The Indernet

February 15, 2005

Laura's Junior League project

Laura is a provisional member of the Junior League and their class's project is to improve some of the playground area at the Talitha Koum (Aramaic for "My child, rise up") Nurture Center near downtown Waco. "Research shows that lower income children who do not receive help by the age of three will likely never escape the cycle of higher dropout rates, teenage birthrates, and criminal arrest rates." (Newsweek) Talitha Koum helps nurture these children so they can be productive and successful later in life. Below are three photos showing the progress of just one aspect of the Junior League Provisional Class's work.

Email me if you'd like to donate to the cause in any way.

Posted by mikeindo at 02:36 PM

New Vikings owner

"Reggie Fowler is ready to buy the Minnesota Vikings from Red McCombs. ... Fowler declined to reveal how much he would pay for the team, but published reports and a rival bidder, Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor, put the price at about $625 million. ... Fowler said he will live in the Twin Cities area -- something the San Antonio-based McCombs didn't do. He rejected any thought of moving the team." Well, I guess that's a relief. I wonder if there will be any personnel changes...

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February 14, 2005

Spoonman video

A year after I shot the footage, I finally made the Spoonman video! It features Brooks walking around with spoons, set to the Soundgarden song "Spoonman". Right now it's only in WMV format (for Windows Media Player), so some of you Mac users or those who insist on using Quicktime will have to wait a bit for me to figure out how to convert it. Also, forgive the crude video quality - it was taken with a Canon Elph instead of a DV camera. It might be easier if you right-click the thumbnail below and download it first to your computer ("Save Target As...") to view instead of watching it streaming over the Internet. FYI, its size is about 12.5 MB...

Posted by mikeindo at 11:15 AM

Happy Valentine's Day!

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February 07, 2005

Super Bowl commercials

In case you missed some... -Thanks Eric

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February 02, 2005

"Hide Your iPod, Here Comes Bill"

"To the growing frustration and annoyance of Microsoft's management, Apple Computer's iPod is wildly popular among Microsoft's workers." Thanks Andrew

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January 26, 2005

Dynamite soundboard

For those of you who liked Napoleon Dynamite, here is a priceless site! And another with more...

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The Greatest Photo Ever Taken

Thanks, Giles! I'm tellin' ya, I need a t-shirt with this photo on the front!

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January 24, 2005

Fun game

Swat the penguin! My best was 320.2 feet. Update: Eric got 323.5!

Posted by mikeindo at 11:52 AM

Grand Slam climber

Laura's cousin Stuart has completed the Adventure Grand Slam in climbing! "The AGS consists of the Seven Summits plus the North and South Poles."

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January 21, 2005

Air Brooks

He got his first pair of Nikes yesterday! The cool shoes with the flashing lights in the soles were just getting too small. But these new ones are slick! I gotta post some pics of him...

Posted by mikeindo at 10:27 AM

post-season (not playoffs)

The Vikings let their offensive coordinator go. Scott Linehan, who had been with the team for the last three years, was wooed away by the Dolphins. Offensive Line coach Steve Loney has been promoted to the vacant position. More talk about Loney's hiring. Also, trade talk for Randy Moss!?

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January 19, 2005

Not... not smart.

Sure to be on every 'stupid person' list soon, Richard Hatch, the winner of the first Survivor, "has agreed to plead guilty to two counts of tax evasion for failing to report income, including the $1.01 million he won on the show."

Posted by mikeindo at 09:48 AM

January 17, 2005

"Ha' to you!"

That's how Brooks says "Happy Birthday to you!" Happy belated birthday to Laura! She got some good stuff and we had a good time Saturday (the actual day), eating with the group at a Chinese place, then having cake (I made the chocolate one!) and ice cream, followed by games.

Posted by mikeindo at 11:07 AM

&%#$@

The Eagles just didn't give the Vikings many chances, winning 27-14. A hundred yards in penalties, miscommunication on a fake FG, Eagles receivers stepping up, and an Eagles defense doing what it planned to do spelled a long day for the Vikes. But hey, they got further than people thought, beating rival Green Bay when it mattered most. Task for the off-season? Learning how to tackle properly - none of this 'bump into them hope they fall over' stuff. And maybe (same old story) better defensive players.

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January 13, 2005

no comprende?

Do You Speak American?

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January 10, 2005

a worthy site/link

A comprehensive history of Prince. Genius!

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haha!

This is for all those hunters out there.

http://www.ucomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1994/01/09/

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YEAH!!!!

The Vikings beat the Packers 31-17 at Lambeau yesterday, vindicating their two losses to them during the season! Oh, happy day! The defense played pretty darn well, making stops and picking off Favre four times, the most all season and tying a team playoff record. Moss had two TD catches and some controversy (in my mind, it's not that bad cuz he didn't actually bare himself at all). This was only the second time in NFL history (the first being the day before) an 8-8 team had won a playoff game. Also, coming in the Vikings had only won two of their last 22 games outdoors. Not many had given them a chance. So now on to Philadelphia where the Eagles, who beat the Vikes in Week 2, haven't played seriously in three weeks and this time are without Terrell Owens.

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January 07, 2005

welcome

My cousin Mark's wife Nancy had their second child this morning! Ruby Rea Baker arrived at 5 a.m. and is "just over 7 pounds, cute and healthy"!

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Napoleon Dynamite

We saw Napoleon Dynamite last night. Eh, I guess it was AWWW-ITE. There were some things I chuckled out loud at, but his nerdy hostility sometimes wore a bit thin. I did like how eras were combined between the '80s (songs, fashion, decor) and now (Internet). I dont know, I think unfortunately it was one of those movies that so many people had built up for me that I went in with too-high expectations.

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January 06, 2005

microsoft security products

Microsoft will soon enter the antivirus game and have already done so in the spyware market. Here's an idea, MS: instead of getting in on the billion-dollar industry of cleaning your products of infections, why don't you harden Windows in the first place!? Or maybe that's too much to ask. Seems they've made a pretty slimy decsison. How atypical. I can see it now: antitrust suits from other antivirus vendors after theirs have been made unusable or obsolete by the built-in, unremovable antivirus software. Same thing happened with the Internet Explorer web browser.

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January 04, 2005

site accessibility explanation

If some of you periodically have trouble pulling up this site (or Moviehead, or The Big Think, or Metaforest.net, all of which are on the same server), it's becuase of 'spam bots' hitting the server. Just as spam targets your email inbox, they now also target the comments sections of weblogging software running on people's computers. Each time it gets hit, the site automatically rebuilds and is consequently inaccessible for a few seconds. Plus, sometimes its gets to be too much and just the server needs rebooting, also obviously causing temporary downtime. But there appears to be a solution, and that might be an upgrade of that blogging software, which is currently underway! Movable Type has officially addressed this issue.

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college football

Kinda forgot about my other teams, it'd been so long since they'd played! The Minnesota Gophers played the Alabama Crimson Tide in the Music City Bowl and hung on for a win, 20-16, and finished 7-5. Even so, some assistant coaches were fired Monday! Florida State also won its game, a 30-18 win over West Virginia in the Gator Bowl and finished 9-3.

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new subject: vikings

At the end of the Vikings-Redskins game, Minnesota had scored with less than ten seconds left to pull within three points. They attempted an onside kick with two seconds remaining, and even though chances were almost nil to recover it and stop the clock with a chance for a game-winning Hail Mary, stranger things have happened. Unfortunately, in this case normality prevailed. But one of the supposed leaders of the team, WR Randy Moss, was headed into the locker room before the kick was even attempted! Also, might the Vikings be sold soon? "Chances of the state Legislature providing an out-of-town owner like McCombs with financial help for a new stadium are virtually zero. With Taylor, a former Minnesota legislative leader, as owner, chances for a new stadium would improve significantly."

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oh yeah

Happy New Year! We hosted a little get-together at our house and had to use the Spanish channel, which was covering the celebrations in San Antonio, for our countdown.

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January 03, 2005

well, we're in.

The Vikings lost their last game of the season yesterday to the Redskins. But they still made the playoffs by virtue of Carolina's loss. Vikes QB Culpepper couldn't get the ball to the WRs because of the good coverage and suffered several sacks because of it. Three mistakes on huge plays cost TDs each time. Now, the Vikings travel to division rival (and NFC North champ) Green Bay, to whom they've lost both games 34-31, for the first round of the playoffs. Despite Tice's contract extension, I wonder if he'll be let go if the Vikings lose, espcially with their weak finish (3-7 in final 10 games) again.

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tivotogo

"TiVo unveils portable service" "Subscribers will be able to transfer their recorded shows to PCs or laptops and take them on the road ... Users also will be able to copy shows onto a DVD."

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December 28, 2004

simpsons xmas in the U.K.

The Simpsons aired a Christmas message in the U.K. which was not going to air here. Fortunately, someone captured and posted it! Watch/download it here.

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more vikes

St. Louis beat the Philadelphia Eagles' 'JV' team last night, 20-7, which kept the Vikings from clinching a wild card spot. Now, either a Minnesota win at Washington, a St. Louis loss to the Jets, or a Carolina loss to the Saints next week will do it. Surely, one of those things will happen. But then again, last year we thought the Vikings would surely beat the Cardinals to get in... Also, Vikes coach Mike Tice had his one-year extension picked up yesterday. I guess cuz he'll finally make the playoffs with one of the most high-powered offenses the NFL has ever seen? Otherwise, in my mind he's made too many mistakes, like playcalling (Moss' INT'd TD pass, for example), ill-advised challenges, the handling of Moss' injury, and a second straight year of fading in the second half of the season. I guess we'll see what happens.

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December 27, 2004

Christmas

Belated Merry Christmas! Hope all have had a good holiday. Ours has been great, with Dad and Ali here too, hangin' cozily with family around, watching football, a fire going... Yeah! Brooks cashed in again, getting a bunch of noise-making toys, some clothes, a table-top Thomas train set, and more. I got a watch, some games, some DVDs, some Simpsons pajama pants, and a Batman book from Dad where I'm part of the story - haha! No plans for New Years just yet...

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vikings

Well... Can't blame 'em for trying. The Vikings lost at home to the Green Bay Packers the exact same way at the end as their loss to them in Green Bay last month: last-second, game-winning FG by the GB kicker for a 34-31 loss. So Green Bay clinches the division title and the Vikings are forced to go for a wild card spot. It looks better this year than last though, as they can get that spot with a Rams loss tonight. Main beef about Vikings game? The decision to punt on what would be their last drive. Sure it was fourth and five, but giving the ball to Brett Favre with a minute and a half left is perfect for him. Plus, you think the defense was going to stop them? Our strength is offense, not defense. If the Vikes, make a first down, then the drive continues toward a game-winning FG. If they don't GB take over, scores quickly, and the Vikes get the ball back with a chance to tie on one final drive. Despite this loss, I imagine coach Mike Tice will be given a contract extension because they'll make the playoffs (finally).

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December 22, 2004

larry potter

"The sixth and penultimate novel in J.K. Rowling's blockbuster series," entitled Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, will be released on July 16th!

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December 20, 2004

what the ...?

"The woman's face was red in a blotchy way, but if she'd been weeping she was done with it for now. She nodded gravely. 'You're Humberto Indergard's son. You look his image. Your mother works the sail with Alberto. Is she Juko Ohasi?'" - Thanks Ali

http://www.tor.com/sampleDazzle.html

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brooks

Ok, I haven't caught you up on Brooks (for those who don't already know this). He's been in his big-boy bed now, sleeping just fine! Dismantled the crib (sniff) and put it away. He's singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and his ABCs (a few skipped bits for each sometimes) and is counting to ten! He's saying "Please" (has been for awhile actually), "'Scuse me," and sometimes "No doggie" (no thank you), as well as "cheese" for the camera. One of the funnier things is he'll say "Hi," then feed you the next line: "Hi Brooks," except his name comes out sounding halfway between "butts" and "boots."

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a win is a win

Woo-hoo! The Vikings are back tied for first in the division! They beat Detroit on a lucky last play and Green Bay lost! This really sets the stage for their game against each other in Minneapolis this Friday. If Green Bay wins, they win the division because of tiebreakers (GB would be 2-0 vs the Vikes). But if MN wins and beat Washington in the last week, they are NFC North champs. Actually, it seems that if the Vikings beat GB and then lose to Wash., and GB beats Chicago that week, the Vikes would still be division champs thanks to the third tiebreaker (head-to-head, divison games record, COMMON GAMES RECORD). But even if they lose those two games, there's a chance MN still makes the playoffs as a wildcard.

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December 14, 2004

new batman trailer!

In several different resolutions and formats.

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December 13, 2004

"Another Vikings collapse?"

That was a headline leading into last night's Sportscenter. The Vikings lost yesterday at home to the enigmatic Seattle Seahawks, 27-23. The biggest story coming out of it was the call for a trick play with two minutes left in the game. Instead of a go-ahead touchdown, WR Randy Moss's pass was intercepted in the end zone. Two fourth-quarter turnovers and only three second-half points just doesn't get it done. And giving the opposing QB three TD passes per game doesn't help either.

The Vikes started the season 5-1 but have lost five of their last seven and with Green Bay's come-from-behind win (of course) yesterday, Minnesota is now a game back in the division race. Last year, the Vikes started 6-0, only to then go 3-7 and just miss the playoffs. Minnesota's remaining games are at 5-8 Detoit, 8-5 Green Bay at home, and at 4-9 Washington. Green Bay's games are 7-6 Jacksonville at home, at Minnesota, and at 5-8 Chicago. Chances of winning the division now are slim but not zero.

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December 10, 2004

batman poster - int'l

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December 09, 2004

RIP dimebag

Pantera founder "Dimebag" Darrell was killed last night in Ohio when a guy ran on stage and shot him point-blank several times. "Pantera, known for its brutally hard, fast and aggressive sound, recorded four albums in the 1990s."

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December 07, 2004

weird

- Thanks Giles

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December 06, 2004

football

As I stated before, TCU and Nebraska won't be playing in bowl games. Florida State (8-3) is going to the Gator Bowl versus West Virginia (8-3) on January 1 in Jacksonville, FL. Minnesota (6-5) will play Alabama (6-5) in the Music City Bowl. And to the pros, the Vikings wasted a great chance to be in sole possession of first place in the division when they lost at Chicago (5-7), while Green Bay lost at Philly (11-1). Despite identical records, GB still leads the division over MN based on its win over the Vikes earlier this year. Four regular season games remain, including a rematch in Minneapolis on December 26th.

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batman poster

From the official site...

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November 30, 2004

thanksgiving + brooks

More from Mississippi...

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November 29, 2004

belated happy thanksgiving

We went over the Mississippi where my mom grew up and lots of cousins still live. There were about 30 people there, including about ten little kids. Brooks played with them some but mostly scooted around on the trikes and jumped around in the big inflatable dinosaur when the big kids left. Below are pics of our cousin's lakehouse where we stayed.

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recap

Both Nebraska and TCU lost to fall to 5-6 and be ineligible for a bowl game. So, obviously, their seasons are done. TCU's string of six straight bowl appearances is broken, but Nebraska's now-broken streak was bigger: 35 straight years of bowl appearances and 43 consecutive winning seasons. The 6-5 Minnesota Gophers accepted a bid to the Music City Bowl in Nashville on December 31 against an SEC team. Florida State's regular season is done and will probably get the Gator or Peach Bowl. For the Vikings, Randy Moss finally returned and had four catches for 40 yards and a TD in their win over Jacksonville. Let's hope for a Packers loss tonight so that the Vikes are in first place!

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November 23, 2004

sports stuff

Woodbury Royals high school football lost their state semifinal game last Friday, 26-7 to Wayzata. Good run though, espcially since they went 3-5 in the regular season.

Roger Federer won the year-end Tennis Masters Cup, played this year in Houston, beating #3 Lleyton Hewitt, 6-3 6-2. "The INDESIT ATP 2004 Race winner and World No. 1 won his 11th title of a remarkable season which included three Grand Slam titles and three ATP Masters Series titles." "Federer collected $1.52 million for a season total of $6.35 million - just shy of Pete Sampras' all-time record of $6.5 million in 1997." (Says something about Sampras' feat seven years ago since prize money goes up each year.)

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November 22, 2004

national treasure

We saw National Treasure this weekend. Kind of a cross between Indiana Jones and Goonies. It was right up my alley and was a typical Bruckheimer film with crazy action shots and dramatic music. I'll probably buy it on DVD. Highlight the blank space below for more comments, but be warned they might be considered spoilers.
How did they know the Charlotte was in the Arctic Circle? And the speed with which Ben (Nick Cage) figured it out on the Charlotte about the Declaration of Independence was reminiscent of Batman solving impossible riddles in the 1960s series. And the cheesy "C'mere" and kiss between Ben and Abigail in a time of peril made me and much of the rest of the audience groan. Also cheesy: Ben stopping to reflect about the last time the Declaration had been in Independence Hall. One artifact the Templars reportedly had too was the Ark of the Covenant - wouldn't that have been funny for Ben to see it in the Treasure Room and say "eat your heart out, Indiana Jones"?

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ups-and-downs

Football: Minnesota finished the regular season at 6-5 (3-5 Big Ten) last weekend and now wait for a (mediocre) bowl bid. They finished at #6 nationally for rushing yards per game and had two 1000-yard backs, the first instance in NCAA history. Nebraska was off this weekend and finishes the regular season versus Colorado. Even at 5-5 (3-4 Big 12), a Big 12 North title seems possible, but first-place Iowa State (6-4, 4-3) beat the Huskers earlier. Four O-Line players are transferring. TCU (5-5, 3-4 Conf USA) beat So. Miss. 42-17. (Too bad this win didn't come last year when TCU tripped at the BCS doorstep by losing to So. Miss. in their last game.) They need to beat Tulane (4-5, 2-4) in Fort Worth next week to be bowl eligible. #8 Florida State lost to Florida at home for the first time since 1986. FSU will probably lose the ACC title tiebreakers now and miss the BCS. The Vikings rallied to beat Detroit and stop their three-game losing streak. Unfortunately, Green Bay squeaked out their game too to remain tied with the Vikes.

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November 15, 2004

high school sports!

Hearing during our MN trip that my high school's football team made the Class AAAAA state tournament that weekend, I just checked in on its progress and stumbled upon other news: the football team won their first-round game and now play in the Metrodome in the state seminfinals this Saturday! Also, girls soccer successfully defended their state title! So that makes at least four state titles for our high school overall in the last six years. Only one other had come since the school was built in 1975.

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another birthday

Happy Birthday, Ali!

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futbol

For the second consecutive straight week in a row (ha), of the five football teams I keep up with, only Florida State won. TCU was crushed last Wednesday by Louisville, 55-28, and two of TCU's late TDs were against the third-string Louisville players. TCU is now 4-5 and with two games left, a bowl bid seems unlikely. FSU beat NC State on Thursday after being down 10-0 at the half, and still have a chance at winning the ACC. Their last regular-season game is this weekend against Florida. Minnesota's second-half comeback fell short when a game-winning FG sailed wide with 28 seconds left and lost the bronze pig to Iowa for the year. They finished their regular season at 6-5, losing five of their last six. And talk of a new stadium? Nebraska was pummeled by #2 Oklahoma, 30-3, and at 5-5 must beat Colorado next week to qualify for a bowl and keep their 35-year bowl game streak alive. And last night in the pros, the Vikings played hated Green Bay at Lambeau. They were headed for an ugly loss, but in the 4th quarter the defense made two great stands and the offense (still w/o Moss) scored twice. Actually, the second was maybe too quickly and gave the Packers enough time for a game-winning FG. (The Vikes should've been credited with the fumble recovery on the kick-off though.) It was the second straight game lost on a last-second FG and they've now lost three straight after starting 5-1 (talk of last year but I'm not buying it). So now the Packers are slightly leading the division. Game 2 of the rivalry scheduled for Christmas Eve. In Minnesota. And they'll have Moss.

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remote access

Buffalo's Wireless Secure Remote Gateway "offers secure access to [home] PC desktop and network resources." The coolest thing about it it features the Wake-On-LAN technology, which allows you to actually boot up a shutdown computer remotely! Example: you're on vacation and want to pull up some file on a computer at home, but you shut that computer down before your trip. Wake-On-LAN allows to you to tell that computer to start up so you can access that file! Slick feature built into a home network product, IMHO.

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soon will come the day...

Use your cell phone as your wallet. "Imagine it's 2009: You're at the movies and see a poster for a coming attraction. You pass your mobile phone within a few inches of the poster, which is embedded with a radio frequency (RF) chip, and download a trailer for the movie, which you view on your phone's screen. The phone then connects you with a Web site that offers to sell you a ticket and give you a discount on the movie's soundtrack, which you can have either sent to you on a CD or downloaded directly into your MP3 player."

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titanic

"The iceberg, 92 years, and now a bunch of scavengers imperil the tomb." Among items now missing: the crow's nest and the ship's name from the bow!

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November 12, 2004

happy birthday, jennie!

I'll say it again: Happy Birthday, Jennie!

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November 11, 2004

MN pics

First one is of Dad and Brooks last Saturday morning at Legoland in Mall of America. Then, Christophe and me at the reception following the service on Saturday evening. There's Brooks at the reception climbing a staircase to nowhere. Then my lovely wife and sister at the reception. Brooks in skullcap hat on Sunday. Christophe, Josh Rousseau, and me at dinner Sunday night. Finally, Christophe, me, and Josh late Sunday back at the hotel. We left the next afternoon.

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November 10, 2004

gotta cover the football...

#13 Florida State beat lowly Duke last Saturday after Wyatt Sexton replaced Chris Rix - it was Rix's first start in six games after losing the starting job to Sexton. They play NC State tomorrow night. Nebraska lost at Iowa State last weekend, after closing to within a TD only to throw an INT, and plays #2 Oklahoma this week - ugh. Minnesota lost kinda big to #4 Wisconsin, losing Paul Bunyan's Axe for the year. TCU had a bye last Saturday because they play tonight at #14 Louisville - doesn't look good either. The Vikings lost a shootout at Indianapolis last Monday night, maybe just cuz they ran out of time. Perhaps if Randy Moss had been in, it would've tipped the scales toward the Vikes. He's officially listed as doubtful for next week's game at Green Bay.

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returned

We just returned from Minnesota yesterday around 5:30 after being gone since Thursday. We had a second memorial service for my mom for the old Minnesota crew at our old church, complete with cousins, old neighborhood folk, classmates, and friends thru Dad's work. I'll post pics once we dump the pics off the camera and I get a chance to check 'em out!

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November 03, 2004

sitting niece & pretty

Here's a pic of my niece Sarah a few days ago, on one of the first days she sat up balanced without falling over!

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November 02, 2004

da vinci code stuff

A second version of The Da Vinci Code is coming out complete with illustrations! A movie, spinoff books, and a TV special are also in the works. Author Dan Brown is now working on his new book, The Solomon Key. The books' hero, Robert Langdon, is turning into an Indiana Jones-type character: an American professor traveling the world in search of treasures and having dangerous adventures.

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November 01, 2004

1-4

What a weekend for my teams! FSU's 14-game winning streak versus Maryland ended, 20-14, and dropped to #13. Minnesota lost to Indiana, its third-ranked (nationally) rushing offense held to just 169 yards by the Big Ten's second-worst defense, and dropped back out of the Top 25. TCU lost to Cincinnati even though Cincy crossed midfield only once after halftime. The lone win was from struggling Nebraska, beating Mizzou, which surprisngly moves them into good postion to win the Big 12 North (and then likely face #2 Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship game). The Giants seem to have the Vikings' number, beating them in the Dome yesterday, 34-13. Randy Moss only played the first half (hamstring).

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October 29, 2004

halloween approaches...

Carve a virtual pumpkin. - Thanks Laura

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ooohhhh yeah!

If you like football, then you'll be glad to hear that each of the next 19 days will have at least one game!

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October 27, 2004

lounging

Just found this photo from time in Florida this summer. Thanks Ali

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October 25, 2004

sports roundup

Minnesota crushed Illinois 45-0 at homecoming and at 6-2 (3-2 Big Ten) are now ranked again at #23. Nebraska (4-3, 2-2 Big 12) allowed another opponent to set offensive records in their loss to KSU; they have no points toward a ranking. TCU beat Houston at homecoming, 34-27, and at 4-3 (2-2 Conf USA) also have no ranking points. FSU squeaked one out against Wake Forest, despite QB Sexton's five turnovers, and remain #5 at 6-1 (4-1 ACC). All four of my college teams were ranked at the end of last year. Randy Moss' strained hamstring kept him out of all but two plays, snapping his catch streak but extending his start streak, but the Vikes still beat the Titans, 20-3, and at 5-1 are atop the NFC North. They have the NFL's #1 offense (the defense, especially versus the pass, remains the weaker unit at #29) and ESPN puts them at #3 in their Power Rankings. Of their ten remaining games, the tough ones look to be Jacksonville, at Indy, and maybe Seattle and at Green Bay.

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October 22, 2004

new gallery

Photos of my niece in the last month, courtesy of her mom and dad.

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October 20, 2004

bosox win!

The Boston Red Sox are going to the Series! They did something never done before in MLB postseason play - came back from a 3-0 series deficit! They return to the Fall Classic for the the first time in 18 years to try to break Babe Ruth's curse versus either the Astros or St. Louis, who play their Game 7 tomorrow (Thursday).

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October 18, 2004

teams america

College: Minnesota lost big to another Michigan team - just like last year - and dropped out of the Top 25. Nebraska beat Baylor (with former Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee in the marching band) and set a school passing record. TCU lost on Friday to UAB and is now 3-3. Florida State is now ranked #5 after crushing previously higher-ranked Virginia, 36-3. Pros: Vikings won 38-31 over New Orleans last night, setting NFL records for number of 5-TD passes by a QB in a season (three) and consecutive games with 4+ average yards per rush (four). Randy Moss tweaked his hamstring though.

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October 15, 2004

free m.i.t. course material

MITOpenCourseware allows you to look at various course materials for free!

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October 14, 2004

london pics

Below are a few of the photos we took. There the family luncheon at Haberdasher's Hall; out for lunch with Brooks, Andrew, and Sarah (Dailey) Dewe; Brooks wrapped up most of the time; at the Temple Church; atop the London Eye at night looking at Big Ben/Parliament; at cousin Lys and fiancee Curtis' house in Newbury; Laura and Brooks with Granny at Lys and Curtis'; Brooks playing with Lys' cat Starsky (Hutch not pictured); at the British Museum; Rosetta Stone at the museum; and the Sutton Hoo helmet at the museum.

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pic from labor day

Over Labor Day weekend, we went to Westfest - first time in the five years we'd been here. Here're me 'n' The Guy! Let the comments begin!

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October 13, 2004

london trip

We just got back from a five-day trip to London, mainly for a lunch of Laura's family on that side and so Brooks could meet his great-grandmother. We went to Westminster Abbey, the British Museum, the London Zoo, the London Eye, the Temple Church, and then out to the countryside west of London to Laura's cousin's house in Newbury. Fyi, Brooks was great on those long flights. Will post pics soon!

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sports catch-up

While overseas, I neglected my football responsibilities - I even forgot on Sunday that games would be on that day! Just as well. Anyway, it was another up-and-down weekend for my teams. The Twins lost their playoff series exactly the same way they did last year: to the Yankess in four games after winning the first in NY. Argh. Still, three straight division titles is nothing to scoff at. In college football, the Gophers lost in the last two minutes to Michigan - their first loss of the season - and next play Michigan State. (Last year they lost to both teams after going in at 5-0 as well.) Florida State pulled out a close one versus Syracuse, 17-13. TCU was idle and plays UAB next. And lastly, Nebraska suffered its worst defeat in its 114-year history, losing 70-10 to Texas Tech. Woe, woe, is Lincoln. They should get back some confidence this week against (ahem) Baylor.

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October 06, 2004

whole lotta stuff

Indiana Jones 4, previously thought indefinitely delayed, might be back on track ... Miami Vice will be a movie, with Jamie Foxx as Ricardo Tubbs ... Twins won Game 1 against the Yankess ... Vikings running backs: Michael Bennett reinjured his knee and will have surgery, Onterrio Smith is suspended for four games, Moe Williams has a strained calf and is questionable for Sunday, leaving rookie Mewelde Moore ...

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October 04, 2004

pigskin check-in

In his first start for the Seminoles, Chad Sexton threw three TDs in now-#8 Florida State's win over North Carolina. #13 Minnesota beat Penn State and next play at #14 Michigan. TCU beat Army in the last minute to avoid giving Army their first win in 19 games - the longest losing streak in the country. Nebraska beat Kansas for the 36th straight year, despite four turnovers and two missed field goals. In the pros, the Vikings had a bye week and next play at Houston, who've won two straight.

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October 01, 2004

leaving comments

Unless I'm just that unpopular, it occurs to me that people might be refraining from leaving comments because they are required to enter an email address. I just turned that requirement off, so feel free to resume leaving notes under my entries!

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the king!

Here's Brooks during the family birthday party for him, the day before his actual birthday. - Thanks Jennie

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September 30, 2004

extended adolescence

"Today's 20-somethings may be taking longer to leave home, get career-minded jobs, marry and have kids, but don't interpret it as laziness — they're just finding themselves." This is pretty interesting, especially since I can relate! Later: not personally relate - I have friends who could be described this way.

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September 27, 2004

football

#11 Florida State beat Clemson and may have now has a new starting QB. #19 Minnesota crushed Northwestern 43-17. TCU lost 45-44 to South Florida in double overtime on a botched snap during a PAT. Nebraska was idle this week. And the Vikings held on for a 27-22 win over the Bears and now are tied with Detroit atop the NFC Central.

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September 23, 2004

big 2-year-old!

Brooks is two years old today! He's already received some good loot, including a bunk bed and bookcase.

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September 22, 2004

seems strangely normal

Ali's dog, Bogie. That's a pacifier, of course.

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calvin & hobbes

Today's Calvin & Hobbes was originally written on September 22, 1993. (The strip isn't drawn anymore, but ucomics.com posts the strip each day as it was 11 years ago.)

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1911 encyclopedia

"The LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia is based on what many consider to be the best encyclopedia ever written: the eleventh edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, first published in 1911." "Featuring an all-star lineup of writers doing their work at more or less the last moment in human history when we believed that everything could be 'known,' the 1911 volumes are pinnacles of Western intellectual achievement."

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death masks

A bit morbid, yes, but "death masks are, of course, the truest possible representation of how a person 'really' looked; you’ll be amazed at how real these masks make history’s figures seem to you."

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September 21, 2004

Minnesota sports

Eagles 27, Vikings 16. Argh. To the Eagles' credit, they seemed to tackle better, put pressure on Vikes QB Daunte Culpepper every play, and committ WAY fewer penalties. And it's tough to compete when you fumble the ball away at the goal line (maybe he should've passed the ball then, as well as the other time he got stuffed at the goal line), kill drives with constant holding and false-start penalties, have to settle for field goals, and not once go deep to Randy Moss. And by the way, replays showed that the Eagles' Terrell Owens didn't have control of the ball as he went out bounds in the end zone on his touchdown catch! Well, 1-1 isn't bad and at least the Packers lost to the Bears.

On a high note, the Twins clinched the AL Central for the third straight year!

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September 20, 2004

football recap

#22 Minnesota "scorched the ground" against Colorado State and is now 3-0 going into their first Big Ten game next week versus Northwestern. #11 Florida State piled up almost 500 yards offense in their win over UAB, 34-7. Nebraska held on to beat Pitt, 24-17. However, TCU lost big to Texas Tech, 70 to 35! Whoops! I guess they won't be BCS busters this year! As for the pros, the Vikings play the Eagles in a huge Monday Night Football game tonight.

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everything ok in FL

Hurricane Ivan hit the coast last week about two hours west of my dad's house in Destin. He was out of town on purpose (and was originally supposed to go to the Tennessee-Florida game) and returned to report that the house had thankfully sustained no damage! He did have to spent time moving stuff back that he'd moved in preparation though, but no big deal. Thanks to all those who asked!

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September 13, 2004

time to resume

Ok, now that the U.S. Open is over, it's time to shift sports focus to football! It was up and down for my teams' season-opening games this past weekend. Friday night, Florida State lost its sixth straight game to Miami (and third in the last 11 months), which again came down to the wire. The Bill Callahan era in Nebraska didn't start well in a loss to Southern Mississippi. #23 Minnesota beat up on Illinois State, though, as did TCU on SMU. And yesterday the Vikings beat the Cowboys 35-17, in a showdown between the #1 offense (MN) and #1 defense (Dallas) in 2003.

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September 09, 2004

indomitability

So funny. What a great outlook this guy has! Of course, even better if it's not his house and/or truck...

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September 03, 2004

kabbalah

I'm into it now too, like Madonna and Angelina Jolie. Just kidding. But I never really knew what it was about, what with all the attention surrounding it now thanks to our high-profile, beloved celebrities. Here's a link I found of FAQ that might help if you're interested too.

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August 31, 2004

fun with ink

Brooks has learned to smile for the camera. The first is an exaggerated effort. The second (and you can see it in the first pic too) displays his proficiency with a blue pen.

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August 25, 2004

at alethea's birthday

Dinnertime at Laura's mom's birthday party on Sunday!

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August 23, 2004

23 months

One more month and we have a big two-year-old!!

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August 22, 2004

brooks pics, finally!

As promised...

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August 20, 2004

brooks

I know I keep promising photos and then not delivering, but I'll try again this weekend. Meanwhile, The Guy has new tennis shoes and wearing them with socks makes him look like a big boy! And he drew on the wall with a crayon this week. And he's sorta singing along to songs and can kinda count to six! I say "kinda" cuz sometimes it's just mumbled and I'm not sure he really realizes he's listing sequential numbers. Maybe he is, but he may be just rattling off stuff like he would a saying or song. At any rate, pretty cool. Favorite/common sayings recently are, "almost done," "all done," and "here we go!" But he still does the nonsensical babbling too. Well, even I do that still, so maybe I shouldn't talk...

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August 16, 2004

thank you

I'd like to thank everyone who sent cards, flowers, email, phone calls, prayers, love, and whatever else to us during these past ten days. It's been hard but getting easier. Tons of people in and out of the house in Florida with food and helping cleaning and stuff was invaluable.

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August 06, 2004

dil-mullet

Have you seen today's Dilbert? HAHAHA!

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August 03, 2004

it's now august

Hi. Hahahah! Hellooooooo...

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July 29, 2004

batman teaser!

A quick teaser has been posted on the Batman site! I wonder if this is the same one that will be tacked onto Catwoman or Alien vs. Predator (or whatever it's supposed to be) or another one...

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July 27, 2004

sarah

A new photo of my niece! She's beautiful, Giles & Jennifer! And happy birthday to Jennifer!

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July 25, 2004

star wars episode iii

Title revealed as Revenge of the Sith

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July 23, 2004

brooks

We have this little "Who Loves Baby?" book containing a bunch of pictures of family for him to see and learn. One pic is of Dad, Mom, Dama (my grandma), Martha (aunt), and Bill (uncle). He can now go down the line naming them all!" Bapa, KK, Dah, Mar-tee, Bull." Then he'll get extra excited for "boo" and start saying it louder and more enthusiastically! "BULL! BULL!" Then he'll flip the page to Grammy (other grandma) holding him as a tiny baby and say "G.G." (Great-Grammy).

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July 22, 2004

brofday

Happy birthday to Mike F! He's the big two-nine as well!

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July 16, 2004

brooks

Here's a long-overdue update on The Guy: he's singing along to his videos more and more, especially part of a song about the Wiggles' Captain Feathersword where the chorus goes "Hey, hey, HEY!" He likes that. He's also now started asking, "What's that?" The other day Laura and I were talking on the phone and he picked up the other phone and started saying, "HOW? HOW? HOW?" (That's his "hello" right now.) His one-man phone conversations consist of "How? How? How? Ok, ok. Bye!" When we were at the beach in Florida a couple weeks ago, he loved running up and down the wet sand towards the water and splashing (we'd play goalie, of course), then run back up and around on the sand. I will try to post some photos this weekend.

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July 15, 2004

knight rider

Knight Rider in the works! David Hasselhoff is on board!

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July 13, 2004

Alan Tudyk

This is a featurette... uh, featuring Alan Tudyk, the actor who apparently gave life to the main robot "Sonny" in I, Robot. Alan is a high school friend of my cousin Mark's who we've met before, before he got to be big-time Hollywood actor! He has also been in 28 Days with Sandra Bullock as the funny foreign guy, A Knight's Tale as the lead's right-hand man, and is currently in Dodgeball.

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July 08, 2004

birthday

Happy Birthday to Dad! And thanks for the e-card, Laura, and real cards and gifts from everyone else for my birthday yesterday!

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July 07, 2004

hello!

Happy birthday to me!

Traveling has been the name of the game lately. Recap for the last couple weeks: June 24 flew up to Minneapolis with Tom. Christophe then drove us 2.5 hours out to Montevideo to get my grandmother's car and a small U-Haul trailer attached. Drove it back to Christophe's place, getting there at 3 a.m. that night (Friday morning?). Then at 9 a.m., Tom and I headed down to central Iowa for Eric's wedding. Sunday morning we dropped off his girlfriend at the airport in eastern Iowa and drove halfway back across Iowa to I-35. Cruised down I-35 to Dallas, getting to Ali's just after 1 a.m. to drop off trailer contents. Dropped off Tom, continued down to Waco, getting home at 4:20 a.m. Went to work 4 hours later (Monday the 28th). Two days later, drove back up to Dallas to fly back to Minneapolis, then drove back out to Montevideo for grandmother's funeral (just died three days before). Next day (Thursday July 1) returned home. Then after work Friday, jumped in the car and drove to mom and dad's in Florida (overnight Friday in Lake Charles, LA). Spent the 4th there and then I flew back to Dallas yesterday at 7 a.m. and took the Waco Streak (a van going back and forth) back to my house. Now, this Friday I'll fly back to Florida from Dallas and then Laura, Brooks, and I will drive back over the weekend.

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July 02, 2004

kasdfkasgk???

Back from 2-day trip to MN for funeral. But not for long...

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June 28, 2004

hello!

No, I haven't dropped off the face of the earrth. Busy with getting ready for trips and stuff. Iowa wedding, grandma died (but not before I saw her 3 days prior), long road trip, "crunched" possum (or armadillo?), following Wimbledon. Other stuff, too tired to write mo................

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June 15, 2004

greatest teams

The top 25 teams of the last 25 years, according to ESPN.

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streamripper

Record streaming MP3s from the Internet to your hard drive with Streamripper! New from Hasbro! (just kidding) Also available for Windows and the Mac.

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June 10, 2004

stop spyware with this registry hack

CAUTION: Editing the Windows Registry needs to be approached with care. Changes are permanent and accidental deletions of the wrong keys might result in failure upon boot and would require reinstallation of the Windows operating system.

Spyware is software that is installed on your computer without your knowledge or approval. It comes in via pop-up ads clicked on or it rides in on coattails of programs purposely downloaded (like Kazaa). At best it may just cause annoying pop-ups; at worst it logs your keystrokes to discover sensitive info like credit card numbers. Via the Windows Registry, you'd disable certain ActiveX controls (partially responsible for the execution of spyware) using a "kill bit." The procedure is detailed here.

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college football mess

College football's post-season is a mess. The Bowl Championship Series is supposed to determine the top two teams to play in the year-end national championship game, eliminating past controversies of dual champions who never got to play each other that year. Yet still (friggin' computers...), this past year the team ranked #1 in both the Associated Press poll and coaches' poll wasn't picked to be in the championship game! So a new version of the BCS has been decided on. I wondered why there wasn't an immediate revival of pleas for the often suggested but never considered playoff system. Finally, someone wrote about it.

More: So after the four BCS bowls are played, they then determine the top two teams to play in the national championship game? Well, of course there will be controversy over that too. What if three or even four really good teams all play separate BCS games and win convincingly? Unlikely? That probably what was said about what happened this year. Right back where you started.

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June 09, 2004

batman teaser

A Batman Begins teaser has been completed and may be attached to Spiderman 2, due out on June 30th, but most likely to Catwoman, due out July 23rd. Also, there are new Batmobile pics from when it was on display at a London trade show recently.

And speaking of superheroes, the supposed finalists for the title character in the new Superman movie have been announced.

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June 07, 2004

unlikely champion

Did anyone see the French Open final yesterday? Gaston Gaudio, the 44th-ranked player in the world, a man who had not won a tournament at all since 2002, who was 1-9 in career five-set matches before this tournament, was 15-20 in career Grand Slam matches and had never been beyond the fourth round of any Slam, saved two championship points and went on to win the title yesterday, 0-6 3-6 6-4 6-1 8-6. He beat the #3 player and fellow Argentine, Guillermo Coria, who developed a leg cramp in the fourth set but played on. Coria had won 37 of his last 38 clay-court matches, with the one loss coming to #1-ranked Roger Federer a few weeks ago, and was the favorite coming into the tournament. Gaudio's ranking jumped 34 spots to #10!

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June 02, 2004

vikings overview

ESPN's Vikings overview, five Vikings questions, and "suffering thru Vikes' misery." What will happen this year...?

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June 01, 2004

holiday weekend

How was everyone's? Ours was pretty full. Went down to Eric's bachelor party in San Antonio on Saturday - good to hang out with the ol' buds again. On Sunday, Laura, Brooks, and Jennie came down and we went to Sea World! Brooks liked the ski show the best, mainly because of the boats. It was hot but not unbearable. Then yesterday we went to a lunch-and-swim and last night to some friends' cookout with several other young families. Very relaxing.

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May 25, 2004

indiana jones 4

..."is looking less likely." Boo hiss!

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May 19, 2004

3 years

Happy Anniversary to us! Remember the power outage at the reception?

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May 18, 2004

rip paco

Mom and Dad's little dog, Paco, died this morning unexpectedly. Poor little guy. When we were there, he'd jump up on Brooks and lick his face cuz he was someone close to his own height!

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May 13, 2004

quest complete

I took and passed the CCNA this morning! I got a 922 (passing is 849). So now on to CCNP? Or a Microsoft one? Or security? Or Linux?

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tivo hacks

Add hours to your current system. (If this is your type of thing, you might've already seen something like this before elsewhere - this is little more than just having a place just to put this link for me!)

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May 12, 2004

geekball

Vikings WR Randy Moss added 15 pounds to assist in yards-after-catch. "(He) even paid $10,000 to buy a coaches' computer, which allows him to download breakdowns of every play. Six teammates followed Moss' lead and made similar purchases." Ten-thousand?

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May 11, 2004

baseball origins?

A document from 1791 recently found in Massachusetts mentions "base ball" about 50 years before Abner Doubleday is said to have invented the game.

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May 10, 2004

look who's on the front!

The Mayborn Museum "brings together a wealth of experiential learning opportunities for visitors of all ages." Here's its brochure!

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May 09, 2004

update on the guy

When we'd last left our hero, he'd been up to Minnesota and had a great trip. Recently, he's showed real development into a little boy. He plays "Where's Brooks?" by holding his hands over his eyes, asks "Where's mama?" and "Where's dada?" when we're gone at the bars (just kidding), he likes the outdoors and to get dirty out there, and is starting to sing and dance along to his shows and childrens' songs we sing to him. Here are some recent photos too!

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ali's dog

Alison got a new dog this weekend, a Shih-Tzu named Payson. She said she may or may not rename him. Apparently, the place she got him from made her first submit an application for consideration and go through an interview process and all this stuff!



UPDATED: Ali has possible new names for her dog: Edgrr, Wagley, Amigo, and Atlas. Use the Comments link below to chime in or suggest others!

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May 04, 2004

weird

Subservient Chicken - Thanks Laura

...has made some noise. - Thanks Piers

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May 01, 2004

greatest athlete?

ESPN: Who's the greatest athlete?

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power on, off, on, off, on...

Over the last week and a half, our electricity has gone off about ten times. At first we thought it was just a nearby transformer blowing out (which, for those that know, also caused our candlelit wedding reception), but then came to learn from the workmen in our backyard this morning at 5 a.m. that there were trees behind houses all along the street interfering with the power lines. So last night it was off from 8 p.m. to 11, then from 1 a.m. to sometime this afternoon! Ugh, I hope it's over now.

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April 30, 2004

batman pic!

The first photo of Christian Bale as Batman appears in Entertainment Weekly today and one of the movie sites tracking the film's progress has already posted it up here. Appears to be a dead link now... Three new pics here!

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April 28, 2004

oh god no

Some dude made a Tron costume...

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April 27, 2004

hi mom!

Happy birthday, Mom!!!

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April 22, 2004

brooks' new first cousin!

I was waiting for Giles to break the news, but baby Bateman is here! Sarah Virginia Bateman was born last night around 10:00, weighing 7 lbs 11 oz, 20 inches long, and with a little hair. She was later opening her mouth and sticking out her tongue and holding onto Giles' finger, so I heard. I haven't seen her yet...

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32 years

Happy Anniversary, mom and dad!

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April 21, 2004

phone/internet @ home

...is currently down! Late last night we noticed we couldn't get online. A bit of troubleshooting and we determined that it was either a problem with our DSL modem or the incoming line. I called and reported it this morning. Later this morning, we found out that phone didn't work either (we hadn't tested it last night or earlier this morning)! Another call to our phone provider and we learned that a line in the area had been cut and wouldn't be up again until no later than 5pm tomorrow! So if you need to get a hold of us during the day, I guess calling my work number is the only way. At night, the only option is calling our house guest and Laura's friend from junior high, Kristen, on her cell. Email me (mikeindo at excite dot com) for either number.

UPDATED - 10pm - Our phones came back on late this afternoon but Internet access was still down. Our ISP initially said it was a billing issue related to our recent account renewal, but we'd done that online about ten days ago. Long story short, it turned out to be an incredible coincidence of a different sort: the ISP's Internet router that we connect to was missing part of its configuration! So it was rebuilt and everything's back to normal. *How DSL works*

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April 20, 2004

windows to a mac

Turn your Windows machine into a Mac (at least in appearance)! - Thanks Jason Shellen via "lenn" via Giles

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April 16, 2004

new brooks pics

Here are some new ones of The Guy out at Mickey & Cullen's farm (for those who know).

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hilarious simpsons

Here's a clip - I just filmed the TV screen - of a Simpsons episode where Homer gets a gun (same episode as this one) and is at the firing range. Just watch closely what people shoot at! Oh man! HAHAHA!! (3.73MB file)

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vikings 2004

The schedules for all teams were released and the Vikings have five nationally televised games! Two Monday Night games (at Indianapolis and at Philadelphia) on ABC and one Sunday-nighter (at New Orleans) on ESPN. ESPN's website says that when the Vikes' first-round pick comes around in the draft later this month, one of Miami's two good linebackers may be a good fit. Build that defense!

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April 15, 2004

cas

Here's a picture of our cousin Cas from this past holiday weekend! He just turned two.

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virtual private network

Below is a screenshot of our laptop at home (the outer-most window) connected to my office workstation (and then it to an office server) through a VPN. A Virtual Private Network is an encrypted tunnel between two computers or networks that provides a high level of security for sharing files, printers, and other network resources over an unsecure network like the Internet. I set it up to be able to connect to work stuff and maybe save a drive up there some evening or weekend!

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April 14, 2004

baby dietz

Alexander Colgin Dietz was born last night just before 11pm! Welcome to the world! He was 8.1 pounds. Congratulations to Elizabeth and Bill! Mother and baby are doing fine.

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April 13, 2004

chantal's baby

My friend Christophe's sister Chantal had her baby over the holiday weekend! His name is Alexander Peter Macksam and he was just over 10 pounds!! Mother and baby are doing well.

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April 12, 2004

stream mp3s from home

"Slim Devices' remarkably good server software (allows you) to stream your home music library to your work." Very cool! - Thanks Giles

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fastest serve

Andy Roddick blasted a serve this weekend that was 152 MPH!! That's a record. And by the way, it was 'in'.

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trip to minnesota

We went to Minnesota this past holiday weekend for my grandmother's 90th birthday and a family reunion combination. I hadn't been to Minnesota in over two years and it'd been even longer to Montevideo (zoom out). Many relatives there I hadn't seen in a decade! None of them except my grandmother had ever seen Brooks before, of course, so it was great that they could. The next time they see him, he could be in high school! We forgot our camera, so any pics will have to be sent by mom and dad before I post. And speaking of Brooks, he was a champ on the trip! We traveled for nine-plus hours each way (drive-fly-drive) and he was great - couldn't have asked for much better at all.

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April 08, 2004

brooks update

He was just in for a checkup and everything's cool! He's 32.5 inches tall and weighs 24 lbs 1.1 ounce. And he just got his first real haircut! It was done at home, though, instead of at a barbershop-type place. Looks good! We have some pictures from yesterday (pre-haircut) that I hope to post up later tonight.

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April 06, 2004

spread the word

This is so perfect for all those easily duped folk! And yes, it's ironic that you'd forward this... - Thanks Laura

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fusion unexpected

My dad recently participated in a celebrity golf event and who did he ride with in the cart? DMC from RUN-DMC! He (not Dad) had never played before, so Dad kept having place his ball on the tee and give him pointers. Dad admitted to DMC that the dopest rhymes he thought they'd put down were "Sucker MC's" and "You Be Illin'."

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April 03, 2004

project done

For the past several months, Giles and I have been slowly working on wiring his (and Laura's and Andrew's) parents' house for network, phone, and cable TV. Their house had been partially gutted for remodeling and we thought it was the perfect chance to get in there while walls were open. They've been back in their house since Christmas, but we finally just finished this weekend! Below is a picture of the epicenter of the finished product. Wires leave this downstairs closet (which it shares with the AC/heat unit and water heater) and snake all through the house.

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April 02, 2004

simpsons pay raise

"The actors who give voice to [the] characters on The Simpsons reportedly skipped work on Fox's animated series as contract renewal talks hit an impasse." "Each cast member is seeking about $360,000 an episode." "In 1998, the actors sought big pay increases. At that time, the performers made $30,000." 30K is pretty small given the show's success. It probably won't happen, but wouldn't it be a shame if this is how The Simpsons ended? With a salary dispute?

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homer and his gun

Easily a top-ten episode, in 'The Cartridge Family,' Homer explains the grip that his newly purchased gun has on him: "I felt this incredible surge of power, like God must feel when He's holding a gun."


"Maaaaarge, I have a surpriiiiise for yoouuuuuuuuu!"

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April 01, 2004

batmobile pics!

The Batman Begins website now includes two photos of the new Batmobile! Here's one below. Whaddya think?


Tilbury Fort in Essex, England, is being used for Batcave scenes (there must be some underground caves/chambers/rooms there). Here is a sketch of what the new Batsuit will look like, reportedly based on eyewitness accounts. Apparently, contrary to previous reports, Mentmore Towers may not be used as Wayne Manor after all - instead, Hatfield House will probably be it. Also, buzz about a sequel is already happening, with a rough release date of 2008.

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March 31, 2004

baby bateman

We thought Giles and Jennifer's baby was coming this past weekend. False alarm, turns out. Read the update here.

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March 30, 2004

minn hockey

The University of Minnesota-Duluth mens hockey upset two-time defending national champion University of Minnesota to get into the Frozen Four! Too bad they had to be in the same section of the bracket. Also in the final four are Denver, Maine, and Boston College. - Thanks Jeff - haha!

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March 29, 2004

NCAA ball

The University of Minnesota women's basketball team is in the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament! As the #7 seeds, they've upset second-seeded Kansas State and #3 Boston College. They next play top-ranked Duke tomorrow night...

UPDATE They beat Duke!! They're in the Final Four in New Orleans! They'll play perennial Final Four team UConn on Sunday night.

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March 25, 2004

thin air

Computer magazine reports that we'll soon be showing images without the need for a monitor or screen. "The Heliodisplay ... condenses the air above a video projector. The device then projects an image onto the condensed air." Like out of Minority Report or something.

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March 24, 2004

symbol of truth, justice...

The official Batman Begins website is up now! Just a familiar symbol so far though. And apparently, instead of what I previously reported, the Batmobile looks something like "a cross between a Humvee and a Lamborghini Countach."

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March 23, 2004

milestone

Brooks is exactly a year and a half old today! Also, he's saying "Hi, da-da!" a lot now.

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March 18, 2004

exasperation

He's finally thrown up his arms in disgust, saying, "C'MON! WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU!?"

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March 15, 2004

beware the ides of march

The other day Laura was watching The Weakest Link and a question was "Who was the Scottish king who killed Macbeth?" One person's answer was "Hamlet."

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splashy-splash!

New pics of the guy!

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simpsons

Last night's new episode's intro was one of the weirdest, and one of the best, they've ever had. At the point where the family is on the couch, you pan straight up and out, over them, over the house, the neightborhood, then Springfield, then America (although shrouded by clouds, looked like maybe Michigan?), the earth, the solar system, the galaxy, many galaxies, then into molecules, helixes, and up finally to Homer's bald scalp and back to the family again! Homer's response? A slow, awed "wow." Also, the Season 4 DVD set will be out in June. I still don't have Season Three yet! Someone buy it for me...

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March 13, 2004

brooks pics

On the left is from the recent Austin wedding (Laura made his outfit from near-scratch, including the smocked bicycles on the chest), dancing around to the band, and the right one is in his new cowboy pajamas!

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snow here

Finally, as promised, here's the mid-February snow that was here for one morning.

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wallpaper material

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March 12, 2004

vikes continue with defense

Former Viking and U of Minn safety Tyrone Carter is back with Minnesota after the NY Jets cut him for salary cap room. He was their starting safety.

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March 11, 2004

Voice-over-IP for home

Giles' friend Patrick posted on his site about Vonage and their home phone service. Interesting about price differences as well as the drawbacks.

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happy holidays!

Happy 311 day! Yes, I'm still a fan. They're playing a special three hour and eleven minute show tonight in New Orleans.

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March 10, 2004

life on the fast lane

"Dear Abby Almost Falls for 'Simpsons' Spoof" - Thanks Katie and Jennifer

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March 08, 2004

vikings add wr

"The Minnesota Vikings agreed to a four-year contract Monday with free-agent wide receiver Marcus Robinson... (who is supposed to be the) complement to Randy Moss that the team has been searching for since Cris Carter's retirement after the 2001 season. The Vikings are ecstatic about this offseason and are now turning their attention to the draft."

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good ol' microsoft

Sometimes I come across a Windows computer problem and refer to the Microsoft Knowledge Base for answers. Occasionally, this is the response:

"To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site..."

So I gotta pay to get the support folk to tell me how/where I can get the otherwise free fix? RIDICULOUS! To see an alternative solution, click here!

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March 07, 2004

more homer

Trying to rationalize his videotaped drunken ramblings about his burdensome family: "You see, kids, marriage is like a coffin, and each kid is another nail."

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March 05, 2004

homer the simp

When Homer's song played repeatedly: "I've come to hate my own creation -- now I know how God feels!"

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vikings sign CB

Antoine Winfield, "one of the top corner(back)s at the deepest position in free agency," has signed with the Vikings. They've also resigned TE Jim Kleinsasser. They "put out feelers" for Randy Moss but he'll remain in Minnesota too. They're in good shape in terms of salary cap room for the free agency market before the draft is held.

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March 02, 2004

batman begins... filming

The movie is now officially titled Batman Begins and has started filming in Iceland, with filming in London in two weeks. IGN Filmforce has a great short article with other updates, including a minor plot spoiler. If you don't want to read it, at least take a look at Mentmore Towers, which will be used for the outside shots of Wayne Manor. You can also read about the new Batsuit at Batman-on-Film.com (which has the same spoilers).

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duluth snow!

Here's what the snow level is like in Duluth, MN right now! (That's a picnic table.) - Thanks Jeff

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March 01, 2004

austin wedding weekend

My cousin got married in Austin this weekend - it was a very cool, unique ceremony and a great reception in an old church on the same property. This cool bluegrass band played and we got two CDs of theirs - I'll get their name later. Brooks was really interested in their instruments and wanted to get really close. Actually, as they warmed up, they sort of played for him while I held him up to watch. Then during the party he danced around and had a great ol' time! I'll get some pictures and movies up from it, as well as others I've been meaning to.

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February 24, 2004

unveiling!

Welcome to the new Indernet! A new feature is that you can add your own comments (try to keep it relatively clean though) by clicking under one of my own entries. There are a few more things to iron out here and there in the move from the old site, but shouldn't be too long before it's all done! Enjoy! And thanks to Giles for his help.

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more batman

Here's what the new Batmobile is supposed to look something like (modeled after The Dark Knight Returns' Batmobile) in the new Batman movie, due out in summer 2005.

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austinmullet

A cafe in Austin has a sign outside that says "10% off with a mullet." - Thanks Alethea

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February 23, 2004

machinist-nin

Christian Bale has a movie coming out soon called The Machinist. He plays an industrial worker named 'Trevor Reznik.' Ok, now let's go over to Nine Inch Nails, an INDUSTRIAL rock band, headed by TRENT REZNOR. Peculiar similarities...

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batman news

This info is from IGN.com Filmforce and Cinescape: The next Batman movie now has Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox (CEO of Wayne Enterprises), Liam Neeson probably as a henchman, Michael Caine as Alfred the butler, Katie Holmes as the love interest, probably Cillian Murphy as the villain The Scarecrow, and Christian Bale as Batman/Bruce Wayne. Still uncast are the other villain Ra's Al Ghul (maybe Ken Watanabe?) and Police Commissioner Gordon (maybe Dennis Quaid?). Possible titles, in addition to Batman: Intimidation, are Batman: Genesis and Batman Begins. Filming starts in London on March 15th.

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brooks

Brooks has begun using "no" to protest things to do/eat/wear/etc.

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February 17, 2004

plaxo

Plaxo online address book: members update their own info which then automatically updates their contacts' (also Plaxo members) address books.

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brooks

Brooks' favorite words now are "wall", "ball", "shoe". The development and polishing of his coordination and cause-and-effect skills are fun to watch.

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tivo

TiVo has a new product out with more room (250-GB drives) for HD programs. But still no DVD-R drive to save them in digital format permanently - you still apparently have to tape them onto a VHS tape! And there are security measures to prevent you from dumping programs from your TiVo box to your computer to burn onto a DVD yourself. Of course, if you have time, knowledge, and money, you can build your own with all the features you like! - Thanks Giles

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February 10, 2004

superfly

Ok, I'm embarrassed to say I just found out this weekend that a downloadable file on my site actually was infected with the MTX virus! It was a short humorous cartoon called Superfly and it was on my Fun/Games page. Honestly, though, I don't think many people downloaded it, but I thought the responsible thing to do would be to post a little alert about it anyway. Sorry!

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February 02, 2004

SB ads

See a bunch of Super Bowl commercials here!

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January 26, 2004

more brooks words

Straw, Bapa (one grandfather), KK (one grandmother), moo, baa baa, toot-toot, watch, nose, eyes, teeth, phone, bubbles, car, no-no, monkey, Elmo, bite, Bob (the Builder), wall, shoe, boot, boat, baby, Say-Say (aunt Sarah), Jeee (cousin Jennie), and pillow. And finally, NEW PICS OF HIM!

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R.I.P.

Captain Kangaroo died!

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January 22, 2004

brooks

Brooks has his first cold. A little chest rattle and slight runny nose, but we have some medicine and I think he's already a bit better. He's not slowed down though - running around just as much. I'll post some new pictures of him - I know it's been about a month and a half since the last ones.

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January 20, 2004

1993 news

A 1993 Canadian news report on a new communication tool called "Internet". Thanks Ali

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another b'day

Happy birthday yesterday to Jeff!

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January 19, 2004

i'm an idiot

I am a bad husband for not wishing my lovely wife a happy birthday on the actual day, January 15. So here it is, belated: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LAURA!

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January 14, 2004

hilarious video

"How Men Screw Up Romance"

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January 13, 2004

oh god no!

Forgot to mention that I missed the Simpsons on Sunday! I know, I know, major catastrophe. Our TiVo actually did record from 7:00 to 7:30 on Sunday night, but the NFL playoff game beforehand ran long and pushed it back almost a the full half-hour. Honestly, I'm surprised they still ran it. So I'll have to wait for the re-run!

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collapses

The Vikings' collapse this season inspired a list of all-time great collapses in sports.

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words

Brooks' words now: mama, dada (sort of), doggie (doh-gee), kitty (keee), milk (muggy), ball (bah), train (choo-choo), duck, thank you (da-doo), balloon (boo), tree (traaa), horse (hsss), and Brooks (boo-k). I might be missing some...

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January 07, 2004

straw

Brooks is now using a straw! That will help at restaurants and stuff, surely.

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Wimbledon's Centre Court will have

Wimbledon's Centre Court will have a retractable roof in 2009.

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January 06, 2004

funny brooksie

We have a white-noise maker in his room to use when it's his bedtime. Yesterday during the day he accidently turned it on and then ran out of the room, probably just realizing what it was! We trimmed his hair again, a little in front and in back.

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January 02, 2004

happy new year!

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college football

My four college teams finished their bowl games 2-2. TCU lost last week, Nebraska won the Alamo Bowl on Tuesday, Minnesota won the Sun Bowl on Wednesday with a late field goal, and Florida state lost the Orange Bowl last night - their fifth straight loss to Miami.

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December 29, 2003

football

Pro football: Woe, woe, woe are the Vikings. They stumbled in the last game of the season against one of the worst teams in the NFL. And because of it, Green Bay won the NFC North with their own win over Denver, who sat players out prepping for their own playoff run. For the Vikings, it was again a case of a loss despite far more yards on offense and longer time of possession. Here's how it ended, with two fourth-down Arizona TDs, both reviewed and upheld, and an on-side kick. The Vikes join the '78 Redskins as the only teams to start a season 6-0 and then miss the playoffs.

College football: TCU lost a close one to Boise State in the Fort Worth Bowl last Tuesday (we were on the road to Florida) and Nebraska plays Michigan State tonight.

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Christmas-Florida

Belated Merry Christmas! We got back yesterday from mom and dad's in Florida. Brooks was great in the car and we almost finished Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix book on CD and tape (had some problems with the CDs). Brooks cleaned up with books, clothes, toys - typical stuff.

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December 23, 2003

brooksie

Brooks is 15 months old today! And he's getting an eighth tooth in - the front right lateral incisor (not front bottoms but one over).

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division race

Green Bay won last night which means if the season ended today, the Vikings would still win the NFC North division based on the fourth tiebreaker - conference games' record. I was going to write out all this tiebreaker information and math, but the bottom line is this: if Minnesota wins their final game next week, they win the NFC North division no matter what Green Bay's result is. If MN loses, Green Bay wins the division no matter what the Packers do.

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December 22, 2003

ROTK

We saw Return of the King on Saturday - pretty slick. I really wasn't into that whole genre growing up but these movies caught me!

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vikings

The Vikings scored a huge win over the Chiefs on Saturday 45-20! So of course I'm going to be at least checking in on tonight's Green Bay-Oakland game!

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December 19, 2003

brooks

Brooks is getting his first molar in, on his top right. That's seven teeth now with all but two on the top. He's currently working on going up and down our two stairs like grown-ups do rather than crawling over them. Had a couple of spills but nothing major! Also, we just inherited a piano and he likes reaching up to hit keys as he's walking by.

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December 18, 2003

pro bowl

Four Vikings made the Pro Bowl this year, the second-most of the NFC teams.

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December 17, 2003

homer

"Getting eaten by an alligator is just like going to sleep... in a giant blender!"

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December 15, 2003

vikings

Well, the Vikings and the Packers are now tied for the division lead. The Vikings lost to the Bears and their rookie starting QB and the Packers beat San Diego. Now looking at the tiebreakers beyond their 8-6 records, they have the same division record (4-2), same record in common games (6-4), the Vikings have a slight edge in conference record at 7-4 to 7-5 but have one more to play, the strength of victory (point margin in wins) is the same at 112 points, and then the Packers have the edge in schedule strength. The Vikes have 12-2 KC at home next and then finish at 3-11 Arizona. The Packers are at 4-10 Oakland next and finish with 9-5 Denver at home. It's gonna be close!

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December 12, 2003

funny espn

Funny ESPN: "As John Madden would say, when the six best teams are playing in the same conference, that means that one conference has the six best teams." and "[The Philadelphia Eagles are] the most solid team in the NFC ... which is like being the most stable member of the Jackson family."

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batebaby

Giles and Jennifer have set up a game on ExpectNet with gamename "BateExpectations". You can guess the length, weight, DOB, and time. Go chime in! Later: THEY'RE HAVING A GIRL!!!

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December 11, 2003

brooks & christmas

Here's the picture of Brooks with Santa from this weekend! We decorated last night and this morning when Brooks saw the Christmas tree for the first time, he walked up to it pointing and saying, "tree! tree!"

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December 09, 2003

jennifer

Jennifer felt a "wallop" today from the baby!

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December 08, 2003

football

Bowl picture set: #8 Florida State gets an unwanted rematch with #9 Miami in the Orange Bowl on Jan 1, #19 TCU plays a home game against #16 Boise State in the Fort Worth Bowl on Dec 23, #20 Minnesota plays Oregon in the Sun Bowl, and #21 Nebraska plays Michigan state in the Alamo Bowl.

The Vikings won big yesterday over Seattle with good defense, no turnovers, and explosive offensive plays - just like earlier in the season. Unfortunately, Green Bay came back and beat the Bears to remain just one game behind the Vikes with three games left. Ok, now I'm gonna nerd out: The Vikes have Chicago, Kansas City, and Arizona left. The Packers have it easier with San Diego, Oakland, and Denver. If MN and GB finish with the same record, it would then go to their head-to-head record this year, which they split. Then to division records - GB finished their division games at 4-2 and Vikings are 4-1 with only Chicago left. If MN loses, then they look at winning percentage in common games. Right now the Vikes lead that 6-3 to 5-4 but the rest of both teams' games are common games. If it's still even, then it's strength of victory, which MN leads 112 points to 95. If it's still tied, then it's schedule strength, which GB would win by their games with Philadelphia (10-3) and Tampa Bay (6-7) over MN's with Arizona (3-10) and the Giants (4-9).

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batman simpsons

Two of my favorite worlds came together last night when The Simpsons' intro was Batman-themed!

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brooks

Brooks had a picture with Santa yesterday at the mall! He wasn't smiling, but it's still a cute picture. I'll post it soon.

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December 03, 2003

bowl games

Want to know about the BCS Bowl picture? Better have some aspirin ready! As for my teams, #9 FSU will either go to the Fiesta Bowl against probably #6 Texas or the Rose Bowl against #4 Michigan. #19 TCU is in the Fort Worth Bowl maybe against Colorado. #20 Minnesota may go to the Alamo Bowl maybe against another of my teams, #21 Nebraska! Most of these guesses are based on a rough formula.

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homer

On Sunday:

"What kind of example would I be if I didn't take revenge on things?"

"Sometimes a man must put his marriage at risk for reasons that are confusing even to him."

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December 02, 2003

vikings rant

Can I just point out some things about the Vikings' loss to the Rams last Sunday? Minnesota had four more first downs, sixty-nine more total yards, and held the ball for 15 minutes longer. So what happened? It was a blocked punt, three lost fumbles, and defense, defense, defense. The defense has been a problem now for a number of years. I'll repeat what's been said that last five years or so: this offseason needs to be dedicated to improving the defense. But let's actually do it this time!

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tcu bowl game

TCU accepted an invitation to the inaugural Fort Worth Bowl on December 23. In my opinion, I don't think their rejection of the GMAC Bowl had so much to do with the TCU final exams conflict as much as the Frogs just wanted a bigger bowl game. But what makes the Fort Worth Bowl bigger? Being held five days later in the bowl season? Maybe I'm wrong. They may play 7-5 Air Force, #17 Boise State, or 9-3 Connecticut.

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December 01, 2003

teams

#9 FSU clipped Florida in a shootout, #17 TCU beat winless SMU and then rejected an invitation to the GMAC bowl. #23 Nebraska beat Colorado and then fired Coach Solich. #22 Minnesota's regular season is over. The Vikings played the Rams in a battle of division leaders and got creamed, so they're still only a game ahead of the Packers.

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Thanksgiving

Hope everyone had a good one! Laura's family had a family reunion at Camp Allen down towards Houston in conjunction with the holiday. Then mom and dad drove down from Thanksgiving with Ali to our house for a couple of days.

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November 26, 2003

funny

Kudos to this man who has fought and defeated a terrible disease.

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November 25, 2003

Homer on Sunday

"Marge, I'll be on my best behavior. You have my word as a gentleman and a lady."

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November 24, 2003

teams

Ok, so TCU's out of the BCS running (see below) and have dropped out of the Top 10 to #17. Who knows what bowl game they get, but it'll probably be a New Years Day game. #22 Minnesota's regular season is done and may get the Dec. 29th Alamo Bowl. Ninth-ranked Florida State and #23 Nebraska (will Coach Solich get forced out?) were idle last week and each have one regular-season game left this Saturday, vs Florida and at Colorado, respectively. The Vikings beat Detroit to snap their four-game losing streak. The defense showed up (but against the NFL's second-worst offense) but the offense didn't perform well (against an average defense). Unfortunately, Green Bay also won to stay just one game behind the Vikes in the division. Looking ahead to the end of the division race, the Vikings' remaining games include 8-3 St. Louis, 7-4 Seattle, and 10-1 Kansas City. Green Bay only faces one team with a winning record (6-5 Denver).

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November 23, 2003

14 months

Brooks turns fourteen months today! I know I said I'd try not to say it that way, but I'm losing...

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November 21, 2003

frogs lost

Well, TCU's dreams of a BCS bowl game and all the nationwide debate over it is now over. The Horned Frogs lost last night at Southern Mississippi 40-28 despite a big fourth-quarter rally. Now they won't even be conference champion if So. Miss. wins next week.

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November 20, 2003

batman update

Here's the latest Batman 5 news. One villain, the Scarecrow, has been cast. He's a British actor who's most recently been in 28 Days Later. They have a director too - good thing since filming starts in the spring. "This Batman movie is different than its predecessors; namely, that it's darker and scarier."

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overrated?

Overrated NFL figures - very interesting, especially about the undefeated '72 Dolphins team. Sadly, two Vikings are on the list. On the top-right of the page you can vote on it!

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Yay!

Happy anniversary yesterday, Giles and Jennifer!

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November 19, 2003

Brooks

Brooks is cutting his fifth tooth! The one on top to his right of the front tooth. And the one on the other side isn't far behind. He can identify your and his nose ("nuh") and ears and can say "ball" ("bah")!

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November 18, 2003

Ali's b'day

I can't believe I forgot to wish my sister a happy birthday last Saturday on this site! Well, happy birthday, Yeb!

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November 17, 2003

Masters Cup Houston

So the final of the men's year-end tournament was a replay of a first-day round robin match that went the distance, but Roger Federer's defeat of Andre Agassi this time on Sunday was crushing. Also, the women's tour is considering "shorten(ing) its 11-month schedule by a week in 2006 and by two weeks in 2007." WOW! I'm sure that'll make a lot of difference...

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Teams

Ok, Florida State won and wrapped up the ACC and is the first to lock up a BCS game berth (probably Orange Bowl) but will be without a star player. #15 Nebraska lost at home to KSU for the first time in 35 years and have now slipped to second in the Big 12 North. #17 Minnesota gained 563 yards but was upset by #20 Iowa, so Floyd of Rosedale (the pig statue that goes to the MN-IA winner) stays in Iowa. #9 TCU won big but slipped in the BCS polls because of weak opponents - and will further soon. The Vikings lost their fourth straight - Daunte Culpepper had 396 yards passing but 5 turnovers (and add another fumble by Nate Burleson). They're now only a game ahead of Green Bay in the NFC North and play 'lowly' (third straight week I've used that word...) Detroit at home.

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November 13, 2003

Tennis

I'm so sorry I haven't been reporting on the year-end Tennis Masters Cup Houston! Where are my manners? The top eight players split into two groups of four and play round robin. The top two from each group then play in the semifinals. The top three ranked players, Andy Roddick, Juan Carlos Ferrero, and Roger Federer, all had the chance of finishing at number one, and the tournament was promoted as a showdown of sorts. Well, that's all quickly over! Tuesday night, Roddick won his first match which mathematically killed Federer's chances, and then last night, Ferrero lost his second straight match and is now also mathematically out. So Roddick's clinched it. He's the youngest American ever to finish the year at number one. But the tournament continues...

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Movies

100 Scariest Movie Scenes of All Time - Thanks Fay and Moviehead

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Homer yesterday

"My whole life I've only had one dream: To achieve my many goals."

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November 12, 2003

Simpsons

"The Simpsons, back from the pit" - Thanks Ali - "Jerkass Homer, as old-time fans called him, can still dominate the screen"?? I've never even heard that nickname. "(Executive Producr Al) Jean recently told IGN.com the cast had signed on for three films, but neither a script nor a timeline was in place." Films!?

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Happy birthday, Jennie!

Happy birthday, Jennie!

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November 10, 2003

More Vikings defense

From the Minneapolis Star Tribune today: "How does a franchise that forged its very identity on fundamentally sound defense continually have this much difficulty establishing even a semblance of defensive competence? ... The Vikings were stone-cold killers on defense [in the 1970s]. They hit people, and hurt people, and scared people. For most of the past 30 years, they have lost that identity. The Jerry Burns Era ['86-'91], featuring Joey Browner, Keith Millard and Chris Doleman, included some headline-grabbing defenses that piled up gaudy statistics, but often withered in the fourth quarter, and the playoffs. Dennis Green ['92-'01], with the considerable help of Tony Dungy, had good defenses early in his tenure, but Green quickly became seduced by piling up yardage. The goal in [current Head Coach Mike] Tice's second year was to simply upgrade the defense from horrid to serviceable. A promising start has given way to a cold reality: Serviceable is nowhere in sight."

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Football

Teams: #3 Florida State was upset by Clemson and basically knocked out of the national championship picture, but a win Saturday against NC State would clinch the ACC and a BCS game. Also, #16 Nebraska beat Kansas and play #25 KSU next. Eighteenth-ranked Minnesota beat Wisconsin on a last-second field goal and play #20 Iowa next. Their 9-2 record is the best since 1905; if they beat Iowa, they'll probably get a New Years Day bowl in Florida - Outback or Capitol One. As for the pros, the Vikings lost to the lowly Chargers! They've lost three straight and are now officially on a skid. The Chargers had only one win and had replaced their starting QB. The Viking defense was the story, giving up big plays (including Chargers RB Tomlinson's longest career TD run), 458 yards (third straight week over 450), 42 points, and not forcing the Chargers to punt until the third quarter. Next Vikings game is at the 'lowly' Raiders, another team hungry for a big win.

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November 06, 2003

Poor Boris

According to his new autobiography, Boris Becker became addicted to pills and developed a drinking problem during and after his career. In recent years he's dealt with "an expensive divorce settlement, an admission he fathered a child with a Russian model, and a legal battle with German tax authorities."

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TCU in the BCS?

TCU barely won last night against Conference-USA rival #25 Louisville to remain one of only two unbeaten teams in the country (Oklahoma). They're #9 in the Bowl Championship Series rankings and people are talking about them getting into one of the four BCS games. Even though I could be biased in their favor since I went there, in my opinion, they haven't earned it. Sure, they're undefeated, but they're in a weak conference and the toughest opponent on their schedule was Louisville. Many of the Top Twenty teams with a loss (and some with two losses) have tougher schedules and therefore deserve it more. Well, ok, maybe if TCU wins the rest of its games by, like, 30 or 40 points each, then perhaps they deserve a BCS game appearance. All I'm saying is that it'd be interesting to see how they'd do against a legitimate BCS team like Florida State.

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November 05, 2003

Reality Tennis

Andy Roddick will be the star of a reality show called The Tour next year.

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November 04, 2003

Brooks today was walking into

Brooks today was walking into our bedroom and Laura would call after him, "Broooooks!" and he'd come waddling fast back into the room laughing! Also, she'd ask where Elmo was and he went and got his Elmo doll! Halloween pics below!

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Cheesiness

MSN's list of Hollywood's cheesiest moments!

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November 03, 2003

Tennis

The year-end tournament for mens pro tennis in Houston next week is set. And what is world number one Andy Roddick doing to prepare? Hosting Saturday Night Live...

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Teams

Teams this weekend: TCU off but plays Louisville on Wednesday. Florida State shut out Notre Dame and Minnesota won big but Nebraska was upset. As for the pros, the Vikings dropped their home game to the Packers! Green Bay piled up the yards, including 261 rushing. The Vikes still have a two-game lead over them in the division though, and their remaining schedule includes only two teams with winning records.

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October 31, 2003

Batman 5

Latest news on the fifth Batman movie courtesy of FilmForce: no cast members back from the previous movies, Anthony Hopkins may be the new Alfred the butler, John Malkovich may be either The Scarecrow or Ra's Al Ghul, Dennis Quaid was rumored to be in the running for Commissioner Gordon but not anymore - Kurt Russell is mentioned now. Christian Bale is set to play Batman/Bruce Wayne when filming starts in England early next year.

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Vikings training camp moving?

Duluth, Fargo-Moorhead, Mankato (the current site), and Sioux Falls, South Dakota have all made proposals for hosting the Vikings' summer training camp after Mankato's contract runs out this year. They've been there for 39 years. A decision will be made at the end of November.

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Happy Halloween!

Brooks has an Elvis costume for today. He's also been wearing his Batman outfit (with cape) that really are pajamas. I'm dressed as a computer geek - yeah, big stretch.

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Siegfried and ...

A funny picture of Siegfried and Roy - Thanks Ali

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October 30, 2003

MT static pages

While changing over this site to Movable Type, I found that recreating my static pages (like the pictures and archive pages) were proving difficult. Well, here's an article explaining how! This'll be really helpful.

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Brooks pix

View "walker" and "swing" movies best with Quicktime.

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Tennis

Philippoussis, Grosjean, and Srichaphan all lost yesterday, meaning that David Nalbandian qualifies for Houston without even playing this week! Again, his injury may force him out anyway.

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October 29, 2003

Brooks' primary mode of transportation

Brooks' primary mode of transportation is quickly becoming walking. He still crawls and crusies sometimes, but he's walking more and more. Still a bit wobbly, which is why his Elvis costume for Halloween will be so appropriate! Laura just downloaded a bunch of pictures off the camera, so soon I'll post!

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Pro tennis

There is a minor league pro tennis tournament (called a "challenger") here this week. We went last night and saw some and hope to go back again. The highest-ranked player is world #74 and American Brian Vahaly, who is sponsored by the event's sponsor. (Meaning, he probably wouldn't be here if it weren't for his sense of obligation!)

David Nalbandian, the guy about to clinch the eighth spot for Houston, withdrew from this week's Paris event due to his wrist injury. Although ATPTennis.com didn't say it, it appears that he's out of the running and it opens the door for Philippoussis and Grosjean. But both, who are still in the Paris event, have really tough matches. "The Scud" (Philippoussis, because of his rocket serves) plays #17 Gustavo Kuerten and Grosjean plays #31 Tim Henman, both of whom are playing well. Interestingly, the winners of these two matches then play each other in the next round!

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Theme?

Is there a theme today in comics-land? See today's Dilbert and then today's Real Life Adventures.

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October 28, 2003

Now you know

Hip-hop slang - look up the definitions of all those words you've heard but don't know! - Thanks Jennie

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My friend from Minnesota, Christophe,

My friend from Minnesota, Christophe, has been staying with us for a few days. Excellent cuz I haven't seen any of those guys at home in almost two years!

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In the pro mens tennis

In the pro mens tennis race to the year-end tournament in Houston next week, only one spot remains. David Nalbandian can clinch it easily this week in Paris if his aggrevated wrist holds up. Others on his heels: Mark Philippoussis and Sebastien Grosjean. It seems that the only way they can bump Nalbandian out is if he loses in the first or second round and one of them makes the final. Otherwise, they'd be battling for the alternate spot, which may pay off anyway cuz Agassi may pull out since he and wife Steffi Graf (or is it 'Stefanie' now?) had their second child last month. He hasn't played since then. ... Ok, ATPTennis.com has confirmed my thought above: if Nalbandian wins his second round match this week, he's in.

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My Teams

TCU won 62-55 and it wasn't even an overtime-filled game! They're still undefeated at 8-0 with four regular season games left. Univ of Minnesota ended their two-game skid by beating Illinois and have three games left including #14 Iowa. The Vikings are undefeated no more. The Giants beat them in Minneapolis, but they're still tied for thr second-best record in the NFL and lead the NFC North by three games over Green Bay, who they play next week in Minneapolis. The Vikings beat them in Green Bay earlier this year and their QB, Brett Favre, is like 12-23 in domes. ... Just read that Vikings owner Red McCombs ripped the team in the locker room afterward for their loss, then later sort-of apologized. Hey, chill out, Red, they're 6-1! I mean, you could own a team like the Falcons...

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October 24, 2003

I know this has been

I know this has been circulating for awhile, but I think this letter to Dr. Laura Schlessinger is no less pertinent.

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October 23, 2003

Indiana Jones DVDs came out

Indiana Jones DVDs came out two days ago!

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Brooks is a year and

Brooks is a year and month today! (I'm going to try hard not to say "thirteen months.")

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October 21, 2003

Funny TechTV blooper video clip

Funny TechTV blooper video clip - Thanks Fay

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October 20, 2003

Teams this weekend: Vikings stay

Teams this weekend: Vikings stay unbeaten, so does TCU, but once-undefeated Univ of MN loses its second straight. One funny line from another pro football game's report: "The Falcons trotted off the field to massive boos." "Massive boos"! Haha!!

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October 17, 2003

Poor Red Sox.

Poor Red Sox.

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Three Sewanee pics from this

Three Sewanee pics from this past weekend. Some more of Brooks taken at the Lemon Fair store and with Laura at the Cross below. Also, we gave him his first little hair trim last night! Just a little bit of his bangs cut back.

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October 16, 2003

Poor Cubs. Will the Red

Poor Cubs. Will the Red Sox win Game 7 in New York tonight?

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October 13, 2003

So how did my teams

So how did my teams fair this weekend? It was up and down. #13 Minnesota gave up four touchdowns to #19 Michigan in the fourth quarter and then a last-second field goal to lose their first game of the season. #5 Florida State lost their huge game against #2 Miami at home for their first loss. But, #17 TCU beat So. Florida to remain unbeaten!

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Smartest State rankings - Thanks

Smartest State rankings - Thanks DJDrewB

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Just got back late last

Just got back late last night from the Sewanee homecoming/reunion. Laura went there for the first year and a half and hadn't been back in awhile and of course I'd never been but heard many stories. Very cool place. Sort of like a hidden oasis in the east Tennessee mountains. Pics to come!

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October 09, 2003

A picture Ali took of

A picture Ali took of Brooks, Ray, and me in a restaurant that came out pretty cool and then an eerie one that might have been Photoshopped but either way...

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October 06, 2003

It was a good weekend

It was a good weekend for almost all of my teams: 13th-ranked Univ. of Minnesota beat Northwestern 42-17 (they play #19 Michigan next - "biggest game in years"), #17 TCU beat Army 27-0 (South Florida next), and the Vikings beat Atlanta 39-26 (Broncos in 2 weeks). And they're all still undefeated! The only downside was the Twins losing their playoff series to the Yankees.

Univ. of Minnesota football coach Glen Mason on the first quarter in which the offense gained only eight yards and no points: "(It) was the worst quarter of football from my perspective I've ever been associated with as a coach."

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October 02, 2003

Two new pictures of Brooks

Two new pictures of Brooks and a hilarious video of him playing a racecar arcade game are up! Also, he took four unassisted steps today! Later: HE TOOK TEN STEPS THIS AFTERNOON!

"Racecar" movie may be best viewed with Quicktime.

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October 01, 2003

How good a driver are

How good a driver are you? - Thanks Piers

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This hilarious picture was from

This hilarious picture was from a "Why Men Shouldn't Babysit" email forward.

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September 01, 2003

"Another weapon..."

The Vikings' 1300-yd RB Pro Bowler Michael Bennett is set to play in this Sunday's game against the Packers (ESPN 7:30pm CST) after being out for all the games this season so far.

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