Archive for December, 2006
2006 Year in Review
2006 has been an interesting year — I think there’s lots of room for improvement in 2007. Thank you very much to all that stopped by and helped this blog come a long way from the previous year.
Happy New Years and Happy Anniversary
Five years ago today, on the side of an active volcano, beneath a 200 foot waterfall, deep in a rainforest in Costa Rica, my wife and I were married.
The Death of Saddam: The Historical Perspective
I hadn’t really stopped to reflect on the historical perspective of Saddam’s execution. But this seems about right.
Random Shuffle IPod Blogging
Random ITunes/IPod blogging, where I set ITunes to random shuffle my entire music collection (approx. 3400 songs) and list the first ten songs that come up:
Saddam Hussein Hanging: The Video
Flopping Aces has the entire video of the Saddam Hussein hanging. The resolution is pretty crappy and they miss the actual moment when Saddam’s head snaps in the noose — I’d give it 2 out of 10 stars. In fact, most of Saw II looked more realistic.
Miss Nevada Katie Rees: Spinning the Hit Counter
I had no idea that a “hit or two†would turn into thousands-upon-thousands of hits. Before writing about Ms. Rees, I was chugging along with my 1000 or so daily visitors to UrbanGrounds.
PFC Nathaniel Given Killed in Iraq
Since becoming a recruiter in the US Army, my little brother has helped hundreds of young men and women achieve their dream of serving in the US Army. And of all those Soldiers that my brother put into the Army, not one of them had been killed in combat — until earlier this week.
Saddam’s Final Moment
The first picture and images of Saddam’s final moments are starting to appear. Which is good — the people of Iraq need to know beyond any doubt that Saddam is really dead.
Saddam is Dead
The US is ensuring that Saddam is afforded much more dignity and respect than any one of his victims ever received
What Do the Kosites Think About the Death of President Gerald Ford?
Of course, I don’t know why this would surprise anybody — after all, the leader of the Kosites — Markos “Kos” Moulitsas Zúniga — had this to say about three Haliburton contractors (US citizens) who were killed, burned, and hung from a bridge: Screw ‘em.
On this Day in History: Birth of Elizabeth Jordan Carr, 1981
The first American test-tube baby, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, turned 25-years old today.
Vince Young: 2006 Athlete of the Year?
Bomani Jones at ESPN’s PAGE 2 makes a compelling case for Vince Young as the 2006 Athlete of the Year. Hey, you won’t get any argument out of me.
Score One for the Second Amendment
The problem with breaking into someone’s home in Texas, is that most of us own guns:
When Senators Dine with the Troops
When a Senator visits the troops in Iraq or Afghanistan, when they dine they are typically joined by troops from their home state. Such as in the following pictures:
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