I’m generally the awkwardest person in whatever room I occupy. I like to think of it as kind of a public service — I do/say really awkward things, so nobody else has to worry about being the most awkward person around. How nice of me, right? Like the time we were on our way to …
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Feb 15
Dear Ticketmaster
Dear Ticketmaster, I hate everything about you. If you hadn’t gained a monopoly (aren’t those things illegal anyway?) on the online box office business, I would never give you a cent of my precious income. Everything you do is incomprehensibly inefficient, and your random fees make me want to bash my brain with a sledgehammer. …
Feb 14
Poetic
I wondered if The Ladies… would do something cool for Pitchers and Catchers Report Day, and they certainly came through. It’s perfect; they led with my favorite offseason quote, they wrote poetry to baseball, used someone else’s poetry, used MS Paint to convey excitement for the season…for what more could I ask? They even changed …
Feb 14
Tigers say RAWR, Nebraska loses.
I’m no expert analyst, nor am I a Division I coach of any sort, but I can tell you one way to NOT win an overtime game: Don’t score in the first four minutes of overtime. Ouch, Nebraska. I mean, really. Here’s an excerpt from the Huskers.com article about the game: Despite a 10-of-18 shooting …
Feb 13
Happy holiday!
You know that song from the end of Sister Act — I think it’s Glen Campbell — called “O Happy Day”? That’s how I feel on this day. My friends and I exchange more Pitchers and Catchers Report Day cards than any other holiday, even Christmas. I’d gush a little more, but my fever-addled roommate …
Feb 10
Sweeney to become an A, and more
Well, the wait is over for Mike Sweeney fans. We know where he’s going, and that’s to Oakland. I’m happy he gets to be closer to home. I’m happy that a somewhat likeable team is getting all the things I love about my best friend Michael John Sweeney. I’m happy that he is no longer …
Feb 07
Happy birthday to me!
OK, it’s not actually my birthday; according to the calendar, that celebration is not until July. But this is the greatest thing to happen to my winter*, so it feels like some sort of birthdayish celebration. *This is an appropriate time to recall my favorite Rogers Hornsby quote, which is identical to what I do …
Feb 03
A few quick things
This drama occurred between my new-to-me (aka used) laptop and I this afternoon. The laptop does not have internet access yet, and I finally got the wireless adapter card that would, in theory, allowed me to get online. Here’s what happened instead: ACT I Me: [installs drivers for wireless internet card] Laptop: Hi! OK, thanks …
Jan 30
Shenanigans in the Big XII
Lead story tonight: Duh. What else would it be? A few thoughts: 1) Why not televise that game somewhere? I got to see the last few minutes thanks to “bonus coverage” on ESPN, but I wanted to see the whole thing. 2) Michael Beasley, please don’t kill my Huskers when you play them. Please? I …
Jan 28
Missouri vs. Nebraska
“I’ve bowled three perfect games… … …on the Nintendo Wii.” Seriously. That pause was long enough for me to think, “Holy crap! Is there anything he can’t do?!?” The quote, by the way, is from Luke Hochevar in a little video through mlb.com. I have no idea how to link to it, because MLB is …