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Katherine Patrick - Gay And Proud Of It

In the words of another blogger at Pams House, Katherine Patrick has kicked open the closet door, and quite rightly. The youngest daughter of Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, she has made her sexual orientation public in an interview with her father in Bay Windows, a weekly Boston newspaper aimed at the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community. Eflux Media has this. The 18-year-old who attended St. Andrew's School in Delaware and is planning to attend Smith College in the fall t read

California or bust: On the road to the U.S. Open

Bloomington, Ill. – I’m on my way to board a plane for Los Angeles, where I’ll be picking up a shiny new Lexus hybrid sedan and tooling on down to La Jolla for the final three days of the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. The best part? I get to take my father-in-law, Donald Hicks, with me for Father’s Day. Even better? The current leader at the championship is a guy named Justin Hicks. We might be related (well, by marriage, anyway). If this guy, whose best finish on the Nationwide Tour is T-2, a read

US Open Update - 11:13 PDT

US Open Update - 11:13 PDT The lowest scorers, by and large, started on the back nine. It remains to be seen if that is due to the back nine simply being easier (Occam's Razor) or if softer, earlier conditions made some of those pins more accessible. And of course, the 6th hole is playing as a par 4 instead of a five this week, so you can really subtract a stroke from everyone's score on the front for apples to apples. Posted by AB at 2:13 PM Join the Conversation read

Capturing Attention: Your Blogging Hook

Think of what you have watched and heard on television and you’ll quickly start to rattle off the hooks and tag lines of many of the biggest corporations out there. Their hook is what they say or sing during a commercial. Nike: Just do it. Apple: Think different. United Airlines: Fly the friendly skies. American Express: Don’t leave home without it. Pepsi: The choice of a new generation. Disneyland: The happiest place on Earth. These hooks capture your attention. Chances are their songs read

New Chelsea manager gets £100m for summer transfers: Two MASSIVE signings are being considered!

New Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has always wondered what £100m gets you on the football open market, and he’s about to find out. Multiple sources are saying that Roman Abramovich has decided to get back in the transfer race, and will give Scolari a blank cheque to chase the top players in the world. New Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari will be handed a £100m transfer kitty to lure the best players in the world to Stamford Bridge. (Various) The Daily Mirror reports that Scolari wil read