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John Derbyshire watches Joe Millionaire!

TGIF

Monday

Well, Monday is here and I can’t say I am happy about it. I didn’t manage to get a lot of sleep over the weekend and I am quite tired this AM. As is usual I didn’t post much this weekend. Here is a quick update: – My indoor soccer team got crushed this Sunday [...]

Interview With A Reindeer

Tony Woodlief over at Sand in the Gears has what appears to be an exclusive interview with Rudulph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Might want to check it out if you are interested in an insiders view of Christmas . . .

Evolution, Intelligent Design, and Standards

Continuing in our Ohio news theme . . . Has Ohio taken a step towards teaching Intelligent Design or has it reaffirmed evolution as the standard for science education? Good question. The answer depends on who you ask. This Cincinnati Enquirer article seems to indicate that ID takes a back seat: New standards play down [...]

Ohio News Roundup – Science and Guns

For those of you who follow Ohio politics here are a few hot items left on the agenda befor the holidays: – The evolution debate is coming to a head here in Ohio, or at least one phase of that battle. Tuesday the State Board of Education will vote on the proposed science standards. These [...]

The News From Ohio

Things are a little crazy around here as lawmakers scramble to finish the last week of legislative session but I thought I would share with you some links to stories hot here in Ohio. – The Franternal Order of Police has dropped its opposition to the concealed weapons bill but hard-core concealed carry supporters believe [...]

Goodbye College Hello Pro

After a hard day of college football, I am looking for solace in the NFL. Sunday I will be watching this live! I am really hoping the Steelers can crush the Bengals again and give me the lift I need. I think Michigan and the Steelers losing this weekend would just be too much. My [...]

Not so great predictions

Earlier I had made some upset predictions for today’s college football games. Here is what I said: – My Wolverines play tough D and hold off the dangerous Nitnay Lions of Penn State. – I think Notre Dame’s luck runs out and Pittsburgh pulls the upset. – Miami should cruch FSU, Ohio State should roll [...]

Jacob Weisberg gets Iraq right

Jacob Weisberg captures my feelings remarkably well in his post in Slate’s Should the U.S. Invade Iraq? dialogue. Here is the key section: The notion that we could deal with the Saddam problem through a version of containment was always folly. Saddam resumed his genocidal policies against the Kurds and Shiites and his efforts to [...]