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Numbed

December 12, 2008

Whenever I don’t post much, or don’t post on serious topics much, it’s an indication of something. I’m not sure what it’s an indication of, necessarily; sometimes I’m frustrated, sometimes angry, sometimes busy, sometimes fill-in-the-blank. The best word to describe me lately is “numbed”, I…

"But it's CHRISTMAS!"

December 11, 2008

But nothing. If You Can’t Afford It…

The Porpoise-Driven Life

December 9, 2008

Don found this one; tip of the Wahoos’ cap to ye! Sad thing is that the hermeneutical silliness portrayed in this hilarious video isn’t far off the mark at all from some of the stuff we’ve seen out there. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20Q32xIyoeo&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1]

What Passes for Intelligent Discourse at Newsweek

December 8, 2008

This is the cover story, I believe, for the newest Newsweek magazine, a silly polemic trying to argue that the Bible justifies “gay marriage”: Our Mutual Joy I link to it suggesting that you read the utter silliness of Lisa Miller’s arguments and look for…

Another Reason College Football Will Never Be as Good as Pro

December 8, 2008

I’m not sure I even have to make an argument about this; it’s self-evident to me on the basis of this one article and its implications: ACC Sends Record Ten Teams to Bowls The current bowl system is an absolute joke, and not a funny…

Is Greg Maddux the Greatest Pitcher of My Lifetime?

December 6, 2008

It says here that he is. You can have Roger Clemens and his steroid-hyped fastball. Nolan Ryan was a class act, and an overpowering pitcher, as is Randy Johnson. I caught Bob Gibson’s final years, and a more intimidating pitcher I’ve never seen. But all…