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Monthly Archives: October 2007

An Irritating Philly

30-Oct-07

Three things. First, I’m sick of bit players mucking with the Flyers’ season. The NHL suspended Steve Downie (20 games), Jesse Boulerice (league record 25 games), and now Randy Jones (2 games). Why? This team isn’t the Broad Street Bullies. This isnt 1970! Come on! I thought when Brian Clarke left, there wouldn’t be anymore [...]

The Award of Most Reviled City Goes To…

29-Oct-07

Boston! (huzzah) Obviously, the Red Sox won the World Series last night, throughly thrashing the Rockies (and their amazing run a distant memory). Francona’s World Series record is now 8-0 (funny how those former Phils do once they leave). But how did they do it? Anyone notice the Red Sox’s payroll is three times that [...]

Clearing One’s Head

25-Oct-07

I’ve been in a rut. Or, I could say I was in a rut, up until today. Here were the problems, as I saw it: Politics. The first step was to stop using Google Reader. The second step was to put all my politics related items in its own folder in my bookmarks. Then I [...]

aside:party!

21-Oct-07

Thank you all for coming! Much fun was had by all. I’m glad so many people from different walks of life were able to enjoy the company of each other. Yes, it was a small social experiement – which I’m glad to say went quite well. I’m going on a hiatus while I ponder things.

Inordinate Frustration with Politics

17-Oct-07

I made the mistake of adding political commentary to my RSS reader and subsequently I’ve experienced something akin to political burnout. Or worse, it’s akin to being a crack addict – I detest it, but I can’t stop reading. I sometimes look back and regret going to law school when I had the perfect opportunity [...]

On Music

11-Oct-07

One of my biggest computer related projects is fixing our small-ish music collection (3400 songs) of singles, records, and everything in between. It’s been an extremely tedious process, as there’s music from before Napster’s time, error riddled Kazaa tracks, and our growing CD collection, lovingly ripped as we find time between house endeavors. Most specifically, [...]

aside:the irony

09-Oct-07

I was just getting into the Yankees when they lost last night to the Indians. The Yanks are the only team to win a game in the Divisional Series. More to the point, this is the end of the Yankees dynasty. You have to think they’re going to give up on the paying exorbitant amounts [...]

Another Monday

08-Oct-07

Except, it’s October and in the 80s. The hoodies are still sitting in my car, waiting for the morning when it’ll be obscenely cold. Nora has baby legs and robeez waiting to protect against the fall frost. You saw my favorite pirate legs in the baby blog, but really they were for show, since it [...]

Another Friday Down

05-Oct-07

Another week down, congrats to all who made it through the week! And for those who didn’t, you’ll be in our thoughts. — — A Philadelphia team won yesterday! Of course, if you were caught up in the Phillies hype, you wouldn’t have known that the Flyers’ season start officially last night in Calgary, Canada. [...]

aside:so it starts

04-Oct-07

So it starts. Is this the next ‘ice age’ for the Eagles? Does anyone remember the late 90s, before Donovan McNabb?