Archive for November, 2005

MNF

Monday, November 21st, 2005

Ways to improve Monday Night Football:

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Improvement

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Start Earlier
(I’m about ready to give up on tonight’s game and it’s still the first half)

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Better Teams
(Tonight is two teams with losing records…DirecTV is billing this as a game between two teams with ’surprisingly disappointing seasons’

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PLEASE: get rid of John Madden!!!!
He is currently explaining (and explaining, and explaining) why it [...]

November in Indiana

Saturday, November 12th, 2005

Today it is about 70 degrees. Gentle breeze. GOLDEN sun.
Check back later - things will have changed.

Scorecard

Thursday, November 10th, 2005

12 Sticks
11 Pine Cones
10 Flowers (still in bloom)
9 Important Client Documents
8 Individual Shoes (rarely 2 in the same pair - so potentially 16 shoes wasted)
7 Homework Assignments (no, really! the dog ate the homework)
6 Chew-Toys (purchased for this purpose, the ONE item we WANT her to chew)
5 Hands (occasionally it doesn’t appear accidental. usually: “Oh, [...]

Apology (sort-of)

Tuesday, November 8th, 2005

I apologize if I offended anyone. I am very sorry if I may have said anything that anyone found anything but complimentary.
Does ANYONE hear anything other than: “I WOULD apologize if I THOUGHT I said anything wrong…but if you were offended it must be your fault.”
My advice to celebrities, politicians, and others who [...]

Narnia (by Disney)

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005

I’m really excited about the release of the Narnia movie . I wondered whether Disney would stick with the original concept or work it to some “Pocahontas-Brother Bear [New-Age...]” not going to go there. But I am hoping and really expecting that they have done this one ‘right’.
I was really surprised (in a [...]

It hasn’t been nearly as long as you think it has

Tuesday, November 1st, 2005

I realize that it has been over a month (in your timezone) since I last blogged, but it’s only been a reasonable “couple weeks” in mine.
I have been operating on the ‘Modified EST - Algate Timezone’ (MESTAT). Basically this is a time-zone that recognizes daylight savings time

every day
. Every evening at [...]