I received a new “Harding Alumni Digest” email a few minutes ago. There’s a section where they are relaying information about various building projects on campus. In discussing some land along Race Street that is being cleared by the university, I found the following statement:
Buildings that have been removed recently include the bus [...]

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Staying busy again this week, little time to post. This may be it for the week. However, you can now see some of what I’m reading when I have a little time here and there in my “Recent Reads” section in the sidebar. Here’s a few other things…

Faith & politics
In the first [...]

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I’ve been very busy this week, having already worked a few very long days, so I haven’t had a lot time to be online and/or posting. Since I have a few minutes of breathing room now, I thought I’d pass on a few articles and what I’m considering from eMusic when my downloads refresh [...]

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Once college basketball season ends, the sports world is nearly non-existent for me until college football begins in the fall. Basically, I could not care less about professional baseball, so my summer sports viewing is pretty limited while I await the return of college football and the weekly blather of Fowler, Herbstreit and Corso.
I [...]

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I love Letterman’s nightly “Great Moments in Presidential Speeches.” Here’s a compilation.

Also, watched ZZ Top and Ozzy on the VH1 Rock Honors show last night. There’s not a decent video of his performance yet on youtube, but Ozzy sang his new single, which I really like. So, here’s a music video instead:

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A friend of mine sent me this.

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Al Gore spoke before a congressional committee today regarding climate change. He said the following:
The planet has a fever.
Maybe, just maybe, Gene Frenkie and Bruce Dickinson have the answer.

And in a related story: Nation’s Snowmen March Against Global Warming

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A good one from The Onion - Unreleased Jimmy Page Guitar Riff To Be Retrieved From Secret Vault To Save Rock And Roll.
Here’s a quote:
The Guardians [of the Protectorate of Rock] said recent developments in the music world, such as the unaccountable popularity of the Dixie Chicks and Sufjan Stevens, have created a “perfect storm [...]

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This is probably my favorite scene from my favorite movie of all time. Monty Python & the Holy Grail is also, in my opinion, the funniest movie ever made.
I give you King Arthur and Dennis, the anarcho-syndicalist peasant:

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Despite the unfortunate fact that Duke lost to Maryland tonight, I’m still able to laugh at this. I particularly liked the last sentence. The Onion always cracks me up. I missed this a couple of weeks ago. (link)
Mike Krzyzewski Assures Duke Players That Team Is Ranked 26th
February 15, 2007
Duke head [...]

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