Blogs/Journals/Diaries Links

Just wanted to bring to your attention some interesting blog/journal links I've come across recently.

Bill Simmons, one of my favourite sports writers, was sent to Houston to check out the festivities before the upcoming Super Bowl. He's a huge Patriot Fan (as big of a fan as Dave Clement is) and his task is write a blog about the week's happenings. He's updating it twice a day! Normally he writes maybe 1 or 2 articles a week! Anyway, his writing is entertaining as always, so check it out.

Slate (one of my favourite op/ed sites) often has weeklong diaries penned by one person. This week is a series on arabic culture, which I confess to knowing very little about. I liked this quote about how "Arab students often just hang out together and take nothing from the States except what they get in classes. They deprive not only themselves, but also Americans, of the opportunity to learn about Arab culture." I can see this kind of thing going on at Waterloo, since there are a lot of middle eastern students in Electrical Engineering. I really like the diaries from Slate and for some weird reason I enjoy reading Dear Prudence.

Just one last link. The Miama Herald has been following around the top ranked high school football player, Willie Williams, as he is getting recruited by different colleges. These colleges have lot's of money and aren't afraid to spend it. For example: for dinner one night, the college sent them to a real expensive restaurant. Willie eventually ended up ordering four lobster tails, two steaks and a Shrimp Scampi. One Lobster Tail was priced at $49.99 and the steaks didn't have a listed price on the menu. Check out the stories, they are pretty ridiculous:

Trip No. 1: Florida State.

Trip No. 2: Auburn.

Trip No. 3: Miami.

With one more school to come!