Every once in a while I enjoy looking at these Presidential polls. Now when I say this, I don't mean election polls. Everyone looks at those. No, I look at the presidential rankings, which mean even less, unless they are public polls, and then they show just how great of a failure the public school system is in this country.

Take for instance this ( Read more... )

Merry Christmas!

So, couldn't go into December without updating the old Live Journal ( Read more... )

Is that not a beautiful verse? It is strengthening, I think ( Read more... )

That, I think, is the great question with sports, or rather sports fandom. Why bother? Even in the best years a fan is only going to be pleased with the results 60% of the time, and then once the regular season is completed the playoffs start, when it seems it is every other team’s turn for a championship, leaving one choking on dust in the rear ( Read more... )

Well, I moved in today. I thought I was quite the clever boy getting here soon after the doors opened. Thought I would get the jump on the competition. Unfortunately I underestimated the foresight and experience of the upperclassmen, who had already created a long waiting line at the Quad Office to check in, as well as filling up all of the closest ( Read more... )

After today I can not imagine a summer vacation, nor year even, filled with more unfortunate happenings than what the family and I have been through. Or rather, I could not, nor would not imagine such a thing. I suppose I can take solace though in that the salvos of ill fortune were spread out, allowing for truly good things in between ( Read more... )

So, I am sitting here now, realizing that another summer is drawing to a close, and I will soon be back at school with the chaps, continuing my studies. I am pretty excited about that, but I thought it was time to reflect on the summer (and year) that was ( Read more... )

Or at least I hope I've found an end to the drudgery that has thus far been the norm of this summer. I have a little over a month left before I head back to U of R, and I can not say that I have done anything constructive with myself. Nor have I found a cure for those hours of idleness. Sure, I had stop gaps. Whether they be Overlord, movies, the ( Read more... )

Greetings friends!

Let me first say that yesterday's adventures were a smashing success.  For those of you that could not join us at the Genesee Country Museum, you were sorely missed. Even so, Matt and I soldiered on into the fray to record the battle. Here, I will reproduce a modest photo chronicle of the events. For those of you with those ( Read more... )