Good grief - Congress investigating flawed Bowl Championship (BCS) process

One of Jon Stewart’s great lines: In times of crises, it is important that Congress looks like they are taking action.
I hate the BCS as much as the next sports loon but, you gotta think there are more pressing matters or for that matter how about just staying home for the holidays.
These hearings were called, [...]

Letting go (is it a holiday or is it Christmas?)

Last night I attended a benefit concert for Aphesis House. Aphesis gives recently released prisoners a place to stay to readjust to the ‘free world’. It’s a wonderful organization that has been quite successful.
I’m about to trespass into Mother Tongue Annoyances territory, but I love the implication of the word aphesis. It comes from the [...]