Archive for July, 2008
Dirty Gold
“Do you have any gold jewelry just lying around the house collecting dust? Then you can convert it to cash!”
I can’t remember if that’s the exact phrasing for sure, but it’s close. It’s hard for my Forebrain to etch the words into memory when my Primitive Monkey Brain is suppressing the gag reflex. And it’s [...]Fit to be Tide
A month from now, the University of Alabama will square off against Clemson in the Chick-fil-A College Kickoff. It’s being hyped as a Bowl Game to start the season, taking place at the neutral Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
There had been a fair amount of criticism in both Tuscaloosa and Clemson from fans who think a [...]Losing Face with Cuil
A few former Google guys just rolled out a brand-spanking-new search engine called Cuil. They claim it indexes the web deeper and smarter than any other algorithm.
So, what do you get when you put in my name? A search for Ike Pigott does indeed pull up things written about me, but very little written by [...]Base Assumptions
Conventional wisdom can be a good guide, but why elevate it to canon and law? How often do we go with the prevailing thought instead of challenging it?
This came to mind in the 11th inning of Tuesday night’s All-Star game. Baseball is a sport that is steeped in tradition, and it’s hard — even when [...]Napoleon Simplex
“There are two kinds of children: the devious, conniving, heathen tyrants — and the devious, conniving, heathen tyrants who have their parents fooled.”
- Ike Pigott
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