January 2010
What's in my fridge?
Flying Fish Grand Cru Winter Reserve Riverhorse Hop-a-lot-amus Double IPA Dominion Oak Barrel Stout Tröegs Nugget Nectar Imperial Amber Dogfish Head Midas Touch Whitecap Nor’easter Brown Ale* Whitecap Amber Waves* Stella Artois Coors Light
* My homebrews
If Jonathan Brandis wasn't deceased, I'd be so... →
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I very distinctly remember this episode, if only because it seemed so ridiculous in 1993 that an awful expansion team like the Marlins would win a World Series by 2010.
They’ve won two.
Question I didn't think I'd be asking Mark...
There are plenty of insightful things about the 2008 election that I could’ve reaped from a good question of the co-author of Game Change, but the one that elicited the best response:
Noodle Bar, Ssam, or Ko?
Giraffe Cam: It's no Puppy Cam →
J.D. Salinger's best-known work encouraged...
So take your tributes and shove ‘em, okay?
Proof that New York drivers are idiots →
After 49th St. was repaved in December, the city Department of Transportation did not re-paint white warning strips on the speed bumps, between 28th and 25th Aves., locals said. And since then, hapless drivers have had bone-jarring encounters with the bumps, especially late at night.
The speed bumps are marked by yellow, roadside caution signs. But those driving at night said the signs are hard...
Am I imagining things? Was there actually snow in...
Because I watch my Weather on the 1s every morning and recall no mention of accumulating snow yesterday.
Tonight's karaoke song: "Army" by Ben Folds Five
Hands down, the best song to ever reference Chik-Fil-A.
Also, now I want Chik-Fil-A.
Buying an iPad in Boston is gonna be the worst.
megsandjules:
sade:
“Where are your iPads?”
“Over here, did you want the Touch or the Classic?”
“What? No. iPads.”
“Yeah. iPods. Over here.”
CONFUSION!
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No. No, no, no. Sorry, but “pod” and “pad” are pronounced quite differently with a Boston accent.
Pod = Pawwd (mumbly) Pad = Paahd (nasally)
Good try, though.
Obama to announce $8 billion high-speed rail... →
Meh. This is not impressive, and the funds were already there.
$8 billion is a drop in the bucket compared to what we need to build out a truly effective, efficient, and useful national high-speed rail system.
You know your state's economy is down in the dumps... →
I hope the State of the Union isn't as...
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The Jessie/Caffeine Pill episode of Saved By The...
Just thought you’d like to know.
The first rumblings that Rhode Island is coming to... →
Rhode Island has 39 towns. They have 39 fire departments and 39 police departments. They have 33 school departments. They have 39 mayors, councils, or town managers. There are counties in Texas that are four times the size of my home state and seem to manage just fine with just one government.
The two towns I grew up in are merging some of their municipal services. Not only does it save money,...
After Three Months, Only 35 Subscriptions for... →
soupsoup:
The web site redesign and relaunch cost the Dolans $4 million, according to Mr. Jimenez. With those 35 people, they’ve grossed about $9,000.
In that time, without question, web traffic has begun to plummet, and, certainly, advertising will follow as well.
Serves them right. I get annoyed when blogs even link to stories on Newsday now.
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I may be the only person in America who noticed...
When showing a prize today on The Price Is Right, the background cue was not the normal Edd Kalehoff-produced Price is Right music, but another Edd Kalehoff classic: the old theme to the show Backchat on FX, hosted by Jeff Probst from 1994-1997.
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Is it bad that when I overheard someone talking...
Don’t answer this.
Larry King retweeted a photochopped picture of... →
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That’s not photoshopped. It’s totally real.
good god, it's Ohhleary's dream job! →
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No, that job requires too much math. I don’t want to be an engineer.
This is my dream job.
"Give me a Pauly D.," they say at a North... →
One commenter could not sum it up better:
What is biggest waste of time: someone writing this story, me reading it, or me commenting on it?
When did we become such a nation of scaredy-cats? →
On Saturday, 57-year-old Jules Paul Bouloute opened an emergency exit inside the American Airlines terminal at Kennedy airport. Alarms blared and sirens flashed. Bouloute later told police that he’d opened the door by accident.
Bouloute, who had just come from Haiti, of all places, was arraigned on charges of first-degree criminal tampering and third-degree criminal trespass. He faces up...
Is it raining outside?
I can’t tell from all the whining on Tumblr and Twitter about puddles and umbrellas and such.
I had no idea we lived in Los Angeles.
Southwest is not a discount airline.
caro:
ohhleary:
Cheapest fare for a round-trip to Orlando in March on Southwest: $436.
Cheapest fare for the same dates on other airlines (JetBlue, Delta, American): $199.
This happens every time I fly. I’m not complaining that I don’t have to fly on an airline that has a seating free-for-all on each flight, but I thought they were a discount airline. Where’s the discount, exactly?
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Southwest is not a discount airline.
Cheapest fare for a round-trip to Orlando in March on Southwest: $436.
Cheapest fare for the same dates on other airlines (JetBlue, Delta, American): $199.
This happens every time I fly. I’m not complaining that I don’t have to fly on an airline that has a seating free-for-all on each flight, but I thought they were a discount airline. Where’s the discount, exactly?
Say One Thing, Do Another
Number of states that have banned texting while driving: 27
Number of these states whose DOTs offer traffic updates on Twitter: 25
Coin tosses, just like genetics, don't decide the...
In the interest of fairness and balance, which I still do not believe NFL overtime provides, here’s Dave Lozo’s take on the coin flip.
davelozo:
The coin toss does not decide who wins in overtime. Yet this falsehood has infiltrated the brains of American sports fans because people in the sports media with great power and influence perpetrate the myth every time a team wins the...
My NFL Overtime solution
Look, the NCAA’s overtime rules are arbitrary and just as bizarre. Here’s my proposal:
- Overtime begins with a coin toss. As current rules state, the winner decides to kick or receive; the loser chooses which goal to defend.
- Play begins as it does at the start of regulation. Play continues until a team scores.
- Once a team scores, play continues as normal (the scoring team kicks...
People who think the coin toss rule sucks: SI’s Jon Heyman, Roger Clemens, and… Josh Groban.
Drew Brees just agreed that the coin flip was part...
So he admits they won because of the coin toss.
This is so fucked up.
"They earned it in overtime against a great...
Actually, Terry, Brett Favre didn’t run a single play in overtime.
(Sorry, I have to beat this into the ground.)
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Congrats to the New Orleans Saints on winning the...
…err, I mean, NFC Championship.
I know I’ve bitched about the NFL’s ass-backwards overtime rules all season, but the fact that a coin toss essentially decided who goes to the Super Bowl in a game dominated by two strong offenses better be a wake-up call.
Ball's on the ground! Ball's on the ground!...
Apple To End AT&T iPhone Exclusivity On Wednesday →
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Soon enough, I won’t be able to download data on my lowly Blackberry on Verizon’s network in NYC because it’s overloaded by iPhones.
Better enjoy it while it lasts.