http://oneandfour.org Alex's Blog Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:52:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Daniel Hannan speculates in the Telegraph about Britain joining the United States. I wouldn’t be opposed. I’d take David Cameron over any of the 2012 contenders. But just out of curiosity I went ahead and figured out how the annexation of Britain would affect things in the ... http://oneandfour.org/archives/2011/12/the_united_states_of_america_britain.html Interesting new poll out: Packers are the real America’s team It’s probably time to turn the America’s team label over to the Green Bay Packers. PPP’s newest national survey finds that no matter how you measure it the Packers are more popular than the Dallas Cowboys, and in fact the Cowboys ... http://oneandfour.org/archives/2011/12/women_hispanics_youth_opinions_on_nfl_teams_and_quarterbacks.html I don’t really have much to say, nor time enough to say it. But I suppose in the world of blogging saying something short is better than saying nothing at all. So I came across this article and I like it. You should check it out. http://oneandfour.org/archives/2011/11/democracy_and_ows.html http://oneandfour.org/archives/2011/10/how_was_school_today_fine.html I’ve known Brandon since elementary school, but for most of that time we weren’t really close friends. We were friendly, certainly, we were the type of friends who talked or hung out only at school. Say a word or two while passing in the hall. But that ... http://oneandfour.org/archives/2011/10/a_toast_to_brandon_whitney_reed.html Sorry LeBron… http://oneandfour.org/archives/2011/06/nba_championship_so_easy_a_caveman_can_do_it.html The Social Security website has a pretty cool feature that shows you popular baby names for each year. It also has another cool feature that shows you how particular names have changed over time. Different names fluctuate in popularity over the years. For example, when I was ... http://oneandfour.org/archives/2010/07/alexander_is_rocketing_up_the_charts.html http://netdugout.com/nocal/2010/06/03/open-letter-to-bud-selig/ An Open Letter to Bud Selig Commissioner Selig, I have nothing but good words for you almost across the board. You have been one of the best Major League Baseball Commissioner in the history of the game. You will probably get yourself a place in Cooperstown one day. You have done some ... http://oneandfour.org/archives/2010/06/an_open_letter_to_bud_selig.html I found this hilarious. Some random candidate in Gordon Brown’s constituency took his spot right behind the podium and stood there for the entire time he was speaking (and the previous person announced the results) with his dark sunglasses on and his fist raised. Who is this man? ... http://oneandfour.org/archives/2010/05/fist_man_shadows_gordon_brown_in_style.html I have been following the UK election pretty closely for an American and I am fascinated. The seeming collapse of Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the Labour Party, the resurgence of the Conservatives, and the meteoric rise of Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats after being a perennial also-ran. ... http://oneandfour.org/archives/2010/05/what_the_uk_election_could_mean_for_electoral_reform_youth_and_america.html