April 2007
Brady Quinn’s Inner Torment On Saturday →
I know it’s just piling on Brady Quinn at this point, but I don’t really care.
This Is Why We Should Arm All Umpires .. And... →
I absolutely love this story, as told by the bloggers at Deadspin.
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A new tradition comes at the right time
April 19 has rolled around again, and anyone who knows me will also know that today is a very notable day. It was previously a very negative event, with the perceived specter of terrible events and bad luck following me around the country. For about a decade I dreaded the date and expected bad things to happen. A couple of years ago, though, I decided to flip the script and turn it into a...
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“If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph: THE ONLY PROOF HE...”
– Kurt Vonnegut
My salute to douchebags in the media
Recently, Don Imus has received a lot of negative attention for referring to the Rutgers women’s basketball team as “nappy-headed hos.” While I undoubtedly agree with the firestorm of criticism which is coming his way, I think it’s unfair to focus simply on these comments when he has put together a Hall of Fame-worthy career of douchebaggery. From Wikipedia:Imus and his...
Things I learned at the NTC
I am now back from my conference, and I’m presumably wiser for the experience. Here are some tidbits I picked up in the past few days: If it’s anywhere close to rush hour, never ever ever attempt to drive through downtown DC. Ever. It’s generally a bad idea to drink whiskey on an empty stomach. It’s always a good idea to take advantage of free whiskey. Corollary to previous...
Geekin' out in the District
Later this afternoon I will be leaving for DC to attend the annual Nonprofit Technology Conference, which goes through Friday. I’m really looking forward to it because there are supposed to be over 1000 techies from all over the country gathered together in one place. (And when you think ‘techie’, you think ‘party’.) My journey to this conference should be much less...