World Cup 2006: Germany v. Costa Rica

Germany 4, Costa Rica 2: OK, here we go! 40 seconds and we have our first foul. Huh, looks like the ref has a headset of some kind. Looks like something Britney Spears would wear. Fortunately she’s not calling the game. Germans with early run of play and a...

World Cup 2006

Yes, sports fans, this is the post you’ve been waiting for. First off, Mac users go get yourself a copy of Germany 2006 – World Cup. This will let you track the standings and, ultimately, see just how improbable a US advancement past the second round...

Happy “Monday”!

Some fundamentalist Christians are in a bit of a twist over the ominous 6/6/6 abbreviation of today’s date. I don’t know that it would make them feel any better if I said that I renounce Satan and his evil ways inasmuch as I can, given that I don’t...

Papa like

So here’s a thing: You might find, as I did, that if you run the SpeakEasy.net Speed Test—and you’ll probably want to select the San Francisco-based server because despite having a greater proximity to Seattle, Comcast’s big Internet pipe comes...

Long time no bloggenzy

I don’t recall the last time I went a month without blogging, but it’s probably in the range of January 1997, the month before I started blogging. Of course, I also don’t recall a month as busy as this last one. Items meriting attention: •...