http://www.mishmashmusings.com Various thoughts about various things. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:11:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I don't care all that much about politics, so I haven't been watching the RNC, just getting highlights from the news and the Internet. Everyone's buzzing today about Sarah Palin's speech at the RNC, with most analysts and experts saying she acquitted herself rather well and did what she had ... http://www.mishmashmusings.com/2008/09/04/sarah-palin-speech-video/ What is it about NFL players that seems to attract nothing but trouble? At about 2:45 local time this morning, offensive tackle Richard Collier of the Jacksonville Jaguars was "critically wounded" after being shot while waiting for two women outside an apartment. Details of the shooting are still sketchy, but apparently ... http://www.mishmashmusings.com/2008/09/02/nfl-player-collier-shot/ I was at the video store today when I saw the DVD cover for a film called The Machinist. I'd never heard of it before, but the image on the cover was so disturbing that I had to pick it up. It showed this positively SKELETAL man on the front ... http://www.mishmashmusings.com/2008/09/01/christian-bale-in-the-machinist/ I just read that Republican VP nominee Sarah Palin's 17-year-old daughter is 5 months pregnant. The girl is unmarried and still in high school (presumably). Palin insists that her daughter and the baby's father are going to keep the baby and get married, but even so, that hardly seems ... http://www.mishmashmusings.com/2008/09/01/palins-daughter-pregnant/ Although I've never really observed Grandparents Day in the past, I decided that this year would be different. I'm going to buy my mom a card and a gift, and then maybe organize an outing so she can spend the whole day with my son. I haven't quite decided what kind ... http://www.mishmashmusings.com/2008/08/31/grandparents-day-gift/ I've been shopping around for a sports watch to wear on a daily basis when I'm just lounging at home or running errands. All of the watches I own right now are expensive dress watches that look pretty ridiculous when paired with a t-shirt and sweats, so I want ... http://www.mishmashmusings.com/2008/08/31/sports-watch/ I usually don't care much about the weather or hurricane warnings, but this whole Gustav situation has me positively riveted. I can't believe that another massive storm is bearing down on New Orleans just a few years after Katrina devastated the city. This time around, people seem to be taking ... http://www.mishmashmusings.com/2008/08/31/following-gustav/ I was just reading up about the Carolina Panthers as part of my fantasy football draft research when I noticed they have a bunch of players out with injuries. Wide receiver Steve Smith recently suffered a concussion in a pre-season game, and DJ Hackett, Jason Carter, Chris Harris, and Chris ... http://www.mishmashmusings.com/2008/08/30/injured-panthers/ Since most college teams around the country began play today, I guess I can safely come out and say that it's football season! Football is by far my favorite sport, so even though the baseball season has been interesting with both the Cubs and White Sox doing well, I ... http://www.mishmashmusings.com/2008/08/30/its-time-for-football/ I've been playing fantasy football for several years now, but I've always just maintained one team in one league. This year, I decided to quit the league I usually play in because they have far too many teams now. I then joined a couple of free public leagues on ... http://www.mishmashmusings.com/2008/08/30/ff-overkill/