Daily Archives: January 4, 2012

Nyghtewynd wins LRT Bowl Pick ’em

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Congratulations to Nyghtewynd, who clinched victory in the 7th annual Living Room Times Bowl Pick ’em Contest when West Virginia routed Clemson 70-33 tonight in the Orange Bowl. More details to come tomorrow. UPDATE: I never did post those details “tomorrow” as promised, but bottom line, Nyghtewynd clinched the pool because West Virginia won. As I explained here: “Ultimately, Nyghtewynd… Read more »

Loyacita aims for Bowl Pick ’em victory; Go Clemson!!!

Becky and I may be mired near the bottom of the 7th annual LRT Bowl Pick ’em Contest standings — currently in 34th and 36th place, respectively, out of 39 — but there’s one member of the family who still has a chance to win, and a pretty good chance at that: our 2 1/2 year old daughter, “Loyacita.”

Tied Iowa vote produces epic CNN night

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Mitt Romney “won” the Iowa caucuses tonight by 8 votes out of 122,255 cast, “beating” Rick Santorum 30,015 to 30,007. That’s a margin of 0.0065%, which is even narrower than Florida’s unbelievably close 2000 election (0.0090%), and essentially meaningless in the absence of a recount. The caucuses ended in a tie, plain and simple. As dramatic as that was, CNN’s… Read more »