Thank you for that National Championship in 2011!!!
And best wishes to you in the future.
War Eagle!
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Definitely Agreeably Teeny Weeny
I think that these ladies' costumes represent a triumph of engineering and conservation of resources. Such aerodynamic lines! And they seem to be so happy in their feat.
Can we call these costumes minimalist bikinis?
Can we call these costumes minimalist bikinis?
Monday, November 19, 2012
The Reputation of Universities
Come late November, it's the time when big-time or not-so-big-time universities get second thoughts about their football coaches; and in some cases, go around shopping for another.
Actually, this usually results in a complete overhaul of the sports program over a short amount of time, and the assistant coaches generally are also replaced. But, with this, there's the sticky business of paying off those fired coaches' contracts. Sometimes that can run into millions of dollars!
Yesterday, the University of Tennessee fired Derek Dooley. Now he had three years, and a less-than-stellar record. But they didn't even give hime the grace of coaching the season's last game. This seems clearly to be a spite firing, to calm down the braying of hyperactive alumni and sportswriters.
I'm afraid this will also happen to Gene Chizik. The mortal sin is to lose to Bama. But, when that happens, the sun will probably rise the next day, even over Toomer's Corner.
Frankly, the problem is that intercollegiate athletics is a very lucrative business for many D-1 institutions, and their programs cause the institutions to have a lot of cash, name recognition, and so forth. And the running dog sports media feeds a frenzy that goes with that.
A thought: How many people have heard of Middle Tennessee State University or the University of the South or the University of North Alabama? All three have pretty good academic programs, but they are not very high on the visibility chart. It's only the premier institutions like Cal Tech* or Massachuetts Institution of Technology or Yale that have reputations not as strongly dependent on sports.
I wish that there would be more emphasis on quality of academic programs, and less on athletics.
Still, I'll give a defiant War Eagle before and after next week's loss. But especially for the academic program.
*The one in Pasadena, CA, not Decatur, AL!
Actually, this usually results in a complete overhaul of the sports program over a short amount of time, and the assistant coaches generally are also replaced. But, with this, there's the sticky business of paying off those fired coaches' contracts. Sometimes that can run into millions of dollars!
Yesterday, the University of Tennessee fired Derek Dooley. Now he had three years, and a less-than-stellar record. But they didn't even give hime the grace of coaching the season's last game. This seems clearly to be a spite firing, to calm down the braying of hyperactive alumni and sportswriters.
I'm afraid this will also happen to Gene Chizik. The mortal sin is to lose to Bama. But, when that happens, the sun will probably rise the next day, even over Toomer's Corner.
Frankly, the problem is that intercollegiate athletics is a very lucrative business for many D-1 institutions, and their programs cause the institutions to have a lot of cash, name recognition, and so forth. And the running dog sports media feeds a frenzy that goes with that.
A thought: How many people have heard of Middle Tennessee State University or the University of the South or the University of North Alabama? All three have pretty good academic programs, but they are not very high on the visibility chart. It's only the premier institutions like Cal Tech* or Massachuetts Institution of Technology or Yale that have reputations not as strongly dependent on sports.
I wish that there would be more emphasis on quality of academic programs, and less on athletics.
Still, I'll give a defiant War Eagle before and after next week's loss. But especially for the academic program.
*The one in Pasadena, CA, not Decatur, AL!
Monday, November 12, 2012
Put a Contract on This Bimbo!
She has been declared Public Enemy Number One by the Federal Trade Commission.
Wanted Dead or Alive! (Preferably Dead!)
Wanted Dead or Alive! (Preferably Dead!)
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Paradoxically, a Clean Source of Power
Why not use urine as a source of fuel for generating power, instead of merely pissing it away as we are won't to do? These girls in Nigeria developed a small generator of this type, and are to be commended.
http://www.wired.com/design/2012/11/urine-powered-generator/
The practical technology might have some problems, but it's nice to seed young people using their imagination. I welcome these young ladies into engineering, as I hope will be their future. Go, girls!
http://www.wired.com/design/2012/11/urine-powered-generator/
The practical technology might have some problems, but it's nice to seed young people using their imagination. I welcome these young ladies into engineering, as I hope will be their future. Go, girls!
Friday, November 2, 2012
Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth
Utility crews from Huntsville and Decatur, Alabama traveled to New Jersey to help out after Hurricane Sandy. However, on arriving there, their help was turned down because they were not members of unions! It seems that only union members' help is welcome there.
However, the utility crews were able to help out in New York.
http://blog.al.com/live/2012/11/because_alabama_utility_crews.html
However, the utility crews were able to help out in New York.
http://blog.al.com/live/2012/11/because_alabama_utility_crews.html
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