Gender Discrimination

It EXISTS! Via John Lott, USAToday reports that Twentysomething women in many metro areas earn around 8% more than their male counterparts. In Atlanta the disparity is a gulf of Twentysomething women making 21% more than men. As Lott jokes, this great disparity is obviously a result of discrimination and must be investigated!

ICCF Win

Just received the following email from ICCF:

Hello Steve,

As a result of your latest victory in WS/H/227, you have secured joint 1st place. Congratulations & very well played!

You are now able to play in ICCF Master Class should you wish to enter.

Best Wishes

Neil Limbert

Tournament Director

WooHoo! I'm working on a couple games to post as time permits... I'll probably get my butt kicked royally in Master Class, though.

USC = University of Stupid Cheaters

#USC #NCAA .

And they have had their 2004 AP football championship stripped. Auburn should have won that year, anyway, and the writers should have rectified that instead of leaving the title vacant. Remember, they went undefeated in the SEC, the toughest football conference anywhere. USC did it in the weak PAC 10. So how many championships does that leave the "great" Pete Carroll era for Trojan land? Hehe. IrishSpy is probably laughing hysterically.

The BCS title and Heisman Trophy for that year are next... Perhaps the BCS will do the right thing and recognize Auburn as the 2004 champions.

Quote of the Day

From Jennifer Rubin: "It gets clearer all the time that isolationism is what binds the far right and far left." So true... If one nut goes around the bend to the left and another to the right, they are bound to meet.

Against the Narrative

#guns #2AM #teaparty #tcot .
Canadian border guards are griping because their federal government doesn't let them carry sidearms. Wait, according to the gun control advocates, having a handgun makes one more susceptible to violence... So why do these guys want firearms? And if the border guards, who are complaining that they are not armed while on joint operations with other police forces that are armed, think they are not safe - while surrounded by armed police - what about regular citizens who are always nearby when these operations take place?

Pet Tales - Check Up On Your Vet

We took the Border Collie -Lab mix to the vet earlier this week for her annual checkup. She's going to be 10 on her next birthday and I asked them about her weight... Always ask questions about your pet when you visit the vet. They will rarely offer up information without prompting. In fact, I had the assistant in the exam room re-ask the questions the receptionist had asked in the lobby while we were waiting. In watching the assistant and the vet paw through the charts to ask the questions I could see that neither she or the vet had bothered to look at the answers we had given the receptionist.

Turns out she had dropped to about 52 pounds from the 60 she weighed on the last visit. Now, it is true that she has been exercising a lot more over the last several months now that she and the three year old 90 pound Lab are getting along and playing together. I also have not been giving the two dogs as many treats and we have been watching their food intake because the younger one has weight issues. But eight pounds is a bit much, even in a year.

The vet did blood and other tests which came back normal. Hopefully this weight loss is a natural thing. We'll take her back in three or so months to get re-checked and make sure. The moral of the story is two fold; you know your pet much better than the vet and their helpers, and you have to stay on top of them to make sure your pets get the treatment and examinations they need. The veterinarian service we use enjoys a top notch reputation here in Nashville, but I still had to prompt them to give my pet the care she needed.

I Write Like...

I write like
Arthur C. Clarke

I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

Huh. Don't know who I was hoping for, but that ain't bad.