Preposterous Statements of February, 2009

I am in the process of collecting the most preposterous statements I read on blogs and newspapers. At the end of the year a bracket will be formed and and a poll devised for YOU the readers to vote on. If you want to nominate a preposterous statement for February, leave it the comments.
February [...]

Obama’s 57 Minneapolis Cops

Some interesting notes from Factcheck.org about Obama’s claim to have saved 57 Minneapolis police officers their jobs.

Obama said that “there are 57 police officers who are still on the streets of Minneapolis tonight because this plan prevented the layoffs their department was about to make.” But that’s a dubious claim.
It’s true that Mayor R.T. [...]

The Big Black Mercedes of Death

The intersection at 32nd and Lyndale is apparently a treacherous one. 32nd’s overhanging traffic light is festooned with a large metal sign with bold letters indicating that this is an “Accident Reduction Zone.” I am never sure what to make of those. Not unlike any other intersection in the city, there is no obvious reason [...]

Wright on Progress and Death

I’ve started reading NT Wright’s Evil and the Justice of God, and I have been impressed with how incisive his cultural analysis can be. Here are some passages worth pondering.
On progress:
In this climate, the fact that we live “in this day and age” means that certain things are now to be expected; we [...]

Happy President’s Day!

President’s Day has become one of my favorite holidays, because it has inspired me to look into the annals of our nation’s history and learn about the forgotten leaders that have gone before us. Yes, we could get all weepy-eyed about Lincoln and FDR, and like the reporters on NPR, argue over who Barack Obama [...]

Making Peace

This is very moving:

Against DVDs

Last night I rented the venerable, Oscar-nominated film “Kung Fu Panda.” The McDonalds Redbox device sure comes in handy for those evenings Rebecca and I want to watch a movie on a whim. The problem is that we are usually, if not always, unable to enjoy the full-length of the film. This unfortunate state of [...]

Preposterous Statements of 2009 (Jan/Feb)

I have become a huge fan of ‘The Common Man’ Dan Cole’s “progrum” on KFAN. He has this bit that collects preposterous statements from sports journalists and others over the year, and then sets them in a March Madness NCAA tournament bracket. Each day for the last couple of weeks he has a had a [...]

“Frank” by Chuck Close

Thanks to Allie for introducing me to this guy, I chose one of his paintings at the MIA for my scanning project. It was surprisingly fun to write about.

Super Bowl Ads

If you are one of those poor souls who “only watches the Super Bowl for the commercials” then you must have been sorely disappointed. Not only because of your inexcusable lack of appreciation for an amazing game you had sit through the entire thing, but you also had to endure quite possible THE WORST montage [...]