The Get Down Guy

Aug 23

The Get Down Guy Name

My mom is awesome.  She’s writing a bunch of family stories and publishing them to a private blog for our family to read, and in one she explained the history of The Get Down Guy: 

1986
William, Philip, Mary, Tipton, and I attended a University of Texas baseball game at Disch-Falk Field. Philip was playing t-ball, and we were going to see the big guys play.  And of course there were hot dogs to be eaten, stairs to be climbed, tunnels to run through, and other folks to check out as well as watching the game.
Philip watched some of the game, and he wandered around a bit exploring.  He was old enough to have some freedom in the stadium.
Will was about two and a half.  He just watched the game. He did not ask to go places or to follow Philip around. 
We were more than a little surprised at how intently Will was following the action.  He stood and watched. He sat and watched. He ate and watched. He watched!
About mid-way through the game William turned to Tipton and stated, “When I be big, I be The Get Down Guy.” He pointed to the catcher.  

So there you go.  That’s how this blog got it’s name.

Aug 21

blackgoldofthesun:

The Highwaymen

Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash & Kris Kristofferson.

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Jul 29

Jul 26

know about it: Weekend Roundup -

knowabout:

We’re excited to be out of the closed alpha stage and opened to the public. Here are some of the stories that have helped thousands of new users enjoy Know About It:

WSJ Digits

ReadWriteWeb

Lifehacker

Mashable

During this beta period we’ll be working hard to scale the system and…

Jul 21

New Service Sniffs Out Secret Gems From Across Your News Feeds -

Great article on Know About It from one of my favorite tech writers.  Informative and fair.

Jul 06

Fenway sold out on a Tuesday night.

Jul 01

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Jun 16

knowabout:

Coming soon…

Can’t wait to get this out to everyone.

Jun 13

MLB Pitcher Whiff Rates -

Another great way to evaluate fantasy pitching talent…

Jun 11

Stop two after the Salt Lick.

Jun 08

sbnation:

upontheroofdeck:

Seriously?

It’s part of the game; always has been and always will be. That’s part of being a catcher and they know it.

I’m so over all of this “change the rules!” bullshit.

+1 to upontheroofdeck

Or perhaps hitters should hit off a tee.  Getting hit with fastballs hurts!

Jun 02

deepthoughtsbykatie:

Stella’s a bit “obsessed” with Warcraft…and won’t be growing out of it any time soon if her parents have anything to do with it.

May 26

May 19

know about it: Your Time vs. Real Time -

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We frame Know About It’s usefulness as a balance between your time and real time. What this means is that Know About It is not the site to replace your real time consumption of Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, RSS feeds, or any of the current and future sources that have real time consumption elements….

May 13

“I’m a big believer in human curators. Algorithms alone do a terrible job of predicting what will be interesting to readers.” —

Instapaper founder Marco Arment at Studiomates lunch (via curiositycounts)

If you replace “readers” with “listeners”… it’s the same dynamic. Humans matter.

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Most definitely yes.

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Important note:  Human curators doesn’t necessarily mean additional human labor.  

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