Safety first. That was what I was taught in school growing up. I would always hear something to this effect: "Hold hands while crossing the street." "Always look both ways twice before walking across." "Never take candy from strangers." "Always walk in pairs." The rules seemed simple back then. Anytime ...
Sunday will be April Fool's Day, the day where jokes and antics are plotted and randomly played on others. Watch out, you never know what might happen. April Fool's is thought to date back to the Roman Empire and the festival of Ceralia. Roman legend says that Pluto carried Proserpina off from the Elysian ...
All is fair in love and war, (and politics and basketball as well). Let me explain. These are just a few short personal comments on the life and social scene from my point of view. Love is great. It's marvelous. It's exciting. It's ... completely unpredictable. Boy grows up, girl grows up. Boy meets ...
Growing up we experience our "first" moments -- first kiss, first car, first love, etc. Sadly enough, as we grow up, we also often have to experience some "last" moments. This weekend I witnessed a last for some U of M athletes -- and experienced one myself. As I watched both the men's and women's final ...
Just six days now and it'll be here. Valentine's Day. For weeks now I have been bombarded with the sight of special prices for a dozen roses, plenty of candy ads -- and I am getting sick of all the Hallmark cards. (Honestly, I am really looking forward to Feb. 15 -- the day after, all candy will be ...
Condoms, the clock tower and construction ... OH MY! (If you thought last week's topic was off the wall -- Dodgeball -- then you'll really enjoy this week.) When the semester began, some of the residence halls passed out study break kits to all the residents. We have all seen these before in some form. ...
Life is a sport. Dodgeball is also a sport. Therefore (I learned this in Algebra) if A=C and B=C, then A=B. Translation -- dodgeball is like life. In this world of ours, any analogy is possible. (Even my thinking!) What I am saying may not make much sense at all, but if you keep on reading, you will ...
Washington, DC is the place to be this weekend. There will be food, music, dancing, politics and a whole lotta shakin' goin' on at President-elect George W. Bush's inauguration this weekend. Current plans include (now don't quote me on this -- it seems as if none of Bush's people have an exact handle ...
