tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9843546523815378132012-01-25T02:30:58.144-05:00All the muck that's fit to rake. This blog covers a little bit of everything; what's going on at Concord University, across the state and beyond.Chris Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01042527521293412873noreply@blogger.comBlogger3161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984354652381537813.post-89190898089599997902012-01-25T02:30:00.000-05:002012-01-25T02:30:58.154-05:00

Long considered one of the greatest talkers in the history of professional wrestling, Chris Jericho returned to WWE on January 2, 2012 and did not say a single word until last Monday night, January 23. What is he doing? Why has Jericho kept his mouth shut for the first time in his career? The mystery is one of the best things going on WWE's flagship show, Monday Night Raw. Jericho's initial

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If you like reading about high school basketball and professional wrestling, then this is the blog post for you. Below, you'll find some of the recent articles I've written for my local newspaper, the Princeton Times and the wrestling blog I contribute to, Under the Ring. Looking at Bobby Roode's TNA heel turn Tigers end year on high note Tigers run record to 4-2 on season Tigers falter,

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Today is the big day. January 18, 2011 will live in infamy. The much-ballyhooed Internet Blackout is taking place. Several websites, most notably online encyclopedia Wikipedia, have shut down for the day. Others are staying open, like Google, but throwing its support to the Internet Blackout by putting a black bar over its main page. What is everybody protesting? They are protesting the Stop

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I'm excited about this. The WWE Network has been something that has been rumored and thrown around as happening some day for probably the last 2 or 3 years. It's now close to a reality. The unofficial launch date is April 2012, to coincide with WWE's biggest annual pay-per-view of the year, WrestleMania. This year's event is headlined by The Rock vs John Cena. There have been some rumors

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"I can't tell you not to drink, do drugs; they are fun. It's fun. They work. But what sucks is when you wanna quit and you can't." - Scott Hall In late 2011, ESPN profiled professional wrestler Scott "Razor Ramon" Hall as part of their E60 documentary series. The half-hour documentary looked at the man behind the wrestling character, behind the "machismo," and showed the world Hall's issues

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The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door...

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Multiple-time WWE & World Champion Chris Jericho recently made his most-recent return to WWE last Monday. Jericho originally joined WWE in 1999 and left after his contract expired in 2005. Citing mental exhaustion and wanting to pursue other interests (his band, Fozzy, and an acting career), Jericho took a 2-year break from wrestling.  He returned in 2007, and solidified his status as arguably

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Bill 3251 of the West Virginia House would create the "Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act." It was written by Mike Maypenny, a Democrat from Taylor, WV. It was introduced in February, 2011.  The word I'm hearing is that it's going to be brought up for discussion at some point this year. It would allow for medical marijuana use in the state of West Virginia. If passed, WV would follow Alaska

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I remember reading this over the summer and thinking it was really interesting. I'm not sure why I suddenly thought about it again, but I did & felt like sharing. There have been tales of gay men renouncing their homosexuality before, but what really makes this interesting is that the man who decided he was no longer gay was formerly a journalist who crusaded for gay rights and equality. * * *

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At the end of October, I posted a blog looking at the sudden rise of James Storm to the top of TNA. After winning the World Heavyweight Championship from Kurt Angle, I posted a blog titled The "James Storm Era" begins in TNA. As of right now, that era lasted only one week, as he lost the championship in his first defense to his long-time friend and tag team partner Bobby Roode. Roode turned his

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I've been doing a little writing lately. The guy that covered high school basketball for the Princeton Times newspaper moved away and I've been given some assignments in that area. I also wrote a story about the Brothers of the Wheel motorcycle club, who organize a yearly event to give gifts to needy children. That was fun. That article isn't posted online, but it's available in the current print

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For the first time to be documented, an openly gay member of the armed forces kissed her partner after arriving home after being stationed overseas. I tweeted a link to the AP's story through my magazine's twitter account. Yes, that's a cheap plug. Check out the story and my twitter. RT @MountainSlate: First time seen since #DADT repealed, female soldier embraces girlfriend upon return from

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If you've never seen the episode of "The Simpsons" where Homer buys a gun and joins the NRA, I feel like you should. It's a pretty good satirical take on right-wing gun ownership and the culture that goes along with it.

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Almost exactly 2 years ago to the day I posted a blog titled "My grandpa's in the hospital." He was recovering from surgery to fix a perforated ulcer. Check the 2009 blog to see what that is. Doesn't sound pleasant. This is one of those things that makes you wonder if this is related to that, because he's in the hospital 2 years later, recovering from surgery to remove his stomach after finding

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In a blog I posted a week or so ago I announced that I was Editor-in-Chief of Mountain Slate magazine, a publication aimed at informing and serving a young adult Southern West Virginia audience. Now seems like a good time to tell you a little bit more about this. I can't tell you exactly what inspired this, but it was around the fall of 2009 that I first had the idea to create my own magazine. I

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I haven't blogged in a while. I know, shocking. I haven't really been too busy this month. I don't know. I've been pretty tired lately. I guess that explains it. Even this isn't too much of an update. These next few months are sort of transitional for me. I've got some stuff I need to figure out in terms of a job and some other pursuits. I'll fill you in on all of those soon. Until then,

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One of my favorite wrestling blogs is Phil Strum's "Under the Ring." Strum, a reporter for the Poughkeepsie Journal, has written the "Under the Ring" blog since 2007. I discovered it in 2009 and have kept up with it ever since. Over the last month, I noticed that he hadn't been keeping up with his blogging as much as usual. He would usually write some thoughts on each weekly wrestling show, as

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"Cowboy" James Storm is one of a handful of wrestlers to have debuted on the very first TNA event in 2002 and still remain in 2011. His hard work, sacrifice, and dedication to the TNA brand was rewarded with his first world heavyweight championship victory last week. This is the first singles championship of any kind for Storm, who has been seen throughout his career as a tag team specialist.

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Total Nonstop Action wrestling recently held its biggest pay per view of the year, Bound For Glory 2011. Their version of WrestleMania, all of their top storylines are either settled or started each year. Last year's BFG, held on the ominous-sounding TEN-TEN-TEN (aka October 10, 2010), saw the formation of the Immortal faction. Click here to read part 1 of this blog, looking at the formation of

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This song has a nice message. Take all your problems and rip them apart.

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I wrote a review of the Red Hot Chili Peppers latest album and submitted it to Concord University's student newspaper, The Concordian. I had planned on writing about the album more in-depth here in my blog, but decided to send it in instead. Never pass up an opportunity to get your name out there in print, if you can. As you can see from my byline, the album received a rating of 8 out of 10. I

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The Total Nonstop Action wrestling company changed in a huge way in 2010. Two big names joined the TNA company in Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff. Wrestling fan or not, you know who Hogan is. Most know Bischoff. He is a former President of World Championship Wrestling, the chief competition to World Wrestling Entertainment. After WCW folded 10 years ago, Bischoff briefly appeared for WWE.  [Click

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[Part 4 of a series of blog entries looking at the first year of my life spent in Princeton, West Virginia, in 2001. I'll look at my home life, school, pop culture, relationships, basically everything going on in my life one decade ago. Click here to read part 1. Click here to read part 2. Click here to read part 3.] As we all know by now, my mom met a guy named Mark. He lived in Princeton. We

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The media loves a good trend. And the mass public loves to be fed the latest trend. Right now, the cool thing to do is celebrate the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's groundbreaking Nevermind album. I noticed a couple weeks ago that there was a story about Nirvana. I read it and enjoyed it. Then I found another. I read it. Then another. Then another. Then another. Sensing a pattern? The odd thing

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I wrote a story that was printed in the Princeton Times a few weeks ago. I covered the "Youth Day at the Range" event, which taught gun-safety skills to children. Here's the link to the story - http://bdtonline.com/princetonsports/x1660694189/Youth-Day-at-the-Range-takes-aim-at-kids-activity-levels Here's the link to the pictures I took - http://bdtonline.com/princetonsports/x1700247357/

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The only thing that stays the same is change. Or something, however the song goes. My cousin Jackie's birthday would have been this month. She would have been 20. She died in a car wreck in 2008 when she was 16. I was thinking about her recently and a lot of memories came back to me. Shortly after her death, I wrote in my old blog about we weren't particularly close until a few years before her

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Controversial wrestling superstar Jeff Hardy recently made his first appearance on TNA's "Impact Wrestling" program for the first time since being sent home by management in March. Not a lot of details are known, but the story is essentially that Jeff Hardy appeared live on pay-per-view for his match against Sting in an altered state of mind. The match was quickly changed and Sting shockingly

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The newest single by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie," is kind of quirky and weird, but I like it. If you like RHCP, and they're one of my favorite bands, then you should like this song.

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[Part 3 of a series of blog entries looking at the first year of my life spent in Princeton, West Virginia, in 2001. I'll look at my home life, school, pop culture, relationships, basically everything going on in my life one decade ago. Click here to read part 1. Click here to read part 2.] I moved to Princeton in 2001. A lot of important things happened that year for me, which is one reason why

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[Part 2 of a series of blog entries looking at the first year of my life spent in Princeton, West Virginia, in 2001. I'll look at my home life, school, pop culture, relationships, basically everything going on in my life one decade ago. Click here to read part 1.] As you saw from the last blog, the year of 2001 was an interesting time in my life. I'll get back to more of the narrative form of

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[Part 1 of a series of blog entries looking at the first year of my life spent in Princeton, West Virginia, in 2001. I'll look at my home life, school, pop culture, relationships, basically everything going on in my life one decade ago.] About a month ago, I was driving home from the mall. For those who are familar with the Princeton area, I was on the stretch of US Route 460 in Green Valley,

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Brock Lesnar burst into WWE in 2002 as their "Next Big Thing," the next top guy who would steamroll over the competition en route to becoming the WWE’s top star of the 2000’s. That was the plan, as Lesnar quickly destroyed and dominated several top WWE stars - Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, The Rock, The Undertaker, The Big Show, and Kurt Angle. But, as quickly as Lesnar made an impact, he was gone.

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I took a Political Science 101 class in the spring semester of 2009 at Concord University. It wasn't something I'm very enthusiastic about, but it was interesting to learn the basics of that stuff. You know, stuff like Machiavelli, something about somebody stealing your apple tree, differences between the House and Senate, the European Union, etc... and so forth. One day in class she said, "

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August 18, 2011 is, I guess, a milestone in my life. I will be turning 25-years-old. Twenty-Five. The first quarter-century of my life is over. I guess the proper thing to do at this juncture is to take an assessment of your life and see what's going on. The power of having a blog is that we can actually look back and see what I wrote last year about turning 24. That blog was appropriately

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As his Twitter bio states, CM Punk is an unemployeed WWE Champion. With his relaxed work schedule comes the opportunity to take more trips. CM Punk did just that when he traveled from his home in Chicago to San Diego for the annual Comic Con expo. For those who don't know about Comic Con, it started years ago as an event for nerds, but it's become a pretty big mainstream deal over the last

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Yes, that's CM Punk holding his newly-won WWE Championship on the streets of Chicago, along with (from left) Ace Steel and Colt Cabana. Celebrity gossip website TMZ.com got the shots of the former Ring of Honor "Second City Saints" faction partying it up with the title and some random girls. It's incredible to think what happened last night. The WWE finally paid attention and, for now at least,

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CM Punk noted last week on WWE's flagship show "Monday Night Raw" that there are only two times the mainstream media mentions WWE - when he talks or when wrestlers die. It was a shocking line and made me - a hard-nosed member of a group I hate to admit I'm part of, the "IWC" - do a double take. That's not something you mention on WWE television. That instantly brings to mind the one wrestler

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Below is the full transcript of CM Punk's recent interview with GQ Magazine. * * * By Tom Breihan In the wrong hands, professional wrestling can be a boring thing indeed, a rinse-and-repeat cycle of predictable storytelling and zero-stakes feuds. For a few years now, World Wrestling Entertainment has spent much of its time in a lamentable rut, focusing much of its attention on central figure

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The long-anticipated X-Division pay per view spectacular, Destination X, will take place this Sunday, July 10. TNA has put together a pretty good lineup so far, with several unique matches that long-term and new X-Division fans will enjoy. Two of the X-Division pioneers will renew their epic rivalry, as AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels will face off. Samoa Joe, the unstoppable force of the

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Below are a few thoughts, a mini-review of sorts, on some of the professional wrestling documentary sets I have recently viewed. Mick Foley: Hardcore Legend Mick Foley is a world-renowned professional wrestler and has added a new dimension to his resume as a bestselling author (click here to read my review of his "Countdown to Lockdown" biography). This was just a one-disk set, but it was

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When "Stone Cold" Steve Austin - one of the greatest talkers of all time - says that he just watched one of the best promos he's ever seen, you know you just saw something special. So, perhaps it was fitting that CM Punk wore a Steve Austin shirt Monday, June 27, and proceeded to unleash one of the most venomous promos in recent memory. The buzz from this promo was off-the-charts. Was it real?

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The June 23, 2011 edition of Total Nonstop Action's Impact Wrestling was the first that I had actually watched in several months. Due to my work schedule, I've had to keep up with TNA through online reports, with the occasional YouTube viewing. And I was okay with that. From the sound of things, I hadn't missed much. But, the last couple weeks, I've been hearing rumblings that things have

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Randy Poffo, better known as "Macho Man" Randy Savage, passed away Friday, May 20, after sustaining injuries in an automobile accident. He was 58 years old. Tributes poured in from around the professional wrestling world, as well as from the mainstream media. There are a select few professional wrestlers who are also cultural icons, and Randy Savage was one of them. The video embedded above

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I've been doing a little bit of freelance work for my local paper, the Princeton Times. To say that I have enjoyed it a lot would be an understatement. This story is about geocaching. If you don't know what that is, read my article and you'll find out. A group called ExploreWV GeoChallenge are using geocaching to promote tourism throughout the state of West Virginia and they came to the

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"Ain't No Rest for the Wicked," Cage the Elephant (2009)

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One of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, "Macho Man" Randy Savage passed away yesterday after sustaining injuries in a car accident. He was 58.

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Last weekend was my girlfriend's college graduation. I went up to see her and be there for her. It was a fun time. But, if you want that story, check out her blog. Well, kind of. She blogs about restaurants in Morgantown and wrote about the dinner we had after her graduation. Aside from seeing her, one of my favorite things about going to Morgantown is making a trip to Barnes & Noble. I like to

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I've blogged a few times in the past in regard to my thoughts on religion. Long story short, I don't believe in God. I feel like it's too silly and ridiculous to take seriously. But, that's another story for another day. While I don't believe in a heavenly force, I do believe in a supernatural force. I believe that ghosts exist. Why? I have had three very unique experiences in my life that have

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I guess I'm lucky to be alive. I hydroplaned on the interstate and flipped my car over last Saturday. That was an interesting experience, to say the least. The wreck happened April 16. I had that Thursday and Friday (April 14 & 15) off from work, so a trip to see my girlfriend, Candace Nelson, was planned. She lives in Morgantown, roughly 4 hours away from where I live, in Princeton. I left

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February 20, 1967 - April 5, 1994

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Almost a decade before Rebecca Black was auto-tuning about the days of the week, Stone Temple Pilots was rocking out like only they can. Here's "Days of the Week," from their 2001 album, Shangri-la Dee Da.

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The blogger platform I post my blogs on has a feature that helps filter spam comments. One of the positives of this is that people just trying to sell you random stuff or infect you with viruses cannot post on your blog. The negative is that sometimes real comments are incorrectly regarded as spam and are thus not posted on my blog. Usually, this is not too big of an issue as I check the

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With the exception of maybe two weeks, I have had every Wednesday available this semester. However, this is the first meeting of the Student Government Association that I have attended since the Sept. 22 meeting last fall. Why haven't I attended any meetings this semester? I don't know, honestly. Am I going back next week? I don't know. It's not that I felt out of place there. That's nothing new

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Embedded is the main event of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's pay per view that was held Sunday, March 13. The match was defending champion Sting versus Jeff Hardy. The video is 10 minutes long, but the actual match itself lasted only 90 seconds. For those who haven't followed this, the story coming out is that Jeff Hardy was in no condition to compete and has since been sent home from TNA.

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I've wanted to blog about a few different things for a while now, but I've been busy with work and I've been pretty tired lately. Plus, for some reason I had a really bad headache all day Wednesday. I very rarely ever get headaches and when I do they usually don't last very long. So, it was a big adjustment to have my head hurt for over 12 hours. But, I'm feeling better now. It's Spring Break.

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I mentioned in my last blog that John Cena released an album. It was called You Can't See Me and was released in May, 2005. It debuted at number 15 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. Above is the first single off the album, "Bad Bad Man." The video is based off "The A-Team." I feel like it gives you a good idea of what his range was as a rapper. I don't feel like he was an athlete who tried to

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I first saw this video back in the fall of 2004. It's "Hustle," by Murs. The first time I saw the video, I thought it was pretty cool. It's a good track, with nice beats and an interesting lyrics. The video is funny, as Murs is teaching a "How to Be a Hustler" class. He's rapping about how he used to hustle as a kid while the people in the audience are taking notes. Near the end of the video,

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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson returned to World Wrestling Entertainment last Monday, February 14, after a nearly-seven-year absence. Click here to read a blog I wrote about that. That blog includes both a 9-minute recap & the full 23-minute video of The Rock's return. The Rock returned to be the "Host" of WrestleMania, WWE's biggest annual pay-per-view of the year. While he won't be wrestling at

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I had been listening to Green Day's latest album and a song stuck out in my head to use in my last blog. I realize now that a lot of people don't like Green Day or that song. I thought of a song that was a little more mainstream and a lot more popular that would have been just as appropriate to put in the last blog. So, if you don't like Green Day, try this song out:

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I guess you could call this a sequel of sorts to my May, 2009 blog Hurt my toe! & other updates. To update you on those updates, my toe feels fine, the Princeton Times never did have enough money in the budget to bring me back (those feature ideas are still in my head), I did get a 3rd tattoo but not the one I was talking about there (it's still in my head), and I still love Twitter. I'm not

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I blogged previously about the final day of the Fall 2010 semester at Concord University. It was the final day of final exams, December 16, and weather conditions were not favorable. Exams were not canceled or put on the Inclement Weather Exam Schedule. I wrote about it in three entries: Final exams marred by heavy snow ... written shortly after Dec. 16, I post pictures of the road conditions

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Finally!!! The Rock has returned to World Wrestling Entertainment. Dwayne Johnson, fresh off a role in the newest Fast & the Furious flick, slipped back into his most famous role - The Most Electrifying Man in All of Entertainment, The Rock. The Rock, making his return after a seven-year hiatus, is the "Guest Host" of this April's WrestleMania XXVII pay-per-view. What that means is unclear. It

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This was the first column I wrote when I came back to The Concordian's staff back in the fall semester of 2009. I didn't have a name for the column by this point, that didn't come about until the 3rd or 4th column I wrote. Click here to read a blog where I reprinted another column I wrote, which has a link to click to find out how my column's name came about. With my work on the staff that

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I was bored the other night and started to "Google" myself. I sometimes search for myself online after a class I had with Dr. James Parker at Concord in 2006. One of our assignments he gave us was to put our name into a search engine and see what we found. At the time, I didn't find much. But, after Concord's newspaper finally went online and my blog got pretty popular, I found that my name began

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2010 was an interesting year for Concord University. There were several developments that will affect CU for years. Some of these are seen as positives - the opening of University Point has been long awaited for years, the football team's turnaround after over a decade of losing seasons has been pleasant to watch, and former President Marsh's monetary donation to Concord is definitely a good

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I was at my mom's house last week. Her boyfriend has a subscription to Maxim Magazine. I was reading the current issue with Olivia Munn, everybody's favorite hot geek, on the cover. I noticed that the subscription bar was in a very awkward spot, which prompted me to tweet a picture with the caption "worst-placed subscription bar ever": I got some feedback from my friends agreeing with me (as

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In a weird way, I feel as though this picture describes my life up to this point. It was taken in November, 2008, shortly after I woke up (caught in mid-yawn). If you want to see why I'm where I'm at in life, look at this picture. This looks like a guy in his mid-20's who is taking nearly 8 years to finish a 4-year college degree. As of this writing, I am two semesters away from graduating.

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In the last blog I posted, I included a link to an interview with professional wrestler Chris Jericho and I mentioned his second book, which comes out soon. That got me thinking about his first book, which was a look at his wrestling career up to his 1999 WWE debut (his 2nd book picks up from there). I had known about this video for several years, but it wasn't until reading Jericho's book that

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We're two days into the Spring 2011 semester. I still only have 4 academic hours. And I'm going to get rid of my 1-hour workshop and try to replace it with another. Both workshops are in my major, so I shouldn't have any problems getting in. Why? Read my last blog. I'm a little behind where I should be. I can't complain much, as it's my own fault. I should have met with my academic advisor and

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This Wednesday begins my 13th semester at Concord University. Let that sink in for a moment. Do the math in your head. Yes, I'm halfway through my seventh year as a college student. If I hadn't taken the spring 2010 semester off, this would have been my 14th semester. So, yeah, I've been here for a while. Haven't accomplished much, but that's slowly changing. Classes start Wednesday. I have a

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The last blog I posted was a review of WWE wrestler Goldust's autobiography. Click here to read it. I posted a link on Twitter and had a couple of "twitter friends" repost the link. Later that night, I check my twitter account and see the following from none other than Goldust himself - "wow very nice of u.....thank u so much." Dustin Rhodes, the man behind the character of Goldust, saw my tweet

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"If you don't shut your mouths right now, I will come out there and stick my tongue down each and every one of your throats!" With that threat, the androgynous, cross-dressing Goldust would earn the venom of fans in arenas around the nation. The character of Goldust was created by World Wrestling Entertainment Chairman Vince McMahon in the mid '90s and brought to life by journeyman veteran

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I think being able to read is one of the most important things in the world. Words are everywhere. Books, newspapers, signs, menus, instruction manuals, etc... You need to read. I love to read. I don't have a television at my apartment. I read and write blogs. That's pretty much my life. So, what better thing to do than read a blog about writing. I mean, write a blog about reading. (I don't know

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Back in October, I reprinted my "Ho-lloween" column I wrote in a 2009 issue of The Concordian. A lot of people told me they liked my columns from back then and I decided I would start reprinting more of them. Like a lot of things I decide to do, I never got around to doing it. Three months later and not a single column since has been reprinted. Well, that changes now. I wrote this column in

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I'm still looking into the issues surrounding the final day of the Fall 2010 semester. There have been some interesting comments on my last blog, "Final exams marred by heavy snow." Check them out. Add anything if you see fit. Until then, here's an e-mail thread from a few Concord professors that I had forwarded to me. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mckinley Date: Fri, Dec 17,

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This was me when I was 10. Not literally, but I did get a Nintendo 64 the first Christmas they were available. I was a very happy boy. Not as happy as this boy, but I was still very excited.

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What a crazy end to the Fall 2010 semester at Concord University, right? I had two finals scheduled for Thursday, the final day of the semester. One at 9 a.m. and the second was at 11:30. Wednesday night, I'm laying in bed around 3 a.m. and I look out the window. It's dark and I don't have my glasses on, but it looks like the sky is moving outside my window. "Must be snowing," I think to myself

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Below is a listing of Concord's inclement weather final exam schedule. Some of the times aren't affected, but a few of the earlier ones have been rescheduled. If the inclement weather exam schedule goes into effect, a text alert will be sent out. Click here for information on how to sign up for the text alerts. MWF 8:00 AM..........Rescheduled: Friday, Dec. 17, 2:00-4:15 PM MWF 9:00 AM.........

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Sorry for the poor quality here. If you look closely you can see what time the exams are.

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December 8, 2010 marks the 30-year-anniversary of the death of John Lennon. I just wanted to make a quick note of that. Here's the link to a really short blog I wrote on the 29th anniversary - http://chrisslater.blogspot.com/2009/12/instant-karma.html

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It's been an interesting couple days here at the blog. A little increased readership, a lot of comments, some good debate, and a very good representation of an online public forum were presented here over the last week or so. Before we go any further I'd like to point out an easy way to leave comments. You post your comment into a box that is labeled "Post a comment." Under that box is another

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Information about Concord University's inclement weather schedule can be found at http://www.concord.edu/emergency-alerts Here's the schedule for classes: MONDAY/WEDNESDAY/FRIDAY CLASSES 8 a.m. classes meet at 10:00-10:40 9 a.m. classes meet at 10:45-11:25 10 a.m. classes meet at 11:30-12:10 11 a.m. classes meet at 12:15-12:55 12 p.m. classes meet at 1:00-1:40 1 p.m. classes meet at 1:45-2:25

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My last blog post, looking at MariLuz Diaz' "Imagine..." column got a lot of interesting responses. For those who didn't read it, Diaz' column was about usage of the "n-word" and how she felt it was not acceptable. My response was about how I felt that the word was slowly becoming more acceptable. I was discussing the blog post with the Editor-in-Chief of West Virginia University's newspaper, (

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There is a weekly column in The Concordian called "Imagine...". It is written by MariLuz Diaz, the Opinions Editor. I think she's a sophomore. I'm not sure. In one of her columns she mentioned that she was an English major, I think. She's allergic to smoke. She wrote about that a month ago or so. That's all I know about her. I enjoy reading MariLuz's column in the paper each week. I think she

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I had an enjoyable Thanksgiving Break from Concord University. The reason I enjoyed my break so much was because I spent it with my girlfriend, Candace Nelson. She traveled from Morgantown (at the top of West Virginia) all the way to Princeton (at the bottom of the state) and stayed there all week with me. This was Candace's second trip to Princeton. She stayed for 3 or 4 days in August before

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Below is the complete list of the Top 50 most-played songs on my computer's iTunes. The list is as of May 12, 2010. 1) "Hey Hey What Can I Do," Led Zeppelin 2) "Strip My Mind," Red Hot Chili Peppers 3) "Especially in Michigan," Red Hot Chili Peppers 4) "Readymade," Red Hot Chili Peppers 5) "Hero of the Day," Metallica 6) "Gimme Shelter," Rolling Stones 7) "Good Riddance," Green Day 8) "

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I know what you're thinking - "Really? This is number one?" And, yeah, it's a little random if you look through my list. Most people were probably expecting Red Hot Chili Peppers or Metallica to be on top. This always gets a mixed reaction with people. They either think this statement is weird coming from me, or they think it makes perfect sense. I like Led Zeppelin. I think they're pretty cool

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The final song from the Red Hot Chili Peppers on my countdown. They finish up with 10 of the 50 most-played songs on my computer's iTunes. They were also featured on the list in spots 3, 4, 11, 13, 17, 31, 33, 34, & 46. "Strip My Mind" is a slower, really trippy song from their Stadium Arcadium double album. The uniqueness of the song is mostly from former guitarist John Frusciante, as his

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Number 3 on my list of the Top 50 most-played songs is another selection from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I've stated it enough times, but I'll add it again - Stadium Arcadium is one of the best albums of the last decade, and probably one of the best in longer than that. There's so many unique sounds and styles featured on the two-disk double album. "Especially in Michigan" is similar to RHCP's

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As I've written a few times now, I have a night class every Wednesday at 4 p.m. that has kept me from being able to attend Student Government Association meetings, which are at the same time. I didn't have to attend the Sept. 22, meeting of my night class, so I went to that meeting (which I blogged about here). Other than that, I have had to keep up with the SGA through secondary means. The

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Number four on the list of the Top 50 most-played songs on my computer's iTunes is "Readymade," by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. This is one of the faster-paced songs on RHCP's Stadium Arcadium album. I've read both a lot of praise and also a lot of criticism leveled against "Readymade." Most of the praise is directed at John Frusciante's guitar work, particularly the solo in the middle. Some

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As I mentioned in my previous Top 50 post, this is not a list of my favorite songs, but rather, a list of the most-played songs on my computer's iTunes. That's why there are a lot of Metallica songs in the list - I was in a mood last summer to listen to Load a lot. With all of that said, though, "Hero of the Day" would rank high on the list of my favorite songs. It's the highest-ranked song

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Professional wrestler Mick Foley is back with his fourth autobiography, "Countdown to Lockdown." I know what you're thinking - "Really? Four autobiographies?" In his last book, "Hardcore Diaries," Foley noted that he was tied with Winston Churchill for most autobiographies and jokes in "Countdown to Lockdown" that he has now surpassed Churchill. For those not familiar with Mick Foley, he is a

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Number 6 on the list of the top 50 most-played songs on my computer's iTunes is "Gimme Shelter," by the Rolling Stones. I don't think it would be an exaggeration to say that this is one of the greatest songs of all time. A true classic. This is also one of the few songs that's actually a favorite of mine to rank highly on the list. As I've mentioned a few times before, this is not a list of my

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One year ago today my "Ho-lloween" column was printed in The Concordian. I heard a lot of positive comments about it and it seemed to be one of the most popular things I had written in a while, so I felt this upcoming Halloween season would be an appropriate time to re-print it here in my blog. For those who don't remember, I wrote a weekly column in the newspaper called "Communication Breakdown

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Yeah, I like this song. If you get over how cheesy it's become over the years, it's a really good song. Green Day is a very talented group and "Good Riddance" helped show the mainstream that they were more than a goofy punk band. It first shot to prominence when it was featured in the final episode of "Seinfeld," arguably one of the greatest sitcoms of all time. After that, it became a staple

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I like Jay-Z and I like Linkin Park. Their Collision Course album is a pretty cool concept and one of my favorite tracks from it is "Jigga What/Faint." It occupies the number 8 spot on my list. Looking through my list I realized that it's very rock-oriented. There's not really a lot of other genres represented. I looked through my iTunes to see where most of the rap songs are located. There's

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