Goodbye Super Mario

Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins is going to retire today. Lemieux is 2nd best hockey player I ever saw. (Behind Wayne Gretsky.) Although I am a Rangers fan, I have always enjoyed watching Lemieux play and will miss having that opportunity in the future. I hope he is able to enjoy his retirement and I wish him the best.

Kobe Scores 81

Whether you like him or hate him, we need to recognize the great performance that Kobe Bryant put on last night. He scored 81 points in a game against the Toronto Raptors. That is the second highest individual point total in NBA history. The first is still Wilt Chamberlain's 100 points. Kobe has had ups and downs in recent years, but this year he has had many 40 point games and now has done something that Michael Jordan has not done. We should congratulate Kobe for his great day.

Foolishness

Why are the young so foolish? Marcus Vick (age 21), the younger brother of Atlanta Falcons star quarterback Michael Vick, was arrested yesterday for pointing a gun at 3 people outside a restaurant. The day before he had declared his intentions to enter the 2006 NFL Draft after being kicked off of the Virginia Tech football team for repeated rule and legal problems. Vick was the ACC's top quarterback this year and with a famous brother would have been sure to be drafted this year by a NFL team. Now, it looks like he may be lucky to get an invitation to training camp. It is too bad that no one has been able to come along side and help Marcus Vick control his actions. Lets hope that he is able to turn his life around before we hear about him really hurting someone.

Happy Day Before Christmas

Where's Waldo?

Happy Thanksgiving

Let it Snow

I saw Snow on my way into work this morning. This cartoon seemed appropriate.

Foxtrot on God and man

Stolen Memories

CNN has published my favorite list from the National Insurance Crime Bureau of the year...the most stolen cars. The winner (or Loser) for 2004 was the 1995 Honda Civic. Remember to check these lists when choosing which car to buy and park in front of your downtown apartment building.

Cry a Tear for New York

New York has lost and icon. No, not a major building or political leader, but a great man who has had an effect on New York Sports since 1930. Wellington Mara the Owner of the New York Giants (Football) died today. Mr. Mara had owned the Giants since his Father game them to he and his brother in 1930. Wellington Mara was perhaps the most respected owner in professional football and always was a voice of reason. I am a Jets fan, but will miss Mr. Marra very much.

What's up with that???

I have been annoyed by a certain driving technique that many people seem to employ that I just don't understand. Why do drivers who are turning left from one street into another or into a parking lot pull to the right first? This morning on my way into work, I was driving on a road with 2 lanes in each direction and the person in the left lane was turning left into a gas station and had pulled to the right so far, that he was actually over the white line and into the right hand lane some. I could see it if the driver needed to avoid something, but this was not the case. He was just making a simple left turn. Oh well. I guess I'll just have to use this as a lesson in patience.

Mod-Blog

The reason for less posts to this blog lately is that I am now a regular contributer on another blog.

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Stop by and see what I and others have decided to post.

New Treo to be Windows Mobile, Not Palm

The new Treo will be released with Windows Mobile software instead of Palm. This is a huge blow to Palm software as a whole. Basically, every profesional that I know who uses their smartphone for work either has a Treo or a blackberry. Becuase of this Palm software was able to maintain an important foothold in the PDA market. With this decision, we are probably going to see the end of the Palm operating software.

Marv the Great

I was reading through an opinion piece on the New Jersey Nets of the NBA moving to Brooklyn and it had this interesing piece of information.

"Marv Albert, former voice of the Knicks, is already on board, signed to call games on the Yes Network."

I had not heard this before, but this is a coup for the Nets. Marv Albert is the premiere basketball announcer of his generation. I like Ian Eagle who he is replacing, but when you can get the best, you have to do it. Looks like lots of NBA fans in the New York area will be watching the Nets just to hear Marv's voice.

New Cast Members Being Added to Saturday Night Live

It was announced today that Saturday Night Live, the popular late night television show on NBC will add two "Featured Players" for the upcoming season. They are: Bill Hader and Andy Samberg. These actors are sure to have a great opporunity to act this year as 2 current cast memebers, Tina Fey and Maya Rudolph will both go on Maternity leave for part of the upcoming season.

iPod so small it Hurts...the competition

Apple Released a new iPod yesterday that is called the iPod Nano. It is as thin as a pencil and can hold either 500 or 1000 songs. (2gig or 4gig) The iPod is being released in both white and black colors. I have an iPod already, but am seriously tempted to buy this tiny piece of greatness.

Roberts Hearings Begin Monday

The Senate hearings to confirm John Roberts as the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court will begin Monday September 12th. Now, let's see if the hearings can remain civil.

The Evolution of Humor

Foxtrot weighs in on the evolution debate. :)

Computer Saves drowning Girl

A girl who was swimming in a public pool in Great Britain was saved when a computer monitoring program sense that there was someone at the bottom of the pool who was not moving. The program then notified a Lifeguard who could not see the girl through a crowd of people in the pool.

Europe, the forgotten middle child of the technology family

European gamers were finally able to get their hands on Playstation Portables yesterday. The release of the PSP in Europe had been delayed 5 months due to lack insufficient supply of the units. I got mine on the release date here in the USA. Once again, this is a reason I am happy to be an American.