Mel and I went for a walk yesterday. I wanted a croissant and a cup of cocoa, but I also wanted to buy a new mop. I've looked at the supermarkets and haven't found a suitable mop. All the supermarkets seem to have are very expensive mops with sponge-type heads instead of the fat yarn heads. I have a...

I'm currently setting up a new Hibernate project and finally getting around to trying out JPA annotations instead of using any Hibernate configuration or mapping files-- what the hell took me so long!!??! Anyhow, among the many gotchas I came across, one was how to deal with using Interfaces with Hi...

Ladies and Gentlemen…start your engines, tune up your bikes, grab your hiking boots! The Eat Well Guide is challenging you to find good food on the road, wherever your travels take you this spring break! And for the first time ever, we’re offering PRIZES to spring breakers who plan the m...

Actually. I may be excessively paranoid about Michigan's chances to make the tournament. Joe Sheehan of Basketball Prospects may be a whinging prat about the Big Ten, but I like his ordering of the bubble: Texas Dayton Texas A&M Michigan Oklahoma State Ohio State Wisconsin Creighton Boston Colle...

Wisps of cigarette smoke froze in midair at the Advocate building early this morning, when the Crimson announced that Ratatat and Sara Bareilles would headline this year’s Yardfest. Just months ago the Undergraduate Council and campus “Fun Czar” obliterated whatever hip currency th...

...gnash, gnash, gnash. Got up this morning after getting approximately 25 minutes of sleep (wtf IS it with me up here? Two miles above sea level and my circadian rhythms are all "GO TO HELL"), only to be greeted by a -30F windchill. If it had snowed two feet, you'd best believe I'd suck it up and g...

Say what you want about A-Rod's cheating, sensitivity, obsession with the Jeet, choice of company, or taste in women, but I'll be damned if anyone derides his dedication to the game. Just hours after undergoing an 80-minute procedure to fix his torn labrum and repair his hip cyst (delicious!), A-Rod...

Sure, the drizzle from last night and this morning froze into a smooth glaze on the Civic this morning, making for an invigorating workout as I scraped the windows clear like a mad man. Yes, as I sat in a PLC meeting this afternoon, I watched snowflakes swirl on the blustery updrafts outside the win...

Our Canuck seems pretty down that Canada has been eliminated from the World Baseball Classic. It's the biggest surprise of the tournament thus far. Right now Italia is playing Venezuela and I'm rooting hard for the Euros to beat Team Chavez. It would be nice for a European team to get some recogniti...

Celtic Spring are performing at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas on Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 7 pm. (Doors open 6:30 pm) The Celtic Music Club and Campus Activities Board at Benedictine College are hosting the Celtic Spring Band as a St. Patrick’s Day event for the entire family. Admi...