Perception

How head coach Dan Bylsma views the power play:
I think early on, when Gonchar was gone, we looked initially for one play and a shot. We haven’t gotten in position. We haven’t gotten puck support. We haven’t gotten a lot of zone time as a result. It’s almost the ‘Hoosier’ mentality in basketball — you [...]

I think I’ll go for a walk! (You’re not fooling anyone, you know.)

Sarah’s kind name-drop in her most recent Friday Football Foodie reminded me of how little I’ve written lately, in this space or others. I’ve been up to my hairline with real life. It’s just as well that I haven’t penned much. Between the Super Bowl and the Stanley Cup, I would have become That Guy [...]

The All-Guys-You’ve-Heard-Of Team

On last night’s Baseball Tonight, ESPN threw up a graphic showing what the Pirates have traded away since 2003, implying that we somehow gave up on a good team in the process. Other commentators have also noted the roster that could have been. The consensus looks a little something like this:
LF Jason Bay
CF Nate McLouth
RF [...]

Microsoft has created Counter-Reality Distortion Field Tech

Gizmodo: Microsoft Gloats: Apple Begged Them to Stop Running “Laptop Hunter” Ads
DailyTech: Apple Begs for Mercy, Asks Microsoft to Stop Airing Laptop Hunter Ads
Engadget: Microsoft exec says Apple asked them stop airing Laptop Hunters ads
Ars Technica: Apple demanded Microsoft to stop its Laptop Hunters ads
Want to know what all these articles have in common?
None of [...]

Starting The Countdown To Seventeen

This idea started, as so many ideas have before, at a performance of Les Misérables. During the intermission of Saturday night’s performance, I checked the score of the Pirates-Phillies game, and saw that it was 7-3 Buccos. Right around the time Jean Valjean was rescuing an unconscious Marius from the barricade, unbeknownst to me, Matt [...]

Been Dead Before

We were left for dead in July, when Marian Hossa went all-in with Detroit and the Lightning paid a king’s ransom for Ryan Malone.
We were left for dead in October, when all the talk was about the Runner Up Curse.
We were left for dead in December, when we could only muster 15 shots on Tampa [...]

Some folks have to be persuaded to upgrade.

The change notes from the new version of Google Mobile App for iPhone:

Speed improvements for search by voice.
Support for British and Australian English accents.
Various bug fixes.
Longer version number.
Ninja.

I wasn’t sure I needed to upgrade to this version, but come on, there’s a ninja.

I Turn to the East, and Listen…

Crosby what?
Crosby what?
I’m sorry, Philly, I can’t hear you.
CROSBY WHAT?

Explaining Microsoft’s New Ad Campaign

Steve Jobs is sitting at an intersection in his Mercedes-Benz, waiting for the light to change.
While he waits, Steve Ballmer pulls along side in a neon green Mitsubishi Lancer. Not an Evo, mind you. A bog standard front-wheel-drive Lancer DE with a booming subwoofer causing a buzz from somewhere around the trunk, a gaudy aftermarket [...]

Nice To See That SI Maintains Some Objectivity