When giving up is good

Usually giving up is seen as a bad thing. As Mr. Steed reminded us on Friday, giving up something less important in your life can be a good thing; it can help us streamline a little and focus on the things in life that are truly important. It can also give us a chance to deny our impulses to just do whatever we want, by intentionally denying ourselves gratification. This year for Lent I'm giving up dessert. What will you give up?

Late February is the time for winning.

Late February 2001 was the last time there was a Virginia Independent School State Wrestling Championship held that the Saints didn't win. Remember how long ago that was? That's a pretty dominant steak!

Late February

What were you doing in late February 2001? I was about half-way through working on my Economics degree at the University of Richmond. Working at The Cellar and helping out with the St. Christopher's wrestling team occupied much of my free time.

After thinking about what you were doing, think about this: why would I ask this question?

Very Punny

What are some of your favorites? Which ones are just unbearably bad?


I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian.
A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class because it was a weapon of math disruption.
The butcher backed into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work.
No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.
A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering.
A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart.
Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.

Practice, Practice, Practice

Shel Silverstein was one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century, in my humble opinion. He told fantastic stories with great imagination, a marvelous sense of humor, and a creative vocabulary. He did a fantastic job of making gobbeldygook make perfect sense in the context of his writing. Check out shelsilverstein.com for some fun practice writing poems in the "just for kids" section.