The Fine Art Of Subjective Fence Building

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Sunday, March 27, 2005

Damn, Damn, And Almost Damn!

Well, West Virginia fell. Hardfought, but fallen, and I'll bet Collins isn't allowed in the state of West Virginia for at least a year. His ill-advised shot wiht seven seconds to go in regular play, his short ass going up against an almost seven-footer was the quintessential turning point that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 25, 2005

The Elite Eight

Who would've thunk it? The doubted bubble team from Morgantown, West Virginia outlasted Bobby Knight's Red Raiders in a pretty sloppy performance by both squads to advance one more round. But us Mountaineer fans can't be too finicky; it's been a long time since we've advanced so far in the Big... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 24, 2005

The Sweet Sixteen

Sixteen teams left to go in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. My two picks, Illinois and Duke, are still in it. My two favorite college teams are also still in it -- Louisville (my all-time personal favorite team) and West Virginia (my alma mater). This tournament couldn't get any better for me,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 19, 2005

March Madness

One of the greatest things to occur in March on an annual basis, besides St. Patick's day, is the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. I personally love it. The hype. The Cinderella stories. The upsets. The last second shots for the win. The excitement. The play. And above all -- I love the momentum of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 12, 2005

A Word On Vocabulary

And that word would be: collection. Why? you ask. Simple: I am a wordsmith. My passion, my endeavors, my works all revolve around collecting. Ideas and thoughts, phrases and sentences, and, most important, words. Yes, I collect words. I love them. I attempt to learn and assimilate new words... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 27, 2005

ABC Network Cowards Cut Robin Williams' Lampooning Song

In this age of moralistic posturing, sanctimonious lip-service, and First Amendment-destroying political correctness we have a few who go above and beyond the call of policing what people should say or hear to the point of dictatorial censorship. In this nation where bad taste is just a promotion... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 12, 2005

It's Time To Wake Up And Smell The Cocktails, America

A group of prominent physicians, scientists, and concerned citizens held a press conference today in New York City and announced that a new, more virulent strain of HIV had been discovered/diagnosed in a patient. The strain seems to be resistant to three (of four) of the common HIV/AIDS treatments... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 9, 2005

Screening To Prevent Brain Damage And Blindness

(There's a Dubya joke in this, but I'll leave it be in the interest of good taste and all due seriousness.) Toxoplasmosis. Ever heard of it? Most people haven't, but they should have. In fact, many women are warned to stay away from the very things that cause it (yes, it's a disease) during... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 4, 2005

The Importance Of Being Ernst

Ernst Mayr, revolutionary evolutionary bioliogist and pioneer of the study of philosophy, has died. One hundred years of age, the German-born Mayr was a ground-breaker in evolutionary biology, combining the disciplines of Darwinism and genetics. Mayr also did extensive studies in New Guinea and the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 21, 2005

Caesar? What's That?

Now I have had some pretty stupid questions asked of me over the years, like "Do you work here?" (when you're all decked out in company colors, a company vest, a cap, and required nametag with company logo). But I was asked one today that threw me. A stone bust of a Greek or Roman visage was on... Sign in to see full entry.

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