Posted
Tuesday, June 13, 2006 10:45pm
Blogger
Guilt
One the hazards of
having a blog, especially one that's
been online for 10 years, is that you'll
run out of material. One might wonder
how that's even possible. "Isn't
a blog simply an online log of your
daily events?" Well, yes, but
as you know, sometimes life just ain't
that interesting.
Some bloggers get
around the lack of material by posting
links to other sites. While I enjoy
discovering interesting articles and
stories, that isn't exactly the point
of a blog.
Some weeks a blogger
might have a wealth of material, other
weeks nothing. My problem is that I
sometimes "stockpile" posts.
When I get tons of downtime, I write
extra posts to use later. Sometimes
this method works, especially if the
post isn't topical. However, more often
than not, the post gets stale and I
end up never posting it.
A recent example is
last week's Giants game. I won a contest
and helped hold the flag on the field
during the National Anthem. To top
it off, Jason Schmidt pitched that
night and tied a 106-year old Giants
record for most strikeouts in a game.
Pretty awesome night. I even took photos.
But I didn't feel like posting when
I got home. I'd get to it the following
day. Or so I thought. Instead, that
post just got stale, never to be used.
As I write this particular
post, I realize that it's almost a
PERFECT rainy day post. The only mention
of a topical event is the Giants game
above, an easily edited paragraph.
Anyway, my point is
that you may see a dearth of posts
from me over the next week.
Or, you may not.
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Posted
Tuesday, June 13, 2006 10:42pm
World
Cup
During this morning's
status meeting at work, the World Cup
played on mute in the front of the
conference room. Suddenly, a senior
designer shouted:
"Shoot the fucker...
DOUCHEBAG!"
And then the meeting
continued.
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Posted
Sunday, June 11, 2006 11:55pm
This
sound will hurt your ears
The
Sunday NY Times had a story about
a new ringtone only kids can hear.
I've attached the sound as an mp3.
I can hear it, but my wife can't. See
if you can. No need to crank your volume.
If you watch video and can hear it,
your volume should be sufficient.
Reminds me of the first Superman movie,
when Lex Luthor sent out that high-pitched
message that only Superman and dogs
could hear. I know I ain't a dog, so
I guess that makes me Kryptonian.
The
Ringtone
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Posted
Saturday, June 10, 2006 10:38pm
Blowing
Up
Thought
I'd do a quick post on my latest
musical obsession: Lily
Allen I
can't take much credit for discovering
her stuff on my own; she's been
the talk of the mp3 blogosphere.
(If you haven't been checking out
those links on the left, you should
be; that's how I've discovered
some of my current favs.)
She's
been described as a female version
of the Streets, but I find her much
more melodic. Kind of a cross between
rap and pop. I don't usually post
mp3's, but I've been finding links
all over the web, so one more won't
hurt. If the lawyers call, I'll pull
the post. Here's the first
single from her debut album. It should
be out next month:
Lily
Allen - LDN
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Posted
Monday, June 5, 2006 11:15pm
Going
Ape!
Just
added to the World According To
store,
the Ape shirt, featuring artwork
by yours truly. I thought I'd drawn
Cornelius from Planet of the Apes
movies, but a geeky friend
informed me that I had actually
drawn Galen from the Planet of
the Apes tv series.
Nerd.
Anyway,
I have been slammed
at my new job. Yes, I took a new staff
gig. No more selling fast food for
me. Now it's cars. I haven't had time
to post because we pitched two pieces
of new business back-to-back. Things
have calmed down a bit, so I hope to
be around more.
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