Irish I were blogging

That title reminds me of my Aunt Lois. Seems like the type of joke she'd enjoy.

(Most) of my students have begun blogging in earnest. You can find links to their blogs on the right. I've told them all to respond to a classmate's blog, so I figured I'd retype those instructions here:

1. You should read a few of the blogs on the right until you find one that interests you.
   
2. Click on comment beneath that blog.
   
3. Comment.
   
4. And submit.
   

I also expect to link some of their better blogs in the text of my blog, so here's that:

1. Steve wrote a pretty good blog (even though he didn't do the assignment). He incorporated a couple of pictures, which I've had trouble with in the past. Maybe I'll get him to show the class how to do that. I also like his title.
   
2. David put up a well-written blog (though he only did half of the assignment).
   
3. Hillary seems like she's really getting into her blog, which is nice to see. She also brought up what might be a common problem: how to create hyperlinks. There should be a little world icon with an infinity symbol on it in your toolbar that will let you insert links.
   
4. Layne and Laura also put up good posts (and somehow picked the exact same template).
   

The main purpose of those links is to show my students what I'd like to see from their blogs and to give credit to those who are writing their blogs well. But, now on to the interesting stuff. (Just kidding – my students are plenty interesting (to me).)

Ricky Henderson and Jim Rice are going to the HoF, Rice in his last year of eligibility. Ricky was one of my favorite players when I was younger, mostly because the A's were winners during my formative years. It's good to know that he's a first-balloter.

Jodie Meeks lit up Tennessee for 54 points last night. That's a ton of points for a college player. I had the game on our bottom screen. It looked like he could just shot from anywhere. He hit 10 threes. UT looks a lot worse than I would have guessed.

IGN's
"Top 100 Animated Series" list is exactly the kind of article I love. I can't believe TaleSpin is only 81. The list is only posted to 81 (counting down) so far, so it'll be interesting to see where this thing goes.

So, I got an email yesterday from one of my students asking if I am "at all Irish." Easily one of the odder emails I've received since the invention of spam blockers. I'm not going to call him/her out, but I thought this would be a good place to mention that I have no Irish ancestry that I'm aware of.

Question of the Day:

Will anyone from MLB's "steroid era" ever go to the Hall?

My take: I have to imagine that some of the juicers will get in. If not, Omar Vizquel will be the only new inductee for like a decade.