When and Where Does This Real World Begin?

Granular Weather Data

Sat, 23 Dec 2006 03:02:25 GMT

As a service to both of our readers, we want to pass long this link to WeatherBonk.com. You can get very detailed weather data here. A very cool mash up of Google maps.

Charlie Brown Christmas

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 14:13:10 GMT

1 Decade Later

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 05:36:02 GMT

Check this one out:

Colleen, Jordan, Troy, Erica, circa 1996 at Augustana College
(notice, flannel shirt, windbreakers, earthtones)

Colleen, Jordan, Troy, Erica, circa 2006 in Oak Park
(notice, smaller glasses, highlighted hair, nicer clothing, tamed eye brows, wisdom)

Free Courses from Berkeley

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 03:03:34 GMT

Podcasts
Ever wanted to take courses from some of the top scholars in the US? Well, Berkeley has free podcasts of their courses online. I am working my way through the History of Information class. Pretty interesting.

An Academic paper that needs to be written:

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 06:32:56 GMT

From Footloose to Happy Feet: The Subversive Mythodology of Dance as Expressed by American Cinema

I think that this would make a great sociological study, and I think that only ChiBurns could write it.

Barack Speaks

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 02:03:20 GMT

Obama addressed the nation the other night. You should watch if you missed it. Everyone seems to be talking about whether or not he should run in '08. Many are saying he is not qualified or inexperienced. This bothers me a little bit, and I think people ignore or forget some of the following: 1) You do not accidently become editor of the Harvard Law Review, so the man has a brain. (A contrast to the present) 2) He has been a successful civil rights lawyer and advocate for people without voices. (A nice change from our current president who advocates for Halliburton and oil companies.) 3) Points 1 & 2 also hint at the fact that the man can speak in public, think on his feet, and create an argument. (Again, traits we have not seen in the White House since the West Wing went off of the air.) 4) Obama is often criticized for not having foreign policy experience (which didn't stop Regan, Bush 2, and Clinton), but people forget that Obama's father was from Africa--a continent that will have major political impact (much negative) in the next century. It would be nice to have a president with automatic credibility on that continent. 5) No presidential candidate can be fully qualified for this job. If a C student can be presdient, Obama is more than qualified (not that Bush has set the bar very high). From the days of Kennedy to our present day, presidents have touted the many experts they bring in to run the administration. Obama would be no different. 6) Presidents must be good communicators. They need to direct discussion and bring together coalitions. When was the last time we saw anyone like Obama energize our country?

Yearly Photo Posts of Sue

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 05:09:05 GMT

It is in our blog charter that we must post an obligatory photo of Sue each year. This post fulfills this obligation.

We Love Jordan and Allison

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 05:06:47 GMT