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March 2010 (13)
- 12: Robbery (0)
- 11: Store Update: Audio Stories (0)
- 11: Sticking To Your Values (17)
- 10: Anatomy of a Draft (2)
- 09: Dogging the Huskies (2)
- 08: Will The Real Humane Society Please Stand Up? (6)
- 07: System Quarterbacks (0)
- 06: Should College Athletes Be Paid? (2)
- 05: The Critic (0)
- 04: Which Way Do You Lean (9)
- 03: Joe’s Olympic Adventure: After the Games (1)
- 02: Short But Sweep (1)
- 01: Sick and Tired (4)
February 2010 (32)
- 28: Joe’s Olympic Adventure: Day 3 (0)
- 27: Joe’s Olympic Adventure: Day 2 (0)
- 26: Joe’s Olympic Adventure: Day 1 (0)
- 25: Joe’s Olympic Adventure: Day 0 (2)
- 25: The Domestic Terrorist (3)
- 24: Pecking Order (0)
- 23: What to Watch for in Baseball, 2010 (4)
- 22: My Favorites – Winter Olympic Edition (1)
- 21: What’s Going On? (0)
- 20: Product Review: Zen Cart (0)
- 19: The Jester and the King (0)
- 18: I Know That I Can’t Take It No More … It Ain’t No Lie (0)
- 18: Psst … (0)
- 17: Technology Ruins The Olympics (3)
- 16: Knee Jerk Reactions (2)
- 15: Meditation on the Divine Will (0)
- 14: Early Olympic Thoughts (2)
- 13: Changes Are Afoot (2)
- 12: Luger Nodar Kumaritashvili Dies in Olympic Accident (4)
- 12: Battle of Olympus (1)
- 11: The Military Needs to be More Fabulous (1)
- 10: The Best Comics Ever (3)
- 10: Advertise on The Casual Observer (0)
- 09: Super Bowl, NASCAR, Olympics, and Baseball (4)
- 08: Underwater Airplane (1)
- 07: Tax Tips for 2010 (1)
- 06: This Space Intentionally Left Blank (2)
- 05: Pay Day (2)
- 04: Division (12)
- 03: Ask Kosmo (1)
- 02: Kosmo’s Sports Wrap (0)
- 01: Character Development (2)
January 2010 (31)
- 31: A Solo Adventure (4)
- 30: How to Balance a Checkbook (3)
- 29: Blocked (0)
- 28: State of the Union and Bad Nuts (3)
- 27: Kosmo’s Favorite Sports Moments (4)
- 26: Bad Baseball Contracts (2)
- 25: Capturing Ideas (2)
- 24: Bold Predictions for 2010 (3)
- 23: Ice Storm (0)
- 22: We Could Have You Killed (0)
- 21: The Greatest Inventions of All Time (6)
- 20: Separation of Church and Fiction (2)
- 19: High Flying Cardinals (0)
- 18: Tossing the Political Football Back (5)
- 17: What’s Keeping Kosmo Entertained? (2)
- 16: Math Problems (4)
- 15: Member Exclusive: The Professional (0)
- 14: Tossing the Political Football for Personal Gain (5)
- 13: Attack of the Silver Carp (0)
- 12: Hall of Fame Reactions (0)
- 11: Interview with Kelly Whalen of The Centsible Life (0)
- 10: Fighting the Winter Blahs (5)
- 09: Stock Market Contest Results (1)
- 08: The Race is On (2)
- 07: Stopping Terrorism and Closing Gitmo (12)
- 06: Britain Has Lost All Legitimacy (0)
- 05: Kosmo’s Sports Wrap (2)
- 04: How Do I Keep Up the Pace? (0)
- 03: To Err is Human, To Range Divine (0)
- 02: Why I Support Net Neutrality (1)
- 01: When in Rome (0)
December 2009 (35)
- 31: Kosmo’s New Year’s Resolutions (0)
- 30: Retail Positives / Retail Negatives (2)
- 29: The Case for Bert Blyleven (1)
- 28: What Do You Want To Write? (1)
- 27: The Dumbest Rule In Sports (2)
- 26: What’s Next for The Casual Observer? (0)
- 25: Back to the Old Grind (0)
- 24: Bah, Humbug to the Healthcare Bill (1)
- 23: Mac vs. Windows (7)
- 22: Olympic Anticipation (2)
- 21: What’s Next for Martin? (0)
- 20: A Crazy Plan, Part 3 (0)
- 19: A Crazy Plan, Part 2 (0)
- 18: A Crazy Plan (1)
- 17: Yes, Virginia, There is an Obama Claus (2)
- 16: Apple In the Cloud (0)
- 15: This Week Sucks (0)
- 15: Cameron Delivers Titanic Blow to Bay, Holliday (0)
- 14: Status of the Steelers (1)
- 13: Are College Football Coaches Worth the Money? (10)
- 12: Casual Observations from Kosmo (2)
- 11: Bull (1)
- 10: Thankful Yet Hopeful (0)
- 09: Writer’s Diary (0)
- 08: Suh for Heisman (0)
- 07: The Middle East Outlook (2)
- 06: The Librarian and The Waitress: Part 3 (1)
- 05: Is Verizon Trying to Kill 4Info? (6)
- 05: The Librarian and the Waitress: Part 2 (0)
- 04: Should the Blue Jays Tamper? (0)
- 04: The Librarian and the Waitress: Part 1 (0)
- 03: When Seconds Count, The Police are Just Minutes Away (4)
- 02: In Defense Of Scott Boras (15)
- 01: Conference Championship Games (1)
- 01: NaNoWriMo Wrapup (1)
November 2009 (33)
- 30: What to Expect from Google Chrome (5)
- 29: Friends for Thanksgiving, Part 2 (1)
- 28: Merry Christmas (1)
- 28: Friends for Thanksgiving: Part 1 (0)
- 27: Read More Books (0)
- 27: FNN: Man Sets Turkey Record (2)
- 26: The Things I am Thankful For (0)
- 25: H1N1 – The Pandemic (2)
- 24: Bad Coaching (1)
- 23: Writer’s Diary (NaNoWriMo) (0)
- 22: Kosmo’s Ramblings (2)
- 21: Life in Iowa (and the midwest) (1)
- 20: My Name is Dollar Bill (3)
- 19: Losing the War (1)
- 18: A Guide to Character Development (1)
- 17: Michelle Wie Breaks Through at Ochoa Invitational (1)
- 16: Diary of a Writer (2)
- 15: Things I Buy on the Internet (4)
- 14: Free Agent Predictions (0)
- 13: The Attack (0)
- 12: Country Music, Computer Scams, and Baseball (0)
- 12: Interview with Baker from ManVsDebt (0)
- 11: Glacier National Park (2)
- 10: The Best League Ever (3)
- 09: Review of The Lost Symbol (2)
- 08: Things You Might Not Know About Kosmo (2)
- 07: Did I Alienate a Reader? (0)
- 06: A Good Day (0)
- 05: Let’s talk Government Health Care with Squeaky (5)
- 04: Harder Than Becoming President (0)
- 03: Brett Favre, Brett Favre, Brett Favre (1)
- 02: Stock Market Contest Update (0)
- 01: Kosmo Standard Time (3)
October 2009 (33)
- 31: The Story that Almost Didn’t Get Finished (1)
- 30: Member Exclusive: The Cell Window (1)
- 29: All That Glitters Isn’t Gold (3)
- 28: Football, Kiosks, and More (3)
- 27: Scrap The BCS (2)
- 26: Custom Stories (0)
- 25: HSBC Again … (0)
- 25: Canadian Current Events (2)
- 24: Apple and Microsoft (1)
- 23: Johnny’s Picks (4)
- 23: Realty Bites (0)
- 22: A Health Care Plan I Can Believe In (4)
- 21: Dropbox (4)
- 20: Lemmings? (0)
- 20: Inequity in the BCS (0)
- 19: Crime and Punishment: Weather Balloons and Quarterbacks Edition (0)
- 19: Why I Hate HSBC (again) (5)
- 16: Phishing in the Dark (3)
- 15: The Plight of the Crocodile (0)
- 15: Health Care: Carrot or Stick? (1)
- 13: Rockies vs. Phillies – The Philly Perspective (3)
- 13: Where Does a Baseball Fan Go in the Offseason? (2)
- 12: Baseball Playoff Update (Mostly Rockies) (3)
- 09: Johnny’s Picks (1)
- 09: Reflections from a Ledge (4)
- 08: You Waited 300 Articles for THIS? (0)
- 07: What Weighs More – A Pound of Feathers … (2)
- 06: Eight Burning Questions About the Playoff Teams (1)
- 05: Down to the Wire (2)
- 04: Canada’s Health Care Plan (2)
- 02: Johnny’s Picks (1)
- 02: The First Time (2)
- 01: DirecTV Review (2)
September 2009 (33)
- 30: The Case of Roman Polanski (3)
- 29: The Nebraska Tradition (1)
- 28: Bank Makes Mistake, Innocent Bystander Suffers (3)
- 27: Back From the Almost Dead (2)
- 26: Inside Kosmo’s Brain (4)
- 25: Johnny’s Picks (0)
- 25: No Fiction Today! (0)
- 24: Are Mark Reynolds’ Strikeouts Hurting The Diamondbacks? (4)
- 23: Review of St. Louis (3)
- 22: The Creative Process (6)
- 21: Lots of Topics (0)
- 19: Can Zack Greinke Win the Cy Young? (0)
- 18: Johnny’s Picks (2)
- 18: Fallen Star (2)
- 17: The Murder of Annie Le (3)
- 16: Initial Reactions to The Lost Symbol (1)
- 16: Building a Web Presence – Networking (0)
- 15: NFL Week 1 and More (2)
- 14: Political Agenda (1)
- 12: Cable vs. DSL (0)
- 11: Johnny’s Picks (0)
- 11: On Track (1)
- 10: Wolves (0)
- 09: Kosmo the Contrarian (3)
- 08: Football Season Kicks Off (0)
- 07: 110 Percent (3)
- 05: Love and Theft: World Wide Open (0)
- 04: Goodman Picks Em (1)
- 04: Six Day War (4)
- 03: Kiosk Warfare (2)
- 02: Just One More Out (3)
- 02: Stock Market Contest Update (0)
- 01: September Callups (3)
August 2009 (38)
- 31: How to Win Writers and Influence People (0)
- 30: What Mileage Will I Get With Ethanol? (1)
- 29: A Salty Piece of Land (0)
- 28: Obama Gets Help From Europe (2)
- 28: Are You Serial? (0)
- 26: Twelve and a Half (1)
- 25: Felony Murder Statute (0)
- 25: Sports Medley (2)
- 24: Life, The Googleverse, and Everything (6)
- 24: Dinosaur Contest Winners (2)
- 24: Buying a home – nine innings method (4)
- 23: Canadian Fun and Facts (1)
- 23: Breast Implants = Crimefighting Tool (0)
- 22: Country Corral (1)
- 21: Bomb a Plane, Get a Pardon (5)
- 21: Drunk (4)
- 21: Live from the Solheim Cup (1)
- 19: Microsoft Overlooks Windows 7 Upgrade Process Issues (6)
- 18: Toothless Tiger? (0)
- 18: The Right and the Lefty (7)
- 17: But He Had Killer Ratings! (3)
- 16: 3 Things (3)
- 15: Write Your Own Adventure (1)
- 14: Warm Feet (0)
- 12: Minor changes (0)
- 12: Sports Beat (1)
- 11: Evolution of a Fiction Writer (4)
- 11: Tulo Riding High (0)
- 10: Monday Miscellany (5)
- 09: Why Winnipeg? (2)
- 08: Superstar, Part 2 (2)
- 07: Superstar (0)
- 05: Random thoughts (1)
- 05: Rules of Engagement (2)
- 04: Big XII Preview (0)
- 03: Beginner’s Guide to Fiction Writing (2)
- 02: JC Penney (4)
- 01: Stock Market Contest, End of July (0)
July 2009 (38)
- 31: At the Deadline, Part 2 (0)
- 29: At the deadline (1)
- 28: A late summer night’s dream (0)
- 27: Baseball Preference Rankings (6)
- 26: Canadian Current Events (0)
- 25: Saturday Stew (3)
- 24: Welcome Back, Bob (0)
- 24: What Really Killed The Dinosaurs (0)
- 23: Giveaway – Dinosaur Books (2)
- 23: Dinosaurs (0)
- 22: Canyonlands and Arches (1)
- 21: Sports Mirrors Life (2)
- 20: Bill Gates vs. Hurricanes (2)
- 19: An Introduction to the CFL (0)
- 18: Saturday Stew (1)
- 17: 10 Things About Jamie Moyer (2)
- 17: Heidi and the Shark (0)
- 17: The Things I Do For You … (1)
- 16: All Sorts of Sports (3)
- 15: Billings Killings (0)
- 14: All Star Game Recap (2)
- 14: We’re Open (0)
- 14: Baseball’s Super Bowl (2)
- 13: I just don’t get it (2)
- 12: Travels South of the Border (3)
- 11: New writer (0)
- 11: Saturday Stew (2)
- 10: Member exclusive: Key Relationships (0)
- 09: Who was Ponzi? (2)
- 08: Middle East Politics (1)
- 07: More writers! (0)
- 07: Hots dogs, Tiger, and Larry the cable guy (1)
- 06: McNair, Palin (3)
- 05: Stock Market Contest, end of June (1)
- 03: Editorial Shakeup and Writing Opportunities (0)
- 03: Check, mate (0)
- 02: Crossover (0)
- 01: Wednesday Wisps (5)
June 2009 (33)
- 30: Hot Dog! (2)
- 29: Open and shut (0)
- 27: Voluntary identity theft (0)
- 27: Kosmo = Rachel Ray? (0)
- 26: Chill Out (0)
- 25: Interview with Lazy Man (2)
- 24: Wednesday Wisps (0)
- 23: Mother Nature wins US Open, Glover gets trophy (0)
- 23: Rockies Update (0)
- 22: Weekly News Nuggets (0)
- 19: Beth Page, Black Widow (0)
- 18: Review: The Mind of Bill James (0)
- 17: Mental Potpourri (1)
- 16: US Open Preview (0)
- 15: Weekly News Nuggets (0)
- 14: Odds of winning the lottery (0)
- 13: Favorite Wordpress Plugins (2)
- 12: Love in an elevator (0)
- 11: Serial killer profile: Bundy and Nightstalker (2)
- 10: Is Raul Ibanez on steroids? (0)
- 10: Baseball Draftermath (2)
- 09: The week in sports (1)
- 08: My Life in Hell (1)
- 07: Advice for graduates (1)
- 06: All the news that fits, we print (0)
- 05: Hey, it looks different! (0)
- 05: Randy Johnson & more (0)
- 04: Have you ever wondered … (3)
- 04: The Man of Steel (2)
- 03: May recap (0)
- 02: Last member of the 300 win club? (2)
- 01: ESPN is a 4 letter word (0)
- 01: Stock market contest, June 1 update (2)
May 2009 (35)
- 31: 10 things you might not know about baseball (1)
- 30: Getcha Goin’ (0)
- 29: Lest Ye Be Judged (2)
- 28: Read this: She In China (2)
- 27: $68 Property Taxes? (2)
- 26: News, Entertainment, Sports trifecta (0)
- 25: Focus group (0)
- 25: Memorial Day (1)
- 24: Entertainment Beat: Welcome to the Show (0)
- 23: Sleep less, live more years (3)
- 22: Interview with Stephen Strasburg (0)
- 21: Club Deli (0)
- 20: Musical Diamonds in the Rough (0)
- 19: Raising the roof (2)
- 18: News Recap (3)
- 17: Sunday sports section (0)
- 16: Cedar Point review (4)
- 15: Retro fiction: Tina (0)
- 14: Dan Brown profile (5)
- 13: Crime and punishment (1)
- 12: A small victory (0)
- 12: Sports Beat (4)
- 11: Auto industry saga (2)
- 10: The Entertainment Beat (2)
- 09: Buy.com (2)
- 08: Ferdinand the Turtle: Meeting Bob (0)
- 07: Manny and Brett (0)
- 07: Profile: Ryne Sandberg (2)
- 06: How to make your business baby friendly (2)
- 05: Giving ‘em the bird (0)
- 04: Obama, Specter, Bunning, Kemp (1)
- 03: Open letter to Iowa City KFC (0)
- 02: April recap (8)
- 02: Swine flu discussion (7)
- 01: Corporate Citizen (4)
April 2009 (35)
- 30: GM bankruptcy / Southland killer (0)
- 30: A day in the life of a chef (1)
- 29: A mind laid bare (0)
- 28: European Vacation (1)
- 27: Draft questions (0)
- 27: Draftermath (0)
- 26: TV Guide again (0)
- 25: Restaurant Review: Monical’s Pizza (0)
- 24: A sneeze and an apology (0)
- 24: 10 tips for novice bloggers (4)
- 23: I love Niagara Falls (0)
- 22: Is GM dead? (2)
- 22: Why I hate HSBC (15)
- 21: News recap (2)
- 20: A memory like no other (0)
- 19: Becoming more financially aware (0)
- 18: Blog news (0)
- 17: Tale of the wolf: Part 2 (0)
- 16: A day in the life … of an Air Traffic Controller (0)
- 15: Casual Observer Stock Market Contest (7)
- 14: Sports wrapup (0)
- 13: News wrapup (0)
- 11: I hate telemarketers (0)
- 10: Ferdinand the Turtle (0)
- 09: RIP Nick Adenhart (0)
- 09: Places: Pitcairn Island (0)
- 08: You can’t lick ‘em (1)
- 07: Gerrymandering (0)
- 06: Thank you, Lazy Man (0)
- 06: Sports wrapup (1)
- 05: We’re moving (0)
- 03: Fiction friday: The tale of the wolf (3)
- 02: Give me back my food (4)
- 02: Sporting News and stats (1)
- 01: Stop the auto bailout (3)
March 2009 (33)
- 31: My daughter’s favorite toys (1)
- 30: Is the print media dead? (3)
- 29: State of the blog (1)
- 27: Fiction Friday: Release Point (1)
- 26: Bracket busted (0)
- 26: The other tournament (0)
- 25: Car safety tips (0)
- 24: Tales from ancient internet history (0)
- 23: Evolution of a fan, part 3 (1)
- 21: How many people make more than $250,000 per year? (4)
- 21: Fun science (0)
- 20: Crazy Fantasy Leagues (1)
- 20: Murder, incest, money, sports (0)
- 19: Nebraska gets killed in NIT (0)
- 19: Why is the NCAA tournament so much fun? (0)
- 18: World Baseball Classic Update (0)
- 17: Book review: The Lion’s Game (0)
- 16: Evolution of a fan, part 2 (0)
- 15: Iowa’s sports Mount Rushmore (0)
- 14: World Baseball Classic Update (0)
- 13: Baylor finds success without Bliss (0)
- 12: 4info.net review (0)
- 11: Minnesota’s plan to cut government spending (0)
- 10: World Baseball Classic Update (0)
- 09: Evolution of a fan: Part 1 (0)
- 08: The importance of a good name (0)
- 07: World Baseball Classic Update (0)
- 07: Wonderful wastes of time (0)
- 06: Sports wrapup (0)
- 05: Hot water (1)
- 04: Luge is my second favorite sport … (1)
- 03: Billy Joel is a history teacher (0)
- 02: Nursing drivers and teenage hookers (1)
February 2009 (19)
- 27: Manny Ramirez signs with Tigers (0)
- 27: Teens girls pimping schoolmates (1)
- 26: Modern technology in banks (3)
- 25: Sports roundup (0)
- 24: Drivers who drive me crazy (0)
- 23: Griffey goes home (again) (0)
- 22: Train of thought (0)
- 20: Why aren’t people helping Nadya Suleman? (0)
- 19: Lawrence Block author profile (0)
- 18: Use it or lose it (3)
- 17: What are the Best Baseball Sites? (2)
- 16: Monk and Psych (0)
- 14: NASCAR and brand loyalty (0)
- 13: Artifact thieves (0)
- 11: Corruption in Iowa? (0)
- 11: Checkout line analysis (0)
- 11: A-Rod and the steroid testing (0)
- 09: The Casebook of Forensic Detection (0)
- 03: TV Guide (3)
January 2009 (8)
- 29: The Alphabet Soup League (0)
- 21: The bluffer and the bargain (0)
- 15: The Serial Killers Club, by Jeff Povey (0)
- 15: Stupid criminals, vol 2: Snow (0)
- 12: Stupid criminals, vol 1: Beer. (0)
- 09: Librivox (free audio books) (1)
- 02: The mall kiosk people (0)
- 02: Schedule of posts for the new year (0)
December 2008 (3)
- 12: The $29 fee that cost Bank of America so much more … (0)
- 12: Blago / Replacing a member of congress (0)
- 08: Abuse of statistics – transitive property (0)
November 2008 (6)
- 17: Oregon votes are in! (0)
- 17: Alternative voting strategy (0)
- 17: Soy Sauce (0)
- 06: And another thing … (0)
- 06: Rest in peace, Michael Crichton (0)
- 06: Election (0)
October 2008 (10)
- 30: Things that drive me crazy in sports (0)
- 26: Paranoid (0)
- 24: Roth vs. 401(k) (2)
- 23: Star Trek madness (0)
- 23: Hanging Chads (2)
- 20: Coors Hangover (0)
- 16: Free agent compensation (0)
- 15: How to get a newspaper delivered for free (1)
- 14: Suddenly (0)
- 13: Investments (2)

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