2016-03-19 18:53
As I anxiously await my trip to see the midnight premier of Spider-man 3, I can't help but think about the success of not only the recent movies but of the comic and the TV shows it has also… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nebraska hog producer Joy Philippi says livestock farmers "are having jitters" over ethanol, worried there won't be enough corn left for the pigs.(read the whole thing)Joi… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
With the AP reporting more incidents of melanine in animal feed, this time in chicken feed, it was easy for this to slip through the cracks: Nearly a half million pounds of imported fish is… Read More
2007-04-26 20:40
This just arrived in my inbox:Haley Center has been evacuated due to a bomb threat this afternoon and will be closed for the remainder of today. The threat was received at 2:06 p.m. by phone… Read More
2007-04-26 16:47
And I have to comment, this is a genius marketing movie by Disney. What better way to have your advertising for a blockbuster movie being released in the end of May to persist through the m… Read More
2007-04-26 15:11
So I was going over the traffic for this site (or lack there of, due to my inactivity on here in the last few days) and I came across a referral from a Yahoo! search for "auburn university m… Read More
2007-04-18 20:32
I as I surfing through blogs on Blog Explosion, I noticed a sidebar link called PayU2blog.I was intrigued, so I followed the link. From the homepage of this "enterprise":Make money blogging… Read More
2007-04-18 13:57
Being in the army is like being in the Boy Scouts, except that the Boy Scouts have adult supervision. Blake Clark (from The Quotations Page)It's funny how something random can trigger… Read More
2007-04-17 19:49
The talking heads keep talking about the "VT Massacre", not that it doesn't deserve attention, but this is too much attention. And VT is getting a bad wrap unfairly on one specific point: t… Read More
2007-04-16 17:59
The question was posed Friday evening on Slashdot as to whether schools should block Wikipedia:Should we block sites such as Wikipedia because students may be exposed to misinformation, or s… Read More
2007-04-16 16:02
Last week, Slashdot pointed out a NYTimes article on the growing idea of a Code of Conduct for bloggers. Slashdot also linked to a discussion on Blogging Wikia where a potential code is bei… Read More
2007-04-11 17:05
This came across the AP wire last week about a study on the use of technology in primary education.The study found achievement scores were no higher in classrooms using reading and math soft… Read More
2007-04-10 18:26
Most folks outside of Auburn won't care about this outside of it being a good example of a horrid smear campaign. This was originally posted on another blog I started just for this topic… Read More
2007-04-09 15:34
WeatherJeff has a good post on ethanol as an alternative fuel and the potential impact.Growing up on a cow-calf production cattle farm in Alabama, I've had an interest in this topic and it's… Read More
2007-04-04 18:08
So, as I have started blogging here again, I began some clean-up here on the site and looked through some of the info I collect through traffic counters and Technorati. I was surprised to f… Read More
2007-04-04 16:02
Australian research suggests Power Point is counterproductive in the learning and working environments (via Slashdot).If you have ever wondered why your eyes start glazing over as you read t… Read More
2007-04-04 15:09
Okay, so I know I've been absent for almost 11 months now, but maybe I'll get started back to doing this on a regular basis. I need the practice writing at the very least.I came across a pi… Read More
2006-05-22 04:18
Ok, so I'm sitting around on a Sunday evening watching my cable TV like the bum I am. Unfortunately, three of my favorite channels have chosen to pander to the mindless masses and feature D… Read More
2006-05-22 03:46
Chances are you're going to Hell. Just thought I'd let you know. ;-)This was a comment posted just a little bit ago on my post Is this really how you intend to win believers?. Apparently… Read More
2006-05-21 00:05
Hattip to my friend the Ninjew for pointing this out to me:Iranian officials on Saturday denied a report published by the Canadian National Post on the previous day, claiming that a new dres… Read More
2006-04-13 17:08
Well, it's been a while to say the least. What's happened in 4 months? Well, I no longer read the blogsphere so much (unfortunately). After college graduation, I shifted priorities to fut… Read More
2005-12-16 13:03
I'd like to apologize again for my extended absence. The last two months have been devoted to class work in the hopes I would graduate. Incidently, today is Auburn's graduation, and I will… Read More
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