| Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 |
| 8:38 pm |
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| 8:32 pm |
Football on hockey night
I find this article interesting, it's about some of the hubbub around possibly lengthening the NFL season in the not-so-distant future. The players have some very valid concerns about how even 2 extra games could be bad in terms of wear and tear on their bodies. The NFL rep shoots back that they would just be changing some preseason games to "real" games. "The preseason is something that is not being well-accepted by fans and even players," Aiello said. "Players have told us they don't need four preseason games to get ready." No... but I think that what the players mean is that they shouldn't have to play as many games that mean nothing and the fans don't dig the preseason because they're usually being strong armed into paying regular season prices for glorified scrimmages or else lose their season tickets. Probably the most telling thing here is the repeated sentiment by the players that the extra money they'd be paid is not much of an incentive. Tory Holt: "it can't be just about money all the time." I honestly don't think the suits at the NFL will ever understand that. |
| Monday, November 30th, 2009 |
| 7:48 pm |
Wha? Hockey?
Powermat, you are always going to be the company with the F-ing commercials. No sense trying to disguise yourself. It's a good thing the Sabres have a decent goalie, because the rest of them are doing a good job of making the Leafs look like all-stars. I can only hope the first period break wakes Buffalo up a bit. Ooh- Ovie... jeez, that's bad. You can't go knee-to-knee. ETA: Thank heavens for intermission. These recommendation letters aren't going to write themselves. |
| Thursday, November 19th, 2009 |
| 9:44 pm |
Know what my new least favorite internet thing is? The ads that fold down to cover most of the page whenever you scroll anywhere near them. There is technically an "X" to close them but when you scroll away from it, you activate the unfolding thing again. |
| Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 |
| 5:03 pm |
It's here!
The new vacuum! I finally cashed in my cc thank you points and got them to send me a shiny new Eureka mighty mite! It's a 12 amp canister vac (yellow!) with a floor attachment. I have a nice rug vacuum I salvaged somewhere but it does not work on the tile of the kitchen, bathroom or front hall. They even gave me 2 vacuum bags! I hurriedly ran it upstairs and vacuumed the bathroom. Who would have thought that I would be so excited about a new vacuum cleaner? |
| Monday, November 16th, 2009 |
| 5:14 pm |
throwback jerseys
The NFL is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its merger with the AFL. To mark this occasion, they're letting the teams wear a bunch of throwback jerseys. Yesterday, Buffalo had its old uniforms with the red buffalo helmets and Tennessee wore Houston Oilers gear. Every time I see that, I think it's just bad karma. Also, I'm surprised that houston doesn't get ticked at that. Many of these team movements were unhappy affairs. Take tonight's Monday Night Football game: Baltimore Ravens (who once were the Cleveland Browns) vs. the new Cleveland Browns. So is it going to be the Road uni Browns and the Home uni Browns? I can't see that going over really well in Northern Ohio. Also, every time I see them, I think of how much more I liked the old Patriots uniforms compared to the new ones. |
| Sunday, November 15th, 2009 |
| 12:28 pm |
They should fine Ochocinco to pay my student loans
So Chad 85 doesn't think make-believe bribing a replay official is anything but fun? Yeah, so it was $1. When does it start becoming real money? I'll bet the former Senator from Alaska doesn't think it's too funny. Or the cities who lost the 2002 Olympic Games. Or the people who don't get meaningful legislation done because of lobbyists. I'm sure Chad thought it was funny. Myself, I thought the Owens-sharpie stunt was funny. This? I don't know, sometimes people have to think twice when they're in such a public position. Then again, with the scratch he's making, Chad (formerly) Johnson doesn't have to think twice about much. From espn.com: "On his Twitter account Friday morning, Ochocinco continued to poke fun, tweeting: 'Barrack I've just been fined again, can we meet to set up a fun rule please. I can't go to mcdonalds for 2 weeks now.' " Funny. To some people, that's a year's income, to him it's a joke. He's a heck of a good football player but right now he's not showing much as a person. |
| Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 |
| 3:28 pm |
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| Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 |
| 10:39 pm |
NY: land of the fee
The state's out of money, be prepared for the squeeze. The latest? Replacing our unremarkable, yet serviceable license plates with some really ugly a-- version next year. To replace the old ones? $25 fee. To keep the old ones? $20 fee. I don't know why they don't just pay some people to stick us up outside our banks. It would really cut down on their overhead. No building upkeep, you know. |
| Sunday, November 1st, 2009 |
| 3:36 pm |
Oh Good Grief
I do not believe how long it has taken me to just complete the first draft of this gas laws exam. So much for finishing this, correcting 2 labs and getting the new unit finished today. Let alone putting the bathroom fan back in and doing the ironing. |
| 9:16 am |
Halloween
Celebrated most of yesterday by being at work. Still, they decided to go with a cautious costume look at LC, especially since we were right on the edge of the mall court where the Halloween party was being held. Cider, donuts, a band and billions of costumed youngsters. I took an old lab coat, splashed it with fake blood (not too much, not too little), gelled frizzed my hair and sprayed it black, darkened my eye sockets, gave myself a nice facial scar across the right eye and doctored up my name tag. If anyone asked who I was, I simply showed them. I was a Bad Man. I considered wandering out to give the children candy but there were glasses to be made. The rest of the staff consisted of a good sprinkling of itches, a nurse, a cat and a good representation of Harry Potter and Hermione Granger. It took the edge off the day. After that, I had enough time to go home and scrub my face, put on the skull earring and change jackets over my glow in the dark Charlie Brown halloween t-shirt before the dairyprincess and I hopped in the car to take in the Waterloo High School drama club production of "Dracula" (as directed by my sister). As all shows go with high school actors it had its ups and downs. The creepy parts, though, were truly creepy and the up close and personal aspect of a semi-theater in the round experience gave it an edge (the audience was all seated up on the stage around the performance space). The director is really getting the hang of the art of staging and her pictures are getting closer to what's in her mind with every show. Some of the kids, too, I had seen before and they were growing and maturing as well. It was a very enjoyable Halloween night out. |
| Monday, October 26th, 2009 |
| 3:44 pm |
Well that's settled
Those of you have read me for a while know that I dig zombie movies (this, of course, does not explain why I have yet to be able to get my butt into a seat for "Zombieland"... I blame school). What we have now learned is that dairyprincess is not allowed to watch them with me. I bought the newest "Dawn of the Dead" at FYE for $3 used and we watched part of it yesterday. I have to say that, despite my abhorrence of the running, leopard yeowling zombies, this really isn't a horrid film. Watching it again, I am able to see some the foreshadowing and visual clues the director popped in at various points and I like that. However, apparently the tiny zombie at the beginning had a pronounced affect on my bride's unconscious mind. So... that'll take care of that. And can I say I just love me some Ving Rhames? Not as much as, say, lovin' myself some Hugo Weaving but there is some love just the same. |
| Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 |
| 7:05 pm |
Just finished watching "Big Bang Theory." Wheaton!!!! fantastic. |
| 4:49 pm |
Dear PepsiCo
I'd like to thank you for being so cheap. Your conscientiousness in choosing the lowest grade cardboard for the "portable" 12 pack containers was genius. I definitely appreciated the end of my day today when the "carry handle" on the box ripped completely out and dumped the cans on the ground. Who knew that being showered with pepsi from a ruptured can would be such a delightful, refreshing experience! I especially appreciated how it accented the blue shirt, white tie and khaki slacks I had worn to teach in. Heaven knows if it will all come out but it sure was exciting! You sure know how to cap off the old workday with a splash. Yours, shehawken |
| Sunday, October 18th, 2009 |
| 8:52 pm |
AFC East comes back down to earth.
so... Jets lose to Buffalo. Interesting. I have to echo the question of the tv commentator who asks, "Does anyone really want to win this game?" Sad offensive play all the way around. I half expected it to be won on a blocked kick returned for a touchdown. |
| Sunday, October 11th, 2009 |
| 8:56 pm |
Sunny with a chance of hypothermia.
Took the GL 1100 out on the 30-40 minute ride to my in-laws this afternoon. It was bright and sunshiney out but, boy howdy, was it not warm. I had intended to put the windshield on today but somehow all but one of the good bolts evaporated so that plan was nixed. I had my gloves and warm socks but the coat was a little thin. My wife claims she wasn't too cold... but then she had a big windbreak in front of her. Maybe that's why I have a headache. Still, if asked the question, "would I do it again?" the answer would probably be, "yeah. I think so." Addicted. |
| Friday, October 9th, 2009 |
| 5:56 pm |
It's not that I don't think he's been an improvement.
And it's not that I don't think he's working to make some changes. But the past few years have not exactly taught me a reverence for the choices of the Nobel Committee. Doesn't tick me off near as much as the Al Gore one, though. |
| Thursday, October 8th, 2009 |
| 8:57 pm |
Hmmm... I like this old house
I certainly like it more than the brownstone they were doing in Brooklyn last year. That was good for pie in the sky but 1) it was a lot of rich people looking stuff and 2) it was too urban. One thing that the two have in common is that they are going with recirculating hot water boiler systems. In looking at some of the cavernous old barns around here, I am intrigued by the possibility of using hot water zone heat to save some bucks down the line... you know, if we ever get around to being able to buy one. Lord knows when or where that'll be. Still, it's fun to dream. I also really like the architectural options presented by the style of this newest house. I think I'll be tuning in on Thursdays this Fall. |
| Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 |
| 9:20 pm |
Is it sad
that I'm all excited for the start of the 30th season of "This Old House" on PBS tomorrow night? I just happen to have picked up the book of the original house WGBH did way back in the Bob Vila days at a library book sale. I had to re-glue the binding but it was worth it. |
| 9:03 pm |
Books! Books!
I have fallen prey to merchandising tactics. Tonight was the last night of Borders' Teacher Appreciation Week (30% off!) so Dairyprincess and I hopped in the car after dinner and drove over to the local store. I didn't need anything and I certainly wasn't buying for school (I try to read education books but it's rare that they capture my imagination) but it's always fun to shop... as long as I don't have to try on clothes. I was a little disappointed in the selection. There were approximately 50 billion different vampire series on the floor (perhaps an exaggeration, but I could definitely recall at least 6 different series off the top of my head) but the classics were a little thin. They had 4 books by James Fenimore Cooper- 2 copies of "Last of the Mohicans" and 2 copies of "The deerslayer." I have both of them. The Patrick O'Brian "Master and Commander" series was in better shape than the last time I checked but the only copy of the next book I will be reading was bent and torn and I decided to pass, even at 30% off. In passing, I should note that there is a real dearth of hard bound books on the market these days. I have a hard time thinking any of the paper bound versions will still be in good shape 50 years from now but I guess it just wasn't cost effective to put books out in hard cover anymore. In the end, I picked up 4 books: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith US Army Zombie Combat Skills (I got in a zombie groove) Dune: House Atreides Dune: House Harkonnen, both by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson (I've wanted to check them out and it seemed an opportune time to do so). Dairyprincess broke down and bought "Eragon," one of the Toni Morrison books and a little golden book for monkey. On the way home we stopped at Dunkin Donuts to get tea for her and coffee for me. It was a nice, pleasant night out away from the schoolwork. |
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