Random Boxing Day Thoughts 2008

• Happy British class system reinforcement day. Go to Snopes.com and get the scoop on Boxing Day. While there you can check out the veracity of those last few email forwards you received.
• Iraq has declared Christmas an official state holiday. Why does it feel like Iraq is going in the right direction and the U.S. is going in the wrong direction?
• Speaking of Iraq, did you know that the number of Americans killed by hostile fire has been LESS than the non-hostile deaths (accidents and disease) for the last six months? All deaths in Iraq are counted as casualties of war, but for several months now there have been more car accidents and heart attacks killing Americans in Iraq than IEDs. And overall, that's a good trend!
  
• KU is struggling a bit this season but they still look good to Jeff Withey. The 7-foot freshman will transfer from Arizona, begin classes, and be eligible to play for the Jayhawks in December '09 as a redshirt freshman. See, the trip to Arizona wasn't a complete waste after all.
• Everybody needs Fred Thompson to set them straight about the economy. Funny, sarcastic, and snarky.
• My kids are now armed and dangerous; they each received a nerf gun for Christmas. Within 10 minutes, I'd already been shot in the eye and most of the boys had cried foul at being stung by the high speed little darts. I'm seriously considering buying them safety goggles.