Archive for January 31st, 2007

• In the News

  - My wife and I have been purchasing energy-efficient light bulbs for the past year now. And pretty soon, we will have to, as California may be “the first [state] to ban incandescent lightbulbs.“ – The Iraq war and you… “There is widening concern among Republicans that [the war] could hurt their party’s electoral prospects [...]

• Currently Reading

  I’ve finished reading Tobias Wolff’s novel, which had an ending I didn’t see coming. Actually, the first eighty percent of the book is so different, plot-wise, than the last twenty percent, it was as if I were reading a whole different book altogether. Good, nonetheless. Recommended. (Plus, there are some pretty cool callouts of the [...]

• When Uniforms Aren’t Necessary

  There are two things I don’t understand about professional sports. Why football players have to wear their uniforms for Super Bowl media day… Image: Yahoo! They look like idiots. And why baseball managers have to wear uniforms… Image: Answers.com Especially considering that managers used to dress more appropriately… Image: Baseball Hall of Fame