Friday, August 5th, 2005

Native Mascots

Chief Osceola

Originally uploaded by Matthew J. Stinson.

NCAA puts ban on Indian mascots

The NCAA banned the use of American Indian mascots by sports teams during its postseason tournaments, but will not prohibit them otherwise.

These people must have been smoking some strong weed in their peace pipes. [...]

Friday, August 5th, 2005

Naming Fish

Auburn just bought Rachel a beta fish. He’s red (I’ll take a picture soon, I promise.) Rachel got back from vacation today and wanted to talk to me on the phone. Here’s how the conversation went:
Rachel: “Hello Daddy.”

Daddy: “Hiya Pumpkin!”

Rachel: “I thought of a name for my fish.”

Daddy: “Ok, what is it?”

Rachel: “‘Pheobe,’ [...]

Friday, August 5th, 2005

Not Fonda’ Her

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Originally uploaded by JasonTromm.

Hanoi Jane has become Baghdad Jane and our American service men and women aren’t happy about it.

Fonda says that, having met some veterans and their families while on tour promoting her autobiography, she’s decided to break her silence. “I’ve [...]

Friday, August 5th, 2005

Eminent Domania

I rarely agree with Pat Oliphant, but I’ll make an exception in this case.