last.fm
last.fm Because there aren’t enough distractions online, I’ve signed up for yet another one: last.fm. It’s a social networking site that links people through their musical tastes, not via hyperlinked entries in an “interests” box, but by tracking everything you listen to on your computer and creating a personal radio station that others can listen
Mission Accomplished, Coach!
Isaac @ Trophy Time The only thing cooler than handing out obligatory trophies to a group of kids who actually earned them, is having your son be one of those kids! (That’s the trophy in the brown paper bag there, not the heirloom Gonzalez 40, thank you!) The Pee Wee Marlins’ Tee Ball season came to a
Rebuilding my platform, perhaps…?
NOTE: I re-posted this to test out the x-posting to LiveJournal feature. For those who want to comment without setting up a Vox account, now you can! a little bit louder I hit 13 on Monday night, a last -minute call as I was working late, catching up on post-BEA stuff, and decided it would be a
Vox Hunt: Comical
Book: Show us a great comic book. Isaac the Pirate: 1. To Exotic Lands Christophe Blain ????? How timely! I just reviewed this yesterday at PopCultureShock. Great book. Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Bar Scrawl: Return to Botanica
Marble Cover Notebook I hit Botanica last night — one of my all-time-favorite dives, and the bar where I did most of my writing and drinking back in ’97 and ’98 — with a head full of vague ideas that I needed to let loose onto the pages of my marble cover notebook. I’ve gotten so used
QotD: This Is Who I Am
In 5 words or less, who are you? Submitted by dejablu503. 5 Words Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Mets, Tee Ball and Autism Updates
Jordin Sparks ** It’s becoming clear to me that no matter how much I enjoy going to Shea Stadium to watch the Mets, I am apparently bad luck for them as they’ve lost the majority of times I’ve been in the stands. Sunday’s Subway Series finale was particularly painful to watch, not just for the
On Brooms and Pink Slips
NY Daily News: Sunday, May 19 Tonight, tonight, tonight! You have to figure, even if John Maine unexpectedly flames out and the Yankees light him up, the Mets should be able to do twice as much damage to Tyler Clippard and their beleagured bullpen. Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Paging Joe Girardi… Read and post comments |
Subway Series: Goodbye, Torre?
NY Daily News: Friday, May 18 The Subway Series kicks off tonight and I’ll be there in person for Sunday night’s game, where John Maine will hopefully be nailing down the victory that completes the Mets’ sweep of the Yankees. If that does happen, what are the chances Joe Torre gets fired Monday morning, to
Baseball Mania
Mets Banner The combination of the Mets looking like they have a legitimate shot at winning the World Series this year and Isaac playing (and me coaching) tee ball, has me into baseball like I haven’t been since I was a kid. The only difference is the amount of money I’ve spent on baseball-related stuff