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{ Monthly Archives } February 2008

Purdue 60 – Michigan State 54

For those of you keeping score at home, that is 10 wins in a row, a 20-5 record on the season, and back to back wins over top 10 teams. Not bad for a team that only has 1 senior, and frequently has 4 freshmen on the floor at the same time. This is turning [...]

$160? For Lincoln Logs?

Madness

Blue Cross of CA wants doctors to rat out their patients

Blue Cross of California is sending physicians copies of health insurance applications filled out by new patients, along with a letter advising them that the company has a right to drop members who fail to disclose “material medical history,” including “pre-existing pregnancies.” Thankfully, the doctors are not going along with this. Also, it seems like [...]

The idiocy of college basketball polls

In today’s USA Today poll, Purdue is #23 and Wisconsin is #13. Purdue played Wisconsin twice in the last 3 weeks and won both games. So Wisconsin is clearly the better team as indicated by the higher ranking.

Your blog is your resume

If you want to be an analyst for Union Square Ventures don’t bother sending them a resume. They want to see your blog instead.

New Design page

If you are observant (and are not reading via RSS) you may have noticed the new Design tab at the top of the site. If not, click here. I’ve got a paying web design gig, so I thought I probably should have a landing page summarizing what I’ve done recently in the web world. 1 [...]

Obama on the role of religion in politics

This speech is almost two years old, but you ought to watch it or read it anyway. It may be even more revealing in that he wasn’t running for President when he gave this speech. An excerpt. For one, they need to understand the critical role that the separation of church and state has played [...]

Homework useless for elementary school kids

We we already knew that, eh?

Fantasy Baseball?

We have openings in my league if you play. 5 X 5 Rotisserie using OBP instead of AVG. Yahoo league so it’s free, but we do expect you to be active. Leave a comment and I’ll send you the league info if you want to play.

How to impress your date at a fancy restaurant

When ordering water, insist on the source municipal.

The Red Molly diet

126 calories in a glass of wine. 48 calories per Oreo. So , what is the optimum combination of wine and Oreos that will allow to to stay buzzed, full, and yet still lose weight?

We must preserve the culture of fear

This would be even funnier if it wasn’t also exactly how a lot of people in this country think. The last six years have been a golden age of American apprehension and mistrust. Thanks to the events of Sept. 11, 2001, all of America was united, standing shoulder to shoulder in sheer, unrelenting fear. But [...]

HSLDA wants to hear from you

HSLDA is running an essay contests for parents. You have 25 words to describe “What does HSLDA mean to your family?” I don’t see anything limiting it only to members, or Christians. The prize is a $25 gift certificate to the HSLDA book store. Not that any of us need to worry about winning! Details [...]

Low blood sugar now bad for diabetics?

A major diabetes study was halted after the the group maintaining the tightest control on their blood sugars showed far higher than expected death rates. Several things jump out at me in this article. 1. The study is of Type II diabetics, yet they talk about the strict control group using pumps and taking 5 [...]

I kin be yur friend?

I really, really, really want to be this guys neighbor, and best friend. (If you spent the 80s in an arcade, you definately want to click that link.)