2008 Challenger

What a sweet, sweet throwback ride with its 6.1L Hemi!

Dear Conference Commissioners

You all suck! You all got together at a cushy hotel in South Florida to “talk about a playoff” and then you did what we all knew you would do…nothing! The BCS sucks and you know it. Give us a freakin’ playoff.

iPod Shuffle - Midweek Edition

1. Rock n Roll All Night - KISS
2. Hymn for Christmas Vespers - Choir of the Vienna Hofburgkapelle
3. Just Because - Elvis Presley
4. The Beginning of the End - Rob Zombie
5. U-Mass - The Pixies
6. From Hank to Hendrix - Neil Young
7. Shiverin’ in the Corner - Amazing Royal Crowns

Nothing Theological to Say

No one has ever been able to accuse this blog of being a hotbed of theological reflection, but I can’t even remember the last thing I blogged that was theological in nature that was anything more than a quote here or there. Truth of the matter is that I just don’t really think I have [...]

An Ode to my Grandmother

Sunday night my paternal grandmother (or Maw-Maw, as we called her) went to sleep and never woke up.
My grandmother was a fiery redhead, a second generation Irish immigrant who landed in rural Louisiana with her family. Like many Irish immigrants to the South who found themselves at a distance from densely populated areas like New [...]

More Thoughts on Obama

Read Christopher’s thoughtful reflection on Obama’s misguided words.
A couple of thoughts: I grew up in a big family with many siblings. Like many other large families, the siblings would often torment one another. This was more than just simple teasing - it often led to full blown fisticuffs between brothers (seriously, my mom could be [...]

For the Love of God Almighty

Somebody please, please tell me this is a hoax.
Art major Aliza Shvarts ’08 wants to make a statement.
Beginning next Tuesday, Shvarts will be displaying her senior art project, a documentation of a nine-month process during which she artificially inseminated herself “as often as possible” while periodically taking abortifacient drugs to induce miscarriages. Her exhibition will [...]

Hell Yeah!

Mike Ness is coming to town to play a solo show!!!

A Social D Fix

I desperately needed a Social Distortion fix today. Here’s “Prison Bound” live from London:

A Sound Trouncing

I am no fan of Hillary (or Bill) Clinton. I voted against Bill twice and plan to do the same should Hillary be nominated by the Democratic Party. And yet there is this part of me that wanted to vote Democrat this time around (I’ve only done it once, I usually vote Republican or Libertarian). [...]