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Is today the day that Brett Farve breaks Dan Marino's TD throwing record? Exciting day! Did he do it already while was was posting this? Post your observations here.

Here's Mort Kondracke's review of Star Wars III as transcribed by me. The show will air one more time this weekend at 1:00 AM central time so set your VCR. This was in the Ups and Downs segment of the show: Down Star Wars Episode III: the Revenge of the Sith. Now on the strength of Steven Hunter's review in the Washington post. Steven Hunter, I have child-like faith in his reviews, he compared this movie, George Lucas'' movie to John Milton, to Shakespeare, to Herman Melville as a description of a good man descending into He-...into evil. I'm sorry...

'Iraq Elections a Fraud' Claim Democrats Washington D.C. Congressional Democrats today claimed Sunday's historic elections in Iraq were "a cheap piece of theater staged on the same sets used to fake the moon landings!" Senator Edward "the swimmer" Kennedy (D-MA) charged that Karl Rove, along with unnamed Hollywood conservative actors, producers and directors, dusted off the old moon landing sound stages at White Sands NM that Rove used back in 1968 to fake the first moon landing. When reached for comment Rove claimed, "I don't know what the Hell they're barking about, but then I believe the moon landings were...

Hi My friend's 19 year old son was taken from where he's stationed in Kansas to Omaha NE. The army is paying for my friend to fly which is good since she doesn't have much money. His name is Isaac. I just chatted with her for the first time in weeks yesterday and we even talked about Isaac since she had just finished reading the Wolves of Calla and the Dark Tower is among Isaac's favorite books and she started reading them as a way to stay connected. Then today I got an email from another friend asking for prayers...

Here's a link to some photos of the President's visit to Mid States Aluminum in Fond Du Lac WI

Video games and college students by Shayna Miller, News Writer September 04, 2003 Imagine sitting in class with a professor giving a lecture on the moral complexities of the video game Grand Theft Auto. For many college students, this would be a dream come true, and University of Wisconsin professor of curriculum and instruction James Gee hopes to make this dream a reality. Gee, who teaches a graduate class on video games and education, researches college students and their video-gaming habits, an area he feels is an untapped resource for educators.

A Hero for all Ages By James P. Kent, Opinion Content Editor February 07, 2002 Yesterday I took immense pleasure in the discomfiture of others. Many of my friends and colleagues were displeased with the celebration I was taking part in. You see, it was the 91st birthday of an American hero, a man who also happens to be my favorite president, Ronald Wilson Reagan. With his birthday in mind, I had planned to write a treatise on his impact on me, the country and indeed the world. This idea came to an abrupt halt when I realized that not ...