In the opening salvo for the battle of which conference is better, Oklahoma State (pre-season #9) beat Georgia (pre-season #13) by two touchdowns giving the Big 12 a leg up over the SEC.
I’ve been to Stillwater twice to watch OSU play (both times Texas came away with a win on the road). It’s a nice college town, has a great stadium, and has very good fans. I wish OSU the best of luck this year. That is until they play Texas. Hook ‘em Horns!
I ran across this on Gizmodo – If Only 100 People Were in Twitter. I made a few modifications to the picture just to “keep it real.”
I still don’t get Twitter.
Football season is fast approaching. My first football season in SF was TERRIBLE. 6 out of 17 weeks during the NFL season saw only 2 games aired Sunday afternoon, robbing me of the 3rd game that the rest of the country typically gets to see. But worse, those 2 games were the 49ers and the Raiders. So not only was I getting robbed of a game. The games I was left with were crap. And don’t get me started about not being able to see hardly any Cowboy games.
The college season was even worse for me. I ended up having to listen to most of the early season Longhorn games on Yahoo Sports Radio at a ridiculous price. And I did say listen, no picture. It took me 2 months to try to figure out how to cancel the service once the season was over. When I did figure it out, it was on the phone. Listening to all the things that Yahoo has subscriptions for was incredible. That company is solid, though perhaps a bit unfocused. But I digress.
So I swore this season will be different. I ordered DirecTV last night with a Wednesday install. No more drama about whether or not the NFL Network will be part of my cable package on Comcast. The NFL Sunday Ticket will insure that I can see my Cowboys play. And ESPN College Game Plan should at least help to alleviate missed Longhorn games. At least Texas has a great pre-season ranking, so they should be a national game most weeks they play.
Back to satellite TV. I’m nervous about this. Besides the crazy price and long commitment for all of this, I found cable to be pretty reliable. More reliable than most of my friends’ satellite services. I’ll let you know how it goes.
But check this out. With the NFL Sunday Ticket SuperFan package you can watch games on your iPhone! How cool is that?
I’m reminded of one of the perks of living in a house – being able to make a bunch of noise with no complaints.
So I’m spending Saturday night with Def Leppard, my favorite band from when I was in Junior High. They were a great band even before Pour Some Sugar on Me, back when Rick Allen still had both arms.
High ‘N’ Dry had some great songs, most notably High ‘N’ Dry (Saturday Night) and Bringin’ On The Heartbreak. It came out in 1981 when I was still in Elementary School. But I remember these songs from the radio when I was in 4th and 5th grade. AC/DC Back in Black and For Those About to Rock were hot then too.
I was in Junior High when they really hit it big with Pyromania in 1983. That album kicked ass! Everyone was listening to it. Best songs were Rock of Ages, Photograph, Foolin’, Too Late for Love, and Rock Rock (Till You Drop). I still remember the first time I heard this album. I was at a friend named Carl’s house listening to the record in his older sister’s room. BTW, she was hot, but the album was hotter. Good times!
It was a long time before they released another album. Though they did release a single with remixes of Me and My Wine (previously only available as the B-side to the Bringin’ on the Heartbreak single from 1981) and Bringin’ on the Heartbreak (the original was much better). Me and My Wine sounded like it should have been included on the High ‘N’ Dry album. It was a great song and the video was pretty funny.
In the meantime, their story is a true VH-1 Behind The Music classic. I won’t retell it here, but you can read it here. Despite all their setbacks, their next album was even bigger than Pyromania. They released Hysteria in 1987. It was HUGE! It gave us Pour Some Sugar on Me. But I still prefer High ‘N’ Dry and Pyromania.
I got to thinking about some of the sites I used to check out all the time. One of them was Phone Scoop. I used to LOVE phonescoop.com. Checked it out all the time. Loved seeing all the new phones. Then came the iPhone. Since then, there’s no reason to look at anything else. Nothing else is even close. Game over.
I loved my old Nokia smart phone even after it died until the minute I got my hands on my first iPhone. I forgot about the 6620 pretty fast, despite the many years of service it gave me. Despite the fact that I had been through 3 Nokias and had positive experiences with all of them.
It’s funny how one product can change things so much. It’s that good. If only AT&T didn’t suck so bad.
I can’t wait for Apple’s next game changing product. Maybe it will be a tablet. Though I’m also waiting for the CrunchPad (do a search for it on TechCrunch). But I’d really love for them to do something cool with the AppleTV. Hopefully mostly in software so that my older model can benefit.
I think this officially makes me an Apple fanboy. But they earned it, so I’ll wear the tag with pride.
Imagine listening to this everyday.
The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard
I have no doubt it’s all true and in everyone’s best interest, but I don’t want to hear about it everyday.
The Apple Store verified my iPhone was dead. They said it was likely a battery issue. They gave me a new phone (refurb?). And I went home that night to spend hours setting it back up the way it was – downloading apps, syncing music, and configuring settings.
They certainly took care of me well, but I’ll never get that time back. From what I can tell, you can’t back up your apps, so I’m going to have to go through this again the next time it dies. And based on the battery problems that iPhones have, it probably will happen again. I’m really glad I bought Apple Care to extend my warranty. Now I should probably write down all my apps.
It worked one minute, it was dead the next. Going to the Apple Store on Monday to get it fixed/replaced. Major bummer. I’m glad I kept my old iPhone.
Went to the grocery store and loaded up. No problems on the way there or on the way back, though the bike was real heavy and tougher to control on the way back. I also cut my finger unleashing the bungee cord with the S hook that was holding on the panniers. That thing is tight and snaps back fast if you don’t have a good grip on it.
On the way to the store I took little detour and cruised along the coastline for a bit looking at the fog overtaking San Francisco. Better weather is definitely a perk of being in Alameda versus the city. I might also point out that it’s 101 in Dallas right now versus sunny and 65 in Alameda. I do not miss the Texas summer.
With all that said, I like the bike and enjoyed taking the bike out rather than the car.
As of now it’s been 3 weeks since I’ve driven the car. Let’s see how long I can go.
This is a really cool bike that’s fun to ride. I’m going to use it to cruise around the island. I’m tired of driving a mile or two. I’ve already decked out the bike with a front basket and panniers on the rear so I’m ready to hit the grocery store. WooHoo!
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