The following is an exerpt from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I've been slowly working my way through what has so far been a stimulating and beautifully crafted bit of reading, finding many passages that I've highlighted for further consideration the next day or maybe ten years from now. This one, however, I could not help but share ( Read more... )

We're all happy that Butler made it to the final four. Moving on now though, let us critique the process by which tickets were distributed for one of the most historical events in this campus's history ( Read more... )

Spring came with a wakening, came with innocense and joy ( Read more... )

I'm ranting. If you don't want to read that sort of thing, barely know or care to know me on a personal level, or were expecting Super Bowl commentary in this space, I advise you click away. You've been warned. I almost didn't even post it, 'cause it serves no useful purpose, but I shan't dare ruin one single person's night by dumping all this crap ( Read more... )

EVER BEEN GIVEN AN ENGAGEMENT RING ( Read more... )

Halfway through, Wildcard Weekend has to be considered a bit underwhelming so far. The Jets got a nice win, but I really expected more from the Eagles. Even though I knew they would be outmatched in the end, they just didn't look like they even belonged in the playoffs. But I might recap those games later. I'm here now to jot down some stuff for ( Read more... )

Wildcard Weekend very easily could make a case for being the third best weekend in sports, trailing only divisional playoff weekend and the first weekend of March Madness. I can't decide if I like Wildcard Weekend or Conference Championship Weekend more. The former has more games, the latter higher stakes. Nonetheless, the playoffs are basically ( Read more... )

I finished up The Gathering Storm yesterday. I'm happy to report it is everything I wanted it to be. There is a little trepidation when approaching the first work of a series that's not written by its original author. There've been far too many science fiction tragedies spawned from people taking up the mantle who are not fit to do so ( Read more... )

Friday night brought the Titans back to earthin a hurry. I'd thought I'd get a better game from them with San Diego having to have dealt wiht a tough, emotionally charged Bengals team last week. A short week is typically tougher on the traveling team, and traveling across time zones amplifies the rigors of being the road team. It was there for the ( Read more... )

It came upon the midnight clear ( Read more... )