We Were Happy When…

Craig Wilson reflects on happiness and the connection it has with having nothing, from USA Today, a few days ago:

We all know the story. Everyone tells it. Over and over again. How happy we all were when we had nothing.
Remember that first job that paid $100 a week? Before taxes. Remember driving that broken-down VW [...]

The Election Polls

The most accurate poll prior to the 2004 election continues to report a vastly different picture for the 2008 election, with a wealth of data–including the Catholic vote and McCain.  From IBDeditorials:
McCain has cut into Obama’s lead for a second day and is now just 1.1 points behind. The spread was 3.7 Wednesday and 6.0 [...]

Michael’s Losers

With a hat tip to Leonard Postero, who’s radio show “Leonard’s Losers” often gave me great joy, while riding on the back roads of  North Florida, as a young man–here are my “gut” feeling losers for this weekend (I hope I’m wrong on a few of them:
The Lexington Felines vs. the Florida Swanp Lizards…loser…the Blue Kittens
The [...]