I'm horrible at blogging, so I'm going to attempt to make up for my lack of posts by posting a few times now. Plus, I actually have interesting things to write about.

I just turned on the Cubs game Sunday afternoon, hoping to see a winning performance and enjoy the AC and a nice dinner that I was going to cook. A little into the 2nd inning and....

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Ok, this question is directed toward anyone with a tenacity for technology.

I'm looking to beef up the graphic capabilities of my computer. I currently have a RADEON 7500 and I am looking for something more powerful. Specifically, I play Diablo 2 and I am anticipating Diablo 3 (which looks amazing). Can someone suggest a good graphics card that can ( Read more... )

So, Angie just recently had an appendectomy and we thought she was uninsured because she was no longer a full time student. The hospital bill would have been a whopping $15k. A huge sigh of relief today when Angie made some calls and found out she is still covered until her birthday in December. I'd rather us pay $2k-3k than potentially postpone ( Read more... )

Three disapointing occurances today that really bring me down ( Read more... )

I'm getting sick and tired of Hillary Clinton and her bonehead supporters ( Read more... )

Today is a pivotal day in history. Today marks the first day of the last season of the Chicago Cubs being under a World Series drought.

Last year the Cubbies got a taste of the playoffs. They have made roster moves to bring in some new blood, including Japanese phenom Kosuke Fukudome. The southpaws and youngbloods played in Winterleague. Spring ( Read more... )

I should also note that it isn't just CNN, but MSNBC, FOX and other networks also; it's just that I find CNN's website easier to navigate ( Read more... )

A while ago I posted that a big accomplishment of mine last year was having a successful first term at Hartford. I bucked up, changed my acquired study habits, and completed ALL my homework in non-last minute form. As a result, I pulled a 3.73 GPA. Even though that is a huge improvement over the 2.8 I had at Augie, I still feel I could have put a ( Read more... )

BlackBerry out of service in North America
NEW YORK (AP) -- An outage has disconnected BlackBerry smart phones across North America.
AT&T Inc. says the disruption Monday is affecting all wireless carriers. AT&T first learned about the problem at about 3:30 p.m. ET.
There's no word on the cause or when the problem might be fixed.
BlackBerry maker ( Read more... )

It may just be that I'm over a thousand miles away and not in the thick of it, but it seems like the debate over a student center at Augustana is getting pretty fired up.

I'm seeing many arguments for and against the construction of the new building, but I'm not satisfied with all the reasoning behind them. I guess I'll start with some of the cons ( Read more... )