaking news about Pokey. Ever since she left LSU, she’s been ghost. No one has seen her or heard from her save for her lawyer and the LSU athletic department. Either Pokey is as good as 007 wh

This story has lost its steam, what little steam there was, since everything went down at LSU. And the only place I can find any updated information is ESPN. Thankfully, I’m a tomboy and I visit the site on a regular basis because now I can pass on the information to you! EPSN.com - BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU has paid former women’s basketball coach Pokey Chatman the $160,000 owed her as a result of a recent contract settlement that followed her abrupt resignation from the school earlier this year, Chatman’s lawyer said Wednesday. Chatman resigned March 7, shortly before the NCAA Tournament, after assistant coach Carla Berry raised allegations of improper conduct with a former player or players. The team went on to reach the Final Four under assistant Bob Starkey, now the associate head coach under new coach Van Chancellor. In a settlement announced in mid-June, LSU offered Chatman $85,000 in postseason bonus money, on top of the $75,000 both sides agreed she was du

Sounds like we’re talking about cartoon characters here. But, really we’re talking about Sheryl Swoopes and Pokey Chapman. Swoopes is the first prominent figure in women’s basketball to really comment on the allegations still in question: Espn.com - Allegations that former LSU coach Pokey Chatman had an affair with one or more of her players will hurt women’s basketball, WNBA star Sheryl Swoopes said Friday. Swoopes shared her thoughts on Pokey Chatman in an interview session during her first visit to the Texas Tech campus since coming out in 2005. Swoopes, who made headlines two years ago by announcing that she was a lesbian, said she hasn’t spoken with Chatman since her resignation in early March. “If it happened, ethically it’s probably not good,” Swoopes said. “To see something like that happen, whether it’s true or not, I think it’s just very damaging to women’s basketball.” Swoopes said she feels she u

The Pokey Chatman camp spoke Tuesday, and for the first time in six weeks, the embattled coach’s intentions seem clear. She plans on coaching again, doesn’t want her job back at LSU and wants the university to pay her roughly $900,000. Chatman’s attorney, Mary Olive Pierson, said Tuesday her client was given about two hours to resign or be fired on March 7 amid allegations she had inappropriate sexual relationships with former players. In a five-page letter to the university, e-mailed to selected members of the news media, Pierson painted a picture of a coach unjustly treated and compared LSU’s actions to “the Nifong school of decision making.” Pierson also said further legal action is likely if Chatman isn’t compensated for the final two years of her contract. - ESPN.com READ MORE Read the five-page letter. Though she still has yet to make a public appearance or speak out about this incident herself, at least we know she isn’t just going

Are you out there looking? I am! Other’s may have simply forgotten about Pokey Chapman and the supposed scandal at LSU but I haven’t. Now that the women’s Final Four is over, I’m waiting for Pokey to pop back into the public eye so that she might be able to clarify a thing or two about what really happened. Unless you follow women’s college basket ball or accidentally stumbled upon one of the two articles that were actually written about this issue, then you probably need a little reminder about what happened. Apparently, Pokey had a little something something going on with one of her former players. It’s unclear as to whether this player had been on the team when the steamy affair took place. But once the relationship became public knowledge (Chapman was turned in by a close friend and confidant who also happens to be an assistant coach for the LSU Lady Tigers), Pokey stepped down as head coach with out giving any reason or explanation. The Lady Tigers

It’s getting to be that time of year when the basketball crazies grip most everyone. Many of us will be engaging in the impossible exercise of guessing which of 64 teams will win over the course of the next three weekends. This is fun, but if you are looking to get rich off the office pool, scratch tickets are a more lucrative investment. But, everyone can appreciate the live streams at the office, which are much more important than work.The women will also be playing. I think I am being objective in making the observation that women’s basketball is beyond ready for prime time. It seems almost as good as the men's college games, and to my taste is more exciting than the NBA.But, the bad news on that front is a scandal that has erupted down at LSU.Head women’s basketball coach, Pokey Chatman, has resigned. The girls will head off to the NCAA tournament under the direction of assistant coach Bob Starkey.Miss Chatman was a respected and popular coach at LSU. A former LSU star play

La 37enne Chatman, allenatrice di successo alla Louisiana State University, la stessa che fu di Shaquille, si è dimessa. Fatale la relazione con alcune ex giocatriciLa storia ha fatto il giro d’America in un baleno. Un’allenatrice di basket universitario femminile, carina e vincente, e una tresca di storie lesbo con alcune delle sue giocatrici. Insomma, gli ingredienti piccanti che ti spingono a leggere. Alla Louisiana State University, teatro della telenovela e colege dove in passato studiò Shaquille O'Neal, hanno tutti le bocche cucite. Unico capo d’accusa, per ora, è la lettera di dimissioni di Pokey Chatman, coach di successo, che in tre anni ha portato la sua squadra a un record di 90 vittorie e 14 sconfitte e a tre viaggi consecutivi alle Final Four: roba da primissimi della classe.Tutto bene, tutto perfetto, tutto bello. Fino a quando l’altro giorno, sono emerse le prime chiacchiere: gossip di corridoio, si sperava; ma si sa, nella provincia d’America, bigotta e ne