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Olympics begin sadly

The Olympics in Beijing started on a very sad note. The father of a former US Olympian was killed at a tourist spot in Beijing on the first day of competition by some homeless guy. I heard someone say on TV that, accordi…
Only one more week

Man oh man oh man... no pun intended...School is almost out! Just one more week. Then I can look forward to grading finals and then doing research over the winter break. Whooppee! This semester has gone by soooooooooooo…
Oh Well...

Yes, we lost... to Florida... again... Last year, we lost in the National Championship game. This year in the semifinals. The game was last Saturday and it's taken me 4 days to recover. I'm so bummed. But we did receive…
Weekend for B-ball and Asparagus Survey

As usual, I have a lot of work to do this weekend. I have to read student reviews of Rashomon, directed by Kurosawa, as well as grade a batch of mid-terms that I gave the Thursday before spring break. That would be two w…
Baby Steps There was a time when playing in a bowl game lent prestige to a football program: Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl, Cotton Bowl. The smaller bowls also seemed prestigious: Peach Bowl, Gator Bowl, Sun Bowl. B…
There is a God!
My Kinda Calculus

Wow,we are six weeks into football season and I haven't once posted about my beloved Bruins. Well, they are 4-1 against mediocre teams, and will be tested today against Oregon which only has the best offense in the Pac 1…
One Win Away...

Well, we climbed the mountain, but we couldn't get over the top. Congratulations to the Flordia Gators. They were definitely the better team tonight as they just whooped our butts royally. I don't even remember the score…
NCAA Finals, Baby

We have climbed the mountain. All season, we wereinjured. We were under-rated. No one gave us a shot of being REALLYgood. But, last week, the Bruins held 80-points-a-game Memphis to45 points. Yesterday, Saturday night, …
Don't Get Fooled Today

Last year, as a gag, I posted an entry that suggested that our school was downsizing and Japanese was one of the sacrificial lambs on the altar of practicality. Our school had already eliminated the TESL program, Peace S…

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