June 25, 2008
- Wasting Prep Time 6-25-2008
The Disadvantages of an Elite Education
“The world that produced John Kerry and George Bush is indeed giving us our next generation of leaders. The kid who’s loading up on AP courses junior year or editing three campus publications while double-majoring, the kid whom everyone wants at their college or law school but no one wants [...]
February 3, 2008
- Wasting Prep Time 2-3-2008
Seinfeld Was Right. Don’t Double Dip That Chip. “Last year the food microbiologist’s undergraduate students examined the effects of double dipping using volunteers, wheat crackers and several sample dips. They found that three to six double dips transferred about 10,000 bacteria from an eater’s mouth to the remaining dip sample.”
Study Says Many Studies Are Bad. [...]
January 18, 2008
- Wasting Prep Time 1-18-2008
A collection of stories that have nothing to do with civil disobedience, Russia, or civil disobedience in Russia.
Why Girl Scout Cookies Must Be Banned. “How can we allow any organization, regardless of its cause, to use children to pimp products loaded with trans fat, the partially hydrogenated oil that Americans fear more than communism?”
Athletics, Withdrawal [...]
December 29, 2007
- Wasting Prep Time 12-29-2007
The new topic comes out on Tuesday and I need to get the January Crossfire Briefs Update finished. I need more motivation (and less football). In the meantime….
The 7 Great Medical Myths. Mom lied.
Dark Chocolate Not Good For You After All. More lies.
Honk If You Believe Honking Is Your Right. Is honking protected expression?
To Catch [...]
December 17, 2007
- Wasting Prep Time 12-17-2007
A hodge podge of goofy and serious items that I have amassed in recent weeks.
Who Ate All The Pies? The hungry pooch.
Paris Hilton Concerned About Oompa Loompa Safety. What would we do without Paris?
Can Baking Soda Curb Global Warming? Weird science.
Rah! Rah! Block That Rook! Chess nerds!
JFK’s Death, Re-framed. Fascinating.
Stop Your Sobbing. The death of [...]
November 19, 2007
- Wasting Prep Time 11-19-2007
It’s a slow week as everyone starts to get ready for a long holiday weekend. My holiday will be spent watching football (Rock Chalk, Jayhawk!) and working on the Crossfire Briefs December Update.
Ahmadinejad or the in-laws? Hmm.The “Millennials” Are Coming. 60 Minutes has some harsh words for your g-g-generation.
HuckChuckFacts. Mike Huckabee and Chuck Norris make [...]
November 9, 2007
- Wasting Prep Time 11-9-2007
A small diversion before I spend the next several days reading and thinking about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Exploding Piggy-Bank Aims To Scare Japanese Into Saving. A penny saved….
Paris Hilton Vows To Help Drunk Elephants Avoid Trouble. Pink elephants?
Hunt For “Odd” Star Trek Characters. I can think of a few people.
Eat More Chocolate and Help the Environment. Happy [...]
October 24, 2007
- Wasting Prep Time 10-24-2007
These stories are definitely more interesting than pondering the budget deficit.
Monkeys Attack Delhi Politician. This sounds too much like Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. [via BoingBoing]
Wisconsin Man Finds 3.92-ct White Diamond. Digging in the dirt for diamonds in Murfreesboro was my father’s idea of a family vacation. It wasn’t anything like Blood Diamond, [...]
October 17, 2007
- Wasting Prep Time - Pirates in the News
I have run across an interesting mix of pirate-related information this week. Unfortunately, there is no link to soft partition or the budget deficit.
Argh. Pirates or rap videos?
After a Dip in Attack, Pirates Mount a Comeback.
Pirate Attacks Up 14% Worldwide.
He’s Walking the Plank in His Undies Again. Despite the headline, it really is not about [...]
September 20, 2007
- Wasting Prep Time 9-20-2007
Kanye West Bests 50 Cent in Album Sales. We have a winner.
Americans Getting Lax About Clean Hands? There has to be a middle ground between not washing and constant use of Purell.
This One Doesn’t Go To Eleven. A silent debate. [via NDTCEDA-L]
Debate On Ending SAT Gains Ground. Good news for some.
September 17, 2007
- Wasting Prep Time - Constitution Day Edition
RIP, Robert Jordan - Not the headline I wanted to see this morning.
Academic Cheating is at an All-time High - Stop it!
Starting Them Young: The GTA San Andreas Cake - That’s just wrong.
Woman Has Yard Full of Snapping Turtles - Turtle Power!
Cupcake Ban - No!
Pirates vs. Ninjas Batteries - Too silly.
August 25, 2007
- Wasting Prep Time 8-25-2007
The September 2007 issue of Crossfire Briefs (Fairness Doctrine) will be published on Monday as scheduled. I have had all of the Fairness Doctrine reading I can tolerate for one day. Expect a number of Fairness Doctrine related posts next week. In the meantime, enjoy these diversions:
Students Sent to Office for Wearing Jacket and Tie [...]
August 9, 2007
- Wasting Prep Time 8-9-2007
Why is Catching a Baseball Taxable Income? - An interesting question.
MathTrek: Cracking the Cube - Just 26 moves.
Medium Rare Laptop - Don’t hide your laptop in the oven.
Homeland Security’s Latest Non-lethal Weapon: The Pukelight - Look away!
Michael Vick Chew Toy - Entrepreneurship or opportunism?
August 4, 2007
- Wasting Prep Time 8-4-07
An Impediment Got ‘Rocket Science’ Going - The inspiration behind the film.
Want to Be Good at Science? Math Is Key - Duh.
Ten Reasons To Throw Away Your Cellphone
Apple Wants Your iPod to Stop Charging For Thieves - Should have been done years ago.
For the DeLorean, It’s Back to the Present - The DeLorean was cool [...]
July 22, 2007
- Wasting Prep Time 7-22-2007
Can Squirrels Spy For People? Iran Thinks So - No mention of Morocco Mole.
The Internet Crash of 2007 - Way to go, dude.
U.S. College Students Seek the Magic of Quidditch - No comment.
Police Investigate Duct Tape Road Block - Does Red Green have an alibi?
Why It’s Hard to Admit to Being Wrong - Because [...]
July 18, 2007
- Wasting Prep Time 7-18-2007
Economists Puzzled by Irrational eBay Buyers - Interesting findings.
‘Silly Walks’ Dissed by Mathematicians - I’m glad scientists are tackling the big questions.
Digital Shoplifting - It goes beyond Potterheads.
Why We Get Disgusted - Some things are just icky.
July 12, 2007
- Wasting Prep Time - Library Edition
Most of you are probably not aware that I work in a library. Back in the day, you had to go to a library to do debate research. In fact, my interest in libraries is a direct result of my debate experience.
Most news about libraries and librarians is boring, but I stumbled across some [...]
July 10, 2007
- Wasting Prep Time 7-10-2007
The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything. A new Veggie Tales movie with a pirate theme.
Post Like A Pirate. For Twitter users.
Handsoap. Perfect for the guest bathroom.
Headhoods. Two heads are better than one.
Happy Birthday, Wiffleball
Banning Bottled Water. The tide has turned.
July 6, 2007
- Wasting Prep Time 7-6-2007
Woman Wants to Buy $100,000 in iPhones, Can’t. Ha! Ha!
070707. The last cool date for some time. Happy Birthday, Mom!
The Five-Second Rule: It Just Might Be True. Science to the rescue!
Avril Lavigne Sued For Stealing Tune. Listen to the 30 second sample of the original on iTunes. Busted!
The Half Beard. The wife said no.
June 28, 2007
- Wasting Prep Time 6-28-2007
Kitlers. Cats that look like Hitler.
No Slack For Slackers. “A senior-year slump can have painful repercussions.”
Japan’s All-Star Speed Eater Suffers Professional Injury. No pain, no gain.
Teens Who Sleep In On Weekends Risk Monday Jetlag. Not a shocking finding.
Cereal Straws. Hmm.
