6 June 2011
As a lunch-time distraction, I decided to take a peek at some of the Fall 2011 shows the big three networks were planning on feeding us. In doing so, I stumbled upon this gem – Work-It. It only took a couple seconds before I found myself wondering where I had seen this formula before. It was in Bosom Buddies – an early 80′s sitcom that gave Tom Hanks his start. \
Really ABC? No wonder so few people actually watch network TV anymore. The best you can do is copy formulae from 20 years ago.
Me, Sport
/ miami-heat
27 May 2011
Because if they make it back to Miami for a game 6 on Sunday, June 12, 2011, I have an opportunity to go to the game with my dad.
No. It’s not wrong. It’s justified.
Miami Heat, please do not sweep the Mavs.
Culture, Found
/ civil-war, history, smithsonian
23 May 2011
In celebration of the 150 year anniversary of the Civil War, Smithsonian Magazine has published a fun quiz that allows you to vote for the Best Civil War Facial Har.
As of the time of this writing, Major General Ambrose Burnside, for whom Sideburns are named after, is running away with the voting with some 11,500 votes! His nearest competitor is currently J.E.B. Stuart, a Confederate General who fought at Gettysburg, among other battles.
Clearly, the mid 1800′s was the definitive renaissance period for facial hair in America.
18 May 2011
I periodically freak out at how quickly life moves by – seemingly with little taken out of it on my part. I often feel as though I blink and another month or six weeks or a winter or even a year has gone bye and I have few if any meaningful memories of the time period in question. It saddens me a bit.
I live in Jackson, MS which by all accounts is a pretty lackadaisical locale. I have little traffic issues, I live relatively close to work, and I’m not involved in a ton of extracurriculars. Yet, I still manage to feel so rushed and discombobulated at times, I might as well be living in New York City.
I mentioned this to Alice, my wife, last night and she suggested we have lunch today. We did. We met at The Beagle Bagel Cafe and had an alfresco lunch outside and enjoyed each other’s company, talked about the weekend and plans to visit my family in November. We laughed a bit and shared our food and I felt great having done so.
Operation Adagio has commenced.
17 May 2011
The Navy Seals that took down Osama Bin Laden did so with the help of a single pooch. I’ve always enjoyed learning about the use of various animals in military operations – dogs, dolphins, seals, birds, etc. However I was a little surprised that dogs were used by Special Forces units in such high-profile operations.
There’s a ton of info on this angle to the Osama assasination. Here are some of the links I found most enlightening:
UPDATE:
Culture, Found
/ star-trek, tv
9 May 2011
In the haste of attempting to product content after the Osama Bin Laden assassination carried out by U.S. Navy Seals, German news channel N24 inadvertently broadcast a Star Trek inspired logo rather than the official Seal Team Six logo to millions of viewers.
Star Trek fan site Trekmovie.com has the full rundown.
Sport
/ al-golden, miami-hurricanes, michael-irvin
28 April 2011
I like how Al Golden is bringing back lots of players to interact and mentor our next crop of Canes.
Rob lives and works in the town of Jackson, MS where he leads the interactive department at an awesome advertising and branding agency. Life is slower than most places in Mississippi, and Rob tends to like it that way. Some of his favorite life experiences include sailing across the Atlantic Ocean in a 44ft sloop, learning to speak Swahili while living along the lower slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro, and zipping along the curviest of Mississippi country roads in his VW Rabbit.
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