well, if you ask me …

I decided to start my new blogging routine today and I noted a link in my last post - “How much will the Mets miss Tom Glavine?”

No much, huh?

Anyway, I plan to start with a few book and DVD reviews since I am changing the way those display on my homepage. After that, maybe I’ll have something to say about the election.

Two of my favorite things.  It can’t get much more fun than this!

How Much Will the Mets Miss Tom Glavine? » Mets Geek

I do like catalogs but I don’t want to receive them all! Check this place out. Catalog Choice - WelcomeCatalog Choice is the free service that lets you opt-out of unwanted catalogs.

After a year and a half of doing other things and ignoring this place I am finally back. I thought I was done with this but I decided I missed it.So, I’m back! 

The American Civil Liberties Union is weighing new standards that would discourage its board members from publicly criticizing the organization’s policies and internal administration.A.C.L.U. May Block Criticism by Its Board - New York Times

WHAT?!?!I know many people think that the ACLU is “off it’s rocker” on some issues, but I am a big supporter of what they stand for, or what I thought they stood for.I even understand that some corporate entities need to control PR, but it just seem ridiculous that the ACLU would do anything to stifle speech of any kind.I am very surprised to say the least.Thanks to Stop the ACLU

I am a little confused by Rick Warren’s involvement in growing Mega-Synagogues. Not sure what to think actually.

The idea of mega-synagogues with yoga workshops, banjo-playing Jewish rock stars leading mussaf service, and Rick Warren-styled rabbis preaching to 10,000 overworked, overeducated, and over-purpose-driven Jews would sure be a sight to see.Virtual Talmud: Rick Warren’s Mega-Synagogue

As a TiVO lover and a web developer, I had to laugh at this

let me just say that this recorder obeys orders about as reliably as Internet Explorer renders CSS. That is to say, sporadically, sloppily, and at times, without reason.Mike Davidson: I Steal Television Shows Because I Have To

Unlike Mike, I stuck with DirecTV so I don’t have this problem.:)

Help me out here.Anybody know where this mine in Tasmania is?‘Fossil’ hat

“Therefore, the voters of the town of Newfane ask that our representative to the U.S. House of Representatives file articles of impeachment to remove him from office.”All in favour?: 129. All opposed?: 21. Meeting adjourned.Bid to give Bush the boot

Wow!Thanks to Fountainhead: Bid to give Bush the boot

On January 22, Kobe Bryant scored 81 points in a single NBA game. This is an amazing feat which one can’t help compare to Wilt’s 100 point game. A Sports Illustrated article which reminds us of the difference in stature between the two players even prompted some to hail Kobe’s performance as superior given he is six inches shorter than Wilt. While I think this is a ridiculuos idea, I couldn’t help but put together a spreadsheet to determine what it takes to “break the record.” I factored in three point shots while I was at it. Of course, I couldn’t resist an online version as well.:)On a related note, I read another interesting article about a man who gave up tickets to see Wilt’s 100 and Kobe’s 81!

As I wait on hold the other day, a voice keeps interrupting the music to tell me how important my call is to them. It occured to me then how insincere it seemed.Then I read A Billion People Can Be Wrong in Steve Rushin’s SI column. He points out the same thought and talks about the insincerity of many sports expressions. We now live in a world of “truthiness.”btw,While finding the link I noticed that Steve Rushin was named National Sportswriter of the Year. Congratulations, Steve.

Got this cool mini for the kids and they love it!The power of OS X for less than $500.

I spent several hours of my 39th birthday at the Redskins v. Eagles game at the link on Sunday.I bought the tix as a Christmas present for Terri who is a huge Redskins fan. We enjoyed it very much especially since the skins made the playoffs and the Eagles failed to win a division game all season. :)I also put together a new look for this site. I wanted something a little less busy but still with all the links, photos, etc. Nothing fancy, but I like it.

In a previous post I rambled on about my own personal search for the right way to manage the RSS feeds I want to read. Regular readers will remember a similar posts about link managers. Continue reading RSS Readers

I’ve been fooling around with how to post links to my linkblog and del.icio.us for a while now. I posted about this three times in July (14^th, 23^rd, 31^st) while I was playing with the best setup for me.Since then, I have toyed with a few different tools for managing this. In September, I developed a solution that I liked. I wrote a toolbar button which, when clicked, would take the info from the page I was on and post to my linkblog using a combination of builtin WordPress code and my own code from 7/14 and then post to deli.icio.us and redirect me to deli.icio.us “done” message. Aside from the occassional unescaped character, it worked beautifully for a while, and I liked it.Recently, I noticed that the links were not posting to my blog (I know some of you don’t understand why I even want this - that’s okay). After messing with it for a few minutes I decided to just do things another way. I wrote another toolbar button that would post to my linkblog using builtin WordPress functionality and popup (in a tab, of course) the del.icio.us post form with the tags populated. I copy the tags, submit to del.icio.us, paste my tags into WordPress, and submit. Quick and easy enough for me.If you use FireFox and WordPress, you can drag this link — Post Link to your toolbar.Now, edit the code as follows - replace DELICIOUSUSERNAME with your del.ici.us username and replace WORDPRESSURL with your wordpress blog URL.