Steroids and Baseball–Let The Records Stand
The report everyone’s been on the edge of their seat anticipating was released today. Of course, there were the names you’d expect to see (Bonds, Giambi, Sheffield, and McGwire), but there were some surprising names on the list: Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, and Eric Gagne, among them. Notice something here? The pitchers are/were juicing too…not just the [...]
That’s Not A Steroid Problem…THIS is a Steroid Problem.
Reason brings up some excellent points about athletics, police, and steroid abuse. Given that police officers carry guns, night sticks, and tasers, and that they have the power to use lethal force when necessary, one would think our politicians would be more concerned about illegal use of a drug known to contribute to fits of [...]
The Poll is Off — Evel Knievel Dead
My latest poll allowed readers to choose Evel Knievel as the biggest jerk, and now I feel really bad about it. Evel Knievel died today at the age of 69. A sad day. Over his career, Knievel was said to have broken practically every bone in his body — some multiple times. With his red-white-and-blue [...]
School Fundraising–Producing Beggars for at Least 30 Years
Is anyone else really put off when they are attacked by an army of eight year olds in front of the grocery store trying to sell something for their school? We were just talking about this yesterday after our weekly trip to the store. Yesterday’s group of kids wasn’t even selling anything, they were just [...]
How Fitting
There’s been some discussion here over the last couple of days about some of the problems with education, and more specifically the distractions from learning that exist in the school systems. And today my trusty reader finds this article… Thursday night, the future student body got together at Hardin Valley Elementary in hopes of finding [...]
(Hopefully Short) Life In Prison
From the KNS A Knox County sports referee who used his position to lure child molestation victims into his home will die in prison. Hopefully this death will be administered by the most sadistic son of a bitch in the penal system. Bonus points if it occurs within the first week, lessening this walking fart’s [...]
Chicago Marathon Controversy
Mark Draughn at Windypundit.com reports that some runners had no problem with water, while some did. If there was a shortage of water on the course, that is definitely a problem. The organizers may not have expected the temperatures in the 80s months ago, but they surely had a few extra days to prepare based [...]
Please Fix Boxing!!!
I don’t mean that kind of “fix”. I mean “fix” as in “repair”. I don’t watch boxing nearly as much as I used to. At one time I would have considered myself a fan. For the last seven years or so I’ve sort of ditched boxing for the UFC. The fights are more active and [...]
We Don’t Need No Stinking Insurance!
Becky has the right idea…we need less insurance, not more. But coverage of mundane and everyday medical care makes as much sense as having food insurance. We would go to the grocery store and show the checker our food insurance card, and the public or private carrier would take care of the tab. I think [...]
It’s That Time of Year Again
Local people will hate me for writing this, and most non-locals won’t get why it’s a big deal. It is really sad funny, but I didn’t know that football season started today until about 30 minutes before the UT game. This is what is considered the real football season around here by the way, not [...]
