August 2008
29 posts
“We are facing a planetary emergency which, if not solved, would exceed anything...”
– Really Crazy Guy
SMU 2008 Football Preview →
I’m such a sucker for getting excited about a team that went 1-11 last year.
Ponyfans is the only place I’ve found that has good coverage of the Mustangs, and this preview is great.
James McMurtry - Valley Road
I’ve had this...
WatchLOL Politics
Fantasy Football: My Team
It’s a 12 team league and I had 6th pick overall. I’m happy with my team, although I am a bit thin at RB. In 12 team leagues your squad is bound to be thin somewhere; either QB, RB, or WR.
Week 1 Starters
QB: Peyton Manning
RB: Larry Johnson
RB: Reggie Bush
WR: Wes Welker
WR: Hines Ward
WR/RB: Nate Burleson
TE: Chris Cooley
K: Stephen Gostkowski
DST: Tampa Bay
Week 1...
Watching Ted Kennedy at the DNC
My brother and I watched Ted Kennedy speak at the DNC tonight and I started doing some searches on him. I wanted to read up on the Mary Jo Kopechne accident and went to this Wikipedia article. It’s funny though because when I originally read the entry the intro looked like this. Big difference between being killed by Ted Kennedy and a car accident involving Ted Kennedy.
Regardless, I saw...
College Football is back this week! →
Who else is totally fucking psyched about the Friday night match up between SMU and Rice?
No?
Just Mike, Taylor, and I?
Mix Turtle →
The functionality is still lacking, but after some work this could replace hypem for me. I love the look and feel.
Chad Johnson Finds Genius Way Around Fines →
zachklein:
Love this story.
Congrats on the Primary Win!
I spent a good portion of last night hitting the refresh button on the Wyoming Secretary of State’s website. The reason is because Annaliese has been working tremendously hard on the Cynthia Lummis campaign, and last night they won the GOP primary.
She began working on the campaign over 7 months ago, while I was still working on CHALQ. We’d talk a lot about how similar it is...
“Authorities reported today that a woman whose body was found in Lancaster over...”
– Daily News
Another reason to love fantasy sports
I’m talking to a friend nearly every day now that I had completely lost touch with. Fantasy sports is, and always has been, the most effective social network online for me.
June Jones picks 2 true freshman as the starting... →
Wilco (8/13 @ McCarren Pool)
Wilco played an outstanding 2+ hour concert last night at McCarren Pool in Brooklyn. I could not have been happier with the set list (plenty of Being There tunes) and Nels Cline’s additions to songs like ‘Kingpin’. I’ve never seen someone manipulate, bend, and dominate a guitar like Nels does. I’ve also never seen someone incorporate an eggbeater into their guitar...
Who do you think opened the letter?
From the Washington Post:
In a handwritten letter to a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Kaczynski said he objected to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s loan of the 10-by-12-foot cabin as part of a large exhibition that looks at the FBI’s first 100 years.
feedback:
Wilco - Muzzle of Bees
Only a few...
how are swimmers smashing so many world records?
dihard:
Have you noticed that every Olympic swim event is also a record smasher? It seems like every swimmer (and not just Phelps) is seconds ahead of the daunting green world record line, smashing it to smithereens. So how is all this smashing possible?
Tech Doping – The new Speedo LZR RACER suit, which was developed by scientists from NASA, “feels like a rocket coming off the...
Can you really see the Great Wall of China from...
I say bullshit.
Texas Startup Blog →
Jessica Lea Mayfield - The One I Love Best →
Just heard this song tonight and have it stuck in my head. It’s not available on iTunes yet so here is the link on Hypem.
Who's the #1 overall pick in fantasy football this...
Fantasy Football leagues are about to get started. Who do you take #1 overall?
I still think it is LaDanian Tomlinson. He has been a top five RB for six consecutive seasons. It doesn’t get any more consistent then that (maybe Manning).
I’ve heard a lot of people at my office say that Adrian Peterson would be their #1 pick. Luckily, they don’t read this blog. I hope I get...
Wilco ticket
I’ve got an extra Wilco ticket for August 13th at McCarren pool. I paid $100 for it on craigslist a while back. If anyone wants to buy it off me just send me an email.
Hunter and I didn’t make the concert last...
What's going on in Washington?
Get a peak by following John Culberson on twitter. He’s been a bit busy today.