This is sort of a response (though not really a rebuttal) to Burt’s front-page post, and sort of my own meanderings. Burt writes: Forgive me if I’m less than impressed with the notion that this would completely de-legitimize any Presidential… Continue Reading
[A] The University of Phoenix’s accreditation is under review. Also, Grand Canyon University is joining the Western Athletic Conference, becoming the first for-profit school in NCAA Division I sports. [B] The land of foreclosures has opened up a market for… Continue Reading
Though most of my substitute teaching was at the grade school level and comparatively little at the high school level, when I did get high school it was often towards the end of the year for a variety of reasons.… Continue Reading
A long while back an acquaintance gave me a VHS tape (giving you an idea of precisely how long back we’re talking) of a movie called Terminal Impact. It was being rotated out of the selection at the movie rental… Continue Reading
No, I’m not going to become a daddyblogger, but I did have to share this monumental feat: Lain discharged a rear projectile that darted out 57 inches. Fortunately, I have a dog, and so I have things to clean poopy… Continue Reading
So, some time back Wells Fargo decided that bank passwords needed to be more secure. You have to include numbers. That’s no problem for me, as I have long intended to change our account password. I have difficulty remembering what… Continue Reading
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[A] For Michael Cain: As the United States turns to natural gas, Europe is turning back to coal. [B] Matt Yglesias and Kevin Drum explain why pot is illegal everywhere in the world. [C] So apparently, Patrick Dempsey has purchased… Continue Reading
Sometimes, I really just don’t understand sports media. Particularly when it comes to college sports. I guess sometimes they need things to write about, but even when they write about frivolous things, they write about unlikely ones. Over the past… Continue Reading
The Baltimore Sun has an article about the effects of medical malpractice tort. A couple things jumped out at me with this part of the story: In the Hopkins case, Enso Martinez and his wife, Rebecca Fielding, also claimed their… Continue Reading