Just to be clear, I have left my blog in a disarray for a variety of reasons.  First of all, I am not convinced that it is a good idea to put a bunch of personal information on the web and make it easy to steal my identity.  Second, I have doubts about the concept of a "friend" on a journal, as I debate whether anyone thinks much of what gets ( Read more... )

It's been a while since I posted last. I managed to watch 50 First Dates tonight. It turned out to be a surprisingly good movie without being too moronic. I enjoyed the usual trio of cohorts that Adam Sandler brings into most of his movies. I think the underlying romance of the movie is interesting though. Adam Sandler plays a character with a ( Read more... )

Your Linguistic Profile:

65% General American English
15% Upper Midwestern
10% Dixie
5% Midwestern
5% Yankee

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

One semester down, several to go. Xavier is certainly a challenging program to study my MBA at. Definitely, 11 credits was too many to take in my first semester. This summer already feels a little more relaxing, even though it is not by much ( Read more... )

Teacher Claims Shroud of Turin Is Fake
Wilson's Web Site
Porter's Webs SiteDo you believe that the Shroud of Turin is real or not? Does it affect your faith ( Read more... )

And so the social commentary continues. Topics for tonight included:

• Raising the Federal minimum wage
  
• Abortion
  
• Religion as a criteria for electing officials
  
• Corruption in government
  
• Corruption in political campaigns
  

So raising the Federal minimum wage, that is a big issue, but something that surprisingly our real politicians seem unwilling or ( Read more... )

I find it interesting how "coincidental" things can be sometimes. With Terry Schiavo being one of the hottest news items, we find that tonight's eposide of American Dreams is about Jack's decision whether to keep his brother alive on a respirator after a brain-damaging accident. I wonder whether this is intentional or not. Interestingly, Jack ( Read more... )

You Belong in 1974

1974

If you scored ( Read more... )

You Will Die at Age 76

76

You're pretty average when it comes to how you live...

And how you'll die as well.

What Age Will You Die?

You Are Incredibly Logical


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