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Yesterday the brothers Miranda and Shannon (representin the Illinois Miranda's) all played a game of Trivial Pursuit Genus V. I won, as was predicted, but along the way there were many instances where I came up with very good guesses (correct answers) and second guessed incorrectly. Shannon said something interesting. He said I might be a genius if I didn't keep second guessing myself. Now I know I'm no where close to genius but it makes a lot of sense. Looking back at the [...]

I haven't had a chance to update for the past few days. Lots of little events here and there that have been occupying my time. Well the only important thing I need to do is wish everyone some holiday cheer. For all my friends, family and others I want to wish you all a warm and Merry Christmas. May the miracle of Christ's birth bless you and all those you hold dear. For all travelers, have a safe and happy journey. For all the [...]

I'm very fortunate to know the origin of my entire name. Most of the time I take pride in its uniqueness, but there are two things that do annoy me. The first being pronunciation and the second (related) is that on average many people do not remember it. Or if they remember it, they remember some bizarre pronunciation. In my observation (american) people prefer simple names. Something like Jon, Joe or Tim always satisfies. In fact I think that people in general do not [...]

Now: Me: Michael, how old are you? Michael: I'm bore years old. One, Two, Three, Bore! Me: Michael, you're "bore" years old? Michael: I'm not bore years old. I'm BORE years old! Later: Me: Michael, how old are you? Michael: I'm bibe years old. One, Two, ... [...]

Do you ever get that feeling that you need a constant reminder that you're in despair? Or that you know there is something pathetic in your life? Well don't worry, Despair, Inc. has just the thing for you: Demotivators. Quote the founder: "Whether you're a pessimist, underachiever or a chronic failure, I personally offer my unconditional* guarantee that Demotivators? will truly inspire you to new lows!". I'll bet they make great gifts. Man, what will the think of next!?!? [...]

Yet another pesky double standard in uber-liberal Ann Arbor gets the verdict from a judge. At the city's largest public high school, a so called "Diversity Week" in 2002 excluded a student with a dissenting opinion to participate in a forum, sparking a lawsuit. Recently, a federal judge criticized the school and compared their actions to Nazi Germany. A final ruling is expected in a week. Here's the thing that I find interesting. The school district allowed the Gay-Straight Alliance to hold a forum [...]

Since I subscribe to the Detroit News as well as Ann Arbor, I get all the sunday inserts in saturday's edition of the Detroit News - including the comics. I was pretty shocked to see Opus has returned. I find it hard to beleive he's been gone for 10 whole years! Of course, I never liked the comic strip to being with, but it seems to be making some big headlines. Well if you enjoyed it then, it apparently has changed. It'll be interesting [...]

In third grade the students in my class had to participate in a weekly "Show and Tell", which is not uncommon for many elementary schools. There was one Argentine girl (C. W.) in my class who was undebatably the nicest and most decent child in our entire grade. She brought in a small glass ornament to show. I'm not exactly sure if it was a family heirloom, but it was something very unique and important to her parents. She was standing and showing it [...]