The building sits right next to a freeway, protected only by a chain-link fence. The rear entrances to the building are connected to the parking lot by walkways that parallel the freeway. We would often speculate about the prospect of a car breaking through the fence and smashing into the building, which is part of …
Monthly Archives: March 2008
Mortgage/Credit/Insurance Crisis in Brief
Check out this highly amusing PowerPoint presentation. You’ll have to click through to see each subsequent slide.
Anaheim Arsenal: Playoff Seeding Spoilers?
It’s possible — they’re now on a 5-game winning streak after their impressive victory over the Southwest Division-leading Toros. The Arsenal’s remaining games include three games against the Los Angeles D-Fenders (currently vying with the Idaho Stampede for West Division supremacy) and a game against the Utah Flash, who are still on the edge of …
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Left-Handed
I’m not actually left-handed, but a few years ago, I decided that it might be a good idea for me to learn to use a mouse with my left hand, to give my right hand a much-needed break during the work day. I figured I wasn’t the first person to try this, and a quick …
Eating Paste
My brother recently got me a free subscription to Paste Magazine, a “music, film, and culture” magazine, with the “damning with faint praise” comment of, “Well, I like the music sampler CD that comes with each issue.” I have now received two issues of this magazine, and am prepared to pass judgment. The content of …
Two Impressive Wins…
Over the weekend, the Arsenal took back-to-back games from the Idaho Stampede (93-86 and 113-107), extending their season-best winning streak to 4 games. They were impressive wins, the first being a come-from-behind effort from 16 points down, and the second being a gritty effort in a see-saw battle. Considering that the Stampede were 5-1 in …
Pulled the Pin
I finally got around to ordering a bunch of new music CDs, including Stereophonics‘ most recent album, Pull the Pin. In the process of doing so, I made a few interesting discoveries: For purchasing a single CD, it is now essentially cheaper for me to order CDs online and have them shipped (even with a …
Roster Turnover
With the exception of Kedrick Brown, no Arsenal players remain from the opening day roster. The team recently traded Ivan Johnson, and I have no idea about the whereabouts of Guillermo Diaz these days. Pretty crazy. I also discovered that Steven Smith is now playing in Italy, which is a shame since I felt that …
Hanging by a Tether
Yesterday I started having some issues with my cable modem (a nearly 4 year old RCA DCM-305) that resulted in me being unable to access the Internet. In my attempts to resolve the situation, I wound up tethering my trusty phone and its 3G wireless connection to my PC so I could research the problem …
Awkward Sports Writing: Exhibit A
While filling out my Yahoo NCAA bracket, I came across the following passage describing USC: Trojans, led by dynamite freshman O.J. Mayo (20.8 ppg), have driven short swords into opponent’s torsos on defense – 12th-most efficienct defense in D1