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Excuse of the decade

Sarah Palin made me do it! Tip from the Instapundit. Read more

15 November 10

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Go outside and play, dammit!, News and politics

San Antonio artist Chuck Ramirez has died from from a head injury in a bicycle accident; he was not wearing a helmet. Some folks don’t wear helmets because they think the helmet makes them look foolish. Does this guy look foolish? When I teach about odds ratios and contingency tables, I use the results of Read more

9 November 10

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Go outside and play, dammit!, statistics

More tax dollars down a rathole

San Antonio is joining the ranks of hipster bike-friendly cities by unveiling our new Bike Sharing Posts, opening for business in January. For a mere $1 million in Federal funds, there will be 140 bikes available for tooling around downtown. Locals can get an annual subscription for $60. Arithmetic time! 140 bikes at $1 million, Read more

28 October 10

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Go outside and play, dammit!, You gotta be kiddin’ me!

Don’t let someone drown

READ AND HEED: Drowning doesn’t look like drowning. I learned this several years ago while hosting a pool party. One of the kids got in over her head and was in serious trouble, not ten feet from her parents, who stood paralyzed like deer in headlights. I downed tools, stepped into 6 feet of water, Read more

16 July 10

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And I’m supposed to graduate over half of them?

My university wants to crank up our student graduation rate to over 50%. Hell, only 30% of Texas students can pass a physical fitness test! Test details here. Read more

2 July 10

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My Bigfoot’s bigger than yours

Check THIS out. We have as many sightings of that non-existent creature as those fellers out West. Read more

17 June 10

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“He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.”

I was reminded of this great opening line by the Scaramouche blog recently. It perfectly describes this young lady’s inspired video. Tip from the Instapundit. Read more

24 February 10

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Go outside and play, dammit!