The Vig

The Hawks got over 6,700 folks out for their game last night, their biggest attendance of the season thus far, I believe. Hawks fans have become used to crowds about half that size which means lots of room to stretch out. Most fans know to wait for a stoppage before getting up or […]

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I remember as a child getting up to watch the Space Shuttle return from orbit.  During re-entry there was always a 45-second period where Mission Control couldn’t communicate with the Shuttle.  No one knew what was happening.  Watching Iowa this week is a lot like figuring out what’s happening with the Shuttle.  No one knows.  […]

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I originally felt kind of sorry for the kid young man who struck and killed a woman out by the Vancouver Mall on Saturday night.  I figured he was just a kid who made a terrible mistake.  No more.  They need to lock him up for a good long while.

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We were running our buses on 20% biodiesel up here but they weren’t getting enough horsepower on cold days.  Something about the fuel not completely igniting in the newer engines.  So C-Tran has switched back to 5%.  More corn for the rest of us!

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Well, sort of. I added a sweet plug-in a few weeks back that has eliminated the Spam I was getting. It’s something like 500-0. As a result, I’m turning off the moderation and letting folks post at will. Even folks previously banned will now find they’re able to comment without going […]

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