I don't get the "My Pet Goat" thing. What was he supposed to do? If he stopped reading after 1 minute instead of 5… what then? There is PLENTY of things to get upset at Bush for, but this isn't one of them.

enlighten me… I never actually saw "sicko", but does Moore mention that no insurance companies operate their health insurance departments in the black?

I will thank you to know that Doc Manhattan's man meat, while blue and glowing, is NOT radioactive!

My wife had a similar reaction
"I thought Dr. Manhattan was supposed to be the only one with powers".

2007: Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts, you stupid hipsters.

But country is the only genre left where a VAST majority of the listeners take their cues from radio… which shoves Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney and Sugarland down their throats… to ignore them would be missing the point.

"It's called a job. You go to it, and they pay you to… oh, nevermind, I don't want to ruin the surprise"

You have no idea how many times I've seen "Cop and a Half" for the same reasons.

I am adamantly against video stores that have the 30 minute rental time for porn. I know what you are going to do with that tape already, why do I also need to know WHEN you are going to do it.

Isn't it a similar animal though? I mean you grow attached to the early version and will be let-down and dissappointed by any change. This is why the Watchmen movie will let all of us down.

Maybe I'm out of step…
But a huge part (although declining) of music is cultural context… Wouldn't you be missing out on something if you didn't listen to the Clash debut until 1982?
I just don't see it as advantageous to constantly be five years behind everybody else, especially since you will always prefer the album…

Mine
Wheelton
Let it Come In

Got it. (we're the Tigers btw).
Schoolmax is just like NCLB, good idea, horrible execution!

Hey! Lexicondevil is a Teacher in Maryland like me! And possibly a PG County Teacher like me!
That said, I'm not trying to say that NCLB is a perfect example of legislation, it certainly has HUGE holes that make it very difficult for educators to work with, most of which you have elucidated. (btw, as a Bill Frist…

Come on, NCLB isn't that bad… schools have to be accountable for what is taught in them, and do you really have a better method than standardized tests?
That said, I teach math, and therefore never understand what people have against standardized tests. There really isnt any other way to demonstrate math knowledge…

Water Polo guy… Football Players had to play basketball or wrestle in the winter, and play Lacrosse or run track in the spring, so yes.

All students should be required to watch Hoop Dreams before they play a sport.

You're a better reader than I am…

1984
As a boy in the advanced english classes, I had to read WAY too much "Pride and Predjudice" and "Wuthering Heights"… If you want to kill a 9th grade boy's love of reading, btw, make him read "Jane Eyre".

I like how Zinn's arguement against the traditional history books is the same as Rush Limbaugh's arguement about the traditional media.