Link Alright, so this just caught my eye as I was busy killing the three hours between my classes, and trying to put off a much-anticipated showdown with the accounts receivable department of the particular institution I attend. It seems especially fitting since my first soccer game of the new fall season is tonight at 6:30. (I'd ask you to wish me luck, but we're playing a team from the Pharmacy School. We being a contingent known as IFC, or Internationale Football Club, made up of ...

In light of certain problems people have been having with Natalee Holloway and boy scouts from Utah and being blacklisted, I'd like to address what I believe is a bigger problem that underlies the superficial things that most of us have been arguing about: The difference between having the right to say something and actually saying it. We live in a place where, thankfully, we reserve the right to say and write whatever we damn well please. Unfortunately, this creates a sense of entitlemen...

Quick question of my own: Why is it that JoeUser Conservatives carry around their Goddamn pedestals in a holster, just waiting for the opportunity to whip them out? Why is it that they can be having a civilized discussion with people of different viewpoints, but the second that someone (emphasis on the word "one", as in singular) resorts to bad debating technique (i.e. namecalling), they immediately clutch at this as a way to launch an unified attack against anyone who disagrees with them,...

Link It seems that certain state governments are aiming at making the last half of senior year of high school more productive. I am not so far removed from this stage of my life, so I can see both positives and negatives. Obviously, the last year of high school is an easy ride for students that have taken care of their graduation requirements, and they wind up ending the year in a haze of parties and official school ceremonies. My time could certainly have been put to better use than...

Link It appears that this has happened a couple of times, and it just made me think about how common this actually is. First, the story: Woman steals cell phone. Woman places cell phone inside herself. Victim of cell phone theft calls cell phone. Woman begins ringing. Now the question, for obvious reasons directed towards the female population here, but any men should feel free to comment with the hilarious side comments that members of the male gender are so good at making: Do...

I was watching "Bowling for Columbine" this morning. Something struck me as the movie ended with an interview of Charlton Heston, president (I think?) of the NRA. Michael Moore posed a question to Mr. Heston, who really made quite the idiot of himself by repeatedly holding gun rallies in places which had just experienced devastating examples of gun violence, but that's beyond the point. On to the question: Why does Charlton Heston, living in a gated mansion with guards, need to keep gun...

So I recently received word that the pope names himself. I got to thinking. I think I would name myself Pope the First, so my full title would be Pope Pope (the First), with "the First" being optional for television news anchor types. If anyone is confused as to why I would name myself Pope Pope (the First), just say Pope Pope out loud in a news anchor-y voice, and all of your questions should be answered. So, what would be your pope name?

It was 9 AM. I was tired. I was on a train. I had a thought: The war in Iraq is a lot like sex: no one expected it to be over that fast, and if you go in unprepared, you have a hell of a time implementing an exit strategy. (rimshot)

I am not perfect. Sometimes, I make mistakes. Yesterday, I made a mistake. I thought about sleeping. It was shortly after I had woken up. For some reason, it just popped into my head. I thought, hmm, I've been asleep for the past 6 hours. I don't know what happened in those 6 hours. I don't remember the moment falling asleep. I can't even remember why I woke up. How did I wake up? I don't know about you, but voluntarily detaching myself from the planet for 5-8 hours a night is somewhat...

I've read a couple of news articles in the past couple of days that have brought up some mixed feelings in me. Over the last 48 hours, I have read about a man that was cleared of drunk driving charges, and another who received a verdict of not guilty for the murder of his father. The reason these two men were not found guilty is that they claimed to be sleepwalking when they committed their respective crimes. Now, I can understand and agree with the fact that if you are sleepwalking, ...

Link Well, the link is there, and its funny, but I've become so jaded by my months of blogging that unless it has something to do with Bush clubbing baby seals as reported by the BBC, I don't think enough of you will click on it, nor will enough of you be back here to complain about the bias. So then, a quick recap of the angry bed positions: 1) "The 11." The two parties lay rigidly on complete opposite sides of the bed. 2) "The K." One party lays rigidly, while the other turns aw...

Link Well, you all know me by now, tirelessly seeking to enlighten humankind, callously ignoring any and all reference to my own personal well-being, constantly in search of information that will make everyone's life more enjoyable. Today, I bring you condoms. You're welcome. Just a slight mention of the new and exciting technology that are being introduced in the condom field. 1) The vibrating condom. 2) The ice condom. 3) The musical condom. Hmm...interesting, isn't it? Tech...

Alright, it appears that certain people want to play a little game. That's fine. Philomedy loves games. Let's play. I will now bring forth a series of questions, which I want answered completely, without the use of the Bible as a reference. Although it should be clear that I am writing this as a response to a specific article (and we all know what that article is), everyone should feel free to play. Games are fun, after all. So here goes: 1) Prove God exists. (without citing the...

So, after all these months of discussion and laughter, I feel it is finally time to put a face with the viewpoints. This is me. Nice to meet you.

I've been trying for the past week to get my picture up on the site, and I can't. Can someone help me out here?