Archive for August, 2007
Cruising2007 August 29 by Daddy
USA Basketball routed Puerto Rico in the quarterfinals of their Olympic qualifying tournament Tuesday night, avenging the first loss by a team of US professionals in Olympic play, back in 2004. I post this not because I’m paying particular attention (the US is expected to roll through these teams and gain one of the two [...]
Fastpitch: Not With a Bang, But a Whimper2007 August 16 by Daddy
Admittedly, the world didn’t end, but the Boys in Orange dropped their second straight playoff game Tuesday night, losing around 12-8 or so to McNally’s, a solid team that struggled all year and won only two games — both over us. Ouch. Since I’m a stats geek (you’d think I’d like baseball more, but … [...]
Just Say No2007 August 14 by Daddy
This one’s mostly for my brother-in-law (I’ll have to email it to him; he’s not among my three readers), but it appears the Summer Olympics in Beijing next year will not be using Windows Vista in their 12,000 machines. Saying it’s too “unstable,” they’ll stick with XP. Ouch.
Basic Instructions: How to Buy a Car2007 August 9 by Daddy
Thanks to Scott Adams, I have a new favorite comic (which will, of course, last all of a few weeks, as I’m notoriously finicky about comics): Basic Instructions, by comedian Scott Meyer. A particularly enjoyable sample is How to Buy a Car. Funny schtuff.