Running From The Thought Police
Running From The Thought Police Recent Blog Posts
The Official Last Post (Probably)
on Dec 30, 2007I've started a new blog, Speaking Liberally. Hopefully I can do a better job of updating that blog than I did in the last year of this one.
Past Due
on Jun 4, 2007In case it's not been obvious, updating the blog has slid off my radar screen. It's not that I don't have opinions - I do. It's just that I don't have the time to read the vast amounts of stuff I did while I was a student, and have something to say...
This Seems Pertinent
on Feb 17, 2007 in Chief Lincoln UIUC I've been looking for this image for a while, and now that the Chief is gone, it's rather appropriate to post it here.
One More Bit Of Supposed Ligitimacy Gone
on Jan 18, 2007One of the things the Pro-Chief crowd likes to tout is the fact that the current regalia used by the Chief was given to/bought by the university from a member of the Ogala Sioux. They seem to think that having "real, live Injuns" make the costume ra...
I'll Take "Dat," Cookie
on Jan 11, 2007The You Don't Know Jack website has had a daily Dis or Dat for the past couple months, and today's, titled Run for Your Mushroom asks you whether a term is the name of a Smurf or a point of the Boy Scout Law. I just thought I should share.
Trib Has Its Own Story
on Jan 10, 2007And my, did they get some choice new bits:One member of the Facebook group said she didn't think the group was racist."I'm sure that when the group was started, I don't think that anybody took it seriously," said student Lizzy Cunningham, 19, who was...