Will Stewart, the creator of Techsideline.com, summed up my feelings about what happened this week at Virginia Tech pretty well. I especially agree with his portrayal of the media and their all-week witch hunt for someone to blame. ...
I'm no Green Day fan. This vid, along with being ridiculously awesome, also proves what rip-off artists they are. Did I mention it's ridiculously awesome? I. heart. the. video. mashup. ...
There is such a thing as "having too much on the plate." I'm currently learning about the fact that some things get pushed off when it comes down to choices. Regrettably, this website is the cranberry sauce staining...
You may or may not have heard about my involvement with the Automatix project, but to summarize my involvement I can say that I wrote a good bit of what you see when you use Automatix, that is I programmed the...
Yesterday at Austina's small group, several people asked me how long it took drive from Chattanooga to Columbus (about 7 hours) and how Fuller did on the trip. Fuller is an excellent traveler, but I was honest in my answer,...
April 16, 2007, will be remembered as one of the darkest days in the history of the Virginia Tech community and the world beyond. To remember and honor the victims of those tragic events, the university has established the Hokie Spirit...
An elderly woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which she carried across her neck. One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full...
I miss Brian. Last night Keith had a seizure at work and I had to call 911 and I think it was one of the scariest things I've been through so far because I felt so helpless. He was...
I miss Brian. Last night Keith had a seizure at work and I had to call 911 and I think it was one of the scariest things I've been through so far because I felt so helpless. He was...
Verses from my devotions yesterday: Whoever is wise, let him understand these things;    whoever is discerning, let him know them; for the ways of the LORD are right,    and the upright walk in them,    but transgressors stumble in them. --Hosea 14:9 (in context) Let...
Here in the library, the library computers don't allow CD-roms to be used. (That part makes sense. Here comes the Imagine-that part...) The librarian didn't know what a CD-drive is on a computer. A librarian. Didn't know....
Not only is Virginia Tech closed for the rest of this week, but local high schools and grade schools are also closed today so people can attend funeral services. Imagine such widespread loss, that so many funerals will be...
During our time at Center Hill, we also attended the Little Country Church that's been there since time out of mind. My grandparents have been on the church board for 20 years. My great-grandmother helped found the church...
Yes, the California Guitar Trio is coming back to Rhythm and Brews. Wednesday. May 2. Be There... (I mean, seriously. Go. They played "Freebird" last time.) Click here to view an abridged biography of the group from their DVD. Click here to watch...
by Bill Colrus Editor (Reprinted from today's issue of The Pulse.) When Aaron Mesh left The Pulse in November, I wasn’t really surprised. Despite the quality work he was contributing as our city editor, his real love was always film, and I knew...
Click here to see the headliners. I guess the local openers will be announced later. At first glance, highlights include: Chris Thile & The How to Grow a Band featuring Bryan Sutton, The Screaming Orphans, Bobby Bare Jr., Gandalf Murphy &...
This choice bit is from Mark v. Oregon, 974 P.2d 716 (Ore. 1999). It relates to a landowner suing the state for allowing public nudity at a state park near plaintiff's property. "An increasing number of users engage in open...
Last week, Don Imus was fired by CBS for making a racial comment about the Rutgers women's basketball team. The following are words from Rapper Nelly's video for a song Tip Drill. Rapper Nelly makes millions office music. Click here...
SCOTUS has just handed down a ruling upholding the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003. The act bans a particular procedure and does not restrict the time at which abortions may be procured as such. That's one. ...
So registration for next semester is today. My registration time is at noon. But 2Ls have been registering since 8:00AM. I'm watching classes I want to take fill up over the morning. Patent Law? Not...
I think I forgot to mention that my sister lives in a college dorm. She is a campus minister with a job perk of living in an apartment in the freshman dorm. We arrived yesterday and went straight to a...
Gray Sasser, Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman, spoke last night to the newly sworn Executive Committee of the Hamilton County Democratic Party. Son of former U.S. Senator Jim Sasser and political veteran in his own right, Gray Sasser emphasized that ...
I love this damn song, and I can't get it out of my head. It holds so much sentimentality for me, and it's just a great damn song. I love both the Bowie and the Dinosaur Jr. versions of it."Quicksand"I'm...
From the site: Silence can say more than a thousand words. This day shall unite us all about this unbelievable painful & shocking event and show some respect and love to those who lost their loved ones. On April 30th 2007,...
My heart weeps. This story came to me through one of DH's colleagues, who knew Liviu Librescu personally. By Tuesday morning, newspapers from Washington, D.C., to Jerusalem shared the story of how Librescu — a 76 year-old Holocaust survivor — blocked...
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