Archive for April, 2007
Occasion2007 April 27 by Daddy
Thirty-seven years ago today, the Lord created the perfect girl for a boy he would create eight days later. It would take more than nineteen years for those two to find each other, but the boy is eternally grateful they eventually did.
Happy Birthday to the sweetest, most beautiful, most incredible wife, mother and blogger I […]
2007 April 27 by Daddy
Hawaii becomes the 50th state to move girls basketball to the winter, after seeing the writing on the wall with the Supreme Court’s recent refusal to hear Michigan’s appeal (girls volleyball was already played in the fall, but boys volleyball moves to the spring to align with the rest of the country as well). The […]
Stuffed2007 April 25 by Daddy
Ironically, just days after helping the mother of a co-worker clean her relatively new PC of trial software and other bloat that was bringing the machine to a crawl, I come across this new Apple commercial. Hilarious and timely, all in one.
Warfare2007 April 20 by Daddy
I believe I need one of these. Yes, I said “need.”
Another Take2007 April 8 by Daddy
Admittedly, I’ve been thinking it all along, but it’s kind of nice to see someone else say it as well.
Subsidy2007 April 7 by Daddy
Microsoft is reportedly considering subsidizing the Zune music player by offering Zunes free to anyone who signs up for a Zune Pass (to their online music store). This isn’t terribly interesting to all that many folk, but I mention it because of this one terrific quote from a Microsoft spokesperson. When asked if Microsoft planned […]
Ambidextrous2007 April 6 by Daddy
Pat Venditte, a pitcher for Creighton University, is ambidextrous. As a switch hitter myself, I found the battle between he and an opposing switch hitter (he’d prepare to throw right-handed, the hitter would move to the left side of the plate; he’d switch his glove to throw southpaw, and the hitter would move […]
More Switching2007 April 3 by Daddy
I’ve seen this sentiment raised in a number of articles; that the season switch will cause issues with practice times and facilities. But weren’t the boys b-ball teams sharing gym time with the girls v-ball teams anyway?
Switch2007 April 2 by Daddy
UPDATE: In reviewing this handy timeline of the entire saga, I realized the appeals went to the US Supreme Court, not the Michigan version. That surprised me a bit — I assumed it was just a Michigan thing. Then again, the 6th Circuit Court (whose decision the Supremes upheld by refusing to hear the […]