Many people are so egocentric that they tend to believe that mankind can change the orbit of the planets. For example, during the early stages of the space program, there were folks who believed that the launch of the Saturn V
President Ford Considered Jimmy Carter a Disaster
In 25 years of interviews with his hometown paper that could only be released upon his death, former President Ford once called Jimmy Carter a “disaster” who ranked alongside Warren Harding. In 1981, Ford said: “I think Jimmy Carter would
HBO Series: Rome
I rarely take the time to watch — much less recommend — a television mini-series, but one show that I really enjoy is “Rome” on HBO (note: I was also a great fan of the HBO mini-series “Band of Brothers“). Rome is an elaborate show produced
Democrats Have Big Plans
This is an interesting cartoon from Daryl Cagle… It illustrates the expected results from the Democrats in Washington.
Silly Putty
It’s an example of an inorganic polymer, noted for its many unusual characteristics. It bounces, it breaks when given a sharp blow, it can flow like a liquid when it is slowly stretched, and it will “melt” into a puddle.
OSU Marching Band
Since we find self-deprecating humor to be healthy, I thought I would include this provocative photo “modification” sent to me by Mark Clower… The Ohio State marching band is famous for the script “Ohio”. The photo below portrays what the marching band
DZ Sokol Blog Anniversary
This is the 12 month-anniversary of my blog… It’s hard to believe that it’s already been a year and I’ve posted more than 600 articles on my site.
Buckeyes Lose Big
I won’t perform a detailed analysis of the BCS football game from last night. There will be plenty of articles on the Internet and numerous sports pundits on television talking about this game for days. Needless to say, the Ohio
Is the Bush Administration Capable of Clear Thinking?
An Assistant to the President of the United States finally wrote a treatise that more clearly defines our enemy. In “The War Against Global Jihadism“, Peter Wehner indicates that our enemy is indeed Moslem extremism. What do you know? Bush and
Jewish Traditions and Beliefs
It’s starting to look like I’m going to have to find a new branch of Judaism for my faith… For those of you not aware, most American Jews generally fall into one of three “classifications”: 1. Orthodox – those Jews who follow