Last night's episode of The Simpsons featured gay marriage as an issue, and a link was posted to www.springfieldisforgayloversofmarriage.com, and lo and behold, it works!
I was going to post a screen cap but I'm too homophobic.
Monday, February 21, 2005
Horrible Metaphor
"This thing is going down to the wire," said Assemblyman Keith L. Wright, a Democrat, possibly the only one of nine candidates for Manhattan borough president who supports the stadium. "This is going to be a two-minute drill. Either you score a touchdown, or you miss a field goal at the end."
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A touchdown and a missed field goal aren't opposites. It would have been simpler if he just said, "This is going to be a two-minute drill. Either you score or you don't."
Also, nobody's going to get Jet fan support for a new stadium if they talk about missed field goals during this off season.
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A touchdown and a missed field goal aren't opposites. It would have been simpler if he just said, "This is going to be a two-minute drill. Either you score or you don't."
Also, nobody's going to get Jet fan support for a new stadium if they talk about missed field goals during this off season.
Inside Their Heads
New game. I'll put what the person must be thinking, then you click on the link to find out who the person is.
"I can't wait until Jason Giambi gets here." (related story)
"Maybe if the NHL season starts, people will pay less attention to me." (related story)
"Yay! Even though I'm retired, ESPN.com still has a player profile page for me. Can I charge them for that?"
(related story)
"I need to google 'Paris Hilton address book' immediately." (related story)
"I can't wait until Jason Giambi gets here." (related story)
"Maybe if the NHL season starts, people will pay less attention to me." (related story)
"Yay! Even though I'm retired, ESPN.com still has a player profile page for me. Can I charge them for that?"
(related story)
"I need to google 'Paris Hilton address book' immediately." (related story)
Checking out CNN.com
Two items from CNN.com today, as I putz around.
1) A contestant on NBC's Contender committed suicide. They've been filming for six months, so let's hope that his outcome on the show didn't affect this suicide! That would be quite sad. The show itself has been heavily advertised recently, and despite numerous schedule changes (which typically are a bad sign), the commercials look pretty good. Seems like they are going to go with very personalized stories for each of the contestants, and follow families and friends as they watch the contestants. If I were to watch this show, I would hope that it doesn't have games and races (like other reality TV), but instead had a bunch of boxing matches after in-depth profiles on the boxers.
2) On another note, I think that CNN.com must have an "absurdity" filter, where its news wire feeds labels stories as "absurd" or "meaningless," and then posts one of them in the top headlines under "More News." Today's entry is about how Madame Tussaud's had to break up the wax Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt. Are these stories written by junior reporters trying to make a name for themselves or by senior reporters who now just want to sit back and rest on their laurels?
1) A contestant on NBC's Contender committed suicide. They've been filming for six months, so let's hope that his outcome on the show didn't affect this suicide! That would be quite sad. The show itself has been heavily advertised recently, and despite numerous schedule changes (which typically are a bad sign), the commercials look pretty good. Seems like they are going to go with very personalized stories for each of the contestants, and follow families and friends as they watch the contestants. If I were to watch this show, I would hope that it doesn't have games and races (like other reality TV), but instead had a bunch of boxing matches after in-depth profiles on the boxers.
2) On another note, I think that CNN.com must have an "absurdity" filter, where its news wire feeds labels stories as "absurd" or "meaningless," and then posts one of them in the top headlines under "More News." Today's entry is about how Madame Tussaud's had to break up the wax Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt. Are these stories written by junior reporters trying to make a name for themselves or by senior reporters who now just want to sit back and rest on their laurels?
Sunday, February 20, 2005
Arrested Development
From the Arrested Development website...
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Dear Arrested Development Fans:
Thank you for your e-mail and your passionate support of Arrested Development. While the show has finished production for its second season, contrary to the rumors you may have heard or read on the internet, it is NOT cancelled.
We at FOX love Arrested Development and we look forward to having the Bluth family back on FOX in the future – hopefully for many years. You can help make the show a bigger success by getting as many people as possible to start watching the show this Sunday and every Sunday at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT.
Sincerely,
Fox Broadcasting Company
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Isn't this only effective if I know a Nielsen family? I don't know any Nielsen families.
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Dear Arrested Development Fans:
Thank you for your e-mail and your passionate support of Arrested Development. While the show has finished production for its second season, contrary to the rumors you may have heard or read on the internet, it is NOT cancelled.
We at FOX love Arrested Development and we look forward to having the Bluth family back on FOX in the future – hopefully for many years. You can help make the show a bigger success by getting as many people as possible to start watching the show this Sunday and every Sunday at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT.
Sincerely,
Fox Broadcasting Company
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Isn't this only effective if I know a Nielsen family? I don't know any Nielsen families.
Saturday, February 19, 2005
He Must Have Been Joking When He Said It...
From the article:
Giants manager Felipe Alou said the steroid suspicion won't be a distraction this spring.
Giants manager Felipe Alou said the steroid suspicion won't be a distraction this spring.
Still Hard to Root For
I may have mentioned this before, but this year's Yankees are harder for me to root for than usual. They're going to really test the "root for the uniform" theory. Let's take a look (asterisks indicate new '05 acquisition):
Pitchers
Randy Johnson* - beat the Yankees in 2001 World Series
Carl Pavano* - beat the Yankees in 2003 World Series
Jaret Wright* - not very popular with other teams while with Indians
Kevin Brown - surly and punched a wall with his hand, also not very good against the Red Sox in '04
Mike Mussina is the ace of the staff. Didn't he just get here?
Fortunately, there's still Mariano Rivera.
Position Players
Jorge Posada, Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams, Tino Martinez* - not hard to root for
Hideki Matsui - not hard to root for, especially since an interpreter can filter any inflammatory remark he'll make
Tony Womack* - not hard to root for, but not particularly good, and has the chance of being awful
Alex Rodriguez - still doesn't feel quite right
Jason Giambi - I still like the guy but it's hard to root for a cheater
Gary Sheffield - see "Jason Giambi"
To sum up:
I find four of the new acquisitions hard to root for (out of five) and three of the nine starting players who remain have made themselves harder to root for.
I used to think that if this year's team became a disaster that I might still be entertained by all the antics. I don't think that's true because I could care less about the Knicks right now, and the wheels came off that wagon long ago.
Pitchers
Randy Johnson* - beat the Yankees in 2001 World Series
Carl Pavano* - beat the Yankees in 2003 World Series
Jaret Wright* - not very popular with other teams while with Indians
Kevin Brown - surly and punched a wall with his hand, also not very good against the Red Sox in '04
Mike Mussina is the ace of the staff. Didn't he just get here?
Fortunately, there's still Mariano Rivera.
Position Players
Jorge Posada, Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams, Tino Martinez* - not hard to root for
Hideki Matsui - not hard to root for, especially since an interpreter can filter any inflammatory remark he'll make
Tony Womack* - not hard to root for, but not particularly good, and has the chance of being awful
Alex Rodriguez - still doesn't feel quite right
Jason Giambi - I still like the guy but it's hard to root for a cheater
Gary Sheffield - see "Jason Giambi"
To sum up:
I find four of the new acquisitions hard to root for (out of five) and three of the nine starting players who remain have made themselves harder to root for.
I used to think that if this year's team became a disaster that I might still be entertained by all the antics. I don't think that's true because I could care less about the Knicks right now, and the wheels came off that wagon long ago.
The Gates
I can't say the Gates in Central Park were the coolest thing I've ever seen, but this parody was pretty good.
NY Times write-up
NY Times write-up
One Week and No Updates
Sorry. Just not much interesting to report. No haiku to write. No stupid stories to tell. Nothing really happening.
Oh, pitchers and catchers reported.
Oh, pitchers and catchers reported.
Sunday, February 13, 2005
One Man Who Wishes The NHL Lockout Was Resolved
Who knows if it would have taken the spotlight off him, but at least a few families here and there would be talking about how bad the Rangers are instead of his "non apology."
Friday, February 11, 2005
Caffiene
I drank way too much caffiene and now I can't sleep. This is not a haiku despite the fact that it is Friday because I am tired.
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
Duck Boats
I guess when you're the Champs you can do whatever you want, but when I think "tough, hard-hitting football team," I don't usually think "duck boats."
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
New Format?
I've been thinking about sprucing up the blog page a little bit, maybe with a new format?
On the other hand, content seems to be the key thing in these blogs and frankly there's not enough exciting going on right now for me to be posting good stories right and left, so you may be left with my keen observations on things such as long receipts, sports and the media.
On the other hand, content seems to be the key thing in these blogs and frankly there's not enough exciting going on right now for me to be posting good stories right and left, so you may be left with my keen observations on things such as long receipts, sports and the media.
Sunday, February 06, 2005
Super Bowl Observation #4
My fourth and final observation.
This Super Bowl is reminding me a lot of last year's. Both teams couldn't score in the first quarter, and now they're moving the ball fairly easily on each other. Unfortunately for me, I also know how last year's Super Bowl ended.
This Super Bowl is reminding me a lot of last year's. Both teams couldn't score in the first quarter, and now they're moving the ball fairly easily on each other. Unfortunately for me, I also know how last year's Super Bowl ended.
Super Bowl Observation #3
When Eugene Wilson walked off the field with an undisclosed just before halftime, Cris Collinsworth said, "I don't like to speculate on injuries but when a guy walks off the field it's probably not something like a shoulder or elbow."
7-7 at the half but New England really carved up Philly on their scoring drive.
7-7 at the half but New England really carved up Philly on their scoring drive.
Super Bowl Observation #2
When the Packers beat the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI, Andy Reid was on the Packers offensive staff and Bill Bellichek on the Patriots defensive staff.
This probably doesn't mean anything, but somehow it makes me change my mind to the position that Philadelphia has a nonzero chance of winning.
This probably doesn't mean anything, but somehow it makes me change my mind to the position that Philadelphia has a nonzero chance of winning.
Super Bowl Observation #1
Philly won the toss. That's the only thing they're winning tonight, I suspect.
A Few Words About Receipts
I just got a receipt from the grocery store for a half gallon of orange juice that I purchased with cash. It was eight inches long. Another receipt from the other day, with two items purchased with cash at the grocery store, nine inches long. Is there a reason I need such a huge receipt? Especially for the grocery store. Don't even get me started on Best Buy/Circuit City/CompUSA where purchasing a single electronics item (like a DVD) nets you a twelve inch receipt that includes the entire store policy on it. Can I just get a little receipt? These big ones are a waste and just impractical.
Best D*** Sports Show Period
I thought it was a joke when I heard that FOX was changing the name of "The Best Damn Sports Show Period" to the "The Best Darn Super Bowl Road Show Period" for today's big game.
Nope, not a joke.
Nope, not a joke.
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