Monthly Archives: November 2011

2011 Tulsa Black Friday Turkey Trot

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Bill Ruhsam

Jenn and I completed the 2011 Black Friday Turkey Trot this morning. It was a good course, relatively flat and fast, and a well supported race. It was run by Fleet Feet and I extend a heartfelt “good job” to … Continue reading →

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Black Friday Turkey Trot

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Bill Ruhsam

While crazy people are shopping, other crazy people are running. Go us! Today’s Black Friday Turkey Trot is a 5k, and the first one of these I’ve run in a loooong while. Weather looks crisp and clear. We’ll see how … Continue reading →

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Preparing for the Packers

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Bill Ruhsam

Football games, ho!

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TSA Security Grope

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Bill Ruhsam

Today, traveling to Tulsa to visit my family for Thanksgiving, I was thankful to be groped by the TSA. As we all know, the TSA randomly1 selects people for screening in the backscatter scanner. I don’t personally care whether or … Continue reading →

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It’s a Vacation Day, So I’m futzing with the Blog

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Bill Ruhsam

You may notice slight changes in the blog look (if you don’t take advantage of the rss feed). I’m screwing around with a few things here and there to update the site a bit. Mainly typefaces, image stuff, a few … Continue reading →

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Amusing Typos

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Bill Ruhsam

It’s always fun when something like this sneaks through the filters. “OMG! One dollar!? Fill up the fuel tanks, Ethel! The Zombies are coming!”

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xkcd Continues to be Genius

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Bill Ruhsam

The image here is about 4% of Randall Munroe’s amazing and fabulous money chart. Go. Spend an hour looking at it and contemplating the size comparisons of various fiscal streams.

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Alabama is Enforcing its Laws!

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Bill Ruhsam

In case you were not aware, Alabama followed Arizona’s lead in enacting Driving While Brown laws; making it so police may demand proof of legal entry into the US upon “reasonable suspicion”. Everyone knows this was aimed at the hispanic … Continue reading →

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The Case of Knowing Just A Little

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Bill Ruhsam

I joke that I know enough about [that thing] “just to be dangerous.” However, it’s often not a joke, and that is particularly true when it comes to public policy. I follow the Streets Blog Network for their take on … Continue reading →

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Cambria Came to Visit!

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Bill Ruhsam

Our friend Cambria, whom Jennifer was a student with in the Ph.D. program at Texas Tech, stayed with us this week while she was attending a conference here in Atlanta. It was good to see her.

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