A glass of white or a glass of red? Despite the recent content, I really don’t drink that much …

(sarcasm)China: a most favored nation, in deed.(/sarcasm) Link via Kevin.

PETA is at it again: the NCAA will now use synthetic leather for their basketballs. A PETA representative asked if it would be more expensive responded: Shannon said it was hard to put a price on a cow’s life. No, it isn’t! The market sets the price based on supply and demand; a cow is…

Senator Dodd has compared the President of the United States with Fidel Castro. Rather irresponsible IMO.

International Friendships looks like an interesting outreach to foreign students at Ohio State.

Tom Waits will be on Fresh Air with Terry Gross. Since I know many of you are fans, I thought I’d warn you ahead of time. Once the interview is posted, I’ll add the link to it here.

I have finished Jane Eyre. What a delightful book focused around the Lord’s plans for His children! I was fascinated with the comparisons of Jane’s cousins from two families who were obviously set opposed to one another (John and St. John even!) in their qualities. I knew how the book was going to turn out…

The Wine Aroma Wheel to help describe wine in precise terminology. This article explains how to use it. However, if the authors’ tummy is really turned by imprecise terminology, perhaps he ought to join the real world.

Brother Jed on NPR. Evidently, there is a method behind his outrageous-ness.

Saw Spider-Man on Saturday. I enjoyed it, but I kinda expected more because of all the hype. Willem Dafoe was great as the green goblin and some of the best acting was in his scenes. We rented Bandits which I fell asleep to Saturday night. I’m tired of movies that make you root for the…