Archive for January, 2009
Must Know For the Super Bowl
Eli Manning, last year’s SB MVP Don’t waste your brain space memorizing those useless facts about how much guacamole is consumed on Super Bowl Sunday or how many toilets are flushed at halftime. They are pointless stats, not to mention nothing more that a rough guess at best. Instead, spend a few moments memorizing [...]
Football Gambling 101
The Super Bowl is just days away which means you’re already starting to hear things like “take the points,” “I like the under,” and “always go with the chalk.” For the uninitiated, them ‘re gambling terms. Here’s a quick rundown of things you should know about football gambling and the Super Bowl: Pittsburgh -7: that [...]
Davos-Klosters In the News
Davos-Klosters is NOT a new flavor of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream but rather a popular ski region in Switzerland. It is in the news lately because the 2009 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting is being held there this week. According to the weforum.org website: “The significance of the Meeting is such that more than [...]
Blago, Clinton, and Impeachment
As Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s impeachment trial enters its second day, conversations about Bill Clinton and his impeachment process will likely arise in any water cooler talk you might have in the next week. Here’s what you should know about the impeachment process: Contrary to popular belief, impeach does NOT mean “to remove from office.” [...]
NY Times Best Seller Lists
Nothing these days is simple anymore. If you thought calculating the BCS Standings in college football was confusing, take a look at the NY Times Best Sellers list. I always thought there was one list, maybe two (fiction and nonfiction), but there are more subcategories than the Grammy Awards (best song, best record, best album, [...]
Catholics and Lutherans
It’s Sunday, the Lord’s Day, so what better time to discuss the differences between Catholics and Lutherans. Religion is not really a topic that can be tackled in a simple blog post, so let me simply refer you to this link. Feel free to Google away all day for many more explanations, but the source [...]
Oscar Crash Course – 2008 Best Picture
Not sure what to do this weekend and thinking about going to a movie? Let me give you a crash course on the five 2008 Best Picture nominees: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Brad Pitt is born old and “grows” younger. Warning: it’s almost 3 hours long! Frost/Nixon – A recreation of the [...]
Caroline Kennedy
Not a week goes by without a Kennedy in the news. This time it’s Caroline Kennedy, who is withdrawing from being considered for Hillary Clinton’s empty Senate seat (New York). It’s not easy to keep track of the zig-zagging Kennedy family tree, but Caroline’s relation is an easy one to follow: she’s the only living [...]
