Category Archives: News
GOP Rally
Last Monday, Oct. 27, Mel and I went to a GOP rally in Salem, VA where Governor Sarah Palin was scheduled to speak as part of her one-day barnstorming of Virginia. It was cold, the lines were long, and we … Continue reading
Did anyone find this insulting?
I didn’t watch Senator Obama’s infomercial last night. I get the impression that I didn’t miss much. I also don’t feel like trying to refute all of the absurd things he said. But after seeing the video below, I feel … Continue reading
Highlander Festival
My family came to visit during the second week of October. That weekend was also the annual Highlander Festival at Radford University. There are annual “highlander games,” which seem to center around throwing heavy, unwieldy objects as far as possible. … Continue reading
Weekend Fun
This past weekend Andrew and I took a day trip down to Hillsville and Poplar Camp, VA. I really wanted some apples (for a decent price) and a cooking pumpkin. Hillsville has a large, great farmers market, so we stopped … Continue reading
The Experience Canard
There has been a lot of talk in the last few days about Gov. Sarah Palin’s experience–whether she has enough to be vice president or not. Even some conservative writers suggest that she just doesn’t have what it takes. The … Continue reading
Statistics and political rhetoric
Lincoln recently put a link on his blog to a post on EdWired about computer visualizations of text. Actually the site that does these visualizations will do them for nearly any data set. One of the highlights I found quite … Continue reading
Hurricane predictions
Price per gallon today at Hess: $3.55. Line: 4 cars. Price per gallon today at Citgo: $3.54. Line: 1 car. Price per gallon today at Chevron: $4.19. Line: You must be joking. I will laugh if the price per gallon … Continue reading
They don’t get it: More musing on Sarah Palin
The media was doubting whether Sarah Palin would actually appeal to women. They failed to realize how effectively she could appeal to mothers. In the typical modern feminist mindset, women are not mothers, at least not primarily. But Mrs. Palin … Continue reading
Melanie’s Birthday
My parents and brothers came up last weekend to celebrate my birthday. This was the first time the boys have come and the longest my family stayed (Friday night through Sunday afternoon). We had a full house. My parents slept … Continue reading
Hurray for VT Grad School!
Big answer to prayer for the day: VT is going to give me in-state tuition rates! My school bill well be about half as much as before–still plenty for only one class.