Three weeks left in the semester. Papers and projects are moving along nicely, and I'm registered for spring's last push for the MPH. Less than six months until graduation ( Read more... )

NCAA baseball season started last week. UofL swept the opening weekend opponent, outscoring SIU Edwardsville by 43-5 over the three games. Friday was a little cool and very windy, but a pretty good day at the stadium. Saturday - oh, man, Saturday. Sunny, warm, about perfect. Mom&Dad came up for the game, and D came with us, and it was just a ( Read more... )

There are times when I don't mind being wrong, and this weekend has turned out to be one of them ( Read more... )

Day One of Scarefest went about like I expected - very low attendance. Spent most of the evening with Ben P and Pat K and Kerry B, getting in a game of Zombie Survival among other things. Tomorrow's seminar is looking a little better, as Pat and Kerry have tagged in to help talk about stuff. Still expecting to head to the bar and watch football, ( Read more... )

After seven months, I gave in. Bought a digital signal converter tonight, and with the quick antenna setup, I can pull in the channels I wanted - specifically, the local CBS, Fox, and NBC affiliates. See, I'm getting through baseball season with the iOS app, but there's nothing comparable for the NFL without switching my cell provider to Verizon, ( Read more... )

Heck yeah Labor Day ( Read more... )

Before I get into the meat of this entry, allow me this disclaimer: The Galt House is a very very nice hotel with excellent facilities and a really good bar, and the room was terrific, and I loved our view of the Ohio River lock-and-dam complex and the sunsets were great ( Read more... )

Christ, last week was just one little tin god after another. Lost almost all respect for someone I used to almost consider a mentor.

On the positive side, I saw Man of Steel, and loved it. It does great things with the Superman mythos - gets in the messiah role of the character, shows his humanity, and we get gods fighting their war among us. My ( Read more... )

I hate to sound classist or whatever here, but I have felt just icky when I left some of the car dealerships that advertise in the crappy little magazine. Most of them are buy-here-pay-here businesses, and there's an unpleasant predatory vibe there. The standout moment came when a car was being pulled around for a photo, and I heard a rattling not ( Read more... )

It's Halloween!

I went to Lexington's Halloween celebration last night, mostly to see Space Madness on the Planet of the Apes by the March Madness Marching Band - and yes, they did "Rock Me, Doctor Zaius." Lots of people there, some good costumes, and the parade was a joy to behold.

I'd planned on driving to Florida this evening to see Space Shuttle ( Read more... )