Monthly Archives: December 2004

At least they’re open to criticism?

Of course, we’ll see how long this will last:
How Walmart Is Destroying America And The World: And What You Can Do About ItList Price: $10.95Walmart.com Price: $7.55

This has to be some sort of record

Scatch that title–I KNOW this is a record.
Surviving Christmas has definitely set a new mark of crapulence for theatre bomb to home video time window:
Theatre Release Date: October 22, 2004DVD Release Date: December 21, 2004
Under 2 months….the only hope for topping it has to be….Affleck’s next movie, assuming anyone thinks he can still open a [...]

Quarterbacks and Blogs?

Mark Cuban is telling Chad Pennington to do it.  2004 Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart is already doing it.  Pittsburgh Steelers’ rookie QB phenom Ben Roethlisberger is on board too.
Blogging quarterbacks.  You knew it was only a matter of time.
Hey Chad, get a blog! [BlogMaverick]1st and 11 [MattLeinartBlog.com]Ben Roethlisberger’s Blog [BR-7.com]

I made it!

My membership finally arrived….after waiting for years, I’m now officially a Junior-Grade Diving Tech with Team Zissou.

Debunking the game industry hype

Ok, for starters let me just say, I like video games.  They are uber-nifty, and keep getting better and better every year.  And as a one-time Maddenaholic, I am definitely excited by all of the progress that gaming has made.
That being said, all this talk about the game industry being bigger than the movie industry [...]

Looking for that last-minute gift item?

Problem solved.
You (and your new ice) can thank me later.

National Pride?

A month ago it was all looking so good.  What happened this week in D.C.? 
Is the dream dead?
What’s to become of the MLB bastard child, les Expos?

The iPhone is coming! The iPhone is coming!

To update an earlier story about the Apple iPhone, it looks like the predictions were correct.  Forbes.com is reporting that Apple and Motorola are going to bust out an iPhone on us in early 2005.
Don’t tease me….this better be the real deal, and not some cheesy iTunes Music Store add-on. 
Get Ready To Call ITunes [...]

Trendwatch: iPod Humor

Is there anything hotter than an iPod right now?  It’s so uber-hot, there’s even an entire cottage industry dedicated to iPod humor…..just check out some of these U2 iPod spoofs:

Thanks to JLB for the link.
New Apple Signature iPods {Liebography.com}

Simpsons’ Quote of the Week

Darnit!  I just want a friend who isn’t a work friend.
– The Sea Captain, after Bart declines his offer to listen to his troubles