Current Events

The lost Gramatica brother?

According to the AP, OSU’s top receiver (Ted Ginn Jr) was injured while celebrating his opening kick-off return for a touchdown (aided by a holding non-call though it may have been). Kidding aside, I think I feel worse for Ginn than I do for Troy Smith. You look forward to this game for almost two months, and you get injured after less than thirty seconds (game time). Then, you have to watch…
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Current EventsSports

The word according to Fox

Facts that will get air play later today (if Fox can be believed): OSU: Less than 90 yards total offense for the game. Troy Smith, the Heisman Trophy winner: The lowest passer rating in BCS history (O.K. … so it’s not a very long history). Jim Tressel: Worst loss in his career as a head coach (in points differential). All year the Gators were know for their great defense… but I…
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Current EventsSports

All is forgiven

I have no choice but to admit I was a Chris Leak doubter. But this is not a night for remembering the past. Tonight, Chris Leak proved to everyone that his numbers are not a fluke. He proved to everyone that he’s got as much mental toughness as any player on the UF football team. On the first play of the game, OSU got away with a holding penalty… and got on the board first. It was a…
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Family and Friends

Dripping with potential

Anyone who’s taken a high school physics class is familiar with potential energy; which is important because potential energy is le metaphor du jour. Tonight we made a discovery in the Kauffman Household… the existence of potential irony. This form of irony has the potential to change the perception of other objects around it. For example… consider dishwashing detergent. On…
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Current Events

HOO WEE!

I was just talking to someone about the Lightning this afternoon. For those of you not familiar with hockey… we were not discussing the weather. We were debating whether the new goaltenders were a disappointment this season… too bad it had to be before tonight’s game against Minnesota. What a tough road win against a good team (with a great record at home), and a really good…
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Kitchen Sink

My favorite telecom

“This is Verizon Wireless, how can I help you?” “Yes, I wanted to know if I could port the number for my land-line phone over to a new line on my wireless account – and keep my two existing wireless numbers.” “Let me get this straight, you currently have two lines with two numbers on your Verizon Wireless account – which you want to keep – and…
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Current Events

You’ll thank me later!

If you were a voter in the mid-1970’s, I’ll bet you never thunk someone would be riding Gerald Ford’s coat-tails thirty years later. Then again, you may have never envisioned the thunking-man’s president sitting in office today (or having another Dick in office). Well Cheney was out and about this last week, providing the American people a timely history lesson. He reminded…
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