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What Will We Tell The Children?

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As we all know by now, horror and death visited the United States once more today, some hour and 20 minutes from my front door in a small town called Newtown, CT. There was too much blood spilled and for too little reason, as it almost always the case when blood is spilled. The reality of it is overwhelming, stifling,… Read more »

Pac 12 Power Rankings: Week 11

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Two more teams earn bowl spots, bringing the conference up to 6 eligible teams (7 if you include USC who are unable to go do to asinine NCAA sanctions). Who goes where is a much murkier picture. We know the game will be host by either Stanford or Oregon. Ducks only need one wni to earn their spot, Cardinal need… Read more »

Homemade Laundry Soap

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Homemade laundry soap is wonderful if you’re frugal and/or if you have eczema. Compared to about $.14/load for something like All Free and Clear, you can make your own soap for less than $.01/load. And unlike many other so-called easy, frugal solutions, this one rates low for the pain-in-the-ass factor. You need four things to make your own soap: a… Read more »

Pac 12 Power Rankings: Week 10

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It was the last weekend for the much anticipated matchup between Stanford and Oregon, which will likely determine who goes to the Pac-12 title game and would be the presumptive favorite there as well. I struggled with some of the rankings this week due in part to UCLA’s upset of Arizona and Washington’s loss to Oregon. The Top 3 teams… Read more »

What a Mess. Thoughts on Penn State

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In the last few years as a Penn State fan, I had one main fear: that somehow, Joe Paterno’s tenure at Penn State University would end in ignomy. Penn State fans like myself had prided themselves on the lack of scandal at the program: seemingly the last football program without one. It seemed too good to last. And as Paterno’s… Read more »

Pac-12 Power Rankings: Week 9

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The best Pac-12 game of the season to date, two more teams earn bowl eligibility, a couple of upsets and the first week all 12 teams played since week 2. On to this weeks quick rankings before tonight’s Pac-12 showdown between USC and Colorado. 1. Stanford (8-0, 6-0 Pac-12) LW: 1 It was an epic matchup between the Cardinal and… Read more »

Pac 12 Power Rankings: Week 8

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A shake-up at the top of the BCS rankings could benefit the Pac-12, but there was plenty of shake-up to go around here at home too. Meanwhile, Larry Scott and the Pac-12 watch with amusement as the rest of the country is in the grips of the latest rounds of Conferencemageddon. 1. Stanford (7-0, 5-0 Pac-12) LW: 1 The Cardinal… Read more »

Pac-12 Power Rankings Week 6

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The Rankings had a BYE last week as I was out of town helping my brother and sister-in-law pack up and move. Check out the rankings below.