Posts from 2000
Signs of Aging
I guess I’m safe for now. I could identify with less than 30% of dink’s aging signs. (Although … the fact that I actually grabbed a pen and paper and did the math to figure out that statistic frightens me.)
The English Language
I really get aggravated when people try to argue their way out of what are really meaningless mistakes by saying that the English language is flexible and there aren’t any hard and fast rules and who cares if they’ve spelled something incorrectly because it doesn’t matter as long as you get it and blah, blah,
Gator Links
For a team coming off an open date, the Gators are a little bit banged up. More football head coaches in the SEC call their plays than in any other conference. Steve Spurrier has a long memory when it comes to the storied history of the annual Georgia-Florida game. Spurrier said, “This Georgia game shapes
Shotgun Rules
I like the rule All shotgun arguments settled by “rock, paper, lethal injection.”
Automated Duck System
I am sad to see that, in some small way, I may have contributed to this. The world certainly could use more ducks on automated voice-mail systems, and I will be disappointed if this one disappears.
San Diego
Service Interruption I’m off to visit my friend Chris. Regularly scheduled blogging should resume when I return from San Diego. Be good, eat your veggies, clear the table, and do the dishes.
Blog*Spot Personal Publishing System
Are you interested in having your own blog – just like this one! – but don’t know where to begin? There is a tutorial at Blog*Spot that details how to set up a Blog*Spot blog and use Blogger to update your site!
Two from The Onion
Two from The Onion: This Week’s Horoscopes Major secrets revealed: The Beatles Anthology
Grossman
It took just two games as Florida’s starting quarterback for redshirt freshman Rex Grossman to become the leading passer in Division I. The SportsLine.Com 115 at CBS is one of those polls that has comments about the teams. I dig them. You can also find the unofficial BCS rankings through the CBS site. There’s also
If I Had $1,000,000
If I Had $1,000,000 – Barenaked Ladies