Random Thoughts 3/24/10

• We just took a hard-left turn toward European Socialism that will probably bankrupt us and no one here seems to care. At all.
• The NFL just passed a new rule for overtime in playoff games: instead of sudden death, the second team is allowed a possession if the first team only scores a field goal. So no more one-sided, "two first downs and field goal" victories in the playoffs.
• SpaceShipTwo made its first "captive carry" flight the other day. Everyone who's crying about NASA's budget cuts needs to embrace the private companies that are continuing good work in aerospace.
• I filled out the census form for my family the other day. It takes awhile for a family our size.
• Were you looking for a blog that updates you on KU players as they go pro and play in the NBA? Yeah, me too.
• If you didn't read Amity Shlaes' book The Forgotten Man (a history about the Great Depression), then you could read this article instead. President Obama has a lot in common with FDR.