Quick News Links: June 8th

I know I haven’t written a post in three months and thought that I should just follow the original idea of a blog – a collection of links – in order to make more frequent posts. So here are some of the interesting news stories spanning politics, sports, and entertainment I have read over the past couple of days:

• The Senate failed to pass the immigration bill that would have give some resolution on the issue. My Senators, Feinstein and Boxer, were split on whether to vote on it (Feinstein) or debate it further (Boxer). It had bipartisan support so why didn’t it pass? Sigh, I guess this is just politicians playing politics with unions and other special interests involved.

• David Ortiz, the DH for the Red Sox, was apparently unaware of Curt Schilling’s bid for a no-hitter against the A’s yesterday until the ninth inning. Maybe if he played in the field, he would have realized it a lot sooner.

• Tim Goodman, the TV columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, ponders what is probably the biggest question in television history since “Who shot J.R.?” – namely, what will happen to Tony in the series finale of “The Sopranos”?

• “You don’t deserve the Ducks!” proclaims Joel Stein in a op-ed piece for the Los Angeles Times today. The Anaheim hockey team won the Stanley Cup 4 games to 1 over the Ottawa Senators last night and it doesn’t seem like anyone cares. I honestly didn’t know that how the series was standing until I checked a couple days ago and the Ducks were leading 3-1. Just goes to show that the troubles that the NHL is having in attracting fans. Hmm…if a team wins the Stanley Cup and no one bothers to notice, how much is it worth?

• In more local news, Dimple Records is taking over the closed down Tower Records lot in downtown Davis. It will be interesting to see how the used music store across the street, Armadillo Music, responds in terms of pricing and marketing because I’ve had good experiences with both stores and I’d like to give Dimple in Davis a try. No exact date has been given for the grand opening but it’s expected to be in late June.