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2010 College Football Preview

I get excited when autumn approaches. The weather cools down, playoff baseball gets going, and I’m officially done with wedding gift obligations. Sweet land of freedom! And of course there’s football. I prefer college to pro football for a variety of reasons — mainly because I can enjoy highlights on Read more…

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Seeing Sunspots

Summer will be over in a couple of months. And not a moment too soon. It feels like Earth has a GPS system, and someone programmed its destination to be the center of the sun. Let’s do some recalculating! I bet Al Gore didn’t grope that masseuse, but rather grabbed Read more…

Topical Insights

Topical Insights August #1

According to inside sources, prison inmates in California are tired of Lindsay Lohan. See that, Lindsay, it’s like you never left society. Ellen DeGeneres is leaving American Idol because hurting singers’ feelings doesn’t sit well with her conscience. When she told Simon Cowell he said, “Doesn’t sit well with your Read more…

Topical Insights

Topical Insights July #3

Wrongfully-ousted government employee Shirley Sherrod said she needs more time to think about the President’s new job offer. This time, however, Obama plans to watch the whole tape before deciphering what she means by that. Unemployment benefits were finally renewed. That’s good news for anyone who gets cut from Southern Read more…