Texas Snow

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Oh... almost, very close, very close.

When Monk came back inside and checked on the computer, it took him longer to see if it was just his blurred vision or if the computer was still screwy. After getting real close to the screen and staring hard, he sees that it is still shot.

Although Monk expected the weather to be literally freezing last night, he was still surprised during a bathroom run in the wee hours that it would be a good idea to put on the heater, thinking that the heater is only needed in January and February - as opposed to when it is simply cold. Fortunately, his chilled senses pulled him out of that delusion, and it was the first night that we used the heater.

Monk and Little Bear were entreated to a beautiful hoarfrost - Texas snow.
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Texas Snow

~
Oh... almost, very close, very close.

When Monk came back inside and checked on the computer, it took him longer to see if it was just his blurred vision or if the computer was still screwy. After getting real close to the screen and staring hard, he sees that it is still shot.

Although Monk expected the weather to be literally freezing last night, he was still surprised during a bathroom run in the wee hours that it would be a good idea to put on the heater, thinking that the heater is only needed in January and February - as opposed to when it is simply cold. Fortunately, his chilled senses pulled him out of that delusion, and it was the first night that we used the heater.

Monk and Little Bear were entreated to a beautiful hoarfrost - Texas snow.
.

Darwinism vs. Sports Fanaticism

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"As far as I'm concerned, the guys I've seen over and over again on TV throwing punches at various members of the Indiana Pacers are the functional -- and nonfunctioning -- equivalent of that guy who faced down the tank in Tiananmen Square. Only he had a majestic, noble cause -- democracy. What these guys were fighting for is beyond me. To take on athletes in the prime of their lives, men almost 7 feet tall and bulked up to the strength of an ox, is stupidity so sheer, so perfect, that it is rarely found in nature and, by itself, contradicts Darwin. People this dumb should have died out by now."

-- Richard Cohen for The Washington Post

Monk hasn't followed sports since adolescence, and this is an old story. But it is an interesting twist on the ol' sports brawl, instead of two teams going at each other, the fans and a team go at it - there's something neat about that.

Mr. Cohen apparently wanted to spend some time mulling this one over, giving this fresh twist a fresh twist of his own. The writing and wit is especially nice.

( Cohen column )

Darwinism vs. Sports Fanaticism

~
"As far as I'm concerned, the guys I've seen over and over again on TV throwing punches at various members of the Indiana Pacers are the functional -- and nonfunctioning -- equivalent of that guy who faced down the tank in Tiananmen Square. Only he had a majestic, noble cause -- democracy. What these guys were fighting for is beyond me. To take on athletes in the prime of their lives, men almost 7 feet tall and bulked up to the strength of an ox, is stupidity so sheer, so perfect, that it is rarely found in nature and, by itself, contradicts Darwin. People this dumb should have died out by now."

-- Richard Cohen for The Washington Post

Monk hasn't followed sports since adolescence, and this is an old story. But it is an interesting twist on the ol' sports brawl, instead of two teams going at each other, the fans and a team go at it - there's something neat about that.

Mr. Cohen apparently wanted to spend some time mulling this one over, giving this fresh twist a fresh twist of his own. The writing and wit is especially nice.

( Cohen column )