tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52205452011-04-21T20:11:56.066-07:00Random stuff I think about.Gelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944326243718921220noreply@blogger.comBlogger8991100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220545.post-1168924245275034202007-01-15T20:44:00.000-08:002007-01-15T21:14:15.500-08:00

I've blogged about this before, but it drives me nuts when Magic in particular says taht the Suns don't play defense, should be blowing certain teams away more, etc. From 1979-1990 (Magic's prime years in which the Lakers averaged 59.3 wins/season), the Showtime Lakers scored 114.1 ppg. A good bit better than the Suns's 110.7 this year. However, they also gave up 107.9 ppg, a ton better than

Gelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944326243718921220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220545.post-1167976174953124632007-01-04T21:44:00.000-08:002007-01-04T21:49:34.983-08:00

Arizona is built a lot like the Suns, without the deep bench. However, their 1-5 has to be the best in the country. Ivan is mini-Dirk, Moos is playing like a senior JET, Williams is the new Elliott, McClellan is fierce and an amazing shooter, and Chase is living up to his 5-star+ billing. Check out the shot chart for tonight's game.Some people disagree with me about the RPI, but he says

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On the interception, it would have been really unconventional, but I wonder if it would have been better to just run it to the center of the field, down it at the 1, then run all the time off and kick a field goal.What's the deal with Chris Meyers ruining Johnson's proposal? What's the deal with Johnson not having a ring?Not too many of the other games today were good. Some had stretches (Gator

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I highly recommend Bad Girls Club. To paraphrase The Soup, it's a house full of girls that couldn't pass the Real World's sanity test.I hate: (1) Stephen Jackson; (2) Bears D; (3) Devin Hester.Since ESPN Mobile was in business for only a few months and stopped trying after a couple months, I switched back to Sprint. No deal and they wouldn't let me back into my old contract. At least I got to

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Is it Paris Hilton's?

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I'll admit, I need to start going to AA meetings.

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Usually, when I have to do a task similar to find and replace in Word, I do it somewhat manually. I find that it helps to prevent errors like this.

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Here are the CA results. A lot of people I voted for won, which is pretty amazing here.Governor: Art Olivier (2% ain't too shabby)Lieutenant Governor: Robert Guillaume (actually Tom McClintock, who won!)Secretary of State: Gail Lightfoot (McPherson sucks ass)Controller: Donna Tello (Strickland is better than Chiang, but how cool is that name; also check out the Russian domain website)Treasurer:

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3/4 of the daughters on Just the Ten of Us were in the Nightmare on Elm Street Series. See here.Speaking of pumpkin carving, it looks like Nash cut his own hair.

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I swear that yesterday I was thinking about what Coke would do if someone came out with a drink called cocaine, then today I heard about this. That's spooky.

Gelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944326243718921220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220545.post-1158725839917546022006-09-19T21:17:00.000-07:002006-09-19T21:17:20.093-07:00

This is a great site. You can see the estimated market value of any house or an entire neighborhood. You can also see the recent sales prices. For example, the 5-plex I live in sold for $168k in 1995, $600k in 1998, and is now worth about $1.5M. It also says my Austin condo has gone up 42% since I bought it, 24% in the last year, and 6% in the last week.

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The links from this post are NSFW!This may be one of the biggest conspiracies ever. Was the original photoshopped? Was the covered up version a cover up? I say the former, although am willing to hear all arguments.On the one hand: she used to hang out with those who have had similar problems; all of the initial reports were that it was authentic; and the covered-up version looks fake, too.On

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The stadium looks cool. Various links to be found here. It's supposed to look like a coiled up bird, err, snake.As for the cheerleaders, these aren't great pictures. I'd say only Kristi and the Brookes look really good. I have no doubt that 90% of the others are hot, but not in these pictures.Note 12/31 @ SD, which is probably the only game I'll go to this year.

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I went to the game tonight because it was Figgins Sliding Bobblehead night. I was also hoping to catch Weaver, but he missed the start.Figgy was 2/4 with a walk. Unfortunately, he was picked off and thrown out at the plate on a contact play. But, he did steal a base. Everyone went nuts, even though the Angels were up 9-5 in the bottom of the 8th. They ended up scoring 10, meaning free

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Listerine Vanilla MintI used to use Scope, then they discontinued the flavor I liked (the light green mint). Then I switched to Target harsh mint. I decided to splurge on this and haven't looked back. No harsh chemical taste, just smooth vanilla. Also, good synergy with Crest Vanilla Mint.Junior CaramelsI really like Junior Mints, so I thought I would give these a try. They are similar to

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The Angels called Weaver back up, and he stayed in form.I'm in the process of overhauling my fantasy team. I traded Tejada for Vizquel and Josh Johnson. With Kazmir and Weaver, I'm building a good stable of great young pitchers. I also have a trade offer in to try to use Giambi (the roids one) to get Kendry Morales and either Anthony Reyes or Chris Hamels. Ideally, I could also bring in a

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This tops Woods's dogfighting ring.

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Believe it or not, the Angels are planning to send down Jered Weaver. After tonight, he is 4-0 with a 1.38 ERA, a 0.77 WHIP, 22 Ks in 26.1 IP, and a .203 BAA. Ridiculous.

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This won't be a long post, although it probably deserves one. This is the first Suns season where I've seen 95+% of the games since moving away 11 years ago. I'm happy with the season. Last offseason, they did a lot to address their issues. They brought in defense and hustle with Thomas and Bell. Riff for Johnson was a good salary move. Jones ("the Enforcer") lost his shot, but became, well

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How good has Riff become? Tonight he had that incredible pass to Marion that they broke down after the first commercial. Then he hit several outside shots over Diop. To top it off, he dunked over Dirk (+0) and then Howard.Tonight was also an indication of how much the Suns need their guards at full strength. When the rotation goes down to Nash and Pound, and a little Hizzy, that won't cut it

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See here. Spite or whatever, we'll take it.On a related note, these drawings are funny. Sample:I'm still not sure what to make of the Clippers series. If they pounded it into Brand every play, they would have won every game by 20. Instead, they let the Suns steal games 3 and 5, then run away with 7.As for Dallas, I expect a 7 game series. The loss of Bell hurts, especially since teh guard

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I got to go to these, mainly because tickets are ridiculously cheap. For game 3, $45 face were $34. For game 4, $55 face were $30. For game 6, $45 face were $35. That's not counting in the Stubhub fee and "shipping" charges (even though you have to pick them up), but still under face. Staples has good food, and getting to/from isn't actually that hard. I still don't know what to make of

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This was my pre-series analysis, or lack thereof: The Suns ran them off the court twice and the Clips pounded them inside twice. Thus, ???I watched the game, which my roommate was kind enough to DVR for me because I was here, late last night. This was oddly a combination of my two thoughts -- the Suns ran them off the court and the Clips pounded them inside. The good news is that this shows

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I usually don't like Skip Bayless, but I like this article. Sample:Kwame got away with knocking down Nash's teammate, Boris Diaw, and standing over Diaw with, as Nash said, his crotch in Diaw's face. No fine, no suspension, no nuthin'.

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It looks like Barbosa might be the x-factor in this series. The Lakers have no one close to matching up with him.-GelEven if the Suns get down 3-1, I think there is a chance to win the game. Kobe can't be unselfish for that many games in a row, and the Suns supporting cast can't be in a shooting funk for that many games in a row.-GelNot much to add. Maybe Kobe only scored 24 to match his number

Gelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944326243718921220noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220545.post-1146552300328787312006-05-01T23:42:00.000-07:002006-05-01T23:45:00.330-07:00

Lots of surprises, most of them good.Vince goes 3rd and ahead of Leinart. If he's playing, I can see Titans at Chargers.Huff goes ahead of Leinart. My guess is that Davis just wanted someone from UT.The Cardinals got Leinart, fat USC guy, and Georga TE. A+ from almost everyone. I can see Cardinals at Chargers.

Gelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944326243718921220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220545.post-1146551808718142192006-05-01T23:33:00.000-07:002006-05-01T23:36:48.730-07:00

For at least the last 5+ years, every night I do: (1) mouthwash, (2) brush, then (3) floss. I have no idea if this is right.

Gelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944326243718921220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220545.post-1146549400277207322006-05-01T22:48:00.000-07:002006-05-01T23:42:07.876-07:00

This was supposed to be a "day without [illegal] immigrants," but it was by far the best I have ever seen traffic. To and from work took be about 22 minutes, a savings of over an hour. My office has a view of the 405 (fancy!), and I never saw traffic slow. Sigalert was all green all day. If it really is the illegals that clog up the highways, that alone is reason enough to deport them. All.

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I'll admit that I use body wash (Dial, of course), and apply it with a "thingie."I noticed that the one I bought at Walmart has three patents: 5,766,700, 5,946,780, and 6,443,527 B1. Ironically enough, the '780 patent is a continuation in part of the '700 patent (see last post).

Gelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944326243718921220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220545.post-1146289630625557312006-04-28T22:23:00.000-07:002006-04-28T22:47:10.636-07:00

The PTO is coming out with some new rules to limit continuations. What does that mean? Few people outside of the business realize that the real game isn't to get a great patent. The game is to get a good patent, and then to keep prosecution alive by filing "continuations" (the exact same patent but with new claims, which are what determine infringement). As long as a continuation is alive,

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Nothing annoys me more right now than people complaining about gas prices. Especially when they are not at an all time high. Hell, they're not even the highest in the last year.What really gets me is that oil companies make about 4-9 cents (this says 7.5) per gallon while the federal government makes 18.4 cents and the local government makes at least that. So by a conservative effort the

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1st HalfGood thing the game is also on Fox because the first 6 minutes or so were preempted by the Wizards choke.So Kobe pushes Riffiod (Riff) into Smush, who tackles Thomas, and Riff gets the T?When did Luke Walton turn into Bill? I've never seen these turnaround 15 footers.Tim Thomas is hot again. That's good because no one else is making shots, including Nash. Is it actually the Lakers'

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A win's a win, I guess. It looks like Barbosa might be the x-factor in this series. The Lakers have no one close to matching up with him. I really hope that Kobe decides to "take over" next game.

Gelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944326243718921220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220545.post-1145855833873104132006-04-23T22:12:00.000-07:002006-04-23T22:17:13.873-07:00

Tonight I forwent Boston Market in favor of the Red Lobster in Garden Grove. While waiting for a table, I saw that they had an "OC Register Best of Orange County 2001" plaque. Best at what? Cheese bread? Nope, best seafood restaurant in Orange County. Wow.The service was excellent. Impeccable timing, never an empty glass, lots of cheese bread to take home. Maybe they are the best.

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I type the word "first" about 10 times per day. Not kidding. Well, let's say that Frist becomes president. I think that Microsoft would add his name to spell check, so every "frist" would not be corrected. That's reason enough to not vote for him. Also, some gridlock might be good.

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Last night BJ Armstrong talked for about 3 minutes straight about why Nash shouldn't be MVP. His main premise was that the other 10-time multiple MVPs were all first ballot HoFers, and Nash just isn't. He said words like "elite," "cream," etc., but made no arguments. He listed no criteria and offered no other candidates. Horrible.

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I can't take credit for these, but here they are:Garfield is actually funny (if edited).Game 6 of the 1986 World Series in RBI.

Gelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944326243718921220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220545.post-1145248721802731412006-04-16T21:38:00.000-07:002006-04-16T21:38:41.840-07:00

Starz finally showed Herbie Fully Loaded today. After watching last night's SNL, it was 4 straight hours of Lohan. An Easter well spent.Michael Keaton's acting was horrible. Even Jeff Gordon was better. A lot of that was due to the writing, though.This guy has the best agent. He was also in Crossroads.

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:(It's not good when a stock splits 1 for 10. At least they're avoiding bankruptcy...Unrelatedly, if you asked me which stock would recover better after the bubble burst, I would not have said Rambus over Intel.

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I've thought about blogging about silly patents that the PTO issues (like this or this), but don't think that it would be wise. Small as the chance may be, my firm might some day be in the position of defending one, and casting it in a negative light could be bad. That's too bad because that's 90% of what I think about these days (5% Suns, 2% my fantasy baseball team, 3% other).

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Some may notice that I added ClustrMaps to the right side. I like it even better than a counter. I knew I had visitors in some places, but the northeast (Lynch?) and Louisiana area are surprises. If anyone wants an "invitation" (I'm not sure why they're needed as I simply signed up), just let me know.

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Volokh has a good rundown of the issues surrounding last night's South Park. Many will hear about Jesus and Bush pooping on each other and the flag and say that it is potty humor as usual, but I agree with the commenters that say they sacrificed humor for preaching. However, the overt preaching in this episode shows how brilliant Matt and Trey are. There was no subtle 40th trimester abortion "

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I have about a dozen pair of dress pants. They have these fasteners:buttonhook and loop2 hooks and loopsbutton and hook and loopvelcro (just kidding)I have no real preference, except that I don't like the 2 hook and loop. However, all of them also have a button on the inside. It isn't an extra in case the main one falls off (especially on the kind without a button) and there is a little wedge

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I really hope to get the Lakers in the first round. Although the comeback on Tuesday against the Kings was nice (as opposed to conceding another blowout), the Shaq-less Lakers have yet to beat the Suns in the last 7 years.Doug Collins said the Suns don't cause turnovers, but that they kill you off the turnovers they do cause because they hit 3s off of them instead of 2s. Don't want to let the

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Here's what doesn't stay there:I attended a Dunes CLE in Vegas. This is a very good idea, but for some reason only about 10 patent lawyers (that weren't speaking at the conference) agreed with me. Sad to say, but I learned a lot and even met Dennis Crouch from Patently-O (now added to the sidebar).Circus Circus is a long long way away from the rest of the strip. The Wynn is the closest casino

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It's fairly fitting that the Final Four games are played in April now. I can't remember a good Final Four game since UA's run in 2005.For the record, I had UCLA in the final game (losing to Villanova), but only got 1/4.

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Kelsey Grammer's name is misspelled.

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If I were Lohan's agent, I would try to convince her that Wonder Woman would get her an Oscar.In related news, I saw that Herbie is coming to Starz, so I didn't cancel it after my free three months were up. That's their game.

Gelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944326243718921220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220545.post-1143433581022536242006-03-26T20:18:00.000-08:002006-03-26T20:26:21.026-08:00

A mortgage broker advised me to use two credit cards, so I use my Amex at restaurants. Basically, that means I use it at Boston Market. My bill last month had four items: Boston Market each Sunday. Today is Sunday, so I went to Boston Market. The girl that looks like a slightly Asian Jessica Alba was working. There's a chance she's in high school, so I'll keep that to myself.This location

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My roommate had control of the remote, so we watched Deal or No Deal at halftime (I wanted to watch the Amanda Bynes show). During a commercial, I identified Sarah Alexander as the star of Teachers, despite the fact that she was on the screen for two 0.5-second shots, and the fact that she is a British actress that has never done a US show or movie.Some time in the last month, I mentioned that

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I really hate it when teams that are up by 3 with under 5 seconds left don't foul, especially when they aren't even in the double bonus. Teams just seem to hit way too many game tying 3s to take the chance. Is making the first and missing the second then getting a putback (the big fear, according to Lute, who advocates against my strategy) any more likely than just hitting a 3? UT got off

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Is it possible to not like anyone on either of these shows? Even the token hotties are really hard to watch. When there's no one to root for, they're not worth watching.

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Here's my lineup:C: Kendall1B: Giambi2B: FigginsSS: Tejada3B: MoraOF: FloydOF: IbanezOF: TracyDH: AlouSP: WillisSP: ColonSP: ClementSP: KazmirSP: ChaconRP: NathanRP: ReitsmaOthers:OF: Young1B: KotchmanOF: Kubel2B: BarfieldC: MathisSS: BartlettRP: FarnsworthSP: Jer. WeaverMy outfield might be a little weak, so I might do something like Tejada for Giles and Greene.

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"We will not walk in fear one of another." I don't know if this is a real and/or famous quote, but it annoys me that they use if for promos. I used to hear it at least twice a morning. Then one time, and one time only, they changed it to the correct "We will not walk in fear of one another." Like we wouldn't notice.

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I accidentally erased the Skating with Celebrities finale. Oh well.The Apprentice 5Still not in HD.Summer has to be my favorite since she's from HB. Those moles are annoying, though.I don't understand why they left the confines of the plane to talk in the wind. They could have picked teams in the hangar. Also, I think Trump should have sucked up to the roto geeks by doing a serpentine

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Dexler and whoever the announcer is are interesting:Clyde: "That's a perfect one-on-one pick and role."Announcer: "The Rockets are dominating." [up 29-25]Announcer: "Before the game, [Bowen] hardly ever misses." Clyde: "Ha ha ha ha."Announcer: "Yao's headed for a 50 point night." [11 points through 20 minutes of play]Announcer: "[Diaw]'s not a ball-handler."Clyde: "Two in a row! That's a hat

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I've been saying it for longer than I'd care to admit, but Sasha Cohen is hot. If I ever run into her in Laguna or something, it will be a Potok-like moment -- I'll have to hit on her, even if the result is dubious.I was surprised by the old gay guy from Skating with Celebrities is her coach. Is that show being made now? That doesn't seem possible with him and Hamilton both in Torino and him

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Both KJ and TC make the cut in the Top Ten Dunks of All Time. Also notice how many are over Ewing.

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This post is blah, but the comments are great. Read them all. A sampling:I'm glad they are cracking down on this. Allowing handjobs is just a slippery slope...The pros masseuses should stick "M.D." after their names...(out of context makes it funnier)When I go to an American massage parlor, I expect to encounter some Yanks.Via Fancy Store Bought Dirt.

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I don't understand the prison jumpsuits that all the snowboarders have to wear. Is the IOC worried that they'll come out in all kinds of crazy garb?NBC HD usually looks pretty good, and this is no different. Sometimes I'll go watch the last couple hours in my bedroom and it's almost unwatchable. This is the event that all HD should be sold with.

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Why oh why can't Best Buy or Circuit City or a combination of the two have the selection of Fry's. I've been wanting to get a bookshelf radio for work. It needs to look non-ghetto. I don't need multi-CD, MP3 player, or cassette deck. I would like an AUX input for my Axim. DVD is a plus (sometimes clients give us DVDs of their products and I have to play them at home, and my monitor can take

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Rasheed Wallace can apparently "play very tough perimeter defense in the paint." The Heat are "one of the Eastern Conference's top team."While the East is full of typos and non-sequiturs, the West is full of "Huh?"Kobe has apparently become "more of a team player with [Shaq] out of the picture."Nash "is a pesky defender.""Duncan doesn't put up huge numbers." (20 ppg, 11.6 rpg)"Garnett's numbers

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Must See: It's PolamaluShould See: BrokeBack to the FutureWon't Hurt to See (or maybe it will): Birdman Tribute

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Michelle Kwan must be among the most self-serving athletes of this generation. She couldn't qualify for the Olympics, so she was voted onto the team after the qualifiers (taking the spot of Emily Hughes, who did qualify), then dropped out once she was in Italy. The fact that someone can make the team without qualifying casts doubt on the qualification process itself. Was Hughes skating for the

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Summer is a giant. I don't care what IMDB says. Are those tuxedo pants? Way to make her look taller.Prediction: Joey's going down.Fake Buffy: They've been working on a big lift -- big surprise. I wonder how much time she actually spends skating on her own (i.e., without holding dude's hand or in the air). They "cranked up the heat" but I don't want to see Joey and Whhhy try to follow suit.

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I watched the game at home despite numerous offers to go elsewhere. I just can't justify watching a game anywhere else when I can drink myself silly without having to drive and watching a 65" HD from a comfortable couch.Gambling Recap:$1 buy-in pre-game poker: last after my top pair was beaten by runner-runner straight to kill my stack$25 buy-in squares 1st quarter: I had Seattle 3, Pittsburgh 0

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Tonight Majerle said that the Suns lead the league in charges taken. They're now 10th in blocks, have a better field goal percentage against than the Pistons, are also 3rd in assists allowed, and are 4th in turnovers caused. They give up 6 and 8 fewer points per game (100.7) than the 1987 Celtics and Lakers, respectively, who I don't think people would say were bad defensive teams. I will

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At Lavely & Singer, you would get to work with some good clients, but some bad ones, too. Every now and then my firm will do some kind of copyright or right of publicity case for someone famous, but the clients are rarely of that caliber.

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I don't find as much unintentional humor in things as Bill Simmons, but I find myself laughing all the way through Skating with Celebrities. The best part of the show is when Summer Sanders stands next to Scott Hamilton. Hamilton is 5'3" and Sanders is 5'9". Somehow, the difference seems like 1', not 6".Then we get the most uncomfortable banter I've seen in a long time. Scott talks for a long

Gelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944326243718921220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220545.post-1137649826133098652006-01-18T21:50:00.000-08:002006-01-18T21:50:26.146-08:00

1. Black Cherry Vanilla CokeThis is a little like Cherry Coke, but not as good. It's also a little like Vanilla Coke, but not as good. It's nothing like Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper, but not as good. Basically, they went overboard on the "black" cherry. I think that my pallet is more tuned to marichino, so the slight bitterness is no good.What's worse is that it will apparently be replacing

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The refs just (I'm on DVR delay) called a fouled on Cuttino for clapping near Barbosa on a break away. It was an awful call. However, when the ref is puffing down the court with a bad angle, why would you do something to make it sound like you committed a foul?

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UT is ranked right behind Memphis. They played this year, in Memphis, and UT won. Something's not right there.Speaking on UT non-football, I was in Wal-Mart and saw a cardboard standup poster for EA's NCAA Baseball 2006 with Teagarten (?) on the cover. The CWS setup, aluminum bats, and using the same starter every game might be fun. However, with the lack of exposure that college baseball

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Granted, most of them are doritos, fritos, and tostitos, but they still had to put the list together.I got there from a review of Doritos. Not some crazy new flavor or WOW or anything like that, just a new bag.

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Now I'm just stealing the sports guy's daily links. On Cold Pizza, they had a segment that I missed they teased with "Is USC going for a three-peat?" This is pretty funny along those lines. I would prefer "USC/Auburn" for the middle, though.

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My only question is how any of these kids would know what Mike Tyson's Punch Out is/was.

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Their customer service does, at least. It's been months now, and their website doesn't work on Firefox or MSIE on my laptop or desktop. That means I always have to call sales, where I can never get the internet price. Also, my name and address are misspelled and they haven't fixed it despite at least five requests.I called to get the Axim with bluetooth GPS. They were unable to explain

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Yesterday I went to the LA Auto Show. Needless to say, it was significantly larger than the Austin Auto Show I went to a couple years ago.Most Comfortable Seat: Cadillac XLR-VBest Looking Concept: Chrysler FirepowerCars I Would Consider Buying (in order): Audi S4, Lexus SC430, Lexus IS350, Volvo S60R, Infiniti G35Maybe they're in my blood, but I also like the Civic Si and the Camry

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I'm just going to jot down stuff as I see it.That first series was great. The fumble was not. I would like to see a replay of the scramble for the ball as I think the one ref called it USC ball pretty early.Selvin Young? I want the better player, not the "experience." (Recall not playing Cedric Benson agaisnt OU his Freshman year because of his lack of experience.) Where is Melton on 4th and

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ESPN loves to show the 50.8 vs. 50 stat for ppg, but the more telling stat is ppg after 3 quarters because UT has been in a position so sit on the ball nearly every 4th quarter.After the first half, the average UT score is 30.2 to 8.7. After three quarters, the average UT score is 42.8 to 12.3.After the first half, the average USC score is 24.0 to 11.3. After three quarters, the average USC

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I usually don't care about uniforms, but those dots on Oregon's knees are really gay.

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Why didn't he (a senior with no picture) lateral to Steve Breaston? This is one of the most dangerous open field runners in the NCAA (he even averaged 37 yards per kick return in tonight's game), and slow #89 doesn't give it to him with two other blockers, only 2 Nebraska defenders, and the whole left side of the field open? Also, a penalty should have been called for 55 men on the field. Also,

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I think he looks like the black Jim Breuer.I think the Wizards announcers are the worst I've heard this season.For all the Suns' perceived lack of rebounding and defense, they are 2nd in rebounding and 1st in blocks. They are also in the middle of the pack in opponents ppg. That's just stats, though. Look at the individual defenders:Marion: one of the best in the leagueBell: pretty good,

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Celebrities seem to think it's ok to park in handicapped spots.Example 1 (Kirsten Dunst with a Prius) :(Example 2 (Amanda Bynes with an SC430)

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The other night, as I usually do, I was watching the Suns on NBA season ticket. Tom Leander and Dan Majerle were throwing out a lot of cliches. NBATV put a graphic on the screen that said, "Cliches: Leander - 4; Majerle - 19." I've never seen anything similar. However, I do see a lot of bad announcing watching random games. If they would continuously make fun of the announcers, I would pay

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In yet another adjustment, I removed the showing of comments from the front page. That just looked odd. You can see them by clicking on the "Post a Comment" link.

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I was rooting for Rebecca, more because she's hot than because she was better than Randal. Even still, I agree with Randal that the show is the Apprentice, not the Apprenti. To have hired both of them would have been a huge cop-out and might have ruined the show (or at least made it even worse).Rebecca put donation envelopes in the backpacks, but they kept saying that she made no money for her

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I'm getting much worse at fantasy football. Four years ago, I dominated every league I was in (but lost one due to late injuries). Two years ago I either was a middling playoff team or backed into the playoffs. Last year I missed the playoffs or backed in. This year I was 2nd to last. I'm not sure if I've gotten that much worse or if everyone else has gotten that much better. I surely

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Ok, I haven't posted in a while. I'll blame it on being sick the last couple weeks. However, not too sick to fly to Houston for the Big 12 Championship game last weekend. I'm glad I went, because it sure doesn't look like I'll be going to the Rose Bowl. Last night my roommate and I went to see the Suns at Staples against the Clippers. The Suns lost (I think they are 2-4 when I see them in

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That's the overall pass rate for the CA bar. Breakdown here.

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Huzzah! I passed the bar. Now for the patent bar...That caps off a good 36 hours in general. Last night I had dinner with a named partner including some of my favorites: calamari, king crab legs, Bass, and creme brule. This morning I heard that Mischa slipped out on a recent episode of The OC, and I still had it HD-recorded. Then I billed 8 hours before 5:00pm, including really helping out

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I saw Pride & Prejudice the other night. It was actually ok. However, in what was probably the climax of the movie, I couldn't help but laughing. The father was giving Keira his blessing for her marriage plans, and he said, "I heartily endorse this marriage." He slurred the "heartily" so it sounded like "hardly." Of course this immediately made be think of Fred McGriff's "I hardly [highly]

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There was a election today in California. Basically, 74-77 were widely publicized. Arnold wanted them, and the unions spent $120M+ to stop them. However, I think they brainwashed so many people into voting "No" for everything that non-Arnold measures didn't pass that many of those people might have voted for (79-80). I couldn't vote because I still have a TX license. If I had, I would have

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A lot of my friends from law school passed the TX bar. Everyone that I know for sure stayed in TX passed. Alas, CA still won't tell us for another two weeks.

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Ever since I started work, there have been people sitting outside El Torito next to a union sign. I found out Friday that those people aren't actually the ones on strike. They are paid to sit out there. They don't even talk to people who ask about their cause. My guess is that there are different levels of fake striker: (1) just sit there; (2) just sit there, but can hand out literature if

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My firm interviewed a guy from UT last week. Apparently, he got a summer job as a 1L. In fact, he got three summer jobs as a 1L and split his summer three ways. At least one was a big firm in Austin. I guess the job market is picking up or something, but he had a worse undergrad GPA than I did and a worse law school GPA than I did (even with the new curve that artificially inflates it by 0.3)

Gelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944326243718921220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220545.post-1130736835286337572005-10-30T21:31:00.000-08:002005-10-30T21:33:55.310-08:00

The play that Favre made at the end of today's game was eeirly reminiscent of the play he made at the end of last year's playoff game. Both times, it was a completely bonehead play and he was not criticized by anyone in the media. I'm no Aaron Rogers fan, but the Packers should seriously look at getting him some reps now that the season is sunk.

Gelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944326243718921220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220545.post-1130716285189957292005-10-30T15:49:00.000-08:002005-10-30T15:51:25.193-08:00

I guess it makes sense, but I get the Chargers game almost every week. And every week, the announcer makes sure to point out that Sproles went to Kansas State at least once every time he touches the ball. I don't know of any other player whose alma mater is mentioned every game, let alone being so repeated.

Gelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944326243718921220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220545.post-1130478337859737282005-10-27T22:45:00.000-07:002005-10-27T22:45:37.866-07:00

At work, we still have old school 17" CRT monitors. So old the case has yellowed. And has writing on it. They are slowly replacing them with 17" LCDs. S-l-o-w-l-y. When my eyes started to hurt after looking at it for 8+ hr/d, I decided to get a monitor for myself. I bought a Dell 2001FP 20" LCD. This second, it is on sale for $599.20. When I bought it, it was still $749.00 but there were

Gelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944326243718921220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220545.post-1130477440070959942005-10-27T22:30:00.000-07:002005-10-27T22:30:40.130-07:00

I've been watching the new Apprentice in spurts. Here are some of my takes on the new season: The easiest drinking game would be whenever anyone says "step up" (1 drink) or "step up to the plate" (2 drinks). Ironically, today's episode was 50% about baseball, and neither phrase was used until Bill tossed them out back to back and then once more in the boardroom. The episode from two weeks ago

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