tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67464552012-01-06T16:15:39.519-05:00HoopUseful and Fun Links, Rants, RavesGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.comBlogger1571100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-3491005378831481712012-01-06T16:15:00.002-05:002012-01-06T16:15:39.527-05:00Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-74604675980777582702012-01-06T16:14:00.002-05:002012-01-06T16:15:11.957-05:00Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-41322963899652946332011-12-09T14:41:00.001-05:002011-12-09T14:41:34.891-05:00Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-32305132157934863962011-09-30T15:43:00.000-04:002011-09-30T15:45:02.995-04:00Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-39686370488289634642011-02-22T00:19:00.004-05:002011-02-22T00:25:18.508-05:00Kayak vs FarecastCheck out the results of identical flight searches on kayak.com and farecast.com taken withing minutes of each other.Kayak:Farecast:That's right, Farecast's search result led me to a more expensive flight. I am still wondering why Delta even has two prices.Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-18833614362715381172011-01-22T20:26:00.001-05:002011-01-22T20:26:57.452-05:00Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-64662039918214314882010-12-21T16:01:00.001-05:002010-12-21T16:03:15.416-05:00Ho ho ho Venn Diagramfrom quietroom.co.uk/santa_brandbookGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-37586095790153484312010-08-10T19:09:00.001-04:002010-08-10T19:11:26.492-04:00Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-41327301643076191512010-06-09T18:18:00.002-04:002010-06-09T18:20:07.945-04:00Zeo discount code: http://a.tellapal.com/a/VXSHim $15 off and free shipping (normally $14.95). Zeo referZeo referralGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-37257273174300953492010-05-25T14:17:00.000-04:002010-05-25T14:18:21.780-04:00Rick rolledGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-64250287029468736022010-05-10T16:35:00.002-04:002010-05-10T16:36:50.086-04:00Bejeweled Blitz high score: 775,450Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-40075327220475284542010-01-18T11:31:00.001-05:002010-01-18T11:33:57.600-05:00Martha Coakley's odds of winning the Senate seatGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-28092488614767640372010-01-09T02:57:00.001-05:002010-01-09T02:57:38.826-05:00I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker! The WBCOOP is a free online Poker tournament open to all Bloggers, so register on WBCOOP to play.Registration code: 156582 Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-57612392234840409682009-09-29T14:39:00.002-04:002009-09-29T14:40:33.769-04:00Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-56955852294541320602009-09-25T14:56:00.002-04:002009-09-25T14:57:18.092-04:00Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-61582741320771891892009-04-17T19:11:00.000-04:002009-04-17T19:12:39.773-04:00Stages of a TAG 1. Hrmm, this K5s looks kinda good 2. I will never play anything but these 18 hands under any circumstances 3. I need to fold postflop if I don’t hit a hand. And I need to fold to pressure if I don’t have a great hand. 4. Maybe I can loosen up a little bit in position. I can play more hands because I know how to fold them postflop. 5. I need to bet my good hands hard so I can get Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-24238215157806343392009-03-23T20:06:00.002-04:002009-03-23T20:19:46.955-04:00Biop$yIt's fun to pay $15 in a copay, $115 to that same dermatologist, $68 to the "MASS GEN PHYSICIANS ORG" and then finally another $198 to MGH. $396, all just to see what the bump on my hand was. Makes one wonder where my health insurance money goes.Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-21363592935348910552009-03-13T15:53:00.003-04:002009-03-13T15:57:26.794-04:00Yahoo! Briefcase is closing on March 30.So, I was downloading the files I had in my Yahoo! Briefcase, and noticed that certain files were not downloading. I also noticed that my folder name and one of my file names had an exclamation point in them. I edited these to remove the exclamation points, and, lo and behold, the downloads worked. Kind of ironic considering the site uses an exclamation Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-31090244954278117212008-11-18T14:13:00.001-05:002008-11-18T14:13:56.484-05:00 2008 AL MVP Award Voting Player, Club 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points Dustin Pedroia, BOS 16 6 4 1 317 Justin Morneau, MIN 7 7 6 3 3 1 1 257 Kevin Youkilis, BOS 2 4 4 9 2 4 1 2 201 Joe Mauer, MIN 2 8 1 3 4 3 3 2 1 188 Carlos Quentin, CWS 1 4 8 4 4 4 1 1 160 Francisco Rodriguez, LAA 1 2 6 1 6 3 2 2 143 Josh Hamilton, TEX 2 2 3 7 3 2 4 3Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-49453695359021208182008-10-26T20:01:00.003-04:002008-10-26T20:02:38.870-04:00On RCN cable, FOX is only transmitting background sounds. WTF?Picture issues, sound issues, TBS issues, now FOX issues? What is going on ? Why are they happening during sports events I want to watch? I guess it could be worse, not having to listen to Tim McCarver and Joe Buck.Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-73661207507517388622008-09-27T01:06:00.001-04:002008-09-27T01:07:43.993-04:00BAHH$10 + $1 Texas Hold'em (No Limit Tournament) - 00:32:15 27/09/2008 ETTable 'Table 1394344', 10 seats max, Real moneySeat 2 is the button. Small Blind $50, Big Blind $100Seat 1 (playing) : HERO, amount $2340 Seat 2 (playing) : wardode, amount $2046Seat 3 (playing) : daddio, amount $1799Seat 4 (playing) : reefbrake, amount $1013Seat 6 (playing) : kimph, amount $1923Seat 7 (playing) : jimymatt, Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-11138237682877519582008-08-19T10:27:00.001-04:002008-08-19T10:27:55.804-04:00Fabric Place shutting downThat loud noise you heard yesterday was Fabric Place lowering the boom. Employees were tearfully informed that the owners expect to close the two remaining stores at the end of November.Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-46774691699759911452008-02-19T15:25:00.003-05:002008-02-19T15:47:58.791-05:00These above Web 2.0 images look eerily similar to this failed dot-com bust:I guess they figure if they take the ".com" out of their logo, everything will be just fine!Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-11248829560342734632008-01-22T22:22:00.001-05:002008-01-22T22:26:08.947-05:00Oops!Drake or Drexel? Shows some lack of respect for a team that is 17-1.Something tells me this doesn't happen to teams like Duke and Kansas.Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-28685446821889667792007-11-19T20:54:00.001-05:002007-11-19T20:56:58.202-05:00This is messed UP!Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-72539745959024411002007-10-31T14:52:00.001-04:002007-10-31T14:59:13.329-04:00Seriously, this is fishy. Check out the flight numbers and prices.So, basically, Delta would like to pay ME money to fly from Cincy to Louisville...I'm seriously thinking about just getting the cheaper tickets and not using the prop jet flights.Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-16748868729734793692007-10-26T13:40:00.000-04:002007-10-26T13:42:09.740-04:00Tacoby Shellsbury fiasco created by my coworker and my brother:http://www.cnbc.com/id/21487195/site/14081545http://awfulannouncing.blogspot.com/2007/10/thank-god-for-shellsbury-that-taco.htmlhttp://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2007/10/tacoby_bellsbur.htmlhttp://grahams.livejournal.com/http://www.cafepress.com/aharmGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-59142591772820711022007-10-19T11:26:00.000-04:002007-10-19T11:28:40.754-04:00Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-65256686326582879382007-10-12T10:11:00.000-04:002007-10-12T10:18:11.053-04:00Ingested "Like Candy?" WTF!?Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-21528076089536916912007-10-11T22:09:00.001-04:002007-10-11T22:10:26.803-04:00I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker! This Online Poker Tournament is a No Limit Texas Holdem event exclusive to Bloggers.Registration code: 6407677Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-50898962532319974832007-09-21T11:20:00.000-04:002007-09-21T11:23:05.588-04:00Yahoo! strikes againGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-9972696725497846582007-09-17T16:56:00.002-04:002008-12-01T09:15:28.775-05:00ATM FEE DATABASEIn light of Bank of America's ATM fee increase, I want to start a database that will eventually develop into a map of ATMs that do not charge a fee, or that charge lower fees. Here are my first few entries:No Fee:HESS Gas Station: 219 Cambridge St, Allston MAHESS Gas Station: 100 Brighton Ave, AllstonGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-16105757577360707312007-09-13T15:58:00.001-04:002007-09-13T16:09:26.276-04:00Pin vs PenSoda vs Pop vs CokeGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-35222354619163064652007-09-11T11:24:00.001-04:002007-09-11T11:25:39.696-04:00Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-84496654781396220692007-09-07T12:26:00.001-04:002007-09-07T12:27:46.991-04:00Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-84180487212468939062007-08-29T14:00:00.001-04:002007-08-29T14:01:25.256-04:00Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-30339662463653337272007-08-22T13:37:00.000-04:002007-08-22T13:39:59.492-04:00Lighting farts on fire: secret techniques revealed![13:34] Me: I forgot to ask about lighting your farts on fire, how did that go[13:34] Brian: haha went great until my brother told my mom i was starting fires in my room[13:34] Me: 8-)[13:34] Me: i gotta try that sometime[13:35] Brian: haha it's a lot of fun[13:35] Brian: make sure you get one of those long lighters...it's a lot easier[13:35] Me:Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-62035280275106633572007-08-16T09:54:00.000-04:002007-08-16T09:55:16.987-04:00Stupid email disclaimers...gotta love 'em!The contents of this email are the property of the sender. If it was not addressed to you, you have no legal right to read it.Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-6867321223336118352007-08-06T16:19:00.001-04:002007-08-06T16:20:28.930-04:00Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-35619070939716467052007-08-01T17:51:00.000-04:002007-08-01T17:53:29.250-04:00Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-41594702202250905302007-07-30T01:27:00.000-04:002007-07-30T01:28:18.389-04:00Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-26252369040396817772007-07-20T10:15:00.000-04:002007-07-20T10:19:27.304-04:00Captcha assholesHere I am, frantically trying to by concert tickets on ticketbastards, and I end up having to go through several captcha tests just to get to the order page! Assholes.Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-92026585359898393982007-07-16T12:10:00.000-04:002007-07-16T12:23:19.715-04:00WTF? STFU! GFY!......FTW?One of these is not like the others...I have a problem with "FTW." You know why? Because people didn't say "for the win" until that stupid acronym reared its ugly head. Please don't bring up Hollywood Squares.Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-27368971977248423322007-06-29T10:13:00.000-04:002007-06-29T10:14:57.176-04:00This is freaky...Investigators had not yet discovered the bodies of pro wrestler Chris Benoit, his wife and their 7-year-old son when someone altered Benoit's Wikipedia entry to mention his wife's death, authorities said.Authorities said Thursday they are trying to determine who altered the entry on the collaborative reference site 14 hours before authorities discovered the bodies of the couple Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-26552299715988591672007-06-16T22:54:00.001-04:002007-06-16T22:55:26.237-04:00Exhibition basketball game played with 11-foot rims.I was just talking about this idea the other day. I hope one day it does get put into place permanently.Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-8328985370464197432007-06-04T21:14:00.001-04:002007-06-04T21:15:32.391-04:00Here we goNow's the time for all the Democrat candidates to cater to the Bible Belt.Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-80791127414324035812007-06-04T16:17:00.000-04:002007-06-04T16:19:27.309-04:00Battle of the stoned pitchersSeriously, which one would you rather have driving the bus?Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-34815964152922919852007-05-29T15:37:00.001-04:002007-05-29T15:54:01.676-04:00Google maps just got even better.Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-14961198152631530262007-05-25T10:22:00.001-04:002011-12-29T15:05:59.602-05:00I REALLY HATE THIS STUFF!Reminds me of the Jerky Boys.In fact, I googled "sue everybody" Jerky Boys and the fourth link is the one above.Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-55044951819809643362007-05-18T17:57:00.000-04:002007-05-18T18:18:26.742-04:00PreEmoLast night, sitting around the poker table at the house of Sanjiv, we were listening to some music from the late nineties and early 2000s and Hoobastank came on and I said, "this was one of the bands that paved the way for what is now referred to as 'Emo.' This is Preemo!"Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-78029075441036731052007-05-17T14:05:00.000-04:002007-05-17T14:28:53.332-04:00Is it just me or does Fergie look like a cross between Axl Rose and Slash?Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-26749449904077717072007-05-14T17:46:00.000-04:002007-05-14T17:51:20.564-04:00"Prom" vs "The Prom"This has always bothered me.Results 1 - 10 of about 103,000 for "going to prom". (0.19 seconds)Results 1 - 10 of about 58,600 for "going to the prom". (0.21 seconds)Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-81418082795832531182007-05-14T11:48:00.000-04:002007-05-14T11:57:08.611-04:00Mom Finds Intruder In 5-Year-Old's BedroomMan, 21, Charged With Breaking And EnteringIf the door was unlocked, shouldn't he have just been charged with "Entering?"Ah, the definition: "...the pushing open of a door that is ajar followed by entrance into a building will be sufficient to constitute the 'breaking and entering' elements of burglary."Although, another definition mentions "criminal Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-14146556754292935252007-05-11T15:43:00.000-04:002007-05-11T15:44:31.155-04:00This week's mailbag from Bill Simmons may have the best opening I have ever read:Q: Would you eat a poop hot dog to guarantee the Celts the top pick in the Oden/Durant sweepstakes?--Tom, Salt Lake CitySG: I'm already eating a poop hot dog -- it's called "the Doc Rivers extension."Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-59375910725652479182007-05-02T15:34:00.001-04:002007-05-02T15:34:39.269-04:0009F911029D74E35BD84156C5635688C0Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-67987773917316837872007-05-02T12:30:00.000-04:002007-05-02T12:54:44.243-04:00Study shows black players whistled more than whitesGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-70752196695736951452007-04-25T09:47:00.001-04:002011-12-29T15:07:42.329-05:00This grinds my gears$14 in convenience fees on a $35 ticket?!?!?!Meanwhile, ticketbastards separate out the charges so that it doesn't look as bad:I'm all for supporting live music, but this is out of control.Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-15993166861466235562007-04-23T14:41:00.001-04:002007-05-02T17:45:27.000-04:00Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-39858341396289603342007-04-20T23:47:00.000-04:002007-04-20T23:59:43.918-04:00Sox win!Two comments:1. Mo Rivera is toast. He'll be on the DL soon to save face, but he is done. Washed up. Soon to be released and/or retire.2. The hits by Crisp and Cora were eerily similar to the hits by Womack and Gonzalez in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series.Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-39354015413165609192007-04-19T11:24:00.000-04:002007-04-19T11:25:14.716-04:00Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-23178961090665819442007-04-18T11:17:00.000-04:002007-04-18T11:43:45.603-04:00Pizza BartmanDecent article, but the end of it really got my goat:Friend Aaron True called the whole thing, “Pizza Bartman,” a reference to the Chicago Cubs fan who cost the team Game 6 of the NL Championship Series in 2003 by trying to catch a foul ball. Listen! That play did NOT cost the Cubs the game! Alex Gonzalez made an error and Prior threw a wild pitch, etc. John Tomase, just say that Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-6528166970716936912007-04-17T16:40:00.000-04:002007-04-17T17:00:02.904-04:00Lack of Updates/Drinking MarathonSorry for the lack of updates. Since April 11, I've been going out every night. It will be eight nights in a row by this coming Wednesday. To recap: Foosball on Wednesday night, dinner and drinks on Thursday night, Beer Summit on Friday night AND Saturday night, dinner and drinks again on Sunday night, Patriots Day Red Sox game on Monday, and Ours @ Great ScottGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-48763913864788022442007-04-12T14:31:00.000-04:002007-04-12T14:32:34.989-04:00Convicted murderer arrested scalping tickets outside FenwayThat is awesome.Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-4259613792872963412007-04-12T12:01:00.000-04:002007-04-12T12:08:10.412-04:00More office email funEmail received 5:25 PM: Please make sure you are all registered for AIIMEmail received 6:54 PM: PLEASE DO NOT register for AIIMGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-46320308681172228442007-04-09T10:09:00.000-04:002007-04-09T10:11:19.533-04:00'Nuff Said...http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=270408113Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-12170891122306361072007-04-05T11:39:00.000-04:002007-04-05T11:42:44.743-04:00Email from the office manager on Friday:Many of you have noted that the accuracy of the daily calendar could stand improvement. I have given this considerable thought and have come up with two things which will hopefully make morning calendar more accurate. The first is to deal with the problem of the calendar at the reception desk being covered with scrawl of varying degrees of legibility Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-29134738453215487182007-04-04T10:36:00.000-04:002007-04-04T11:01:11.567-04:00Only in Vegas.Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-89249859989250081502007-03-27T11:13:00.000-04:002007-03-27T11:15:10.311-04:00Parking spaces reserved for women?What is up with that?Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-29778248231003439622007-03-23T09:58:00.000-04:002007-03-23T10:06:01.942-04:00FLV PlayerSome of you may be wondering about the FLV player screenshot in my "Rut Cracker" post. It is pretty sweet. You can save youtube or google videos to your system using Firefox's VideoDownloader extension and replay them using FLV player. It's very useful for rewatching any clips that get taken down due to inappropriate content!Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-71443011905275823162007-03-22T11:41:00.000-04:002007-03-22T11:45:48.392-04:00Poor taste? You be the judge!From Bodog.com...Bet On: Will Heather Mills prosthetic leg fall off during a dance routine on Dancing with the Stars 4? Any wagers placed after outcome becomes public knowledge will be graded as No Action. No refunds. No over limit wagers. If Heather Mills does not participate in Dancing with the Stars, all wagers will be graded as No Action. Heather Mills' leg Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-56617641714699799612007-03-21T01:20:00.000-04:002007-03-21T01:41:25.953-04:00Requisite post on site visitors and search termsPretty cool, I've got a couple of "regulars" from the college ranks. Also, some cool hits from distant lands resulted from people searching for some random stuff. They were probably disappointed.I'll close this blog entry with a nod to fellow blogger and UMass alumnus, Rick.File under NO SHIT!Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-53401408023918524032007-03-12T23:31:00.000-04:002007-03-12T23:40:05.170-04:00I found this hand to be very interesting. What would your play be here and why?Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-61127948627790071252007-03-11T14:48:00.000-04:002007-03-11T14:49:23.962-04:00Yahoo! Mail was down today, so I was hunting around and found this. Not bad for a last resort!Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-86958890004339792022007-03-07T14:48:00.000-05:002007-03-07T14:51:20.711-05:00The Rut Cracker:How in the world did the FCC approve this commercial? Not that I'm complaining...Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-35679291030316007992007-03-04T18:19:00.000-05:002007-03-05T14:46:12.694-05:00Billy Packer needs to shut his pie hole. He got the Duke-UNC end of game situation totally wrong. When Tyler Hansbrough was elbowed in the face by Gerald Henderson with 15 seconds to go in the game, Packer continually defended the Duke player, repeatedly saying it was not intentional. What a load of crap! The officials got it right, suspending Henderson, and showing how much of a fraud PackerGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-68509806449284110352007-03-01T10:25:00.000-05:002007-03-01T10:30:12.124-05:00Ninja?Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-2462428184115158092007-02-27T20:36:00.000-05:002007-02-28T10:22:28.124-05:00Yo Gardasil, it's One Fewer, not One Less...Sorry, the grammar police were out in full force last night.Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-77561220339214950452007-02-21T16:52:00.000-05:002007-02-21T16:53:45.254-05:00This is for my friend, Rick:Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-5989474531345118062007-02-20T17:20:00.000-05:002007-02-20T17:22:19.605-05:00This is very interesting. Is it because people in Mississippi and Utah encounter paternity issues all the time, so Brady's impending fatherhood is ho-hum?Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-53273859793666249622007-02-19T23:37:00.000-05:002007-02-20T00:01:39.450-05:00Another one bites the dust...Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-1349423223863282032007-02-19T22:43:00.000-05:002007-02-19T22:47:50.596-05:00Wayne Newton was a disgrace to live music, Vegas, and face lifts. Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-63755058447873599842007-02-13T12:15:00.000-05:002007-02-13T12:17:08.462-05:00This is for my friend, Sanjiv:Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-55444996329372252252007-02-12T16:35:00.000-05:002007-02-12T16:34:45.679-05:00This is one of the strangest IM's I have ever received:[11:03] ForTheKill: we need to get hartford two upgrade builds, what do i need to do?[16:08] ForTheKill: i created you. Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-1170860903453362692007-02-07T10:08:00.000-05:002007-02-07T10:08:23.946-05:00Interesting:"When you provide a check as payment, you authorize us either to use information from your check to make a one-time electronic fund transfer from your account or to process the payment as a check transaction. When we use information from your check to make an electronic fund transfer, funds may be withdrawn from your account as soon as the same day we receive your payment, and you Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-1170782747084192272007-02-06T12:25:00.001-05:002007-02-06T12:25:47.096-05:00This is what donuts used to be at Dunkin' Donuts: Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-1170703990107698482007-02-05T14:33:00.000-05:002007-02-05T14:33:10.183-05:00"If we were even lucky enough to be targeted by a mad bomber with the foresight to clearly illuminate, mark, and make public his explosives, homeland security still would have only found 10 of them within the first hour."Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-1170539307817601972007-02-03T16:48:00.000-05:002007-02-03T16:48:27.886-05:00The length of "Cheers" when you cut out the commercials: just under 25 minutesThe length of "The Office" when you cut out the commercials: just under 21 minutesGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-1170372428633357162007-02-01T18:27:00.000-05:002007-02-01T18:27:08.723-05:00I think the Globe hit the nail on the head today with the article about the generation gap in reactions: We will never be totally safe, and being afraid does not make us any safer. One can be vigilant without being scared. The authorities and the media tried to instill fear into the city yesterday. Over nothing. If someone wants to blow something up, they will. This was not such a case. MyGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-1170309482651253082007-02-01T00:58:00.000-05:002007-02-01T00:58:02.956-05:00Guess what, Boston police, media, security, and government? This wasn't a hoax until you turned it into one with your ineptitude.Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-1169136956155668512007-01-18T11:15:00.000-05:002007-01-18T11:15:56.233-05:00"You've got to figure that even the fertile defensive mind of Patriots coach Bill Belichick, who always has something up the cutoff sleeve of his hoodie, at some point is going to run out of schemes to throw at Manning."Riiiight...Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-1168285611516335802007-01-08T14:46:00.000-05:002007-01-08T14:46:52.246-05:00"We're from Tennessee. When we see someone we don't know, we get the shotgun." Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-1167863840646065952007-01-03T17:37:00.000-05:002007-01-03T17:37:21.183-05:00Are those buttons, or did they cut off that guy's hand?!Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-1167749056172180962007-01-02T09:44:00.000-05:002007-01-02T09:44:16.223-05:00The Fiesta Bowl last night was one of the best games I have ever seen.Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-1166318707081434322006-12-16T20:25:00.000-05:002006-12-16T20:25:07.563-05:00I didn't think that The NFL Network's broadcasts could get worse than Bryant Gumbel and Chris Collinsworth, and then they put in Dick Vermeil, who has the absolute worst broadcast voice I have ever heard.Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-1166202505701457602006-12-15T12:08:00.000-05:002006-12-15T12:08:25.760-05:00Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-1166196254292848032006-12-15T10:24:00.000-05:002006-12-15T10:24:14.376-05:00Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-1164148110961798242006-11-21T17:28:00.000-05:002006-11-21T17:28:31.166-05:00Morneau, Justin $ 385,000 Jeter, Derek $ 20,600,000 Any question on the most valuable?Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-1164138922922285242006-11-21T14:55:00.000-05:002006-11-21T14:55:23.036-05:00I hate this faucet. There's one in my company's bathroom. Do they realize that one push is not enough to adequately wash one's hands?Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-1164000037723010942006-11-20T00:20:00.000-05:002006-11-20T00:20:38.186-05:00"Verkeersbordvrij!" The best excerpt is:"The many rules strip us of the most important thing: the ability to be considerate. We're losing our capacity for socially responsible behavior," says Dutch traffic guru Hans Monderman, one of the project's co-founders. "The greater the number of prescriptions, the more people's sense of personal responsibility dwindles."Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746455.post-1161918627357600402006-10-26T23:10:00.000-04:002006-10-26T23:25:06.806-04:00How's this for misplaced priorities...A man was busted for marijuana possession with intent to distribute. After serving his time, he became an assistant coach for Norwell youth football. When the charges were made public, the coach resigned.Here are some BRILLIANT excerts from this article:‘‘Possession of marijuana is a serious crime, but possession with intent to distribute is infinitely Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.com0