Archive for September, 2004

How’d you like to be »

How’d you like to be this guy?
As part of a rookie hazing ritual, Denney was wearing a Southern California cheerleader’s outfit, including the high white boots, on the trip to the airport.
“Our trainers said the boots may have saved Kyle from further injury,” Swain said.
You know he has to be hating it right now. […]

Great questions from Pat at »

Great questions from Pat at Cheesehead:
Is our church safe to punks… bikers… unwed mothers with child… couples that live together… the man who is dealing with lust… the gal who is doubting God… the college kid who believes in Darwin’s evolution… to those who question….?
That is what I want to know….
How safe is your […]

The Dilbert Ultimate House (DUH) »

The Dilbert Ultimate House (DUH) introduced me to SynLawn, a company that produced and sells artificial turf for your lawn. It looks like it looks realistic (from the pictures), though right now I think they only give a 10 year guarantee on color fastness. At $6 to $10 per square foot (that would […]

Looks like it might finally »

Looks like it might finally come to fruition that the Montreal Expos will be moving to Washington DC. Who knows what the team’s nickname might be in DC (I’m sure they won’t keep Expos; the Senators left DC twice so I’m not sure that would be channeling good karma; the Lobbyists would be about as […]

Because I’m pro-life: I’m against »

Because I’m pro-life:

I’m against the death penalty
I’m for a ban on assault weapons
I’m against assisted suicide
I’m against slavery, and even moreso against slavery enabled by US citizens and soldiers
I think we need to put more resources toward fighting AIDS in Africa
I support relief efforts in Haiti
I’m against abortion
I support local service agencies like Loaves & […]

Alex Rodriguez is widely considered »

Alex Rodriguez is widely considered the best all-around player in baseball. He has the biggest contract, and his trade to the Yankees (instead of the Red Sox) was the major story line of the off-season. The big problem with A-Rod, though, is that his former teams keep having breakout seasons just after he leaves.
A-Rod’s first […]

The news from Haiti is »

The news from Haiti is bleak:
“more than 1,000 died and another 1,000 were missing after heavy rains last weekend triggered mudslides and flash floods…For decades, peasant farmers have chopped down trees to make charcoal for cooking; water runs off the denuded hillsides, taking the topsoil with it…Swollen rivers burst their banks and engulfed Gonaïves, a […]


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