Will Play Volleyball For Cash

This past Sunday, my co-ed volleyball partner and girlfriend (not necessarily in that order) Jeanhee played some great defense and served very well. It was our best day, it was good enough to get us into the finals of the tournament. That's our best finish yet. Second place at the open level.

For the first time, we won cash. Fifty bucks. Granted, it cost $45 to enter the tournament... But it's still pretty exciting. And a great milestone!

The Crow

My dad's native american totem animal is the crow (mine is the dragonfly), and so I've always been interested in crows. Via texturadesign comes this story and video of crows making tools. Gives new perspective to the term "bird-brained."

Reading While Bearded

A bearded Atlanta area man was visited by the FBI after being spotted in the suspicious locale of a coffee shop reading a [gasp] editorial column critical of Fox News. The FBI was tipped off by a concerned local. Read the article here (better do it in private, since words are becoming contraband...).

The College Republicans were treated to some interesting words themselves at their recent Washington convention. Speaker Paul Erickson told the audience:

As conservatives, we don't hate America. The life of a liberal is hell. It is not possible to have a debate, a discussion, with someone who at their root, at their core, hates everything this country stands for but doesn't hate it enough to leave.

Some scary stuff, eh? I feel more compelled than ever to be politically active and try to help America stay true to it's highest ideals and reject the fear-based agenda of the College Republicans and coffee shop editorial tipsters.