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When a company takes good care of cartoon characters, you know that's a good sign!

"A spur-of-the-moment decision to buy a wolf cub changed Mark Rowlands’s life. From that moment on he found human company never quite matched up." - The Philosopher & The Wolf.BreninIt was not just that I loved having him around - although I did. Much of what I learnt, about how to live and how to … Continue reading The Philosopher And The Wolf

Some days, it is very hard to be me.

"Champions are everywhere, all you have to do is train them properly" Arthur LydiardCoach Joel has the above quote on his website, and I think it reveals the enormous responsibility he puts on himself coaching all of us. Just over two weeks out from Ironman, before the nerves set in, I thought I'd take the … Continue reading Training Properly

Oh, did you think I was talking about Obama?It is a trying time facing our country. For all the criticisms he's endured, we were served remarkably well by a man with a similar background - and a similar level of "inexperience." Yes, it's clearly a tragedy to have a great and inspirational speaker as president. … Continue reading An Inexperienced, Starry-Eyed, and Eloquently Orating Lawyer From Illinois

I'm sorry (sort of) for the political bias of the blog lately, so I thought I'd make a return to the eclectic and rather random world of triathlon for just a moment. It appears that the first Saturday in November, or November first, or the Saturday before Election Day, or whatever specific convergence of time … Continue reading Crazy Person Day

As election day approachs, it's truly saddening to see the low level to which some people will stoop. It's even more disheartening that it always seems to be from one party (guess which one). This same sort of thing happened in both 2000 and 2004. The Associated Press has a good article outlining the tricks; … Continue reading Jim Crow Tactics

From TheStar.com (Toronto Star online). This is an instant classic, so I'll just cut and paste. You can read the original story and also listen to some actual audio. I had to repost this in case, well, you know the First Amendment is in SERIOUS danger! Article is by Jessica Murphy of The Canadian Press.MONTREAL … Continue reading Priceless

Well, I'm sorry to inform all of you that I most likely have been violating the First Amendment. According to the esteemed governor of Alaska, "If [the media] convince enough voters that that is negative campaigning, for me to call Barack Obama out on his associations," Palin told host Chris Plante of WMAL-AM, "then I … Continue reading Violating The First