Forget the groundhog. News like this stirs the baseball lover's heart that spring is coming very soon: the Detroit Tigers' pitchers & catchers report to training camp in Lakeland, Fla, today. The boys of summer are emerging from hibernation. Another season of America's game looms over the horizon. For the first time in a dozen years, this Tigers team has a serious chance at a winning record and playoff contention - enough to bring a big smile to this longsuffering fan's careworn face. … [Read more...]
Dawgs in ESPN’s Doghouse
While we're on the subject of sports, I think somebody ought to point out to Hugh that ESPN has released its annual ranking of major professional sports franchises, based on extensive surveys and statistically rigorous criteria. Who's sitting in the absolute basement of the 92 franchises (NHL excluded for obvious reasons) for 2005? Answer: Cleveland Browns. Ouch! Let's just say the Broncos fared quite a bit better. … [Read more...]
On Ice? Not This NHL Season
So... pro hockey fans, anyone out there shocked to learn that the National Hockey League has pulled the plug on the entire season? Yes, it's a first for any major North American professional sports league, to cancel an entire season. MLB, the NBA, the NFL, they've all lost parts of seasons to labor disputes, but nothing this radical. Anyone taking bets on the future status of the NHL? Now, admittedly, I write as one who has scarcely noticed that the NHL season was "on ice" (or "off ice," depending on your fondness for metaphors). I usually tune in around the time of the playoffs. The whole quest for the Stanley Cup can be interesting, and I would watch several playoff games a year. But not much of a time or interest investment. … [Read more...]
For Old Times’ Sake
Ever get nostalgic for the 2004 Colorado US Senate race? It played a big part in putting the Rocky Mountain Alliance on the map. Time marches on in the political world, and those who were the fodder for such discussion less than a year ago have moved on in their endeavors. It's kind of like skimming through your high school yearbook and wondering, "Where are they now?" While the new Senator Ken Salazar has been hard at "bipartisan" work on Capitol Hill pulling weight for new Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and urging a block to funding of Army chemical transportation studies, some of the other political actors from the recent campaign season have popped into the news today. … [Read more...]
I’m Back
In case you hadn't noticed, I'd taken a prolonged hiatus from posting. While I was gone, Mount Virtus passed the one-year anniversary mark. A lot has changed since the first post last February, but I hope the commitment to quality remains the same. So why has the site been so quiet of late? I very recently spent a week at the Biblical Counseling Training Conference in Lafayette, Indiana, a positive and intense experience that has already brought me greater attention to two things: 1. The need for personal spiritual discipline and focused spiritual growth in my life; AND 2. The need for more serious spiritual interaction in the lives of those God has placed in my path. The conference was a tremendous experience and one I … [Read more...]
Pats to Beat Patsies
For what it's worth, taking my pro-Tom Brady bias into account, here's my prediction for Super Bowl XXXIX: NEW ENGLAND 27 PHILADELPHIA 13 Or, as you can envision the headline on Monday's sports pages... "PATS BEAT PATSIES" New England claims dynasty mantle with 27-13 Super Bowl win … [Read more...]
More on Churchill
The Independence Institute's Amy Pryzgoda, who was familiar with Churchill's "scholarship" before the big brouhaha erupted, takes an in-depth look at his "warmed-over, 1960s revisionist historical narrative" that has long since morphed into a myopic, agenda-driven, hate-filled crusade. This essay is concise and pithy and well worth the perusal. For motives not altogether clear, Senator Peter Groff (D - Denver) was alone among the 100-member Colorado General Assembly in voting against a resolution condemning Churchill. The liberal editorial board of the Boulder Daily Camera has sought to stake out middle ground on the issue, writing the following: Gazing ever so briefly in the mirror, Churchill and his sycophants see no evil. … [Read more...]
Right Step for CU Regents
Kudos to the University of Colorado Board of Regents for their handling of the Ward Churchill matter, for: 1. Their public apology on behalf of the university. 2. Opening up a 30-day public investigation into the matter of Churchill's future employment status. I hope that the investigation report will be made fully public in detail, so the people can judge fairly as well. Much ore pathetic are those who were arrested for disturbing a public meeting and those who came to show support for Churchill's views. At least those who defend his employment status on the basis of the First Amendment are just ignorant. … [Read more...]
Welcome Back, Jim!
Jim has posted up some commentary on last night's SOTU address. It looks like the President made the case for Social Security reform to Jim, anyway. Of the five SOTU addresses he has given so far, I think last night's ranks second only to the 2002 masterpiece. Just my two cents worth. … [Read more...]
Your Tax Dollars on Vacation
A bit of interesting news from the State Capitol... freshman Representative Kathleen Curry (D - Gunnison), also the chair of the Agriculture Committee, has asked for and received permission to take her committee on a field trip. Rep. Curry believes - and Speaker Andrew Romanoff agrees - that it is worth the taxpayer expenditure for all 11 members of the committee (and who knows how many staff?) to jaunt over to Glenwood Springs in order to discuss a bill on surface mineral rights. When they board the bus for the Feb. 14 field trip, what lobbyist will be packing the brown-bag lunches? Will the committee members have to write a one-page essay on their experience? Although I haven't accessed state archival material, the course of … [Read more...]
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