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Story Time The third quarter of the year is winding down. With it comes the deadline for finishing up the work for volume 2 of “The Fiction of Kosmo”. Consolidating the short stories into the document isn’t difficult – but writing the longer, capstone story is quite a bit of work. I strive for a [...]
→ Read Full ArticleCan Zack Greinke Win the Cy Young?
Zack Greinke of the Kansas City Royals is having a great season. After teasing us with his potential the last few years, he has turned the corner and blossomed into a bona fide, unquestioned ace. He leads baseball with a 2.14 ERA. Batters are hitting just .231 against him, with an anemic OPS of .612. [...]
→ Read Full ArticleJohnny’s Picks
A rough week for Goodman last week as the spread took me behind the woodshed. Last Week: Straight Up – 15-2 ATS: 5-12 For the Year: Straight Up – 26-6 ATS: 15-17 College Georgia Tech @ Miami (FL) (-4.5) – Two Words…Hurricane Warning. Miami 31 – GT 24 Boise State (-7.5) @ Fresno State – [...]
→ Read Full ArticleFallen Star
Cindy fidgeted nervously and applied lip gloss before finally knocking on the door of Professor Craig Rollins. Cindy had taken courses with the esteemed professor before, but always got a bit tingly in the presence of such an iconic academic figure. Dr. Rollins’ work on black holes was the basis of much of the current [...]
→ Read Full ArticleThe Murder of Annie Le
I have an interest in true crime, and the result is that I can fairly easily absorb news stories that would make a lot of people queasy. Every once in a while, however, there is a crime that just grabs my attention and won’t let go. Currently, this is the story of Yale graduate student [...]
→ Read Full ArticleInitial Reactions to The Lost Symbol
I know what you’re thinking. “Kosmo – The Lost Symbol has been out for more than a day. Where’s the review?” I do indeed have my copy of the book. I have not yet had the opportunity to read it. Yesterday was spent getting Direct TV installed, and the next few days will probably be [...]
→ Read Full ArticleBuilding a Web Presence – Networking
As the Internet continues to grow, it continues to become more and more a part of our everyday lives. The sudden explosion of web capable mobile devices and social networking has lead to almost everyone having a presence on the web. As the web pervades every day life, we must take advantage of the opportunities [...]
→ Read Full ArticleNFL Week 1 and More
Week #1 of the NFL is in the books. I am writing this prior to the Monday night match-ups, so I will not comment on either of those games here. Some real interesting items of note in the first week of action: New Orleans offense – Who needs defense when you can score at will [...]
→ Read Full ArticlePolitical Agenda
I have been kicking around this idea for a while now. To delve into politics, or not? Recent developments have resulted in a bit of extra space in the schedule, so I think it’s time to give it a whirl. And with that, I throw my hat into the ring for the 2012 presidential election. [...]
→ Read Full ArticleCable vs. DSL
We have decided to make the jump from cable to Direct TV, largely in order to get the sports programming my wife and I want. We are about 15 miles north of the “home market” for her favorite NFL team, and nearly a thousand miles outside of the market for my favorite baseball team. I’ll [...]
→ Read Full ArticleJust For Laughs
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