I’m listening to the Dolphins game on the radio while getting a little work done. How bad is it?
After one quarter, the Browns have 51 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns with backup running backs. Commentator Jim Mandich is already watching Trent Green mentoring now 2nd string QB John Beck, and waxing optimistic about Beck’s future: “I like his demeanor; I like his talent.” ‘Cause the Dolphins sure aren’t showing any on the field.
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October 14th, 2007
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Posted by Donnie
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At the bottom of this spiel for playchess.com, we see the following feature: a rating graph which automatically keeps track of your progress over time:
But then I starting thinking, “Progress?” Clearly, the phrasing and picture are designed to get you psychologically excited about seeing your skill increase. But then I made a chart of my “progress” since restarting tournament chess, and determined…yeah, that’s not so much necessarily the case:
October 14th, 2007
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Posted by Donnie
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Some guy named Tom has a blog called “The Everyday Christian”, which I find myself frequenting as of late. There’s a bunch of red state stuff and Reformed theology.
Basically, the guy has the worldview I had 5 years ago, and I’ll occasionally comment to try to convert him away from American Orthodox Conservatism (or maybe just to play devil’s advocate).
October 14th, 2007
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Posted by Donnie
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