tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63503992011-08-10T00:51:58.013-05:00The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed by private citizens. ~ Alex de TocquevilleLive Free or Die Tryinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15143683001014612315noreply@blogger.comBlogger2661100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350399.post-1163704004824141792006-11-16T12:58:00.000-06:002006-11-16T13:06:44.846-06:00

Milton Friedman has died today. I leave you with the words of Edward Crane, president of the Cato Institute, on Friedman:"Here's a guy who won the Nobel Prize in economics for his work in monetary theory and he was a great Chicagoan, a great empiricist and theoretician of economics. But ultimately, what Milton believed in was human liberty and he took great joy in trying to promote that concept.

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Apparently Israel and Hezbollah are in the beginning of a war with each other in southern Lebanon. As usual, much of the world is complaining that Israel is using excessive force against people who have openly stated that their primary goal in life is the destruction of Israel. I say this because Hezbollah is supported ideologically and financially by Iran, a nation whose prime minister has

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I absolutely love hearing what is never supposed to be heard in politics or diplomacy, that being a man's honest (and politically incorrect) opinion. In the case I'm referring to, President Bush voiced his disgust with Syria in Hezbollah today at the G-8 Summit as follows:"See the irony is that what they need to do is get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop doing this s--- and it's over," Bush told

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Many fret about our national debt, yet they fail to look at the overall picture. As Jerry Bowyer points out:Imagine for a moment that you are a financial planner and you are advising a family that makes about $130,000 per year. Their total assets, including a house, stocks, and bonds, add up to about $660,000. They owe roughly $130,000. Over the past three years their assets have been growing in

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It must be nice to ponder running a sub-2:30 marathon "for fun." But what else should we expect from a guy that has run a 3:43 mile.

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I figured I'd go into some in-depth analysis on some breaking news. Here goes: HAHAHAHA!!!

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My favorite historian's thoughts on the Iranian nuclear situation.Oh, and on a totally different note, there's this local high school band named "The Question?" playing at Penny Lane Coffeehouse on Saturday. I saw them rock a two hour set at the Earth Day Festival this past weekend. Namaste followed them but, unfortunately, I had to meet prior engagements.

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I don't if any of you followed Chinese president Hu's visit to the US, but if you did, you may have caught the outburst in both Chinese and English from Epoch Times reporter Wenyi Wang. In case you don't know the full story, you may want to check out the story here. Currently, the PRC is executing Falun-Gong practicioners and then harvesting their organs shortly before they die. Let me reitterate

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So Tuesday I had a 6-page book review due over Theodore White's Thunder Out of China. The book is basically a firsthand account of the happenings of China from 1937-45, a period in which China was engaged in civil war, World War II, and civil war yet again. I must say that the book was arguably the best I have read in months. Not only did I find this read to be highly informative, it was also

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Current unemployment statistics show that we are under 5%. In fact, we are apparently at 4.7%. But sssshhhhh, don't tell anyone. We wouldn't want anyone to know that this rate is lower than anything we had under the Clinton years, or 1960-90, for that matter. Remember, those were eight years of peace and economic prosperity (try not to look at Al-Qaeda's embassy bombings in Africa, the attack

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The immigration issue has quickly become the hot issue these past few weeks.. Many illegals are demanding that they be granted the same civil rights guaranteed as citizens. If you want America to grant equal rights to immigrants originating from Mexico, then why is it that the Mexican government fails to do so for foreigners in their country? How does it go.... people in glass houses shouldn't

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"I've been listening to the first WuTang album, The End 36 Chambers, pretty much everyday for the whole writing of the record (Stadium Arcadium). Um, I was inspired by the rhythms that the MCs were using in their raps. They were inspiring to me in terms of my guitar playing, [...] they don't just go in a straight rhythm according to how the drums are; they make up their own groove." ~ John

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Question: What do you get when a 6 foot, 250 lb pound, cop pulls over a 5' 5" 110 pound women a little buzzed from her flu medication?Answer: "Taser time!"I suppose the story is not too surprising considering I've had friends who were pulled over in Hamilton County for being teenagers, but this is a bit much.

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Well, I suppose I can agree with Kudlow that one side of the economic coin is going well. Now if Bush could quit spending like a kid in a candy store, then maybe I'd stop confusing him with Jimmy Carter and Lyndon Johnson.

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And who should be one of the next appointees for the Federal Reserve board? Maybe one of the guys that lost to Bernanke for chair. Or maybe anyone who's got a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard, Chicago, Stanford, Columbia, or Penn. Could we possibly get a top banking executive, you know, someone with first-hand market experience. Naaaaah, who needs that? Let's just go with a mid-30's White

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Last weekend I saw Umphrey's McGee live at the Murat in Indy. WOW. That was the most intense concert I've ever gone to (which I suppose isn't saying too much, but regardless). They opened up with "Plunger" which is one of my personal favs. After that they did a decent version of "Jimmy Stewart" (a title they use for an open jam they do almost every show). The first set was finished off with

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Looks like Thomas Sowell has dusted off his copy of Friedman's Free to Choose.

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Sometimes, just sometimes, I think that liberalism's idea of "diversity" goes a tad bit too far. Or in this instance, what the hell are you people thinking?

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So I was on the Umphrey's McGee website earlier today looking through their setlists to see what my chances were of seeing All In Time performed live next Saturday, when I stumbled across a "cover" that UM did called "Cheney's Gotta Gun" to the tune of Aerosmith's "Janie's Gotta Gun." Classic. But seriously, if Umphrey's plays All in Time it will make my day/week/month. I absolutely love the

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So apparently if you draw an insanely distasteful cartoon, extremists will pay an easy $1 million for someone to kill you. Oh yeah, and don't deal heroin or marijuana in Indonesia. They'll shoot you for the heroin, and they'll throw you in jail for 20 years for the chronic.

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Although I don't always agree with John McCain's positions, I do respect the fact that he seems to be one of the only Senators that actually cares about the public interest. I also have to rejoice in the fact that he doesn't hesitate to call bullshit when he smells it. I'll leave you with my favorite section of the letter:I concluded your professed concern for the institution and the public

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Flashback to last week. I had just gotten back from classes and decided to flip through the channels for a bit before starting on some humanities reading. After a few minutes, I stumbled onto the Senate Finance Committee's meeting on C-SPAN. They happened to be discussing whether or not the government should subsidize oil exploration. It probably would have been best if I hadn't seen this

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They just make it look easy... nice job gang.

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Is Wal-Mart really that evil?

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Tomorrow is our first day of official practice! G-wood moved into our new apartment today and I've gotta say that it rocks. The living room and bedrooms are way bigger than those found in the dorms and our dishwasher and fridge are brand new. More later.

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Greetings. It appears that the frequency and longevity of posts on this site continues to decrease. I shall put an end to this in the coming weeks. There will be a return to essays and postings with meaning. Once my laptop is running again, I plan to begin writing an essay underlying the many hypocracies of liberalism. Though I no longer consider myself a conservative, it is liberalism that

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I'm halfway through The Economy In The Reagan Years and the author has lost credibility in my eyes. The exact moment was on page 79 when Campagna, in regards to tax cuts and whether or not they raise government revenue, states that "the exact numbers are not the issue; the perception was that the tax cuts were unfair." Really? I thought you were trying to write a book that analyzed "the

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It appears The Guardian is now openly hiring supporters of terrorism. I usually find at least a few articles that are total garbage on their website, but this was just ridiculous.

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So I've been reading The Economy In The Reagan Years by Anthony Campagna. I know what most of you are probably thinking, and no, this book is very critical of the Reagan administration. The author seems to take a Keynesian approach critiquing Reaganomics, which makes for an interesting read since Reagan's policies revolved around supply-side and monetarist theory. It was very interesting to

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It's interesting that we always hear about the US soldier or soldiers that have died in the current Iraq War, but never about the number of Iraqi civilians. Or how someone who kidnaps civilians, makes impossible demands for release, and eventually beheads their victim(s) with a dull knife is merely referred to as an "insurgent." Bias in the media? Heresy! Unless, you're talking about Fox....

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The contrast between what we've seen on the TV screens here, what's taken place in London and what's taking place here is incredibly vivid to me. On the one hand, we have people here who are working to alleviate poverty, to help rid the world of the pandemic of AIDS, working on ways to have a clean environment. And on the other hand, you've got people killing innocent people. And the contrast

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Hey hey! I've got to finish up a little homework before class, but I figured I'd make a quick post for the hell of it. My summer reading is going very well. I am currently reading Reagan's War and Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal. I finished reading Ayn Rand's The Virtue of Selfishness last week. Brilliant, that's all I can say for now. Here are a just a few sweet tidbits of Objectivist

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I find it ironic that Europe is actually proving that monetarist theory is sound... Friedman rocks.

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My laptop won't start up properly, so I'm having to author this post at Rice Library on the beautiful, and very hot USI campus. Jake E, my fellow teammate/roommate, has been studying for the DAT (a dental school entrance exam). From what I hear, it's pretty darn tough and he's been studying 4-6 hours a day for the past month. Whatever the case, he's been getting help from an older fellow by the

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An interesting factoid for the day.

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I don't smoke pot, but I find this quite disturbing. Apparently the Supreme Court has rejected the use of marijuana for the terminally ill. Over the past year I have moved further away from conservativism and closer to libertarianism because of actions like this. Not only does this decision limit individual freedom, but it has also turned the terminally ill and elderly seeking cheaper and

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I had an epiphany of sorts the other day that has been long in coming..... my site is ugly. It needs a facelift. Maybe I can get around to that. Or not. We'll see. ~ Rich

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The New York Times never ceases to amaze me; however, in this instance it's actually for the better. Paul Krugman, the raving assclown "economist" of the Left, has been torn apart by his former public editor at the Times for his ridiculous distortion of economic statistics to promote his own biased opinions and assertions. In his final piece in The Times, Okrent comments on how Krugman, "has

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In the past there have been cries for bans on handguns. Now we need to watch out for the deadliest weapon of all. The best part is that it's multi-purpose.... I use mine to chop up vegetables!

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I stumbled onto this article in a blog my dad showed me last year and I believe it's quite noteworthy. It touches upon why the insurgents in Iraq and the Taliban militants in Afghanistan are not treated like normal soldiers.Oh, and I read an interesting little quote by Milton Friedman the other day in the Preface of Hayek's The Road To Serfdom: "It is only a little overstated to say that we

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Today's wishlist:Privatization of Social-SecurityAn up-or-down vote for judicial nomineesStronger immigration policy/tightening of our bordersSimplified tax code... serious reduction in taxes overall and a negative income tax to replace the inefficiency of welfareA reduction in the ridiculous amount of government spendingCAFTA to passOn a lighter note.... Audioslave's new CD

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Hi. It's been a long time, and I've missed you Blogger. We've had some good times, and I'm sorry that I haven't paid more attention to you. I'm sure that if you were between the ages of 1-12 and human I would have been arrested by the authorities for neglect and endangerment, but you're not. Whew. Anyway, I don't have much access to the internet right now due to computer trouble. However, I

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It's 60-something and sunny. I'm inside, studying. Maybe if I can study for a few more hours I'll allow myself to go run and then go out tonight. Maybe. Man, this sucks. ~ Rich

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Today has been a good day. Most of the day was monotonous thus far, but I did fairly well on my english paper, so I was happy about that. Tonight should be fun. Gwood and I are going to Penny Lane Coffee House to watch a classical guitarist. That's all for now ~ Rich

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I bought the new Rolling Stone at the convenience store yesterday because it had The Immortals: The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Many of the artists featured in their list definitely deserved to be there. The Beatle's were number one, and rightfully so. The Rolling Stones, Hendrix, The Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin, and The Velvet Underground were all in the top 20. So, I was thinking, "Alright,

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Hardly any person in America, or the world for that matter, would argue that they lack concern for the environment. Decisions that we make regarding environmental policy can have adverse effects on our planet at many levels. Much like political parties, environmental thinkers and scientists associate with particular belief systems and methods of analyzation. According to Peter Huber, author of

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Environmentalism is a very curious subject, or so I have come to gather from the books I'm reading for my research paper. I'm focusing on radical environmentalism, specifically the common misconceptions it has created as well as errors in public policy that can be attributed to its influence. After I'm done with the paper it'll be posted here for your reading pleasure (or displeasure?). Enjoy

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There is much new, as usual. This weekend has been great. My parents came down and I got to spend some time with them Saturday; and I got the Blue Beast back, yes! After hooking me up with some nice swag from the mall, walking down by the river, and wining and dining me @ the Acropolis they had to leave. Thanks so much for everything, it rocked! Next Friday I'm heading over to Louisville for

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I realize that my postings on here are beginning to get few and far between yet again, and I apologize. However, pyschology and geology have been kicking my ass (my psych prof wrote our textbook and my geology prof should be working for the US Geological Survey). Whatever the case, here I am. What's new? Well, I'm finally running more than 3 miles a day on a consistent basis and that means

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ACCT-201.-004 ACCOUNTING PRINC I TR 1030-1145AMECON-208.-004 MICROECONOMICS TR 0130-0245PMMATH215.-001 SURVEY-CALC/TI83 MWF 0900-0950AMPED -186.-206 WELL/FIT APPRAISAL MWF 1000-1050AMGEOL-132.-001 VOLCANOES & ERUPTIONS MWF 1100-1150AM

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I got cleared to run on Monday. At first I was absolutely ecstatic. When I got back I ran for six minutes; unfortunately I was breathing fairly hard after such a short time. Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day and I only got to run for ten minutes, after which I was somewhat tired. My quads are actually sore from yesterday's run, so sad. A few months from now I'll probably going to look

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G-wood, Howski, and I were supposed to open for Rich Hardesty tonight at the Duck Inn. However, his plane apparently had problems and he wasn't able to get another flight out here, so the show's been moved to next month or so. I think it's probably a good thing because I don't think we prepared well enough for the show. This will also give us a chance to work with some material that we had to

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A three day weekend is just 24 hours and 40 minutes away, and like almost any extended weekend at USI, most of the high schoolers trapped in college student's bodies are packing their bags and heading home to mommy and daddy for at least the second time in a month. I, however, am not. This weekend will probably not result in any interesting developments in my life, probably just pool workouts

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Garwood has alerted me to the fact that I haven't posted a Garwoodism in awhile... so here goes:THIS WEEKS GARWOODISMGarwood on laziness: "At least when I'm not doing anything I'm not doing homework."

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Looks like it's been two weeks since I last updated. Sorry. So spring break was one of the best weeks of my life. I went out to New Hamsphire and Vermont for some skiing/snowboarding with Jake England, affectionately known to some as "Flake." The snow was probably the best I've experienced in my life, mainly due to the fact that it snowed everyday except for one. Some highlights:Sunday- Jake

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Well it's damn near 5:30 in the morning and you're probably wondering, "Rich, why did you get up so early in the morning?" Well, actually I'm still up from Thursday night thanks to a shitty 6 page english paper that I've been too sick to write the past few days. Now you might be thinking, "Yeah, but it's got to be a big one. You know, something important like 'Islamofascism' or 'the Human Genome

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Well today was bullshit. Out of all the days I can get sick, it has to be the night before my fucking geology midterm. I woke up this morning feeling absolutely terrible. After screwin' up the midterm pretty badly I went back to the dorm and slept the whole day because I couldn't concentrate on anything. So now I have a 6 page paper to write tomorrow. Fun. I'm so pissed write now that I'm

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Hey! A week from now I'll probably be driving through New York at this time, en route to New Hampshire. Oh, and by New Hampshire, I mean Bretton Woods. Pretty nice, huh? It looks like Jake E will be coming with me too! My doctor told me on Thursday that I can't run for another month. This means I will have taken almost 2 months, the most I've "vacationed" since 8th grade. The good news is that I

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We had a sample midterm today and although I would have passed, it wouldn't have been very pretty. I just got done studying for my math midterm tomorrow. So, it looks like I'll move on to working on my research paper for english tomorrow. That's about it with life right now. I've been swimming so much that it's become normal to me; I still suck though. What's really annoying is that when I

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Geology is killing me..... I'll try and post in the coming days if I have the time.

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Jake forgot that he had to work today, so he didn't make me dinner. Bad Jake; your place is in the kitchen... you should know that by now.

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It seems that everyone is going back home this weekend, which is really dumb in my opinion because it's only been a month since Christmas break, but whatever. PJ called two days ago and we talked awhile. He said I should come to L-ville this weekend. Since no one is gonna be around here I'm probably gonna take him up on that offer.Tonight I will probably be studying my little ass off so that I

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What a beautiful day! It's 50 degrees and cloudy in Hebron right now, but it's 65 and sunny in Evansville; jealous, aren't you? I just got back from a brief field trip in my geology lab. I really hate that class, but today it was mildly entertaining as students were able to drive the vans. The guy driving my van intentionally plowed into a garbage can and I couldn't stop laughing for 5 minutes

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I supposed I could update, you know, for the hell of it. Nothing particularly interesting or exciting happened this weekend. Today I went with Garwood to the mall. Upon returning, I went to "Super" Wal-Mart with Jake. They only had two types of pizza sauce and one of them was Ragu, the other was Wal-Mart brand. Sad. Very Sad. Being unable to run has left me feeling very empty. I now have 3

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Hey folks! I really don't wanna go into a lengthy rant tonight or tell you about everything that's happening in my life. But I will give you the pleasure of a new Garwoodism. Actually, it's been a busy week, so Garwood is going to bless you with 2 Garwoodisms of a similar variety. Enjoy.... ~ RichThis week's Garwoodism:"God didn't make you a whore, so don't use his quotes to justify your

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Today I visited Deaconess Hospital to get my left femur checked. I got shot up with this radioactive fluid stuff at 9 and then I went back in to get scanned at 12:30 once the fluid was flowing through my bones. Once scanned, the middle of my left femur appeared to glow light gray on the computer monitor, indicating a minor stress fracture. So, I do have a stress fracture, but I will not know how

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At this very moment I am both happy and sad. Why you ask? Because I just received the newest John Frusciante CD in the mail, the very CD I pre-ordered almost a month ago. Yet again, Frusciante does not disappoint as he elevates himself closer to true singer-songwriter status. The guitar style is creative, the vocals are melodic, and the overall sound is different than the normal shit on the

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Tonight marked the first time in at least 3 months that I did a pool workout. I forgot just how much I hate them; I also forgot just how badly I suck at swimming. Maybe by the time I can start running again I'll be able to execute proper freestyle technique. One could only hope with the looks I was getting from the lifeguard and fellow swimmers. There came a point where I was ready to just

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My leg was x-rayed today. I have a stress fracture. So, I'm out for at least a week, most likely a month once they get the full results from my bone scan next tuesday. Looks like it's lots of swimming and biking for me. Oh, and I have to diet so I don't get fat while I'm not running. I'm thinking I'll do the Sub-Connection diet (sorry, USI's ghetto... we don't have a Subway). That's all for

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Last night I ran at IU. I sucked, again. Although I ran a second faster than last week (crossed the line in 4:41) I still was not satisfied. I should be a good 4-5 seconds under my high school PR right now. There's a possibility that I'm just adjusting to racing differently. My half-mile split (2:10) was only 1 or 2 seconds slower than my old 800 PR. Whatever the case, I'd like to thank

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Good afternoon! It's a sunny day on the USI campus, making the cold a little more tolerable. There really hasn't been much to update since my last post. I believe this is due in part to a lack of anything even close to being comparable of MLK weekend. We did have a track meet on Saturday, I sucked... 4:42 was the time in which I crossed the finish line for the mile. True, it is my 3rd

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Last night was a total blast. G-wood, Howski, Schulzey, C-Stock, Roy, and I went to see Something Corporate live in St. Louis. What was really cool was that we were only 10 feet away from the stage! I caught a few good pictures of SoCo on my camera phone. One of the bands that opened for them, The Academy Is, had an excellent performance which was really cool because we didn't know anyone else

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I've got Geology in half an hour, so it looks like I'll be making this short. The concert last night was simply awesome!!! Something Corporate sounds spectacular live and so does the The Academy Is (one of the opening acts... check them out). Straylight Run has to be one of the worst bands I've ever heard. Anyway, I've gotta go. I'll post more later.~ Rich

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As all of you (hopefully) know, we have moved into 2005. What will happen this year? No one can be quite sure. So that's why I'm going to make some predictions. If they are right, then I will probably very cocky. If they are wrong, I'll probably tell you I was just playin' around. Either way it'll make for a good laugh. 1.) The deficit will start to shrink..... and it won't be reported by

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Gooooooooood morning Evansville!!! Well this day has started out very well. I only got 4 hours of sleep last night, but I'm wired like no other right now thanks to a cup of coffee and a can of Mountain Dew. Psychology proved to be quite interesting today. Perhaps the best word to describe my prof would be eclectic? In other news, I received a letter from Residence Life last night which

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I'm finally back in E-ville and I'm loving it. My roommates got back earlier than expected which was pretty cool. Last night I hung out with Nick and a handful of other people at the TKE house. When we got back Boston was crashed out on his bed and we were like, "What the hell is he doing here?" Okay, guess you had to be there to get it, anyway... I had run a workout on campus earlier with

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Today was uneventful. I tried to wake up at 6'ish but I ended up pulling the plug out of the wall on my alarm clock, literally; that's gotta be a first. Headed up to Merrillville and did a little window shopping followed by a stop at Dunkin Donuts to get some damn good coffee for the coffee maker I'm stealing from my parents. Yes folks, DD's French Vanilla Roast, only the best cup of joe will

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A few hours ago I ran my first mile in a little over 6 months on Wheeler's indoor track. I crossed the finish line in 4:47, not bad considering I wasn't wearing spikes, didn't have a racing singlet, and the track is only 160 meters. I didn't run a 4:47 until April of last season. Amazing what college can do, isn't it? Hebron has been enjoyable the past week. I've been able to hang out with

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The 'rents have yet again come through with some awesome gifts. My dad got me the first four Beatle's albums on CD. I didn't put them on my list, but I am so glad that he thought of getting them because they (obviously) rock; so mad props to Dad, for being cool and going out on the limb and coming through with an awesome gift. Mom gave me one of John Frusciante's newest, Inside of Emptiness. I

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Hey kids! I took my history final yesterday; it was really easy (I thought anyway). After I finished it I talked to Dr. Pitzer for awhile because I had received some bonus points for pointing out that the Bin Laden's had made amassed their fortune from their construction business. What I thought was really cool was that out of the 125-30 people in my class he knew my name. He was, by far, my

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Well it appears that NRO has beaten me to the punch regarding a critique on Paul Krugman's latest article of deception. However, I am quite disappointed with the job they did because there are a number of important factors that they left out. There's nothing strange or mysterious about how Social Security works: it's just a government program supported by a dedicated tax on payroll earnings,

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Well Paul Krugman is back, after taking a month off to cry in a corner about the election results, with a new load of shit. This time it deals with how the privatization of social security is a bad thing. He also goes on to say that Social Security has been a success. Yes, Mr. Krugman, and so were all of the other New Deal programs. I am upset enough over this article that I will dissect it

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I've noticed that my posting is becoming less frequent yet again. But finals are much more serious in college, so I hope most of you understand. Anyway, there's a lot of stuff going on and aside from training and school most of it sucks. I really don't care to elaborate on it right now. In the meantime, here's an article for those of you that believe dogs are smarter than cats. How many dogs

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I read an excellent article on National Review today explaining how successes in America have doomed leftist ideology to failure. The world is changing, and it's not doing so in a fashion that will enable liberal extremism shape our nation's policy. "There is no more dramatic proof of the death of the Left than the passage of its central vision — global democratic revolution — into the hands of

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English 101 was really productive today because my substitute teacher couldn't speak english. Luckily, we got dismissed early so I was able to grab some lunch. Our XC practice was mad crazy. The course was so muddy and once we started our hill repeats my shoes weighed at least 2 pounds more than when we started. We were so muddy when we got back into the PAC. January's gonna be a great month

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So I think I've got this thing figured out. Because Evansville has nothing but sunny, humid, 80 degree days throughout summer and autumn there must be nothing but rainy and 50 degree days throughout November and probably December. Can you guess what the weather is like right now? We've got a workout on Strueh Hill today. When I found out that we were doing a workout yesterday I was pretty

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Thanksgiving break was great, even though Hebron lost to Kouts. It was good to hang out with Matt, Henry, Joe, Ricky, and Emiltag again. I've got history now, so I might elaborate on my break later. An excellent article on what's really happening in Fallujah One of Hollywood's own has died, and they apparently don't care

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Day-After Thanksgiving sales are absolutely crazy. People are choking each other over who gets the last blender for 50% off retail, clothes are strewn about the floors, and the lines are 45 minutes long. Why the hell was I in Merriville on such a crazy day? Because my good friend Matthew needed a vacuum, actually his mom need the vacuum. We braved the crazy people and long lines to get $100 off

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It was almost 60 degrees in Evansville when I left. I come back home and it's 35 and snowing. Seriously, what the fuck? Oh well, that's the Region for ya. I'm about 20 minutes from going out on a run; 3 PM is supposed to be the warmest time of they day, so I'll try and brave the wind and snow then. My plans for tonight are yet to be decided. I heard there's a game tonight, so I might go

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Well I got totally screwed out of goin' back home this weekend because of my CIS class; the server failed yesterday when I was taking my Access test. Now I have to take it tomorrow and then retake it Tuesday so I can improve upon what I know is gonna be a shitty grade. Microsoft Access is like Excel on drugs and, as far as I'm concerned, it can go to hell and die. So what else is new? Well I

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Just got my math done a half hour before class, so I thought I'd make a quick post. I'm looking forward to running today because it's absolutely beautiful. I think I'll do a 10-miler out to the small town of St. Philips and back to campus. Thanksgiving vacation is still up in the air as I do not know when I'm coming back home or how I'm geting there, but I'm sure I'll figure something out. It

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Sorry, the title has absolutely nothing to do with this post; I just felt the need for inserting something totally random. Anyway, I really don't want to type a very long post right now, so I'll try to keep this fairly brief. The girl's v-ball team won conference yesterday by defeating SIUE in the 4th game. My vocal chords have gone through pure hell the past 2 days after attending both games

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Tonight we are celebrating Jesse's birthday as well as what I hope will be a Screamin' Eagles volleyball conference championship. Gotta love posts that are only 3 sentences long and don't really tell ya much, right? I'm already late, so I need to get going folks. ~ Rich

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Today was a miserable kinda day with nothing but rain and 50-something for the high. To make matters worse I was not able to enjoy the weather with a run because I had a really bad calf cramp after my run yesterday which left my really sore today. Walking in the rain to class was really fun though because once I got to the door of the building I needed to be in I had to shake the water off my

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10.) Distort the truth when telling a dramatic occurence to make yourself look like a better person. 9.) Be sure to criticize other people of their shortcomings often, and always remember to disregard the fact that you have your own problems and are not secure enough to deal with them. 8.) Create away messages or weblog posts that are open to interpretation in an effort to piss off other

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So I started running again yesterday. My lungs felt as if I had not even taken a week off. I have also started lifted again and I feel absolutely great. Life has been fairly monotonous the past week or so. A lot of drama has been occuring throughout the team, but I'm trying to stay out of it, I don't like bad karma. That's all for now. ~ Rich

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Poor shitty "economist," the higher voter turnout favored Bush. Are you still misty eyed? And if so, is it for other reasons? 11/8/04 8:29: I would like to make a correction regarding many of the statements I have previously made regarding the election. Indeed, I have no right to criticize anything that a liberal from the East or West Coast says because I am but a simpleton, apparently living in

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I'm watching Bill Maher's show on HBO, again. This is such an interesting show because people such as Maher accuse Fox News for not being "fair and balanced." Yet as I watch his show, I see Mahr and two other liberals attack a lone conservative. Very fair and balanced Bill, nice job.

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The American people have spoken, and they said John Kerry's staying in Massholechussetts. It was my belief that God and our nation's people would not let our nation fold under the current international chaos, yet I still was very nervous while watching the returns last night on TV. Victor Davis Hanson describes the situation best: "All of our past presidents were, at the moments of their

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Yes folks, an election party. Are we weird? No, but we do give a shit about who becomes our nation's next leader. Plus, the 2004 election is definately more exciting than an NBA game because the candidates are actually trying to win. Though the majority of us are cheering on Bush, there are a few that are hoping Kerry will win. Right now Florida is looking good for Bush; Ohio ain't lookin'

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