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  • Holy Zarkin Frood

    In case you missed it. . . I would have preferred not to link to the giant game highlight video, but it\’s the only one that gives me what I want. Fast-forward to about 3:15 and watch the last five seconds of the game. Make sure to stick around past the celebration to watch the…

  • A Tale of Genius (In Two Parts)

    Part 1: I forgot to pay my cell phone bill. It was due on Monday. By Monday night, my phone had no service. I found it annoying, but didn\’t think too much of it, since that\’s not too far removed from my typical service level of one-half to one bar (\”more bars in more places\”…

  • Called Shot

    Well. That\’s a new one on me. Towards the end of the 2nd OT, Petr Sykora* told the rinkside commentator that he was going to score the winning goal. He then went out and took a penalty. But then in the middle of the 3rd OT, he scored it. Can\’t say I\’ve seen anything like…

  • The Life of an Old Nerd

    So I\’m doing my daily browse of internet-land, trying to keep up with what\’s new, or at least relevant, in the Mac world, on the outside chance that I might someday have a job in the industry again. And I come across an update for an app called Sparkle. Cool little app – lets developers…

  • Friday Field Trip! (With Pictures!)

    It\’s Friday, it\’s almost summer vacation time, and I\’m unemployed. So what better to do, than go on a field trip! And do I ever have a special field trip destination for you, dear readers. That\’s right, I went to: Wades Supermarket! No, really. I did. Southwest Virginia\’s finest locally owned and operated chain of…

  • Everything changed…

    …after 9/11. That\’s what you always hear, right? Well I\’m here to tell you it\’s true, folks. For an example, let\’s look at one of the major issues the Bush Administration was well on its way to resolving during the summer of 2001: Vampires. It is unknown whether or not the President consulted with Joss…

  • Wii would like to get your fat butt into shape

    Initial impressions following the jump. First, a preamble: It\’s clear to me why the Nintendo Wii is still such a hard item to find on store shelves. I hadn\’t intended on buying Wii Fit on its release day, and it seemed that by waiting the decision was taken out of my hands, since it\’s sold…

  • four-dollar-a-gallon woes…

    Came across this interesting article in the Washington Post recently. I guess I can understand that there needs to be regulation of gas pumps so that there can be no trickeration. . . but it still seems like overkill to crack down on a mom-and-pop gas station in the middle of nowhere. It\’s probably one…

  • The gift that keeps on taking

    I did my level best to ignore, and then repress, what I heard on the news today. But then there was a follow up story today, and I could no longer avoid the horror. Basically what I\’m saying is: don\’t read this. And this. But do make sure to vote in the poll in the…

  • A little Friday video humor

    Sure, it\’s not McBunny edging his chair right off the back of the stage while holding his tuba… but this is still pretty good. Keep an eye on the timpani player back-right, and if you don\’t immediately see what happened, well neither did I. I had to watch it twice before I saw it…