It's all my fault.  Blame it on me.  I knew it would happen, but I did it anyway.  I planned a road trip for our family and now the gas prices have started to rise.  On Thursday, it was $1.79 per gallon.  Then on Saturday, it rose to $1.86.  Last night, I saw that it…

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This article by the Wall Street Journal breaks down where the dollars are going.  It's not really going to stimulate the economy based on what I read.  I've been leery of this whole thing from the get-go and it seems I have every reason to be.  It is an opinion piece, but I don't believe…

What a proud moment for the Bush family.  Really, forget about your politics.  How nice to have an aircraft carrier named after you and have it commissioned while your son is president. 

Choosing between life and death.  Please go see this video.  H/T:  Maryan

Mark Bavis was a hockey player at my alma mater.  I worked as the manager of the basketball team so I saw him in passing almost every day.  We were not friends and not even acquaintances–we just saw enough of each other to say hi.  He was on one of those planes that hit the…

I had no idea what the controversy was about Don Imus.  I’m not a big fan so I didn’t pay much attention to it.  I really should have.  He said some very hateful, hurtful things.  One of my favorite liberal bloggers wrote a good post about it.  It brought to mind my past history and…

Five years ago, as we all know, tragedy struck America.  The events of 9/11 united the country in such a great show of faith, patriotism and unity.  One of the victims of 9/11 was Mark Bavis.  He attended the same university as I did.  I worked in the athletic department so I would see him…