Category: Fun stuff

Election eve podcast

I was one of three guests last night on Johnny Camacho's podcast. Our primary conversation was about the 2008 elections and tonight's Iowa caucuses, in particular. We also chatted a bit about the 2009 gubernatorial race. Here's a direct link to the podcast. Check it out 😉

New Year’s resolutions

Reading The Virginian-Pilot this morning, I ran across an article on New Year's resolutions. Studies show most people don't keep their resolutions. A British psychologist last week pegged the success rate at 12 percent. Yes, I have goals. But they aren't tied to it being a new year. So this year, just like last year, … Continue reading New Year’s resolutions →

Playoffs, baby!

The Washington Redskins defeated long-term rival Dallas yesterday. The 27-6 win propels the team into the playoffs. I didn't get to see the game, although I did hear a bit of it on the radio as I traveled from one place to the other. Sitting in traffic on 495 prior to the game, though, I … Continue reading Playoffs, baby! →

Go, Giants!

It's halftime and the NY Giants are leading the undefeated New England Patriots 21-16. I'm no Giants fan, really, but I don't want the Patriots to go undefeated. I just don't think they are that good of a team. Their schedule has been weak: remember that their 15 wins include 2 over the hapless 1-14 … Continue reading Go, Giants! →

Blog tweaks

OK, it's been over a month since I switched to this new theme. Since that time, I've been tweaking it, learning a little CSS as I went along. Here at WordPress, we don't have access to the underlying html files (since we are on a shared platform) so there are some limits as to what … Continue reading Blog tweaks →

Most admired: Bush, Hillary Clinton

Talk about schizophrenia! Look at the latest Gallup poll results. The most admired man in the US? President George Bush. The most admired woman? NY Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. According to the AP: The poll, released Wednesday, asked participants an open-ended question, allowing them to respond with any names that came to … Continue reading Most admired: Bush, Hillary Clinton →

New news IQ quiz

If you recall, we all took a news IQ quiz a while back. Pew now has a new one. Head on over and take it. And let us know how you did 😉 Me? I got 11 out of 12. Guess I need to pay more attention to the Dow Jones 😦 h/t Johnny Camacho

Better late than never

by Oren Arnold: Christmas Gift Suggestions To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect. A pretty good list, I think 😉 I hope you all got what you wished for!