Proponents of school dress codes might be encouraged by this recent article from ESPN the magazine.

Remember when the NBA instituted a dress code three seasons ago? Remember all the caterwauling? Players balked at having to wear collared shirts and sensible shoes. And they were even less pleased with the no-chains-or-medallions clause. The code was ( Read more... )

I got admit, I kind of look forward to this day every year ( Read more... )

Via Peter Chataway, Roger Ebert discusses the favorite movies of the candidates.  McCain comes off as a bit of a movie buff, though consider that he was in his teenage years when some of his favorite movies came out.  Obama's seem...calculated if you ask me.

Yesterday I saw one gas station down the road going for 3.99, then another going for 3.69, ( Read more... )

Doggone it Colts!!

Well...at I'm not a Patriots fan.  Ouch, I hate that team, but that really stinks :/

So on Saturday I went to work.  I felt terrible all day, and almost went home several times.  Strangely though, I think I got a lot done, probably because staying active took my mind off how gross I felt ( Read more... )

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I found out that I won a Nintendo Wii....for my library.  The PLA conference had a booth with Baker and Taylor, and I took a second to sign up.  Lo and behold, I got an email that said I won (for real, not in the publisher sweepstakes sense)!

It's still pretty exciting, though the system hasn't come in yet.  Just in time for summer ( Read more... )

I will say, I enjoyed the super bowl more than I thought I would.  Watching Peyton react to his younger brother winning was fun.

Fun little commercial, how soon did they put this together?

Hey Patriot fans!

Pre-order 19-0: The Historic Championship Season of New England's Unbeatable Patriots today!

That seems a tad early though...

RARRR! Go Colts!!

Partly in an attempt to get out and connect with the students I serve as a YA librarian, I went to a set of opening night 9th grade basketball games, for the girls and guys at Oakdale junior high. Naturally, being from Indiana, high school basketball is a natural environment for me.  I had a lot of fun.  There's an energy in a compact arena, that ( Read more... )