Think this will make next year's brochures?

It appears that between several dozen and a couple hundred Cobbers doffed their clothes and went for a dip in Prexy's Pond (a "murky" campus pond, per the AP, named after beloved former president "Prexy" Joe Knutson) to celebrate commencement at Concordia, my alma mater, yesterday.

A campus security staffer caught the nekkid Cobbers mid-swim in the wee hours of this morning, and tried without much success to break up the good times. In the process, his golf cart somehow wound up in the middle of the pond.

By the time the Moorhead PD arrived on the scene, there were no bare-cheeked new grads splashing around in the algae, but more than a few young people were found fleeing in nothing but their skivvies... presumably leaving a dripping trail behind them.

The smarter ones remembered to take their clothes (and their IDs) with them when they split. Those who didn't (and we can only hope there was an unsigned piece of paper in their diploma holder yesterday) will quite possibly face charges - or at least a very awkward moment when their personal belongings are returned to them.

(Thanks to Jason for the tip)

Talkin' baseball

We all know that in baseball, switch hitters are valuable. If the pitcher's throwing right, the mechanics of the game are in your favor if you're able to step over to the right-hand side of the plate and swing like a southpaw.

But who ever heard of a switch pitcher?

The New York Times offers this piece on one NCAA pitcher who's throwing Ks with both arms - he's got twice the flexibility of your run-of-the-mill reliever, and (bonus!) he's got a lot more stamina, since he's spreading the work between both his arms.

Wedding update

After a lot of looking, Gretchen and I found a wedding band for me this weekend.

We wanted my ring to coordinate with (if not exactly match) Gretchen's engagement ring and its matching wedding band. The small channel-set diamonds and the milgrain detail make the ring we found at Zales a good match for all the fine detail of Gretchen's rings, but with a more masculine look for me. The two look very nice side by side. Just like us, our rings will have their own "personalities," but in the end, I think they're each more beautiful and meaningful because they go together.

(What a nice bonus that the ring we both liked best won't end up breaking the budget!)

In other wedding-related news:

• The date and location are official: We'll be married on December 29 at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, West Lafayette, Indiana.
• Gretchen and I are working on registries. We're currently registered at Target's Club Wedd. I'll probably be putting together a wedding page on this site with all of the different registries and links, but that might be a little while in coming yet.