1) John Edwards
2) Hillary Clinton
3) Barack Obama
1) John McCain
2) Mike Huckabee
3) Willard Romney
1) John Edwards
2) Hillary Clinton
3) Barack Obama
1) John McCain
2) Mike Huckabee
3) Willard Romney
There was that ice storm in the Midwest a few days ago; ice is cold; therefore the earth is not getting warmer, despite what these "scientists" seem to think.
This year has been one of the warmest since 1850, despite the cooling influence of La Nina [...]
I've seen the first one all around Michigan (although the picture certainly doesn't look much like Michigan). Very reassuring. The second one is a sign that all Virginia drivers have seen. The first time I saw the sign, I wondered that if they catch you speeding would they just carpet [...]
You know those World War II movies where the soldiers are in their foxholes awaiting a Nazi offensive? Everything is quiet on the lines, and then suddenly the Nazis begin firing from their tanks. Invariably, there will be a shell that, upon hitting the ground, does not explode. That is the “Fred ‘08” [...]
Add this video to Fox News' attack on decency.
Also, two things I had never thought I would hear a "family values" conservative say:
1) there is a constitutional right to privacy! Bill, conservatives are only supposed to invoke this constitutional right when they've been caught. Oh, wait.
[...]
Okay, so Mitt Romney needs to explain to Republicans why he's Mormon. Said one man, regarding Romney's courting of evangelicals:
"He has to show that his Mormon values are equivalent with evangelical, Christian values," Casey says. "The difficulty is he really can't drill down very far doctrinally or theologically because of some of [...]
“So much of what he has said is vile and offensive — you can’t even quote it. I look at his words and that’s not how Minnesotans talk, not even in private conversation. His vile bomb throwing is so non-Minnesotan; he must have left his Minnesota roots in Hollywood and New York."
To whom is [...]
Congerss passed the Repeal Act - the 21zst Amendment to the Constituttion, allowing Americins to draaaaaaaaaaank. Those were the dark years between 1920 and 1933. I'mma go celerbrate summore.
Thanks Congress! And Cheers!!
From this article, courtesy of the Telegraph:
Our ancient ancestors believed the Northern Lights were variously the reflections of dead maidens, the spirits of the dead, swans caught in ice, a terrifying force which killed those who mocked it and an omen of war or disaster.
Wow, they were sure dumb.
Northern Lights [...]
1) Bait the mousetrap before setting it. Wow. That was close. Took 10 minutes to clean up all the butter and jam off of my walls and floor.
2) When setting the baited trap, wipe all slippery substances (such as butter) off of your fingers. [...]
The CNN/YouTube Republican debate is tomorrow night, and just like the Democratic version a few months ago, users are submitting their own questions for the candidates. I hope this one makes the cut, if for no other reason to see how creative the Republicans will be when pressed to [...]
Thanksgiving has always meant two things to me: Squanto and Arlo Guthrie. I guess that's a good book-end history of America from about the 1600s to the 1960s.
Here's a link to the full video of Arlo Guthrie singing "Alice's Restaurant" (only the ending is available below, and [...]
Just as new polls show Mike Huckabee surging in Iowa less than two months before the caucuses in the Cow State, he appears alongside Chuck Norris in this great political advertisement, a take-off on Chuck Norris Facts. With a few more ads like this, a second president from [...]
WTF is this? I know that Mike Gravel has gone off the deep end, but does he not have aides or advisors? Maybe they're the two guys in the elevator.
Air Force football will play Minnesota in 2009 and 2012. The 2009 date is especially notable, because it will be the first game in the Gophers' new stadium, TCF Bank Stadium. Minnesota wanted to schedule Air Force, at least in part because the pre-game ceremonies [...]
Yes, indeed. Gov. Sonny Perdue of Georgia has called on citizens of his state to pray for rain. You read that right. But that's not all they're praying for:
A Baptist, Perdue has several times mentioned the need for prayer -- along with water conservation -- as [...]
I'd hate for the Wisconsin Badgers football team to cut down on their gas mileage when they travel up to Minneapolis next week to take on the Gophers, so I propose that just this once the Badgers leave Paul Bunyan's axe in Madison. The trophy, [...]
Well, it's good to be NMBR1. According to this article from the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Virginia ranks number one in personalized license plates.
About one in 10 of the 9.3 million personalized plates nationwide are in Virginia, according to rankings provided to The Associated Press by the American Association [...]
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are now the Tampa Bay Rays. What are the Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays? They're a baseball team. A member of Major League Baseball - you've never heard of them, because the Yankees and Red Sox have a monopoly on Major [...]
So it's pretty much common knowledge that John Hinckley shot Ronald Reagan in an attempt to impress actress Jodie Foster. Here's an element to the story that I just learned:
Bremer was partly the inspiration for the deranged Travis Bickle character in the 1976 film "Taxi Driver." The [...]
A couple years ago, I was helping a 40-something man try to win NASCAR tickets online. He'd never used the internet before, and so I helped set up an email account so that he could bid on the tickets. As part of the process he and [...]
It just happened, as I was watching it on C-SPAN, but I'll keep an eye out in case someone posts it on YouTube. Basically, in an address before a joint session of Congress, French President Nicholas Sarkozy kissed American butt for about 30 minutes, before tiptoeing [...]
I went to a Wild game in December of 2000, the first time that the Dallas Stars came to town for a regular-season game since relocating from Minnesota in 1993. It was truly a wild and electric atmosphere as the Wild won 6-0 - this is probably the greatest sporting [...]
Much like the Penn State men's basketball team and the state of North Dakota, I had no idea that Saturday Night Live was still in existence. If every segment were as good as this one, they might actually attract some semblance of an audience.
The first bit of bad news was that my passport apparently pulled a David Copperfield and molested someone disappeared; now comes word that I may have paid to much for it in the first place. Losing an item that you've paid too much for is [...]
This is the University of Virginia, after all, and the South Lawn Project is already turning Charlottesville traffic into a 5 pm LA freeway. As if that venture is not enough, U.Va. will soon begin tinkering with its crown jewel, the Rotunda. According to [...]
Holy crap, am I sick of Boston sports. The trendy Red Sox, full of fans from coast to coast who for some reason fell for them when they sucked, just won the World Series, the Patriots are proving to be some of the biggest bullies in [...]
Here's an interesting map and key showing the states where you can and cannot Light up in restaurants, bars, and non-hospitality establishments. 
These teams are bad. So bad that ESPN.com has ranked them as two of the worst 10 teams in college football. This list is absolutely true - Minnesota should be demoted to Division II or III, and maybe Notre Dame joining the Big Ten [...]
I can already hear all the people in Denver who don’t read this blog, lambasting me for daring to criticize one of the truly great stories of the sports year. While I certainly apologize to offended fans, it’s nothing personal. That is, my problem is not [...]
I join the entire state of Louisiana tonight in cheering on the LSU Tigers in Death Valley as they face another set of Tigers from Auburn. Since tailgating is at least a day-long event down on the bayou, many Louisianians may not be aware that today [...]
According to Dylan07.com, Sony, BMG, and YouTube are teaming up to give fans a chance to make a video for his classic song, "Like a Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone Magazine and I agree that this is the greatest rock and roll song in music history, but it has had [...]
I'm not so sure. According to this article from the Wall Street Journal, Ohio State University is #1 in the country in athletic spending - $109 million to be exact. OSU has a whopping 36 athletic programs, and the $109 million works out to be [...]
Goes to Manny Ramirez. The Boston slugger belted a home run earlier tonight, in a 7-3 loss at Cleveland. As if there weren't enough reasons to loathe the Red Sox, Manny Ramirez just gave the world another one. After back-to-back home runs by Kevin Youkalis and David Ortiz, Ramirez stepped [...]
The U.Va. chapter of FIFE (Feminism is For Everyone) has organized what they are calling an "Equal Pay Bake Sale." At this event, which will be held on October 16 from 9:00am-3:30pm on the Lawn, the feminists will turn society on its head. By baking cookies. [...]
I never thought I'd utter these words, but the USA Today - the colorful, pop-up-book version of the news - is my new favorite newspaper. Why, you ask? Because according to the new college football polls, the USA Today poll finally includes the 6-1 Virginia Cavaliers [...]
Boalt Hall is changing its name. What is Boalt Hall? you ask. It's the law school affiliated with the University of California-Berkeley, and is one of the most prestigious law schools in the country. Elite law schools like Stanford, Harvard, and Yale all use the same [...]
Boalt Hall is changing its name. What is Boalt Hall? you ask. It's the law school affiliated with the University of California-Berkeley, and is one of the most prestigious law schools in the country. Elite law schools like Stanford, Harvard, and Yale all use the [...]
Just picked up my clothing from the dry cleaners. Until watching this short video, I'd had no idea how the process worked.
Just picked up my clothing from the dry cleaners. Until watching this short video, I'd had no idea how the process worked.
Like the 9/11 Commission Report and the 2007-2008 pre-season college hockey rankings, I am probably the only person I know who is interested in watching the construction crews
assemble Pig's Eye Park in Minneapolis. By following that link you can
see the current view, but if [...]
Like the 9/11 Commission Report and the 2007-2008 pre-season college hockey rankings, I am probably the only person I know who is interested in watching the construction crews
assemble Pig's Eye Park in Minneapolis. By following that link you can
see the current view, but [...]
The Chicago Cubs were eliminated from post-season play earlier today, falling victim to a three-game snakebite from the Arizona Diamondbacks. ESPN is to thank for providing us with this completely dumb and irrelevant statistic:
The Chicago Cubs grounded into the most double plays (four) in a post-season elimination [...]
The Chicago Cubs were eliminated from post-season play earlier today, falling victim to a three-game snakebite from the Arizona Diamondbacks. ESPN is to thank for providing us with this completely dumb and irrelevant statistic:
The Chicago Cubs grounded into the most double plays (four) in [...]
Well I saw Lon Chaney walking with the Queen...
I saw Lon Chaney, Jr. walking with the Queen...
(draw blood)
Well I saw Lon Chaney walking with the Queen...
I saw Lon Chaney, Jr. walking with the Queen...
(draw blood)
I'm wondering why the University of Wisconsin 2007-2008 men's hockey team has more players from outside the state of Wisconsin than from inside the Cheese State. You've got to have more than half a dozen hockey players in the entire state, no? So where are they [...]
I'm wondering why the University of Wisconsin 2007-2008 men's hockey team has more players from outside the state of Wisconsin than from inside the Cheese State. You've got to have more than half a dozen hockey players in the entire state, no? So where are they [...]
I can't claim credit for most of these observations about the 2008 GOP convention logo (most of it goes to comments left at Daily Kos), but in case you're not a frequent visitor of Kos, here are some thoughts about the Republicans' logo, which highlight all of [...]
I can't claim credit for most of these observations about the 2008 GOP convention logo (most of it goes to comments left at Daily Kos), but in case you're not a frequent visitor of Kos, here are some thoughts about the Republicans' logo, which highlight all [...]
Al Franken raised more third quarter money than did Sen. Norm Coleman ($1.89 million for Franken, versus $1.7 million for Coleman), even though President Bush was flown in for a $1,000/plate fundraising dinner during the quarter to add to the Coleman campaign coffers. For a more comprehensive rundown of all [...]
Al Franken raised more third quarter money than did Sen. Norm Coleman ($1.89 million for Franken, versus $1.7 million for Coleman), even though President Bush was flown in for a $1,000/plate fundraising dinner during the quarter to add to the Coleman campaign coffers. For a more comprehensive rundown of all [...]
So tough - camo, an eagle with horns. I'll bet this makes SUVs look that much more intimidating.
Thanks for the advice. Now go back to minding your own business.
No, in god YOU trust. Speak for yourself. Sadly, I saw these [...]
He would have, too. Click here to see these cool new TV spots, which show off U.Va.
He would have, too. Click here to see these cool new TV spots, which show off U.Va.
The LA Times is reporting that part of a United States naval base in Coronado, California will get a little dressing up; not because of greater security measures or eco-friendly upgrades, but because from the air it looks like a swastika. In fact, it is [...]
The LA Times is reporting that part of a United States naval base in Coronado, California will get a little dressing up; not because of greater security measures or eco-friendly upgrades, but because from the air it looks like a swastika. In fact, it [...]
Ah, yes. A law degree - the big JD. Going to law school gives you prestige, a three-year moratorium on having to join the great American rat race, and the possibility of a six-figure income in the not-so-distant future. Does it all sound to good to be [...]
Ah, yes. A law degree - the big JD. Going to law school gives you prestige, a three-year moratorium on having to join the great American rat race, and the possibility of a six-figure income in the not-so-distant future. Does it all sound to good to [...]
Ken Burns's latest documentary, "The War", premieres tonight. It documents America's involvement in World War II as seen through the eyes of the ordinary Americans who were involved. If you visit this site you can view a 25 minute behind-the-scenes preview, as well as dozens of shorter clips about [...]
Ken Burns's latest documentary, "The War", premieres tonight. It documents America's involvement in World War II as seen through the eyes of the ordinary Americans who were involved. If you visit this site you can view a 25 minute behind-the-scenes preview, as well as dozens of shorter clips about [...]
Like crap.
Bob Dylan (and Elvis Costello) are coming to John Paul Jones Arena on September 27, one of only two stops he's making in the Old Dominion. I'm writing the LSAT on September 29, early in the morning. Squeezing in a Dylan concert just 30 hours before the biggest [...]
Just happened to have on CNN during the OJ Simpson attorney press conference, when I was amused by the crazy-looking man standing next to OJ's attorney. Little did I know that this guy is a regular at celebrity legal affairs. Comedian or not, it's still really funny; take a [...]
This is a pretty cool story. Your Virginia Cavaliers defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels last weekend at Chapel Hill by a final score of 22-20. While U.Va. almost blew the game after maintaining a comfortable lead for most of the game, we hung on [...]
The Miller Center of Public Affairs will be hosting a debate tonight from the Rotunda, moderated by Margaret Warner, and in conjunction with MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. It's not intended to be a network, Sunday-morning-style debate, but rather a scholarly discussion on U.S. involvement in Iraq. It's not blue [...]
Email 1, 11:01 am today:
University Police Alert: Robbery on Grounds
A University of Virginia student reported a robbery on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007. The incident occurred shortly after midnight near Brown College and Tucker residence hall. The victim describes the first suspect as a white male in his twenties, approximately six feet tall. [...]
Ah, what a great story, and something Minneapolis can be proud of:
When you go to Minneapolis, you might put the Mall of America, the statue of Mary Tyler Moore or maybe even the zoo on your list of things to see.
Now tourists are asking about a new [...]
Because Jack Handey > Jesus:
"I'd rather be rich than stupid."
"I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate.
And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect
it."
"Sometimes I think I'd be better off dead. No, wait, not me, you."
"When I die, I would [...]
The latest edition of Harper's arrived in the mailbox yesterday, and here are some highlights from the venerable Harper's Index (parenthetical text is mine):
Yesterday, the University of Virginia's famed Beta Bridge shed a few pounds. Generations of Wahoos have added their messages to the bridge, from sports to tributes to congratulatory statements. But just over a week before we take on the Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech at Scott Stadium, a whole [...]
Personally, I oppose religious views or doctrines being involved in any public-policy debate, regardless of the side the religious proponents take. But in this video from Bill Moyers' Journal (double-click the video player to view it full screen), it is at least refreshing to see how religious groups, such [...]
I bought a super-cheap CD the other day, and in case the music wasn't good enough, their advertising slogan was. See below. Good stuff.
[...]
Follow this link to see how six different residents of the Portland, Oregon metro area commute to work. The red line is the commute of a man whose mode of transportation is his canoe. Is there a better way to commute to and from work than [...]
From an LSAT practice test I totally just owned:
A controversial program rewards prison inmates who behave particularly well in prison by giving them the chance to receive free cosmetic plastic surgery performed by medical students. The program is obviously morally questionable, both in its assumptions about [...]
Gov. Warner's morning email:
Dear Friend,
Thirteen days ago, my friend, Senator John Warner announced his retirement from the US Senate. He has served Virginia and our country with distinction, and brought an independence and civility to office we need to see more of in public life.
After his announcement, I said [...]
Okay, so that's a bit of an exaggeration. But tomorrow Gov. Mark Warner will announce his candidacy for outgoing Sen. John Warner's seat. Since in opinion polls Warner beats former Gov. Jim Gilmore 54-34 and beats current Rep. Tom Davis 57-30, Republicans are thinking that Pat Buchanan isn't [...]
Was watching the San Francisco 49ers/Arizona Cardinals Monday Night Football game on ESPN when something caught my eye. It was a football coach in a really sharp suit and tie. Yeah, you read that right. An NFL head coach pacing the sidelines in Armani and Gucci. Surely, [...]
The BBC is reporting that a Viking ship, perhaps 1,000 years old, has been discovered in the British seaside town of Meols, less than 100 miles west of Liverpool. And where was it discovered? Roughly 6 to 10 feet below a "pub car park", immersed [...]
Courtesy of ESPN Sportscenter: Clay Buchholz is the first pitcher in the modern era to earn a victory in relief in his first appearance after throwing a no hitter.
Baseball is great, but it is probably the sport with the dumbest, most useless facts.
[...]
Call me old fashioned, but I sure miss the days when sports venues were named after people or the teams themselves: Yankee Stadium, RFK Stadium, the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome are three examples of soon-to-be-replaced stadiums that still have old-school names. In true capitalist fashion, our [...]
If the U.S. Mint's new presidential dollar coins go the way of the Sacagewea coins of several years ago, we may unfortunately never see them. When I was backpacking through Ecuador, Peru, and Chile in 2004, the American dollar coins were all the rage (the [...]
