Thursday, May 31, 2012
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Get A's in college
It's time to go to college. The most common letter grade is A. I'm sure they all deserve it.
Monday, May 28, 2012
The football paradox
True or false? The more football players are protected by pads and helmets, the more likely they are to be seriously injured.
George Patton
George Patton quotes on this Memorial Day.
"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather, we should thank God that such men lived."
"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather, we should thank God that such men lived."
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Indian mascots
The diversity police in Oregon are trying to force high schools on Indian reservations to change their mascot from Warriors to animals or something. It's another example of people who don't know anything about Indians trying to tell Indians what to do.
The Internet is the new college
Facebook may be a passing fad. Let's use the Internet to replace college. I've been involved in online courses and I think it will be done. Like Amazon, you won't need brick and mortar. Students could be from anywhere.
Some seniors get a break from TSA
If you are 75 or older, the TSA won't make you take off your jacket, belt and shoes. But the rest of us are still suspected terrorists.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Half of households on dole
Half of U.S. households contain someone who is getting government benefits. No wonder we can't cut taxes.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
He said he had to pee
The Obama Department of Justice is forcing the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith to allow a male student to use the women's restroom.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
An all-electric Lindbergh flight, New York to Paris
Chip Yates, an electric vehicle pioneer, is planning an all-electric recreation of Charles Lindbergh's trans-Atlantic flight in 1927, flying non-stop from New York to Paris. It's a very interesting project.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
John Wolfe goes national
The Washington Post is paying attention to John Wolfe in today's Arkansas primary.
Education vs indoctrination
"It's no secret that what passes for an education at most of the nation's colleges and universities is suspiciously akin to indoctrination." And the cost of university indoctrination have skyrocketed. If you are a parent with a child in college, you should know what you are paying for.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Saturday, May 19, 2012
I have a special offer for you
You'll sympathize with this article if you have even taken a special offer from the NYT or the WSJ.
Football Does a Body Good
The American Spectator : Football Does a Body Good. The old debate on football is alive and well.
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Friday, May 18, 2012
John Wolfe is again in the news
Democrats are sufficiently worried about John Wolfe's challenge to Obama in the Arkansas primary that they have already announced that he won't be awarded any delegates no matter how well he does.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
How the Democratic party got to where it is
Jay Cost: Why are we debating gay marriage right now when the economy is the big issue?
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
In Arkansas it's Wolfe vs Obama
John Wolfe, Jr., who is running in the Democratic primary in Arkansas' 4th Congressional district, is only 7 points behind Obama. The primary will be held May 22, although early voting is going on now. Wolfe has not run a single TV or radio ad.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Sunday, May 13, 2012
The student debt generation
I feel sorry for a generation that is hobbled by student debt. Yes, they did it to themselves, but many parties are to blame: government, banks, colleges and universities. Parents are caught up in debt too if they co-signed.
Higher education is radically oversold. Going to college is valuable, but if you know what it's like on the inside, it's surely not worth what it costs today.
Higher education is radically oversold. Going to college is valuable, but if you know what it's like on the inside, it's surely not worth what it costs today.
Betty White announcement
Betty White, who had never before taken part in politics, has announced that she favors Obama. As one headline said, Is she off her rocker? She should have stuck with her original plan. Why do celebrities think their opinion is worth any more than anyone else's or that anyone gives a damn what they think? Hello, George Clooney.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
What Bear Bryant expected of an incoming freshman
Read a 40-year-old letter from Bear Bryant to an incoming freshman.
I am expecting you to report in top physical condition, clean-cut, smiling, bright-eyed, bushy-tailed and raring to go. Also, I am expecting you to be prepared to run, hit, pitch, kick, catch, sweat, smell and enjoy it. There are no easy ways but there are ways to enjoy the journey and we must find them.
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I am expecting you to report in top physical condition, clean-cut, smiling, bright-eyed, bushy-tailed and raring to go. Also, I am expecting you to be prepared to run, hit, pitch, kick, catch, sweat, smell and enjoy it. There are no easy ways but there are ways to enjoy the journey and we must find them.
I am also expecting you to work hard, eat well, sleep well, play well, display a winning attitude at all times, be a leader and help me sell the squad on what it takes to win and enjoy the journey.
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Friday, May 11, 2012
Prince Charles, weatherman
Prince Charles does the weather on the BBC. I'm glad we have finally found something for him to do besides preside at ceremonial occasions.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Another black studies scandal
Power Line: A tale from the “wild, wild west” of academia. This story involves the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. You'd think they know what is going on in their classrooms.
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Cry Wolfe: Arkansas has its own presidential candidate
John Wolfe, Jr., is Arkansas' own presidential candidate who is opposing Obama on the Democratic ticket. Somehow I didn't know that.
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Naomi Schaefer Riley: The Academic Mob Rules
Naomi Schaefer Riley comments on the recent flap in The Chronicle of Higher Education. In closing he notes that American colleges are still stuck in the 1960s. That's absolutely the way I see them.
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Elizabeth Warren and her Indian "ancestors"
Elizabeth Warren Ancestor Rounded Up Cherokees For Trail of Tears.
Have you followed Elizabeth Warren's Indian ancestry on the Internet? It's very amusing.
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Have you followed Elizabeth Warren's Indian ancestry on the Internet? It's very amusing.
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The Mob at the Chronicle of Higher Education
Naomi Schaefer Riley, a blogger at the Chronicle of Higher Education, is the latest victim of political correctness for questioning the value of black studies.
Her post may be found here.
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Her post may be found here.
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Retired couples may need $240,000 for health care
Retired couples may need $240,000 for health care. In my experience so far, I believe this estimate is probably accurate.
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
We are having a showdown vote on student loans today
Senate heads toward showdown vote on student loans. It's all about the election, and Democrats are up to their old tricks.
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Will the al-Qaida underwear bomb make us take off our underwear?
CIA derails plot with al-Qaida underwear bomb. I hope we don't have to start taking off our underwear now.
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Monday, May 7, 2012
CTE, the concussion crisis, and an economic look at the end of football - Grantland
I blogged about John J. Miller's book on the origins of football yesterday, but this morning I saw an article that, like an echo of the game's early controversies, predicted the end of football. See CTE, the concussion crisis, and an economic look at the end of football.
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Sunday, May 6, 2012
Football über alles! in John J. Miller's new book
The Imaginative Conservative: Football über alles!: John J. Miller's new book The Big Scrum: How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football. “Of all these sports,” Theodore Roosevelt wrote in 1893, “there is no better sport than football.”
Recall that affirmative action does not apply in football, no discrimination occurs. If you can't play you get cut. Somehow it's like "there's no crying in baseball."
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Recall that affirmative action does not apply in football, no discrimination occurs. If you can't play you get cut. Somehow it's like "there's no crying in baseball."
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Saturday, May 5, 2012
Medical update
I have returned from a trip to M.D. Anderson in Houston, Texas, and I am feeling better, more hopeful. Overall the trip was very good, I received a specific diagnosis, which is serious, but my doctor has a plan for treatment. I'm having trouble filling the prescription, but I believe it will work out.
I underwent much testing, crowded waiting rooms, but it all paid off.
I am more optimistic than before, and that may be the key requirement of recovering from cancer.
I underwent much testing, crowded waiting rooms, but it all paid off.
I am more optimistic than before, and that may be the key requirement of recovering from cancer.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
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