First of the 2008 Political Bumber Stickers

ASU Recruits Reaction to Stoops' Comments

I love that these kids already hate the UofA. By the way, the one recruit has a 1490 SAT...pretty impressive. Stoops Digging a Deeper Hole

Great Book -- Check it out

I just read this book on the advice of last week's Newsweek. It was great however a little disturbing. Surprising what a tangled web of farm subsidies, food surplus, and corporate research and development contribute to what we now eat.

What should we have for dinner? The question has confronted us since man discovered fire, but according to Michael Pollan, the bestselling author of The Botany of Desire, how we answer it today, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, may well determine our very survival as a species. Should we eat a fast-food hamburger? Something organic? Or perhaps something we hunt, gather, or grow ourselves? The omnivore’s dilemma has returned with a vengeance, as the cornucopia of the modern American supermarket and fast-food outlet confronts us with a bewildering and treacherous food landscape. What’s at stake in our eating choices is not only our own and our children’s health, but the health of the environment that sustains life on earth.

In this groundbreaking book, one of America’s most fascinating, original, and elegant writers turns his own omnivorous mind to the seemingly straightforward question of what we should have for dinner.

To find out, Pollan follows each of the food chains that sustain us—industrial food, organic or alternative food, and food we forage ourselves—from the source to a final meal, and in the process develops a definitive account of the American way of eating. His absorbing narrative takes us from Iowa cornfields to food-science laboratories, from feedlots and fast-food restaurants to organic farms and hunting grounds, always emphasizing our dynamic coevolutionary relationship with the handful of plant and animal species we depend on. Each time Pollan sits down to a meal, he deploys his unique blend of personal and investigative journalism to trace the origins of everything consumed, revealing what we unwittingly ingest and explaining how our taste for particular foods and flavors reflects our evolutionary inheritance.

The surprising answers Pollan offers to the simple question posed by this book have profound political, economic, psychological, and even moral implications for all of us. Beautifully written and thrillingly argued, The Omnivore’s Dilemma promises to change the way we think about the politics and pleasure of eating. For anyone who reads it, dinner will never again look, or taste, quite the same.

http://www.michaelpollan.com/omnivore.php

The Week in Sports

A small recap:

Some high school senior makes up a story that he was being recruited by Cal and Oregon - including a press conference - classic. NV Senior's Web of Lies
ASU Sweeps Nogales Tech in basketball - No Lute, No Wins
UofA's Stoops stick his foot in his mouth...again - ASU is like a JC
The Suns trade Marion for Shaq - strange. Shaq to AZ
Clemens is off to Congress - Does anyone care? - Clemens vs. Waxman
Soccer Power Ranking. For those who care - SI Power Rankings

The McCain - Yes We Can - Parody

Some of you may have seen all these stars get together to make a video collage of Obama's speeches, etc. Well they just came out with a parody of that video - with the words of McCain being the focus.

Jan 15, 2008
Rare photo of ugly female student shocks Arizona St. community

TEMPE, AZ - Arizona State University officials were scrambling on Tuesday to determine how an unattractive female student was able to be photographed at a recent basketball game - a photo which was then published by CNN/SI and has since rocked the school to its core.

"Arizona State University has a reputation that we need to uphold at all costs," said school President Dr. Michael Crow. "We've forged a singular image in the academic world - that of a place teeming with some of the hottest pieces of co-ed ass imaginable. When you think of Arizona State, you think of one thing only - some nubile 19 year-old with a tan, lithe body, with a snug T-shirt barely covering her supple yet firm breasts. We've worked too hard for to long at building this image to let some...well, let's just say Washington State-caliber student...ruin it for all of us."

The photo in question appeared in a CNN/SI online photo gallery called http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0801/campus.superfans.jan15/content.1.html?eref=google_phpm Crow promised an immediate investigation into the situation, which he characterized as "extremely complex.""First off, we need to find out how our PR and marketing team could let this happen," Crow said. "Our entire team of publicists is trained to spot any media camera from up to 200 yards away and immediately direct them towards the most attractive female students. Obviously, something went wrong there. And clearly, we'll have to review our security procedures at home game."

Starting in 1987, Arizona State has offered students who do not meet certain height, weight, cup size and "overall attractiveness" requirements special seating in a section called "The Cow Palace", located in a dark, hidden corner of the stadium or arena. In addition, all "Cow Palace" members are encouraged to wear complimentary masks depicting the current head coach of the sports team playing as a way to "encourage excitement and spirit among our genetically-challenged students."

"Clearly, this person snuck into the general student seating," Crow said. "Whether security thought she was some sort of malted ice cream salesperson, or if she intimidated them through the threat of bulk and force, it's hard to say."Crow said the University would institute an immediate emergency plan aimed at raising its Overall Hotness Index (OHI) level back to pre-incident levels. Measures include: an immediate sale on baby doll and cut-off T-shirts at the student bookstore; installation of free tanning booths and beauty salons outside of every on-campus building; contacting Playboy about a "Girls of Arizona State" spread as quickly as possible; and hiring of 10-12 additional Certified Bikini Inspectors to act as a last line of defense.

(Note: There was originally a picture of a female ASU student who, in my opinion, was not up to the usual hotness levels of most Sun Devil coeds (as evidenced below), at the beginning of this post. To placate a handful of Chubby Chasers who got all offended about it avoid hurting anyone's feelings, I took that photo down. Although if you go to the original CNN/SI photo section, I bet you can guess who it is...)

The Obama Supporters

I can honestly say I was very surprised and impressed by this on the street interview. My assumption is that this depth of knowledge is rare and his dad being a pediatrician most likely gives him more of a healthcare background, but you can tell the guy doing the interview is pretty impressed by the end.

Candidates Net Worth

This is always interesting to look at as people pander to middle america.
How Much Are They Worth

Pic of the Day

This one never gets old

VPs?

OK - So we are coming down to the final few candidates. I think McCain has locked up the GOP race. Although Obama and Hillary are still in a heated battle let's speculate VPs....why not.

McCain - Huckabee, Lindsey Graham (Sen. South Car.), Giuliani, Charlie Christ (FL Gov.), Sam Brownback (Sen. KS). My choice is Graham. He is a well respected Senator and is from the South, which as we saw on Tuesday night is a bad area for McCain. I think Huckabee would be too easy to attack on things he said as a pastor.

Clinton - Ed Rendell (Gov. PA), Wesley Clark, Tom Vilsak (Gov. IA),Evan Bayh (Sen. IN). My choice is Evan Bayh

Obama - John Edwards, Janet Napolitano (Gov. AZ - altough she would be a good Attorney General), Biden?, Tom Daschle, ..i don't know. He has the support of a lot of old/experienced Senators like Kennedy, Leahy, Kerry, etc but he needs someone to come n that has experience in gov't.

Thoughts?

Football Recruitment Final

#14 Class according to Scout. Nice synopsis of the key players.
ASU 2008 Class

AZ Republic Article
ESPN PAC 10 Overview

Crazy Home Theatres

Just check these out....I kind of like the Titanic set up.
Stunning Theatres