Kids used to study History, Geography, and Western Civ. Well before the time I hit middle school, though, we switched over to Social Studies, which presumably is supposed to evoke the idea of sociology.
My main memories of social studies were obscure listings of the principal exports of a handful of African countries, a few discussions [...]

Don’t get me wrong; I’m a BCBS client, and I generally think the company is great. Their commercials, though… So far, the child names I’ve seen include Tate (boy), Colton (boy), Tristen (boy), and Brittley (girl).
Tristen????
Just name the kid, “kick me.” It’s easier to spell.

The MINI I ordered is viewable, online: view it here. 17 more days…
I haven’t had much time to post, lately - been busy working for the man. Unfortunately, in this case, I really am the man…

FOX says that ”Til Death Do Us Part’ Is Dying Out.
Hat tip to Michelle Malkin. Happy anniversary, Michelle!

Well, I put a deposit on a MINI Cooper S; it’s currently on a boat, and I should have it in roughly 3 weeks. Can’t wait!

John Kerry is insisting that the White House release “in their entirety” all documents and memos from John Roberts’s time there. Kerry, despite repeated claims to the contrary, never made public most of his (relevant) Vietnam records, including medical forms, discharge papers, and award citations. Apparently, routine memos are important if John Kerry is to [...]

There’s a MINI Cooper S, coming in, that has everything I want to pay for. So, I’m heading over to the nearest dealer (a couple hours from here) in the morning, for a test drive. Assuming I like the current model styling and handling as much as that of the ‘04 model, I’ll be reserving [...]

What is the deal with the 404 (page not found) errors on my site? Some are Power PC problems (a tendency to include bad punctuation in page requests). Most, however, appear to be hack attempts. For example, rather than requesting /edblog/content_45.htm, somebody requests /women/creditos/content_45.htm. What is that? Weird…

Greenpeace apparently thinks a claymation-style ad portraying a sexual encounter between Bush and Blair is an appropriate way to get attention. The ad is on IFILM: Blair Blows Bush. Warning: this is not “work safe.” Not lunch safe, either.
Thanks to Michelle Malkin.
Note: I am still trying to verify the legitimacy of this ad and that [...]

I generally have a pretty good opinion of UT-Austin. I am not terribly happy, though, that since applying for - and declining - admission to the UT-A law school, I continue to get junk mail and the occasional phone call from Austin apartment complexes. To date, I’ve gotten several dozen pieces of mail [...]