Looks like Oregonians, in our wisdom, have passed Measure 47, which puts some very stringent limits on campaign contributions, but failed to pass Measure 46, which amends the constitution to make Measure 47 legal. I voted against them both, so I guess I'm glad, but still, come on people, read your stinking voter guide ( Read more... )

Less than a week to get your ballots in! If you get it filled out this week, all you have to do is walk out to the mailbox. If that's what's stopping you, I'll be happy to come by and take it to your mailbox for you. If the cost of a stamp is a barrier, I swear to God I will Paypal you 39 cents. Turnout among young voters (18-29) is expected to set ( Read more... )

Holy crap, go Beavs!!!

Heard on Fox's commentary of the ALCS just now:

"How many scouts are looking in West Virginia for baseball talent?"

"Probably not many, but there are a lot of great players that come out of the midwest."

Sigh.

I bought a new car last night. First new car I've owned. It's a 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid.

Here's the outside:

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If ESPN ever does get The Ocho up and running, they could probably build the whole network around Chessboxing. Although, I gotta wonder how many bouts are actually won via the chess rather than a knockout.

Now that the US is out of the Cup, it's time to switch focus over to the College World Series, where OSU is facing elimination against Rice for the second night in a row. If the Beavs win tonight it's on to face UNC for the championship.

My desk has been pretty cluttered for the last couple years, since it contained two 19" CRTs, a 13" TV/VCR, a PS2 and an Xbox. It was kinda silly to have three different displays within a 6 foot area, but they all served their purpose. I needed the TV for cable and the game consols. I could have used one monitor for both of my computers, but on ( Read more... )

It was really hot today.

How hot was it?

It was so hot, the clerks at Subway flat out refused to toast my sandwich.

Last weekend I went to Fry's to buy a DVD they had in their ad, and like the last two times I'd tried to do that, it was sold out. But that's just the lead in...on the way there, I noticed my temp gauge was getting pretty high. Checked my coolant, and it was pretty low, so I topped it off and all was well. On the way home I was almost run off the ( Read more... )