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June 02, 2010
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June 02, 2010
GameStop doesn't care about Tiger Woods shenanigans
Welcomes down payments for reserved copies of next Tiger Woods video gameOn the surface of the video game business I applaud EA Sports for keeping Tiger Woods as their main attraction for their live of golfing video games. After Woods, the most recognized golfer there is, checked in to a rehab center to work on his sex-addiction (at this point I do not feel a need to remind you of...
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March 10, 2010
Oscar Winner: Logorama
UPDATE: It seems that the video below has been pulled off of YouTube. Figures. It was only a matter of time after the film won the Academy Award that Autour de Minuit filed a copyright claim.The Oscars were awarded last night and while The Hurt Locker and Avatar battled back and forth through the night, my main actress Sandra Bullock came away with her first award for best lead actress...
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March 08, 2010
New Blog: Second String Thoughts
If you have not been paying attention to my Twitter feed or Facebook stream than you may be unaware of a new endeavor I have embarked on. This week I started contributing as a community blogger for Montgomery Media. I will be providing my thoughts on local high school sports (with an emphasis on Souderton and Pennridge) as well as the Phillies and Penn State. I will also provide...
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March 04, 2010
My Millennial Score: 91
What is your score?For more on the concept of "The Millenial" read the recent research from Pew Research Center Publications. An old-fashioned hat tip to Bag of Nothing for alerting me of this interesting quiz.
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March 04, 2010
ABC News uses Super Mario Brothers to explain Obama's pursuit of health care reform
Bonus points if you can tell me which game the various sound effects are originally from.I was watching Good Morning America when this story was aired and immediately tweeted it to my followers, some of whom probably know my affinity for the Italian plumber turned video game mascot. When the story was complete I followed up with a second tweet (gramatically errant it may be), this...
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March 01, 2010
Today in Philadelphia Phillies history - Rick Wise for Steve Carlton
From my Page-a-Day Calendar e-mail...February 25, 1972Just to prove a point about owner-ballplayer control in the days before free agency, St. Louis Cardinals owner Gussie Busch refuses to offer left-hander Steve Carlton more than $60,000 per season and trades him to Philadelphia. Carlton wastes no time proving the error of the beer baron’s ways when he gets to his new club. He’ll...
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February 25, 2010
More snow???
So the latest forecasts are predicting anywhere between six and twelve inches of snow starting tonight into tomorrow morning. though it is a bit of a cliché, I made the trip to the grocery store to pick up some milk (which we were really out of) and some other necessities. I was a bit surprised with the amount of people there as early as it was.Do people really feel a need to get...
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February 24, 2010
Great vintage video of Brian Westbrook
While doing a quick YouTube search for some Brian Westbrook footage for my previous post, I cam across this video that was just posted a few days ago. Great video footage of B-West as an Eagles and as a Villanova Wildcat.
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February 23, 2010
So long Brian Westbrook
Eagles release Westbrook - Jeff McLane, Philly.comWestbrook to finish as one of the Eagles' All-Time greats - PhiladelphiaEagles.comWestbrook's All-Time Eagle Ranks - PhiladelphiaEagles.comBrian Westbrook will be released - Kulp, The 700 Level36-West taking a new road - Chris Shafer, Phinally PhillyPhiladelphia Eagles release Brian Westbrook - JasonB, Bleeding Green NationA day after...
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February 23, 2010
Playing right field and batting sixth, Jesus Christ
By now you probably know that the biggest Phillies news from yesterday was not Brad Lidge's first pitches from the mound since undergoing surgery, nor was it that the entire team was checked in and ready to go down in Clearwater. Heck it wasn't even the fact that Chan Ho Park signed wiht the Yankees.This was the hot topic yesterday...Jayson Werth, who is a debating point already...
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February 23, 2010
Dr. J meets Doogie Howser
Faced with the pressure of living up to his co-workers' expectations on the basketball court, Doogie Howser (Neil Patrick Harris), who has no basketball skills, has nowhere to turn but to alter-ego, and Philadelphia 76ers living legend, Julius Erving.After faking an ankle injury to miss the big game Howser comes around to feeling guilty about letting his teammates and co-workers...
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February 22, 2010
Happy Birthday Julius Errrrrrrving!
Dr. J was born on this day in 1950.I may have never watched Dr. J play the game of basketball (I did not become remotely interested in the round ball until well after he retired) but I obviously have a tremendous amount of respect for the Sixers legend.I was fortunate to hear Erving speak a few years back at Shippensburg University as the highlight of a minority scholarship dinner...
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February 22, 2010
Double McTwist 1260
The slogan for the McFlurry works for the Double McTwist 1260 as well.If you have been watching the Winter Olympics like I have then you are very familiar with the term "Double McTwist". No, this is not the latest ice cream dessert being served at your local McDonald's restaurant, but I would find it hard to believe that the people in charge of McDonald's advertising department are...
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February 18, 2010
Be Like Mike, happy birthday Michael Jordan
Admit it, we all wish we could be like Mike, right?Today is Michael Jordan's birthday (born in 1963) so I wanted to be sure to remind you of one of the catchiest commercial jingles of all time. Do not be surprised if it gets stuck in your head at some point today. For that I apologize in advance.I have no problem telling you that Jordan is the greatest basketball player I have ever...
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February 17, 2010
Snowpocalypse Wannabe
Days after we recovered from the second major storm in the span of a week, we were threatened once again by the fluffy white stuff. But this snow fall was pitiful compared to the previous couple of snow storms.I dub thee Snowpocalypse Wannabe!One other note,today marks the five year anniversary of the first post on Ramblings. I could have been a little more sentimental about this...
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February 16, 2010
Snowpocalypse - Icicles
Is there a better title for this? Huge icicles is exactly what I have going on in the aftermath of Snowpocalypse 2. At first I just noticed this one icicle hanging in front of the front window. This morning my wife and I decided to give it a name. It is the lone icicle on the front of the building and looks lonely hanging out by himself in the daytime sunlight. It just dangles from...
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February 12, 2010
Google tapping into Winter Olympic Buzz
The winter Olympic games are just around the corner, and today Google put out one of their more elaborate logo designs to honor the occasion. Not bad looking if you ask me.It has been a big week for Google. Of course most of the attention has been drawn to the new Google Buzz, which is incorporated into GMail and looks like a stepping stone to getting people on board the Google Wave...
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February 12, 2010
Snowpocalypse - 12:47pm, Lansdale goes over 7 inches
TwitpicLANSDALE, PA - While I was eating lunch we went over seven inches of snowfall in the Lansdale area. As always, my readings are unofficial, but the picture speaks for itself. From what I gather we are only half way through this snow storm as well.Good day once again to stay inside, watch some movies, catch up on the DVR, eat some soup and play a good video game. Or in my case...
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February 10, 2010
Snowpocalypse 2 - 11:30am, 6.5 in.
LANSDALE, PA - As of 11:30am my unofficial snow reading shows that we have received 6.5 inches of the powdery white stuff so far. A lot more is still expected.Continue to let me know how much snow you have so far!
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February 10, 2010
Tweetdeck 0.33 on Mac running properly
Tweetdeck 0.33 is finally working for me, and I will share with you the steps you need to do in order to get it to work on your Mac if you were experiencing the same problem I had.Tweetdeck support staffer Richard gave me some helpful tips to get it working on my system, which I thought was up to date. Turns out I needed a beta release of Adobe AIR to be installed to get things working...
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February 10, 2010
Snowpocalypse - 7am, almost five inches
LANSDALE, PA - I'll take a page from my Penn State blogging buddy Will with some snow updates today. The second snow storm in the past week is upon us! I'll be trying to update the progress of the storm throughout the day.As of 7:00am I am unofficially announcing that Lansdale, PA has received just under five inches of snow so far.How much snow have you received? Send me your snow...
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February 10, 2010
New Facebook layout has arrived
I just got the face lift on my account yesterday afternoon and at first I liked it, but I was curious where my groups had disappeared too. No worries. I just had to click on "Friends" in the left side bar. I use groups to sort my Facebook friends into different categories. I have groups set up specifically for my college friends and my high school friends, another one for...
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February 09, 2010
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