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St. Patrick's Day
My favorite day of the whole year. I started out playing tic-tac-toe against a leprechaun. I beat him the first round but he beat me the next. Another leprechaun danced an Irish jig for me then showed me his rear and said, "Top of the moonin' to ya!" I do believe in leprechauns and for one day of the year I get to be one. I don my green hat and put on my green underwear. I get drunk drinking green beer and then stick out my green tongue at the startled passers by. I speak my obnoxious attempt at a brogue and I pinch those who forgot to wear green. It's the mischievousness that I like. Later the corned beef and cabbage will simmer on the stove but I won't eat it. It's left in the pot as an offering to those whose red hair still shows up in my beard even though they've long since left this earth behind.
Crop Circles
Global Warning
There's no doubt about it, the world is warming up. Wired Magazine has an interview with Tim Flannery, a scientist from Australia who states that even our worst case computer models of climate change are inaccurate. From the article:
Look at the fossil record. See what happens when we get rapid climate change. It's a simple test. What we see is initial devastation with great species loss, and then a slow recovery over millions of years. In 5 million years' time, our new warm Earth might be fabulous. And there might be a whole new suite of species that have evolved and adapted to that new warm Earth. But we're talking about us and our children living through a period of unprecedented upheaval. And there's no way that can be a good thing. There won't be winners and losers in this; there will just be losers.
Impending doom aside, what's most interesting is the discussion of climate change lawsuits and a carbon tax in an effort to fight the tide.
Gerry's Kids
Thank you Gerry for turning around what was shaping up to be a mediocre season. After getting blown out by De paul and being declared overrated you brought us a Big East championship. Best of luck in the coming tourney.
Disco Bush
Who You Jiving with that Cosmic Debris?
Apparently aliens invaded earth and I missed it. An Indian scientist is claiming that blood-red rain that fell over western India in 2001 was caused by bacteria that was swept to Earth by a passing comet. This theory has been met with resistance by the scientific community with one scientist describing the claim as "bullshit."
The United States of Simpsons
A new survey [PDF] shows that only .1 percent of Americans can name all five freedoms granted to us in the first amendment while one in five can name all the members of everybody's favorite animated family, The Simpsons. While the fact that most Americans don't understand the very freedoms that they enjoy seems harrowing, let us not underestimate the importance of being well versed in all things Simpsons. Some of the most engaging writing on TV is often found in episodes of The Simpsons. Here is a wonderful list of allusions and references that illustrate the depth of The Simpsons' writers. (My favorite is Quimby saying, "Ich bin ein Springfielder," to which Homer replies, "Mmm, jelly donuts.") The Simpsons has the ability to engage on so many levels, from the subtle reference to the in-your-face slapstick. It is a show enjoyed by different demographics from grade school kids to graduate students.
Besides, who really cares about Freedom to Petition for Redress of Grievances?
Kiss my RSS
I'm a nerd. I like nerdy things. Like my RSS feed? Glavin.
But really, if you don't use RSS feeds then get with the times. RSS, or Rich Site Summary (or RDF Site Summary, or Really Simple Syndication) is a great way to grab resources from all over the web and put them in one place. Seen those little 
buttons all over the place? That means that that site supports RSS. Put it to good use. I do. On my home page I have RSS feeds from all the most reputable news sources: Guns & Ammo, Guns & Jugs, Modern Conservative, and Small Business Man. Knowledge is power, get some.
Two great ways to get RSS feeds at your fingertips are Google's Personalized Home and MyYahoo, though there are a number of other aggregators out there.
Oh What Dreams May Come?
Here is the home of whatever eventuality that I see fit to print. As of right now, I'll probably use it as a place to post pictures that I want to share with family and friends.
Any ideas? Email me your suggestions. I won't list my email here but if you are on this page you probably know it anyway. Special thanks to:
http://www.westciv.com/index.html
for the great tutorial that created the basic layout of this page.
Roman JEDI Warrior
Here's a pic of the company toga party:
