Ramblings
April 29, 2005
Strange Reaction
I recently discovered Strange Reaction, a site that posts MP3s of rare and old out-of-print punk songs. There's some pretty good stuff there (I liked the recent Wire covers post). Plus, if you've ever wondered why Bad Religion hasn't made their old keyboard/prog-rock nightmare album "Into the Unknown" easy to get, you can find out why...
Labels: music
April 28, 2005
Irony, or just bad timing?
Irony, or just bad timing?
April 27: Ankle injury sidelines Curt Schilling
Curt Schilling will miss at least two weeks with a bone bruise on his surgically repaired right ankle.
April 28: Curt's ankle gets bobble treatment
The most renowned torn ankle sheath in Red Sox history has gotten an extra 5 3/4 inches of fame. Curt Schilling's blood-soaked performance in last year's playoffs has been immortalized in a new "bobble ankle" doll unveiled yesterday at Fenway Park.
April 27: Ankle injury sidelines Curt Schilling
Curt Schilling will miss at least two weeks with a bone bruise on his surgically repaired right ankle.
April 28: Curt's ankle gets bobble treatment
The most renowned torn ankle sheath in Red Sox history has gotten an extra 5 3/4 inches of fame. Curt Schilling's blood-soaked performance in last year's playoffs has been immortalized in a new "bobble ankle" doll unveiled yesterday at Fenway Park.
Labels: redsox
April 27, 2005
Yahoo Gift Finder
ChoiceStream (my employer) has launched its latest product: Yahoo Shopping's gift finder. Check it out if you need to buy a gift for someone...
Labels: design
April 25, 2005
Simpsons: not dead yet
Will 'The Simpsons' Ever Age? (NY Times)
James L. Brooks, the veteran television producer who helped develop the series, said the episodes currently being worked for next year will be "vintage," in part because of the influx of new writing blood.I have to admit (being a huge Simpsons fan) that I thought the show peaked at season six and has been on a downward slide since then, and was pretty much reaching the end of its run the past few years. However, I noticed (watching last night's episode) that this season has been pretty funny. Maybe not season five funny, but still worth watching. Glad the new writers seem to be turning things around...
Labels: tv
April 22, 2005
Surviving Grady
Ever since Bambino's Curse retired, Surviving Grady has been my Red Sox blog of choice. It's updated daily, entertaining, and to the point -- no over-analyzing of statistics like many baseball blogs going on there. Today's entry had a pretty funny observation:Even more intriguing to me is watching the way Clement has become something of a young Dick Grayson to Curt Schilling's Bruce Wayne. During Wednesday night's game, the NESN cameras showed the two huddled close on the bench, discussing something -- it could have been Boomer's mechanics or Jessica Alba's tan line -- with great intensity. Last night, Schilling embraced Clement after the game, and it was one of those manly hugs that translates to, "You done good kid, just like I said you would. Now, let's go get some whores and cigars."
April 12, 2005
Why can't anyone throw a baseball faster than 100 mph?
Why can't anyone throw a baseball faster than 100 mph? (Slate)
In almost every measurable physical activity, athletes show improvement over time. Jumpers jump higher and farther, and runners and swimmers go faster. Pitchers, though, don't seem to be getting any faster...
According to experts in biomechanics, the 100-mph [pitch speed] ceiling isn't an illusion -- it's a basic property of human physiology.
Glenn Fleisig, a biomechanical engineer who studies pitching, has calculated that about 80 Newton-meters of torque act on an elite pitcher's elbow when he throws a fastball... Fleisig subjected cadaver elbows to increasing amounts of rotational force. These experiments showed that an average person's UCL snaps at about 80 Newton-meters.
Labels: baseball
April 11, 2005
Did we learn nothing from Hammer?
OutKast Rapper Buying Space for 17 Cars
OutKast member Antwan "Big Boi" Patton has a problem: He's got 17 cars but only has space for six in his Atlanta area home. "I'm in the process now of building another house," he said, lamenting he's currently forced to store 11 of his prized possessions in different locations.I smell a Hammer-esque "Behind the Music" in the making...
And while the crown jewel of his collection is a $300,000-plus Rolls-Royce Phantom, which he loves, he's passionate about his vintage Chevrolet Impalas. He's got five of them -- 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1964.
Labels: music
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