I had no idea that such "Sport Stacking" competitions existed, but this girl can stack plastic dixie cups in what is literally record time — 7.43 seconds. This is one amazing movie. For more about Sport Stacking, check out...
Ben Hewitt, a writer who makes the rounds to various adventure pubs., questions whether or not Vermont's Jay's Peak is the "Jackson Hole of the East," in a story bearing that name found in the March issue of Men's Journal....
Journalistic hack Keith Olbermann has found his true calling -- reporting dumb crook news. I'm almost ashamed to admit that I tuned in to a small portion of The Countdown Monday evening during a break in what I had...
Why are we so dumbfouned about Islam? I am always suprised by the ignorant comments so often expressed by many educated people. I wonder if they teach comparative religion in schools anymore? Has college become an extension of business alone?...
just so you know.. Your Candy Heart Says "Get Real" You're a bit of a cynic when it comes to love. You don't lose your head, and hardly anyone penetrates your heart. Your ideal Valentine's Day date: is all about the person you're seeing...
Did anyone see the press conference at the white house today? What a joke. Everyone was asking Scott Mcclellan if he thought it was appropriate to tell the Corpus Christi Caller-Times instead of breaking the story nationally. ...
Oh jesus, I've gone and done it again. I suck so much at keeping this thing updated. I'm the most un-dependable (is that a word?) blogger ever. In fact, I don't think you can really consider what...
So does anyone know how I could get a job where all I do is keep up with what's going with technology (i.e. cutting edge products, web apps, etc.) and how that can be used for the business' end goals?...
We were hoping to move right into the new house, but it looks like we'll have to do a double move. As it turns out, we aren't going to be able to close on the new house until mid-March because...
I finally got a new job! I've been hired at Sekisui. If you don't know where or what it is, its a sushi shop (well more than a shop, a Japanese restaurant). It's located at the corner...
The "faculty forum" on Gender and the Arts brought together art professors Jeff Morton and Kaybe Carpenter with English professors Pat Ralston, Gwen Macallister, Clif Foreman, and Jim Wildeman. Each gave a brief (okay, so Morty's wasn't that brief)...
For all my friends with that not-so-blissful Valentine's feeling this year, I offer you, just in time to make your own and dole them out, the 2006 Bitter Valentine's Candy. ...
Kaleo Conference on Gender and the Church Covenant College February 11, 2006 Frank James gave the second keynote address, unpacking the history of gender and the church. The "more serious the discussion and the debate," he prefaced, "the more important it is...
I was thinking about this entry while shaving this morning. Here are some alternate titles: They Don't Call It Food Poisoning For Nothing How Taco Bell Ruined My Weekend Blacking Out On The Floor Of Erlanger's Bathroom Yeah, my weekend went really, really bad. On Friday...
Yesterday, at 3:08pm, my friend Mako had her new baby. Her name is Manami Grace and she weighed in at 7lbs 7oz. What a beautiful name. I haven't gotten to see her yet, but I may be able to get...
happy birthday (yesterday) to Michelle, the bestest wife and mama around. we all love her so much. we had a good weekend together as a family and we got to go out to celebrate together on Friday. a bunch of...
Mr. Sullivan generally hits the nail right on the head. But this time he's really missed it. He has a takedown of a piece by Stanley Fish. In one sense, Andrew is right in that postmodernism really doesn't generate...
The Times has an excellent piece describing the cancerous growth of Islamic extremism in London. This thing has gone on too long. And like any cancer that has progressed malignantly, the deeper it gets, the harder surgery becomes. It's...
[ed: I can't get the jerk to get his own blog, so I'm pretty much going to run his stuff here.] "I was watching The Magnificent Seven last night and heard a line which perfectly expresses the attitude of the North...
The Stranger, a Seattle alt-weekly, has become the first American newspaper to publish the Muhammad cartoons. I have little time today for thoughts beyond a passing "Godspeed, you mocha-drinking libertines," but my usual interlocutor offers a cutting parallel: I was watching...
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not associate with them; for at one time you were darkness, but now you...
Will Intel's new Viiv technology really be able to take the home entertainment market by storm? I don't think that media PCs fare well in the market because they are just that: PCs. If you look at your...
Kaleo Conference on Gender and the Church Covenant College February 11, 2006 Carolyn Custis James presented a keynote address re-exploring the Bible's "blueprint" for women. She began be sharing the story of her personal struggle to reconcile the paradigm on which she...
...when she says ridiculous things like "Today the women's snowboard team is going to" (checks cue card here) "bust some big air." (Spoken like she's repeating a foreign language cue. Very clearly enunciated.) "Bust some big air." In...
Yesterday on Sunday's Fake the Nation, DNC Chair, Howard Dean called V.P. Dick Cheney, Aaron Burr. Of course, this we assumed was for Cheney's role in treason and his breach of National Security for outing...
China celebrated the Lantern Festival yesterday. Lisa and I went out into the city in search of bright lights, fireworks, and a little less rain. The fireworks were easy to find. Everywhere you looked - up in the sky, on...
Days of Snow The Snow Man by Wallace Stevens One must have a mind of winter To regard the frost and the boughs Of the pine-trees crusted with snow; And have been cold a long time To behold the junipers shagged with ice, The spruces...
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