Johnny Damon is a Yankee. You know, who gives a crap how well he does at the plate (and believe, the Yankee fans do...), King George is copping some wood having pulled him away from the Sawx! OMG, Lucchino and the Red Sox leadership is dropping a load in their pants: Damon, Jeter, Sheff, A Rod, Giambi, Matsui, Posada, Williams (HUH?), Cano. Heck, Thew is nursing a chubby just looking at the bats and runs in that lineup.
However, on to point number 2. It is obvious that the Yankees are allowing Bernie Baseball to close out with some dignity. Personally, the guy is old, can't run, has no gun (then again, Damon's arm isn't THAT much better), can't hit, but the pride and loyalty and performance (who has the most postseason HR's?) he has shown the Yankees over the years has earned him a nice, relaxing, DH filled, farewell tour. Small kudos to King George and Cashman for giving this to him, nice to see that Bernie is rewarded with some good will from the ballclub.
Experience is the ONLY reason I can see the Canadians selecting Todd "blindside you and break your neck beatch" Bertuzzi over Sidney "the next REALLY good one" Crosby. But at least, in their desire to become a mainstream sport, the NHL is becoming much like the NBA and NFL; you can be an asshole and commit a heinous act on the playing field (or even off it, in the case of Mr Lewis) and we'll forgive you and welcome you back. Welcome to the new NHL, where we'll forgive pretty much anything, just like the others...
Is there anyone in the world who thinks Reggie Bush is going to return to college ball?
Jeremy Roenick is still one of my favorite NHL players, but he's starting to become an egotistical, self-centered, mouth. We don't care how well, you've been playing this year, Jeremy, your numbers suck, and points are more important than moral victories when determining the USA hockey squad. Shuddup and play.
Stay tuned for some harsh news and reporting on the supposed 'euthansia attitude' at the Memorial Hospital in New Orleans after Katrina. I'm waiting to hear more, but initially, as I read the story, it seems that hospital workers were discussing who would stay and who would go in terms of evacuation priority, and what would be done with the remaining patients, i.e. put them out of their misery. WOW. I need to read more on this...either it's a very humanitarian decision (they said they focused on the DNR patients), or the most baseless, horrific, and "we're gonna sue you" mistake you'll find this year.
That's it for now...everything else will fall under the old favorites of "stupidass athlete" or "buttplug terrorist" or "Darwin awards candidate".
12.22.2005
12.16.2005
I have to come out as a blogger...
I have to admit, in the past I have found the prospect of "blogging" a vast and empty waste of time. After all, I'm not sure who was the pundit who said "opinions are like assholes...everyone has one and they all stink". Who the hell cares about other peoples' opinions when all they are going to do is rant and rave about variable societal and world injustices, situations, and bullshit.
However, I have come around. Tilam has allowed a ray of light to come into my closet, and now I find blogging amusing and a nice, if only minor, distraction to the long and incessant conference calls that occupy my daily activities. But my philosophy is slightly different than Tilam's; quite frankly, I do not have the time that Tilam apparently takes (who's running the company while you're reading the 'net?!) to read all those blogs. So, in effect, my check list is to check our blog for Tilam's inevitable stupid and contentious comment(s), which provides us with plenty of fodder for our own little PTI discussion and the source of our much amusements, as well as check MSN and CNN as well as the sports pages in SI and ESPN for interesting and worthwhile news and events that will allow me to hop up on that soapbox and begin my diatribe. And frankly, like Tilam, sometimes the facts are not as important as the rant and the point we are trying to get across. And as always, a potshot at Tilam's expense is guaranteed to cheer me up. :)
I wonder if Tilam minds sleeping on the dog's bed while our great dane, Apollo, sleeps on the guest room...
However, I have come around. Tilam has allowed a ray of light to come into my closet, and now I find blogging amusing and a nice, if only minor, distraction to the long and incessant conference calls that occupy my daily activities. But my philosophy is slightly different than Tilam's; quite frankly, I do not have the time that Tilam apparently takes (who's running the company while you're reading the 'net?!) to read all those blogs. So, in effect, my check list is to check our blog for Tilam's inevitable stupid and contentious comment(s), which provides us with plenty of fodder for our own little PTI discussion and the source of our much amusements, as well as check MSN and CNN as well as the sports pages in SI and ESPN for interesting and worthwhile news and events that will allow me to hop up on that soapbox and begin my diatribe. And frankly, like Tilam, sometimes the facts are not as important as the rant and the point we are trying to get across. And as always, a potshot at Tilam's expense is guaranteed to cheer me up. :)
I wonder if Tilam minds sleeping on the dog's bed while our great dane, Apollo, sleeps on the guest room...
12.14.2005
Honey, I Forgot Our Anniversary
Thew and I have been blogging for over a year now. Funny, the anniversary of the start (9/30) and Thew's joining me (11/16) just kind of passed. Where's the cake?
Blogging has been fun and frustrating. I am a voracious reader of blogs despite the relatively short list on the left. My morning starts with a perusal of Instapundit, Power Line, Captain Ed, the Belmont Club, the Corner on NRO, Kaus, Malkin and Real Clear Politics. I make sure to catch Chris Muir first thing. I have also added Dilbert to the list for humor, though I do enjoy Scott Adams' take on things.
I also find myself reading blogs in spurts: Protein Wisdom's Martha Stewart's Diary in jail was one of the funniest things I have read period. LGF, VodkaPundit, Dan Drezner (Go UofC!) and Patterico are a few that I can find myself checking in on a lot depending on the issue.
There are some that have lost me. Andrew Sullivan being the most notable. What happened? Wonkette was funny for a while, but her humor got old.
Some old friends simply faded away... Steven de Beste and Michael King come to mind.
I don't blog as much as I want. The fact is, too many things are higher on the priority list, whether I want them to be or not. And I find that I lose interest in a topic after a bit of a delay. I also find that, for me, the back and forth rants with Thew are the most fun. The large philosophical posts are harder because I take the content seriously. (Who knows, Glenn might show some Insta-interest.) If I botch an NCAA post, I simply do not care.
Next week I will be down in Thewland seeing Thew, Mrs. Thew and the two Thewlets. The last time this happened was last year. Blogging has allowed us to stay in better touch and that ends up being the best reason to continue.
Blogging has been fun and frustrating. I am a voracious reader of blogs despite the relatively short list on the left. My morning starts with a perusal of Instapundit, Power Line, Captain Ed, the Belmont Club, the Corner on NRO, Kaus, Malkin and Real Clear Politics. I make sure to catch Chris Muir first thing. I have also added Dilbert to the list for humor, though I do enjoy Scott Adams' take on things.
I also find myself reading blogs in spurts: Protein Wisdom's Martha Stewart's Diary in jail was one of the funniest things I have read period. LGF, VodkaPundit, Dan Drezner (Go UofC!) and Patterico are a few that I can find myself checking in on a lot depending on the issue.
There are some that have lost me. Andrew Sullivan being the most notable. What happened? Wonkette was funny for a while, but her humor got old.
Some old friends simply faded away... Steven de Beste and Michael King come to mind.
I don't blog as much as I want. The fact is, too many things are higher on the priority list, whether I want them to be or not. And I find that I lose interest in a topic after a bit of a delay. I also find that, for me, the back and forth rants with Thew are the most fun. The large philosophical posts are harder because I take the content seriously. (Who knows, Glenn might show some Insta-interest.) If I botch an NCAA post, I simply do not care.
Next week I will be down in Thewland seeing Thew, Mrs. Thew and the two Thewlets. The last time this happened was last year. Blogging has allowed us to stay in better touch and that ends up being the best reason to continue.
12.13.2005
Well, Look Who's Back
Well, it is good to have Thew back, even if he is all about the shoes.
A couple of points back at you.
World Cup: Using your criteria, it was Italy who got screwed, drawing the #2 (Czechs) and #8 (Americans) in their draw. As a partisan American, it is all about how the world looks to screw us, but it is the Squadra Azzure (#12) who got the short end of the stick.
Tookie: Okay, you got me going. "Murder" just does not quite describe what Tooks did to Albert Owens and to the Yang Family. "Execution" is a better word. But unlike the State of California, Took-meister had no reason. The 26 year old Albert was brought into the back room of the convenience store, made to lie face down and was shot, twice, in the back with a shotgun. According to the coroner, Albert dies instantly, which is better then the Yangs, who were shot first, then robbed. The Yang's son ran in to the office where is parents and sister lay and found the elder Yangs still alive. Mrs. Yang was curled up in a fetal position bleeding and breathing through the shot holes in her chest. Total take: $100. In each instant, the victim was shot at very close range.
And Thew, you are wrong. Tookie NEVER admitted the crimes or repented. He never "realized his mistakes." He claimed his innocence until the end. What he realized is that he could create a freak show by publishing a few books (total sales of such books ~12 copies) and playing the PR game, complete with the obligatory appearance by Jesse Jackson. Unfortunately for Tookie, noone but the moonbats bought his crap.
Stanley Williams is shaking hands with Lucifer right now and thinking, "that's what crimson smells like. Holy Shit that hurts." I am only slightly consoled that maybe he will take Mohammed Atta as one of his bitches.
A couple of points back at you.
World Cup: Using your criteria, it was Italy who got screwed, drawing the #2 (Czechs) and #8 (Americans) in their draw. As a partisan American, it is all about how the world looks to screw us, but it is the Squadra Azzure (#12) who got the short end of the stick.
Tookie: Okay, you got me going. "Murder" just does not quite describe what Tooks did to Albert Owens and to the Yang Family. "Execution" is a better word. But unlike the State of California, Took-meister had no reason. The 26 year old Albert was brought into the back room of the convenience store, made to lie face down and was shot, twice, in the back with a shotgun. According to the coroner, Albert dies instantly, which is better then the Yangs, who were shot first, then robbed. The Yang's son ran in to the office where is parents and sister lay and found the elder Yangs still alive. Mrs. Yang was curled up in a fetal position bleeding and breathing through the shot holes in her chest. Total take: $100. In each instant, the victim was shot at very close range.
And Thew, you are wrong. Tookie NEVER admitted the crimes or repented. He never "realized his mistakes." He claimed his innocence until the end. What he realized is that he could create a freak show by publishing a few books (total sales of such books ~12 copies) and playing the PR game, complete with the obligatory appearance by Jesse Jackson. Unfortunately for Tookie, noone but the moonbats bought his crap.
Stanley Williams is shaking hands with Lucifer right now and thinking, "that's what crimson smells like. Holy Shit that hurts." I am only slightly consoled that maybe he will take Mohammed Atta as one of his bitches.
Back after a short hiatus
It has been a while since I've posted, and that has not been because Tilam, as usual, has inserted his size 6 feet (you know what they say about a man's foot size) into his big mout', but because I've been extremely busy with the holiday season coming up.
Okay, so that aside, here are my current musings and rantings:
Duke is the real deal, I believe that Texas was the over-rated team. How can you NOT somehow handle JJ Reddick?! My gosh, it's not like he sneaks up on you, the guy has been in the papers and on the news for what, this entire decade? Allowing him to drop 41 on your ass was a egregious lack of proper game planning...
Goodbye Ron Artest. Goodriddance Ron Artest. You're a self-centered locker room cancer, Ron Artest.
Who'd have expected the Vikings Defense (yes, the VIKING DEFENSE) to step up and dominate like they have been?! Of course, Brad Johnson is back and putting up points with the offense, so what has changed in Minnesota? Honestly, I have no frikkin clue! ROFL It certainly isn't Mike Tice's coaching skill. But my Vikes are winning and I will not complain - breathe down the necks of da Bears a little more boys! Next week: a tough test with the Steelers.
Where is TO? Throwing a failed birthday bash for himself it seems...
Ugueth Urbina...welcome to prison. Note so self: if you hack at poeple with a machete and try to set them on fire, you will do time...
World Cup...Well, gee, here's a surprise, the US is in the toughest bracket (at least world ranking-wise), with the Czech's and US being the top 2 seeds (#2 and #8) in group E. And, the US has by FAR the toughest 3 opponents (world ranking-wise) than ANYONE else when you look at the other 3 teams in their bracket. Tougher than #9 seed England (total ranking of opponents: 104), #5 seed France (damm the frogs, with 126, by far the easiest), and #6 Spain (106). Boy, for a random draw, it seems again that the US got the big stiff in terms of group members. Host Germany is only seeded #16, which is a surprise. Group C is going to be tough (you can, perhaps, make a case for this one being the toughest bracket, but it DOES contain world #41 Ivory Coast and world #47, Serbia&Montenegro), with the world #'s 3 & 4 (Netherlands and Argentina) but it should be a cake-walk for the Argentines, since every World Cup the Dutch are a high seed and consequently choke the chicken.
So I might have to replace my inherent cynicism of the fabled "do not call list", after Direct TV was slapped with a $5.35 million fine for violating it. WHOA, the FTC showing some teeth. You go get 'em boys!
So Tookie Williams, the famed founder of the Crips was executed today for the murder of 4 poeple in 1979. I realize that he was reformed, and took the time to speak out against gangs and gang violence, but that has to be only the second half of his legacy. He was convicted and sentenced to death row, and paid for his crimes in the manner that our judicial system directed. Nothing like a stint on death row to make a man repent and speak out against his crimes. I prefer to remember Tookie as the man who DID realize his mistakes, and encouraged people to avoid them. However, you did the crime, you must do the punishment. I applaud his message, but like a child, simply saying "I'm sorry and it was wrong" should not preclude you from facing the consequences. I only hope that his message has reached his intended audience loud and clear.
FEMA is a clusterf**k of an organization. That is pretty much all I have to say about that, and really all that needs to be said..
That's pretty much the good rantings that I can do here...
On a holiday note. After a long and arduous process, it seems that Mrs Thew and I will be welcoming an addition to the family sometime mid-2006. Here's to hoping that he or she has all the mother's good looks and none of the father's cantankerous personality.
And a holiday season wish to Tilam and his brood. As one of my best friends in the whole world, for Christmas I wish him all the health, wealth, and happiness that life has to offer - here's to hoping that when we play golf in 2006, he will actually beat me...
Okay, so that aside, here are my current musings and rantings:
Duke is the real deal, I believe that Texas was the over-rated team. How can you NOT somehow handle JJ Reddick?! My gosh, it's not like he sneaks up on you, the guy has been in the papers and on the news for what, this entire decade? Allowing him to drop 41 on your ass was a egregious lack of proper game planning...
Goodbye Ron Artest. Goodriddance Ron Artest. You're a self-centered locker room cancer, Ron Artest.
Who'd have expected the Vikings Defense (yes, the VIKING DEFENSE) to step up and dominate like they have been?! Of course, Brad Johnson is back and putting up points with the offense, so what has changed in Minnesota? Honestly, I have no frikkin clue! ROFL It certainly isn't Mike Tice's coaching skill. But my Vikes are winning and I will not complain - breathe down the necks of da Bears a little more boys! Next week: a tough test with the Steelers.
Where is TO? Throwing a failed birthday bash for himself it seems...
Ugueth Urbina...welcome to prison. Note so self: if you hack at poeple with a machete and try to set them on fire, you will do time...
World Cup...Well, gee, here's a surprise, the US is in the toughest bracket (at least world ranking-wise), with the Czech's and US being the top 2 seeds (#2 and #8) in group E. And, the US has by FAR the toughest 3 opponents (world ranking-wise) than ANYONE else when you look at the other 3 teams in their bracket. Tougher than #9 seed England (total ranking of opponents: 104), #5 seed France (damm the frogs, with 126, by far the easiest), and #6 Spain (106). Boy, for a random draw, it seems again that the US got the big stiff in terms of group members. Host Germany is only seeded #16, which is a surprise. Group C is going to be tough (you can, perhaps, make a case for this one being the toughest bracket, but it DOES contain world #41 Ivory Coast and world #47, Serbia&Montenegro), with the world #'s 3 & 4 (Netherlands and Argentina) but it should be a cake-walk for the Argentines, since every World Cup the Dutch are a high seed and consequently choke the chicken.
So I might have to replace my inherent cynicism of the fabled "do not call list", after Direct TV was slapped with a $5.35 million fine for violating it. WHOA, the FTC showing some teeth. You go get 'em boys!
So Tookie Williams, the famed founder of the Crips was executed today for the murder of 4 poeple in 1979. I realize that he was reformed, and took the time to speak out against gangs and gang violence, but that has to be only the second half of his legacy. He was convicted and sentenced to death row, and paid for his crimes in the manner that our judicial system directed. Nothing like a stint on death row to make a man repent and speak out against his crimes. I prefer to remember Tookie as the man who DID realize his mistakes, and encouraged people to avoid them. However, you did the crime, you must do the punishment. I applaud his message, but like a child, simply saying "I'm sorry and it was wrong" should not preclude you from facing the consequences. I only hope that his message has reached his intended audience loud and clear.
FEMA is a clusterf**k of an organization. That is pretty much all I have to say about that, and really all that needs to be said..
That's pretty much the good rantings that I can do here...
On a holiday note. After a long and arduous process, it seems that Mrs Thew and I will be welcoming an addition to the family sometime mid-2006. Here's to hoping that he or she has all the mother's good looks and none of the father's cantankerous personality.
And a holiday season wish to Tilam and his brood. As one of my best friends in the whole world, for Christmas I wish him all the health, wealth, and happiness that life has to offer - here's to hoping that when we play golf in 2006, he will actually beat me...
12.10.2005
Tastes Like Chicken
Crow that is.
31 points. 41 by Reddick. They looked much better then they had. Texas looked out of sync. But I guess Texas was beat so badly that maybe THEY were the overrated team.
But as they say, it just does not matter until April...
31 points. 41 by Reddick. They looked much better then they had. Texas looked out of sync. But I guess Texas was beat so badly that maybe THEY were the overrated team.
But as they say, it just does not matter until April...
12.06.2005
Another Duke Rant
Does Duke look like they are a #1 team? Of course they do because...well, they are Duke. If they were from the Big Ten or Big East, they certainly would have suffered in the rankings due to their narrow escape against unranked VTech (at home, no less) and their less then impressive performance at the NIT.
Well, they play Texas at Texas in a few days. So, I will either apologize or crow...
UPDATE: Luke Winn at SI also sees some injustice. I do not necessarily believe UConn should be #1, but I do think that the #1 votes are lopsided. At this point, Texas, UConn and Villanova all could claim that they have played well enough for a #1 vote.
Well, they play Texas at Texas in a few days. So, I will either apologize or crow...
UPDATE: Luke Winn at SI also sees some injustice. I do not necessarily believe UConn should be #1, but I do think that the #1 votes are lopsided. At this point, Texas, UConn and Villanova all could claim that they have played well enough for a #1 vote.
12.05.2005
Atom Feed Test
Okay, we pause for a brief test. I am testing the ATOM feed feature of Blogger and a service called Attensa that has a reader for Outlook in Beta.
In 2006, I am committed to take my company deeper into the media/research/education mix, but I am trying to put out a product that is not a hash. It amazes me what an echo chamber the Tech world is and just because something is the "next big thing" does not mean squat when selling a product or service.
My challenge is to find the mechanism to filter RSS or Atom feeds to get specific posts. I don't need "CNN News," I need "Madrid Protocol." That level of specificity.
So this is just a test...
In 2006, I am committed to take my company deeper into the media/research/education mix, but I am trying to put out a product that is not a hash. It amazes me what an echo chamber the Tech world is and just because something is the "next big thing" does not mean squat when selling a product or service.
My challenge is to find the mechanism to filter RSS or Atom feeds to get specific posts. I don't need "CNN News," I need "Madrid Protocol." That level of specificity.
So this is just a test...
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