Posted by Graduate Level Sykesology 8 months ago.
Gather round, children, and I will share with you a cautionary tale of the dangers of pride, unbounded optimism and an overdeveloped sense of ethics. As those of you who have stuck with the blog from the beginning know, March is the traditional time I...
Posted by Graduate Level Sykesology 8 months ago.
I had a sweetheart of a railing against society post ready to roll and I still will be rolling it out in the next few days. But a funny thing happened on the way to the righteous indignation entry. I had the occasion to thank two people today. Ea...
Posted by Graduate Level Sykesology 9 months ago.
My deepest apologies to Robert Frost.We're expected to get 5 to 8 inches of snow tonight, so I decided to beat the worst of the accumulation by taking off work early. That plus my flex day off tomorrow will allow me to hide from the white stuff until Sun...
Posted by Graduate Level Sykesology 10 months ago.
So I'm reading MSNBC.com's Cosmic Log today when I come across this bit of news:A colossal cloud of gas is racing toward a collision with our galaxy, and when it hits, the crash could trigger an intense burst of star formation.Now, this is really cool. O...
Posted by Graduate Level Sykesology 10 months ago.
The obvious question particularly to those who only know me through this blog, and I imagine that may be one or two of you is where the hell have I been Just to give you a recap, since the date of my last post, I've been in the hospital, gotten ou...
Posted by Graduate Level Sykesology 1 year ago.
Ok, so I decided not to change the format of this blog, but to open up another one instead. It's called "The Perfect Headline," and I already have a healthy number of posts. So check it out!The premise: some headlines are so great, you don't want to read ...
Posted by Graduate Level Sykesology 1 year ago.
I thought my blogging output would increase when I finally had a PC at home. Unfortunately, the opposite has been the case. I have several legitimate excuses: longer work hours, busier after-work schedule, spending my after-work wiritng time on actual p...
Posted by Graduate Level Sykesology 1 year ago.
Yes, it's been three months since I posted. I haven't been particularly inspired to foist my opinions on the world -- mainly because I haven't had any really strong ones. But boy, am I coming back swinging.It seems a newspaper reporter has been chastene...
Posted by Graduate Level Sykesology 1 year ago.
Hmmmm ... it's been a while, hasn't it Let's eas back into this blogging thing.
Posted by Graduate Level Sykesology 1 year ago.
If you're not a Dolphin fan, you may want to stop reading. But I am, and today was a rather significant day for the franchise. (Please note: the following essay assumes the reported release of Randy McMichael is a done deal.***First it was Jeno James, K...
Posted by Graduate Level Sykesology 1 year ago.
Sorry for my autobiographical constipation, dear readers. I'm about to let my vowels loose to try and make up for it.First-up, as a public service, I present my "American Idol" Bottom-Line Recap for Feb. 20, 2007. It was the first Guys' Night Out, and...
Posted by Graduate Level Sykesology 1 year ago.
I love watching politicians making fools of themselves.Senator Joe Biden today showed why he is more renown for stealing others words than for the quality of his own because of comments he made to the New York Observer, in which he said Barack Obama: "I ...
Posted by Graduate Level Sykesology 1 year ago.
Tonight, I am going to see this person in concert.The reason for this is that my mother, whose birthday is in 13 days, is a huge fan of the aforementioned comic (in fact, I believe he is her favorite comedian), and I wanted to give her something nice for ...
Posted by Graduate Level Sykesology 1 year ago.
It's been awhile since I was this excited over a musical discovery. Ladies and gentlemen, Imogen Heap.She's nominated for Best New Artist this year (though she hasn't a chance at winning, sadly). And she brings to the table a lot of my favorite musical ...
Posted by Graduate Level Sykesology 1 year ago.
Ok, I promise you, dear readers that this is not turning into an all-pandas, all-the-time blog. But I had to chuckle at and share this item from MSNBC.com bemoaning the fate of poor Chuang Chuang.It seems this male resident of Chiang Mai Zoo in northern ...
Posted by Graduate Level Sykesology 1 year ago.
Oh. My. God.'24.'Oh. My. God.See link at right, fans. All others ... you can cope.
Posted by Graduate Level Sykesology 1 year ago.
This literally got me through the day. Enjoy.
Posted by Graduate Level Sykesology 1 year ago.
Mrs. Z and I (well, Mrs. Z mostly) put up our Christmas tree Sunday night. Ill give those of you who know us fairly well a moment to recover.You see, we havent always been the most festive observers of the Yuletide season. It probably started 12 years a...
Posted by Graduate Level Sykesology 1 year ago.
Just when you think it can't get any better, the counter hits 1:09.
Posted by Graduate Level Sykesology 1 year ago.
I just sent this off to Lindsey Buckingham.Lindsey:I hardly ever write fan mail, but I just wanted to drop you a note and thank you for your music. I had been aware of your music (and that of Fleetwood Mac) for many, many years, but I only really started...
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