Archive for March, 2007
Saturday, March 31st, 2007
It’s time for another season of outdoor soccer. My daughters (third and first grade) both play. I am the assistant coach for the third grader team and the head coach, along with my lovely wife, for the first grade team.
I tell friends and family that I try hard not to be the Steve Martin parent from the movie Parenthood, but there are times when I get a bit wrapped up in both teams doing well.
The third graders began their season today.
Thee won by a score of 8-0.
Officially, scores and records are not kept, this is about having fun, learning the sport of soccer, developing skills and learning how to work together as a team.
Unofficially, parents and grandparents on the sideline was overjoyed to watch their daughters and granddaughters take it to the other team. The third graders dominated today. Within our humble, little league, today was a display of everything clicking, the girls passing the ball, of spacing, of a defense that allowed no shots on goal, of one very bored goalie.
Our oldest nailed two goals in the game. Granted, the other team couldn’t muster much of a defense, but I will chalk some of that to the team’s solid offense, keeping constant pressure on the other team, and most importantly, of playing unselfish soccer. The girls saw, very vividly, what working together can accomplish.
Yeah, yeah, I will mellow out. It’s just a game. I mean, what’s more important than the outcome?
Easy answer.
“Coach, what’s for snack?”
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Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
Someday we’ll look back on this moment and plow into a parked car.
- Evan Davis
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Saturday, March 17th, 2007
Tommy Amaker was dismissed as basketball coach of the University of Michigan mens basketball team. He gets props for cleaning up the program, but the lack of NCAA tournament appearances did him in.
read more | digg story
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Thursday, March 15th, 2007
My very good friend, Tim Duffey, lost his mom earlier this week.
She was a cool lady. The Freep has a nice story about her.
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Wednesday, March 14th, 2007
Hollywood-style implosion of the Stardust Casino in Las Vegas.
The “countdown” is pretty cool.
read more | digg story
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Saturday, March 10th, 2007
The adventure is over, but if you would like to read an unfiltered and honest trip through Mexico, by motorcycle, check out a trip blog written by a high school classmate.
Shayne records he and friend traveling through Mexico.
I like that the posts are first-person, not vetted through an editor, delivering a colorful take on their travels.
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Friday, March 9th, 2007
I just watched the following clip, of Mark Frauenfelder’s appearance on The Colbert Report.
Mark is the editor of MAKE magazine and also editor of BoingBoing.net, one of the most popular blogs, period.
If you’ve never heard of MAKE or BoingBoing, check ‘em both out.
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Thursday, March 8th, 2007
If I need to go into detail for you on what “Safety!” means, then quit reading now.
I just turned on the television, find the Disney Channel tuned in, and catch a minute of a sitcom.
A family is sitting around the table eating dinner.
The younger brother makes what appears to be a “fake farting” noise using his arm pit and hand.
The sister says something along the lines “nice one, faker.”
The brother blurts out “it was real.”
Mom is ticked; dad continues eating his dinner.
Mom leers at dad.
Dad turns to son and says
“Next time, call Safety”
Hah! I love it!
Pop culture has caught up with what I thought was an ancient (college in the ’80s for me) game of having to call it or risk getting beaten up.
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Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
Techcrunch has a write-up on a new service to distribute/sell music online. The Barenaked Ladies new album will be DRM-free and, for a short while, the songs will be free. As songs become more popular, their cost will rise, with a cap of $0.98/song. Ths is a big win for consumers; we are getting quality music, DRM-free, and it’s not tied to a platform/device/service.
…two minutes later…
I went to the web site and the songs are no longer free, but they’re still cheap. Prices range from $0.51/song up to $0.95/song. The entire album is available for only $9.77.
read more | digg story
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