Candidate Match Game II
Play USA TODAY's Candidate Match Game II to find out which candidate -- Barack Obama or Mitt Romney -- you agree with most on the key issues of the day. And as you take the quiz, learn more about their positions on the issues.
As you select your answers, the graphic slides more to the candidate whose views are most like your own. As I answered the questions, I was surprised to see the percentage ebb and flow from one candidate to the other. In the end, however, my score was 76% in favor of Romney.
Still, I thought that the real outcome of the test should have been the likenesses morphing into a single image. That's what politics has become, after all...two sides of the same coin: a plugged nickel.
Candidate Match Game II
October 3, 2012
Candidate Match Game
October 2, 2012
No More of That
Since the NFL regular season started, I was predicting the winners each week and except for last week, was doing fairly well. I've decided to discontinue it.
Why? Well, it wasn't creating much interest. I understand I don't have a lot of visitors to this blog and I'm fine w/ that, but I did hope that I'd get a few hits/comments on the posts. That's not the main reason, though.
After last night's debacle - the Dallas/Chicago game - my heart's not in it. I'll always be a Cowboys fan, but I never have enjoyed watching the games when Dallas played poorly. I turned the channel shortly after the second half started and then drifted off to sleep. I refuse to let how a football team does affect my life...and esp. my sleep.
I'm also done with frequenting the Cowboy websites and reading the comments. I'm sick of the constant criticisms from people who know little or nothing about the game. I'm tired of reading comments such as "Fire Garrett!" "Romo needs to go!" "Jerry Jones knows nothing about football!"
In the first place, Garrett is a good coach but to expect him to be mistake-free is short-sighted and an ignorant way of thinking. I like his "RKG" approach and think he needs another couple of years to put his stamp on the team. If he hasn't taken the team to the playoffs in five years at the helm, then perhaps he should be let go, but not until then. People have no patience and expect wins right away. That's not realistic.
People also show their lack of knowledge about football in blaming Romo for the losses. Last time I checked, there were ten other players on the offensive side of the ball, plus a defense that has blown some of the leads the offense and Romo had in games. Sure, he's made some egregious errors, but I bet there are a dozen NFL teams which would love to have Tony Romo as their QB.
Lastly, I get angry at Jones too, but it IS his team and with his two + decades of owning the team, he has to have soaked up some football smarts via osmosis if in no other way. In fact, I imagine he's probably forgotten more about football than most of the whiny pukes on msg. boards will ever know. JJ's worst fault is being too loyal to certain players as well as handing out overpriced contracts to under-performing athletes.
Why? Well, it wasn't creating much interest. I understand I don't have a lot of visitors to this blog and I'm fine w/ that, but I did hope that I'd get a few hits/comments on the posts. That's not the main reason, though.
After last night's debacle - the Dallas/Chicago game - my heart's not in it. I'll always be a Cowboys fan, but I never have enjoyed watching the games when Dallas played poorly. I turned the channel shortly after the second half started and then drifted off to sleep. I refuse to let how a football team does affect my life...and esp. my sleep.
I'm also done with frequenting the Cowboy websites and reading the comments. I'm sick of the constant criticisms from people who know little or nothing about the game. I'm tired of reading comments such as "Fire Garrett!" "Romo needs to go!" "Jerry Jones knows nothing about football!"
In the first place, Garrett is a good coach but to expect him to be mistake-free is short-sighted and an ignorant way of thinking. I like his "RKG" approach and think he needs another couple of years to put his stamp on the team. If he hasn't taken the team to the playoffs in five years at the helm, then perhaps he should be let go, but not until then. People have no patience and expect wins right away. That's not realistic.
People also show their lack of knowledge about football in blaming Romo for the losses. Last time I checked, there were ten other players on the offensive side of the ball, plus a defense that has blown some of the leads the offense and Romo had in games. Sure, he's made some egregious errors, but I bet there are a dozen NFL teams which would love to have Tony Romo as their QB.
Lastly, I get angry at Jones too, but it IS his team and with his two + decades of owning the team, he has to have soaked up some football smarts via osmosis if in no other way. In fact, I imagine he's probably forgotten more about football than most of the whiny pukes on msg. boards will ever know. JJ's worst fault is being too loyal to certain players as well as handing out overpriced contracts to under-performing athletes.
October 1, 2012
The True Me
Yeah, right.
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The True You Values Harmony |
 You want your girlfriend or boyfriend to be more relaxed, calm, and composed. With respect to money, you spend as little as possible. You think good luck doesn't exist - reality is built on practicalities. The hidden side of your personality tends to be satisfied to care for things with a minimal amount of effort. You have a tendency to overdo things, but basically you value your friendships highly. When it comes to finding a romantic partner, you base your search on information from your friends. |
Not a Big Star
Note: I've decided to name each post in the "Did You Know?" series differently. I got to thinking that it would be hard to differentiate between all the posts named "Did You Know?"
Duh. Too bad I didn't know that from the first.
Did you know?
Tom Hanks has an asteroid named after him?
Hanks has had a lifelong fascination with space exploration: As a child, he wanted to be an astronaut; he played a real-life one in Apollo 13; he co-produced the miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, as well as the IMAX feature Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon in 3D. Heck, he's even on the the National Space Society Board of Directors. So to honor Hanks' commitment, the International Astronomical Union named an asteroid "12818 tomhanks" in 1996.
Image courtesy of Caricature Zone
Duh. Too bad I didn't know that from the first.
Did you know?
Tom Hanks has an asteroid named after him?
Hanks has had a lifelong fascination with space exploration: As a child, he wanted to be an astronaut; he played a real-life one in Apollo 13; he co-produced the miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, as well as the IMAX feature Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon in 3D. Heck, he's even on the the National Space Society Board of Directors. So to honor Hanks' commitment, the International Astronomical Union named an asteroid "12818 tomhanks" in 1996.
Image courtesy of Caricature Zone
October Trivia Quiz Begins!
Play the ToTG Trivia Tournament and test your trivia knowledge against the smartest readers of this blog!
(well, there's me, too)
Easy to do: register, then sign-in and play the quiz. The categories change from day-to-day and are the most difficult the site has to offer. Hurry as fast as you can through it, though, because the longer you take, the less points you get on the total.
ToTG Trivia Tournament
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