The beginning of the school year always ignites a philosophical fire inside of me, so strap yourself in and hold on tight, I've got some things to share ...

I know I've mentioned this before, but spending your entire undergraduate career avoiding the dreaded 8 o'clocks with a 95% success rate only means you're sure to get a class that starts at 7:40 a.m., with 95% confidence ...

It is my feeling after two days of classes that graduate school for our generation is what college used to be for all generations before us ...

Universities are becoming unrecognizable as centers for learning and enrichment. Instead they are looking more like companies with cut-throat CEO's called "Chancellors" ...

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is out next week ...

I said it in an "away message", and I'll say it again, weathermen can't predict yesterday's weather, why do we expect them to predict tomorrow's? ...

Have "away messages" officially entered our daily life as a form of "expression"? ...

Sales figures, places of origin, and simple majorities don't determine the best sodas, personal tastes do ... I like Coke, not Poopsi, get over it ...

The Simpsons: Season 3 is out next week ...

And finally ...

"There's no crying in baseball!"