today's Dick Cheney quote of the day

April 21, 2003: "I am a big fan of Walker, Texas Ranger."

today's Hillary Clinton quote of the day

02/15/95: "I like chicken."

2007 Week 13 Mentzer College Football Rankings - Top 25 +

1 Hawaii 1.0000
2 Kansas 0.9783
3 Missouri 0.9594
4 West Virginia 0.9560
5 Ohio State 0.9540
6 Virginia Tech 0.9133
7 Arizona State 0.8832
8 Florida 0.8758
9 LSU 0.8742
10 Georgia 0.8712
11 Michigan 0.8605
12 Oklahoma 0.8589
13 South Florida 0.8444
14 Clemson 0.8394
15 Boston College 0.8379
16 Wisconsin 0.8354
17 Illinois 0.8352
18 Brigham Young 0.8240
19 Connecticut 0.8211
20 Tennessee 0.8163
21 Boise State 0.8149
22 USC 0.7909
23 Cincinnati 0.7809
24 Penn State 0.7775
25 Air Force 0.7708
26 Texas 0.7702
27 Auburn 0.7688

31 Oregon 0.7511

41 Arkansas 0.6759

88 Notre Dame 0.2984

120 Florida International 0.0000

On Cellphone Technology

iPhone vs. Nokia E70

On Mental Health

Crazy

Reporters Notebook (Gettysburg Times: 11/24/07) - "Great nuts!"

The Pitzer family celebrated two major milestones this month: the 50th wedding anniversary of Grandma and Pappy, and my Mom’s birthday.
While at an anniversary party several weeks ago, yours truly hosted a trivia game.
“What is Ken’s favorite saying?” I asked the crowd regarding Pappy’s time-cherished phrase.
In unison, the audience replied: “GREAT NUTS!”
Days later, we celebrated Mom’s birthday (I won’t reveal her age, seeing as how I live with her and, for the time being, I’d prefer to keep those accommodations).
As the family sat around the living room on Mom’s birthday, she reflected upon her and Dad’s early relationship.
At one of her first Pitzer family gatherings, held at Great Grandpa Pitzer’s house, Mom — hoping to impress her in-laws — made cherry pudding.
Sorta.
Uncle Jumbo, the first family member to try Mom’s concoction, nearly gagged on the pudding, and spit his first bite halfway across the room.“
That’s terrible!” I can imagine Uncle Jumbo saying.
The pudding recipe called for a couple of cups of sugar.
Mom added a couple of cups alright...a couple of cups of salt.
Great nuts.
~ Scot Andrew Pitzer

On Storms

We are all (most likely) familiar with rainstorms, snowstorms, hailstorms, shitstorms, etc.....

This is a Metal Storm.

2007 Week 12 Mentzer College Football Rankings - Top 25 +

1 Kansas 1.0000
2 Hawaii 1.0000
3 Ohio State 0.9528
4 West Virginia 0.9458
5 Missouri 0.9453
6 Arizona State 0.9414
7 LSU 0.9348
8 Virginia Tech 0.9068
9 Michigan 0.8715
10 Florida 0.8686
11 Georgia 0.8628
12 Connecticut 0.8536
13 Oklahoma 0.8386
14 Boise State 0.8355
15 Texas 0.8353
16 Illinois 0.8326
17 Wisconsin 0.8312
18 South Florida 0.8257
19 Boston College 0.8200
20 Clemson 0.8141
21 Oregon 0.8132
22 Virginia 0.8055
23 Tennessee 0.7899
24 USC 0.7850
25 Cincinnati 0.7793

27 Penn State 0.7685

47 Alabama 0.6195

49 California 0.5920

100 Notre Dame 0.2023

120 Florida International 0.0000

On High Performance

The husband forgot his wedding anniversary and his wife was angry. She told him, 'Tomorrow morning I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in less then 6 Seconds AND IT BETTER BE THERE!!'

The wife woke up the next morning and looked out the window to see a box gift-wrapped in middle of the driveway. She brought the box back in the house, opened it, and there was a brand new Bathroom Scale.

Bowl Game???

Any guesses on what Bowl Game Penn State will get this year? With Ohio State, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin all ahead of us in the Big Ten and in the BCS Rankings will we even play on New Years Day???

Reporters Notebook (Gettysburg Times: 11/17/07) - "Popcorn and Soda"

On our way to the movie theater last weekend, my sister proposed a deal.
"You pay for the movies," Jamie told me, "and I'll pay for the snacks."
Translated into English, the Kutztown University sophomore actually said: "You're paying for the most expensive part of the evening, because you work for a living, and I'll pay for the cheap part of the night, because I'm a college student...I don't have any money, and therefore, I'm allowed to be fiscally frugal."
I agreed to her proposition, and forked over $17 at the gate for two general admission cinema tickets.
Yeah, it's two hours of salary, but heck, when you're spending time with family, money isn't an issue.
In the snack line, Jamie orders two small drinks, and two small popcorns. When the cashier read the bill, my sister was dumbfounded.
"Your total is $16.50," the cashier said.
Popcorn = $4.75. Soda = $3.50.
My sister turned toward me, and made the biggest puppy-dog face in the history of the world.
I don't think she'll be negotiating any more of her "deals" any time soon.
~ Scot Andrew Pitzer

2007 Week 11 Mentzer College Football Rankings - Top 25 +

1 Kansas 1.0000
2 Hawaii 1.0000
3 Arizona State 0.9664
4 Missouri 0.9544
5 Ohio State 0.9441
6 LSU 0.9373
7 West Virginia 0.9320
8 Oregon 0.9253
9 Michigan 0.9048
10 Virginia Tech 0.8938
11 Oklahoma 0.8931
12 Clemson 0.8584
13 Penn State 0.8550
14 Connecticut 0.8534
15 Florida 0.8493
16 Texas 0.8444
17 Georgia 0.8361
18 Wisconsin 0.8353
19 Illinois 0.8328
20 Virginia 0.8224
21 Boise State 0.8150
22 South Florida 0.8123
23 Cincinnati 0.8039
24 Boston College 0.7913
25 Tennessee 0.7904

26 USC 0.7868

105 Notre Dame 0.1767

120 Florida International 0.0000

Reporters Notebook (Gettysburg Times: 11/10/07) - "Biglerville football"

Some are calling it a miracle.
Others are still in shock.
Many residents of the Upper Adams community are pinching themselves to make sure they’re not dreaming.
Yes, it’s true — Biglerville High School had a winning football season.
And had fate crossed our path, we’d be in the playoffs this weekend.
What had to happen? If Bermudian Springs would have upset Littlestown last Friday night, Biglerville would have qualified for the post-season.
For nearly a half-hour two Fridays ago, the dream was alive: Bermudian, Biglerville’s arch-rival, was topping the Thunderbolts by a touchdown.
“I’m starting to believe,” I recall fellow Canner alum and Times sports editor Josh Martin telling me.
I even called Uncle Stan, another Biglerville graduate, to tell him the fantastic news.
“Go Bermudian,” I told him.
His response dripped with disbelief.
“I can’t believe you just said that,” Uncle Stan said.
We need them to win, I explained.
“You don’t need to actually say something like that though,” finished Uncle Stan.
Within minutes, however, hopes of a Canner post-season run vanished, as Littlestown scored twice in a 120 second period to take a 13-7 lead at halftime. The Bolts won, 28-7.
“One thing about you Biglerville people is,” colleague Jarrad Hedes told Josh and me as he comforted our broken spirits, “even though you could get into the playoffs by Bermudian winning, deep down inside, you probably still cheer for them to lose. It’s just not ethical to root for them.”
He’s right.
Go Canners.
~ Scot Andrew Pitzer

2007 Week 10 Mentzer College Football Rankings - Top 25 +

1 Ohio State 1.0000
2 Kansas 1.0000
3 Hawaii 1.0000
4 Arizona State 0.9610
5 Michigan 0.9528
6 Missouri 0.9441
7 Oregon 0.9326
8 LSU 0.9288
9 Connecticut 0.9149
10 Oklahoma 0.9095
11 West Virginia 0.9075
12 Boston College 0.9063
13 Virginia Tech 0.8974
14 Penn State 0.8673
15 Boise State 0.8389
16 Texas 0.8378
17 Purdue 0.8344
18 Florida 0.8186
19 Georgia 0.8182
20 Virginia 0.8101
21 Clemson 0.8089
22 South Florida 0.7943
23 Alabama 0.7906
24 Illinois 0.7904
25 Wisconsin 0.7888

28 USC 0.7624

38 South Carolina 0.6872

61 Navy 0.5449

96 Notre Dame 0.2169

120 Florida International 0.0000