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With Martin Luther King Day now in the rearview mirror its time to look forward to our next opportunity to bond with our black brothers and sisters. Lets change Black History Month into Black Appreciation Month. Instead of paying homage to one man's dream on one day, lets show real appreciation for the huge economic advantage that slavery provided our country for centuries. We could pay reparations for the debt we most certainly owe, or we could start reaching out to include black people in our everyday lives. I once worked for one of WV's largest employers, I could count on one hand(with fingers left over} the number of blacks employed in the field. You must give a man an opportunity to work before you say he will not work. What if for a month we take the time to find our similarities instead of focusing on perceived differences? Invite the black family down the street to your next bbq. Next time the black guy down the block is working on his car, bring your tools and offer t

Is anyone out there watching Big East basketball? Have you seen a WVU game? Mike Gansey is the next Larry Bird. Taken together this team is for real. A 1-3-1 defense that handcuffs even experienced teams. These guys are cool under pressure and are getting better at hanging on to a lead in close games. Pitsnogle and Gansey both put up 30 on a good Marquette team. Look out UCLA here we come. When this team is hitting on all cylinders they can hang 100 on anybody including Duke.

I live in an area with a lot of deer running around. Recently I've had a few close calls with deer on the highway. I had a dream in which my lady and myself were driving along when she yelled "look a deer". When I looked over the deer looked at us and I said " that's no deer that's Donald Rumsfeld". I swear that deer had the face of Rumsfeld. I woke up immediately and remembered the dream vividly. I don't know if Rumsfeld's ineptitude is analogous to deer running out in front of moving vehicles, but clearly in my sub-conscious mind there is a similarity.

Yes good ole Jackoff, I mean Jack Abramoff, is making his momma proud. He and his ilk claim to be moral and above the rest of society. Watch now as the plea deals start coming in. All the tearfull apologies and mea culpas. I'm waiting for Ralph Reed, Grover Norquist, Tom DeLay,Bill Frist, and a cast of republicans and religious leaders too numerous to mention to stand there in court and face the music. Who is hurting America now? Its obvious that money meant more than the god they claimed to hold so dearly. Can they still claim moral superiority over liberals? I think not. On a lighter note The West Virginia Mountaineer football team won the Sugar Bowl. How sweet it is. I predict they will be No.1 in the country soon.