tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69388862011-04-21T20:44:03.045-04:00Welcome to the miscellaneous thoughts and musings of me, BK! Enjoy!BKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00221933433272844200noreply@blogger.comBlogger2861100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938886.post-87048776333145001952007-03-01T00:21:00.000-05:002007-03-01T00:41:02.835-05:00

Junior T.J. DiLeo scored a game-high 26 points to lead the Cinnaminson High School boys basketball team to a 69-63 home win over A.P. Schalick in a South Jersey Group 2 quarterfinal playoff game.Head coach Mike Fries* had his team focus on taking care of the basketball in preparation for the contest. "We practiced the last three days on our passing, not turning the ball over and making crisp,

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As a Phillies fan, I am often embarrassed by the "baseball stupidity" of those who root for the Phillies with me. They boo people based on reputation and stories put out there by equally idiotic media types and the cosmically idiotic Dallas Green, instead of actually looking at stats and seeing how productive players actually are.Philly has a tendency to cheer for the guy with the bloody face and

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Well, I already posted my opinions on the city of Boston's overreaction to the Aqua Teen Hunger Force guerrilla marketing campaign that led to the city practically shutting down a few weeks ago.However, a new advertising tactic has again agitated Boston officials.BOSTON (AP) - Less than a month after highways and bridges were shut down during a bomb scare touched off by an advertising stunt, a

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I was trying to catch up on my reading about bands featured on WXPN's My Morning Download and came across a band from Bucks County, Pa., strangely named Illinois. Yep, the band took the name of a state.Because of my ties to the Bucks County area, I decided to check them out...and you know what? They're pretty good.Illinois consists of:Chris Archibald-guitar,keys,banjo,vocalsMartin Hoeger-bass,

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Apple used an advertising slogan of "Think Different" back in the late 1990s...and it actually still pops up from time to time. However, as a fan of the company and its products, I must admit that Apple has never really been thinking different(ly). It would be more apt to say, "Think Cool."Apple just does things in a cooler fashion than the rest of the industry. The products are great, but they

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OK...this is scary.And I don't mean that picture of the newly bald Britney Spears...although that is pretty scary looking.What I find scary is that a few weeks back, there were all sorts of media reports going around that Russell T. Davies, the executive producer of my favorite TV show, "Doctor Who," wanted Spears to appear in "Doctor Who" as a group of sex-crazed aliens cloned to look like her.I

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This is the best Valentine's Day I have ever had. First of all, I have somebody with whom I can spend Valentine's Day...and pitchers and catchers report to spring training! How much better can a day get?Anyway, since it's Valentine's Day, I thought I would post this YouTube video featuring the romance of "Wuthering Heights" combined wiht the comic genius of Monty Python...this sketch is one of my

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As you probably know, I am a huge Phillies fan. I also consider myself relatively intelligent and, of course, I'm an Internet geek.That's why one of my favorite Web sites is PhilliesPhans.com, which features the Renegade Phan Phorum. The Phorum has some of the most intelligent baseball--and non-baseball--conversation around and exists at the opposite end of the spectrum from Philly's so-called

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Since the very sight of the Mooninites from Cartoon Network/Adult Swim's "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" gets certain people from Boston worked into a panic (because, you know, they couldn't take the time to actually check out what the devices were BEFORE going apeshit all over town while screaming "they're bombs! they're bombs!" and blowing up what essentially were Lite-Brites), I will suggest that

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OK...this is getting ridiculous...but in a great way!It was genius casting to get Robert Downey Jr. to play the title role (and alter ego Tony Stark) in the upcoming, Jon Favreau-directed film adaptation of "Iron Man." Then, Terrence Howard signed on as Stark's friend/pilot, Jim "Rhodey" Rhodes.And getting an actress of the caliber of Gwyneth Paltrow to play Stark's assistant, Virginia "Pepper"

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Well, the Indianapolis Colts may have won Super Bowl XLI, but as far as I am concerned, Prince stole the show.I was at a party where everybody seemed to be mocking the fact that Prince was the halftime act. I kept on responding to these people that Prince is an incredible musician and songwriter who was going to put on one of the best Super Bowl halftime shows ever.Well, I think he did just that.

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I just came across a link on SuperheroHype.com to this dark, but cool picture of Optimus Prime from the upcoming "Transformers" movie and thought I would share it here...

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UPDATE: 1/24/2007 @ 2:40 p.m. ETA couple of days ago, the following story became a non-story when the substance found hidden in Michael Vick's water bottle was determined to be nothing that was illegal. However, it is apparent that he tried to hide something in this water bottle and take it onto a commercial airliner. How is that not at least a minor criminal act? Shouldn't he at least be fined

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Wow! For a supposedly second-tier superhero in the Marvel Universe, "Iron Man" -- or at least the film adapation of the comic book -- is attracting some of the best talent in Hollywood.Jon Favreau is directing the film and Robert Downey Jr. has been cast as Tony Stark/Iron Man. Terrence Howard is also on board as Stark's friend and pilot, Jim "Rhodey" Rhodes.But getting an actress with the

BKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00221933433272844200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938886.post-16489548162910095162007-01-16T01:13:00.000-05:002007-01-17T13:27:44.143-05:00

So...now that the Eagles' season is over and the Flyers and Sixers are bringing new meaning to the word "horrid," it's time to start shifting my attention back to my greatest passion, the Philadelphia Phillies...led by 2006 National League Most Valuable Player Ryan Howard (pictured, courtesy of Eliot J. Schechter/Getty Images).

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I have been busy working on the latest Technology and the Arts podcast, so I haven't posted here in a few days.However, I have to keep something going. Since a few days before the Eagles' 23-7 win at Dallas on Christmas, I have posted something related to the Eagles containing the E-A-G-L-E-S! EAGLES! cheer.Well, my last post was a week ago today, which was before the Eagles' last-second 23-20

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It's Jan. 6, 2007...I'm in the northeastern United States...and it's 71 freakin' degrees outside!As they say in cyberspace...WTF?Let's just keep producing those greenhouse gases and get it over with.Then again, if it continues to be 70-plus degrees in the Northeast during January and February the next few years, maybe someplace like the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J. (which, according to

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Well, thanks to the totally over-hyped Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys losing to the lowly Detroit Lions at home early Sunday afternoon, the Philadelphia Eagles celebrated New Year's Eve as NFC East champions for the fifth time in six years.Because the Cowboys' loss gave the title to Philadelphia, the Eagles were able to rest their starters for the playoff opener at home against the New York

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Sophomore running back Ray Rice (No. 27 above) rushed for 170 yards and a touchdown to help lead the No. 16 Rutgers to a dominating 37-10 win over Kansas State in the inaugural Texas Bowl held at Reliant Stadium in Houston.Freshman wide receiver Tim Brown, who was making his first collegiate start, caught a pair of touchdown passes, including a 49-yard scoring strike, for the Scarlet Knights (11-

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E-A-G-L-E-S! EAGLES!Well, once again the jolly, fat man delivered on Christmas. No, not Santa. I'm talking about Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid, who delivered to me and all Eagles fans a HUGE and impressive 23-7 win over the despised Dallas Cowboys today that clinched a playoff spot for the Birds.The victory gave the Eagles a 9-6 record and pulled them into a tie with Dallas for the

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Yahoo! Movies has the first look at the full teaser trailer from Michael Bay's upcoming live action/CGI film adaptation of "Transformers."Yeah, the Autobots and Decepticons may not be like the ones we grew up with, but this looks really freakin' cool. Click the link below to watch the trailer at Yahoo! Movies...Yahoo! Movies' "Transformers" page....or watch it right here, thanks to YouTube!

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Wow! It appears Stephen Mara, son of the late Wellington Mara, has more fight in him than the team his father owned until his death in October 2005. On Tuesday, just two days after the Philadelphia Eagles went into the Meadowlands and beat the New York Giants, 36-22, in an important NFC East showdown, Mara assaulted Eagles fan and fellow stock broker Bob Tomasulo on the trading floor of the New

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I would really like one of these for Christmas...although the parachute landing is rather crude. I wonder if some kind of landing gear could be adapted for this...but I wouldn't want to be the test pilot trying that out.

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I had an up-and-down fan relationship with Allen Iverson, who was traded today by the Philadelphia 76ers to the Denver Nuggets. There were the good times (the run to the 2001 NBA Finals) and the bad ("We talkin' 'bout practice!"), but A.I. was a lot of fun to watch on a basketball court...and he has the heart of a warrior.Good luck in Denver, Allen!

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There are a few technical issues we need to work out and some production improvements we need to make, but the first "Technology & the Arts" podcast is up over at the Technology & the Arts blog.I think it's pretty good for a first crack at podcasting. It will only get better as John LeMansey and I get the hang of being podcasters/show hosts.Please take a listen. Yes, it's a bit long at nearly 34

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Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? THE SHADOW KNOWS!The Shadow is coming back to the big screen...and it's about time. I have been waiting for a decent feature film version of The Shadow ever since...well...the end credits started rolling on the 1994 adaptation starring Alec Baldwin in the title role.And there is a two-word reason why the new Shadow movie will kick ass: Sam

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OK...the podcast isn't ready yet, but it will be by next week, so I'm ready to announce on this blog the start of an exciting, new chapter in my life.My friend John LeMasney and I have launched Technology & the Arts, a blog and podcast dedicated to exploring the connections between...well...technology and art.The podcast is going to be a fun, informative 20-30 minute program. The first one should

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Another tow for the VUE.

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So when is a smoking ban not a smoking ban? When it's in Philadelphia, which I have decided today is the most messed up city in the USA. Don't get me wrong...I still love Philly...but it's still a really f'd up city.OK...here's the deal...Philadelphia City Council recently passed a smoking ban, but it allowed smoking to continue at outdoor cafes and restaurants. Well, some members of City Council

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Well, an idea for a podcast I have had in my head for quite some time has taken a huge step forward in coming to fruition. John LeMasney, my friend and former colleague at Rider who is also a very talented artist and instructional technologist, and I have arranged to collaborate on this podcast, which I think is going to be very engaging and informative for all those who work with technology and

BKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00221933433272844200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938886.post-61796598854204998282006-11-20T14:32:00.000-05:002006-11-20T14:47:23.657-05:00

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard has won the 2006 National League Most Valuable Player Award, the Baseball Writers Association of America announced Monday.Howard, who turned 27 on Sunday, earned the MVP award in the season after capturing NL Rookie of the Year honors in 2005. Of the 32 ballots submitted by two baseball writers in each league city, Howard was listed first on 20 and

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Well, here's an update on things.First...I am no longer working at Rider...and I don't plan on going through the whole thing again here.Second...this was a very bad sports weekend for me...Rutgers football loses at Cincinnati, ending the Scarlet Knights' perfect season and national championship dream...and the Eagles lose to the terrible Tennessee Titans while Donovan McNabb suffers a torn

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Here's the second of the two somewhat new songs I mentioned in the post above (I decided to split up the songs in individual posts for podcasting purposes)...Untitled 2006-11-16This is an extended version of what was "Happy Birthday, Katie." Even though I wrote that little song in a few minutes, I kept on listening to it and thinking that I could do something more with it. So I added a bridge the

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Yes, I'm a Rider alumnus, but Rutgers is the State University of New Jersey and it has a football team, which Rider lacks...so I have always rooted for Rutgers...even when the Scarlet Knights sucked.Well, tonight's huge 28-25 win over No. 3 Louisville to remain undefeated at 9-0 is one of the greatest sports thrills of my life. Go Rutgers!R! U!(Photo by AP/Tim Larsen)

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As I said in the previous post, Genesis had announced it would hold a press conference today to make an announcement (yep...one of those "let's announce we're going to announce something" press conferences...love those).Well, today, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks announced they are indeed reuniting for a tour of Europe and select U.S. cities next year. The promising thing is that

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Well, the long-awaited Genesis reunion will be taking place in 2007. An official announcement is expected Nov. 7 on the band's official Web site regarding what will be reportedly (and, if correct, appropriately) called the "Turn It On Again" Tour.Right now, though, it looks like the lineup will consist of the modern version of Genesis with Phil Collins on lead vocals and drums, Mike Rutherford on

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I have recently come across the band Midlake. The song "Head Home" from their latest CD, "The Trials of Van Occupanther," has been getting decent airplay on Philly's WXPN 88.5 FM and was getting stuck in my head. I finally heard who performed the song and decided to check them out."The Trials of Van Occupanther" is a very solid disc and the music is obviously inspired by 70s rock/folk. To me, "

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Ben Folds put on a show in his Nashville studio last night that was broadcast as a live video webcast on his MySpace site. It was pretty cool...and I found the following video on MySpace that shows a bit of Ben's performance of "Kate" last night in Nashville.We and Ben FoldsAdd to My Profile | More Videos

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Oh, I can't wait for this! "Fraggle Rock" the movie!From The Hollywood Reporter:Jim Henson's "Fraggle Rock" is coming to the big screen.The 1980s cult hit TV show is being developed by executive producer Ahmet Zappa into a full-length live-action musical fantasy starring the classic characters.Lisa Henson, who serves as co-CEO of the Jim Henson Co. with her brother Brian Henson, brought Zappa on

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Well, at least that's where Ben Folds came in on WXPN's 885 Greatest Artists of All Time countdown, as voted on by its listeners.The countdown has been going on since Monday, Oct. 9, and has featured a full spectrum of musical artists ranging from Mozart to Muddy Waters to Black Sabbath. XPN is the greatest radio station ever and the fact that it played songs from each of these artists speaks of

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Well, the Philadelphia Eagles defeated T.O. and the Dallas Cowboys, 38-24, yesterday at Lincoln Financial Field.Since I'm under the weather with tonsillitis, it was a great pick-me-up. And the ending was classic...the Cowboys were down 31-24, but found themselves at the Eagles' six-yard line in the waning seconds of the fourth quarter. Dallas quarterback Drew Bledsoe threw a pass into the end

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The second series of the revised BBC series "Doctor Who" debuts tonight on SciFi channel with "The Christmas Invasion," a 90-minute special (it originally aired last Christmas on BBC One), at 8 p.m. ET.The actual first episode of the second series (or, in U.S. terms, season), "New Earth," will follow at 9:30 p.m. ET. Both episodes will be repeated following the first showing of "New Earth."As you

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Robert Downey Jr. has been cast as industrialist Tony Stark/superhero Iron Man in the upcoming film adaptation of the Marvel Comics character to be directed by Jon Favreau.This casting choice is out of nowhere, but I think I like it a lot. The Stark character struggles with alcoholism and Downey's personal problems with addiction gives him unique insight into that part of the character (although

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Just watch it and you'll understand...

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Advancement Division Shows its 'Heart' for Heart WalkJaclyn Levi, Brian Kelley and Michael Scott ran in the 5K Race to Peak Performance, a companion event to the Heart Walk. This 5k was a first race for all three competitors.I share an office with Mike...the Cathy mentioned in the story is my boss.

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Well, the results have been posted for the American Heart Association's 2006 Mercer County 5K Heart Run.I finished in 56th place overall (out of 109 runners) with a time of 27 minutes, 54 seconds.Official resultsWhat these results also show is that I finished 12th out of 16 males between the ages of 30 and 39, which sucks. But at least I didn't come in last within my gender-age group.One of my

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At the Giants-Eagles game, 9-17-06!What a freakin' awful loss by the Eagles...ugh. They kick the livin' crap out of the Giants for 3 1/2 quarters and lose the game...and Jevon Kearse for the season. A freakin' disaster. As I often say, it was like escaping the Titanic by climbing up onto the Hidenburg.

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The basics of the audio post above:1) Survived my first-ever 5K run.2) Finished the run in 27 minutes, 50-something seconds (I think I found the site that will have the official results...will update all of you later).3) Realized I didn't get my Heart Walk/Run shirt from the American Heart Association. I guess it will get mailed once the donation amounts are confirmed. All I know is I better not

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From minorleaguebaseball.com (MiLB.com):The Lakewood BlueClaws won the first South Atlantic League championship in their six-year history Friday, riding the pitching of Matt Maloney to a 5-0 blanking of the Augusta GreenJackets.Maloney (2-0) recorded a career-high 12 strikeouts en route to his first complete game of the season. He scattered seven hits and two walks in lowering his postseason ERA

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It's a bit overdue, but I finally reached my summer cycling goal of 200 miles when I (barely) completed a 41-mile ride earlier today in 2 hours, 52 minutes for an average speed of 14.3 miles per hour. I basically did my 36-mile route and tacked on a five-mile loop along Route 35 south of the Mantoloking Bridge (basically from Herbert St. to 6th Ave. in the Normandy Beach section of Brick Twp. and

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OK...I know I haven't posted as frequently as usual. Things are just crazy at work and...well...believe it or not, I now have a ladyfriend (and that is all I will say about that...don't want to get too personal here)...so my blogging time has been limited.Unfortunately, I fell short of my cycling goal of 200 miles during July and August...the weather during the final week just didn't cooperate

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A BiKathlon is the BK version of a biathlon, which I plan on completing today. My BiKathlon consists of a three-mile run and a 50-mile bike ride. The three-mile run has already been completed this morning in 28:00:14.I am about to hop in my car and head to my parents' place in Toms River to get my bike and complete the second part of the BiKathlon. Of course, I have to get my bike's rear, flat

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Well, my friend Jason wanted to know if I was still alive based on my lack of recent activity on the ol' blog, so I figured I would post this YouTube video of a great 1987 Peter Gabriel peformance of his "Lay Your Hands on Me" (which should not in any way be confused with the immensely craptacular song of the same name by Bon Jovi).Back in PG's younger days, he would do a little crowd surfing

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...I have officially registered for the 15th Annual Mercer County (NJ) Heart Walk and 5K Heart Run on Saturday, Sept. 16...as a runner.Yeah...I never thought I'd be doing that either...but I am. It's for a good cause and, since I'm participating with my colleagues, I will be scoring brownie points at work.But here's the deal...I need to raise some funds for this, so I could use your help. If you

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Thought I would use a Todd Rundgren song title for the purpose of this post......so I recently started running regularly each day. About two weeks ago, I missed a weekend of bike riding so I decided to hit the track at the middle school next to my apartment complex in Fairless Hills, Pa. I have been trying to do a mile a day ever since.However, this morning, because of an opportunity to

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Well, I did it. I just completed the 36-mile, Toms River-to-Manasquan Inlet bike ride (see route on map below) in 2 hours, 17 minutes for an average speed of 15.7 miles per hour.The ride put me at a total of 152 miles for the summer, leaving me 48 miles shy of my goal of 200 miles by the end of August.I actually plan on going on an 11-mile ride later this afternoon to see a friend of mine, so

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Finally!Although the SciFi Channel has not said anything yet (oops...see update below), the BBC has announced that series two (or, in U.S. terms, season two) of "Doctor Who," which completed its original broadcast run on BBC 1 last month, will begin showing up on U.S. television screens in September.The run will kick off with a two-hour premiere package that will include David Tennant's debut,

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Ah...Tenacious D hits the big screen in the "motion picture experience of the century"...coming soon!

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During the first game of a day-night doubleheader against the Florida Marlins on July 30 (a game I attended), the Philadelphia Phillies traded All-Star outfielder Bobby Abreu—one of my favorite players and one of the best yet one of the most misunderstood players in the game—and starting pitcher Cory Lidle to the New York Yankees for four minor leaguers who are not likely to amount to much.In

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It was already hitting 90 degrees today at the Jersey Shore when I departed for my fifth 21-mile ride of the summer and my sixth overall at 9:45 a.m., but I managed to put in a pretty good ride that I completed in 1 hour, 22 minutes for an average speed of 15.4 miles per hour.The ride also put me at a total of 116 miles for the summer, leaving me 84 miles shy of my goal of 200 miles by the end of

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Tour de France champion Floyd Landis has been identified as the cyclist who failed a drug test during the race, according to a statement on his Phonak team's Web site. The headline link above takes you to the SI.com story since there is understandably heavy traffic at the Phonak site.This is just terrible news.

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Floyd Landis became the third American to win the Tour de France today, crossing the finish line in Paris in the peloton just behind 20th stage winner Thor Hushovd of Norway to earn the maillot jauneThe Phonak team leader officially finished 69th in Sunday's 96-mile ride from Sceaux-Antony to the tree-lined streets of Paris' Champs-Elysées, but in a group of riders that crossed the line just

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Barring a disaster in Sunday's 20th—and final—stage of the 93rd Tour de France, Floyd Landis should become the third American to win the race.Landis finished third in Saturday's 19th stage, a 35.4-mile time trial from Le Creusot to Montceau-les-Mines, at 1:10 behind the Ukraine's Serhiy Honchar, who won the stage. However, the Phonak team leader needed only to make up time on overall race leader

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This is definitely good news for fans of the "generation 1" Transformers...Peter Cullen, the voice of Optimus Prime from Sunbow Productions' animated "Transformers" series from 1984-87 (as well as the 1986 animated "Transformers: The Movie"), will be reprising the role in the upcoming, Michael Bay-directed live action/CGI "Transformers" feature.From Superherohype.com:The original voice of

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CNET.com posted an item a few days ago listing the top 10 can't miss, tech-related clips on YouTube.I enjoyed four of the clips so much I decided to share them on TWR.Here are the final two clips, both of which provide a look back at Steve Jobs...Current TV 1981 Flashback: Steve JobsSteve Jobs Introduces the Macintosh in 1984

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...who, along with his brother Pat, created the steak sandwich, which eventually became the famous Philly cheesesteak. Harry died Thursday at the age of 90.Here is an excerpt from a story in today's Philadelphia Daily News:Harry and his older brother, Pat, had been selling hot dogs at a stand at 9th and Wharton streets in South Philadelphia since 1930.It was a time when horses still plodded the

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CNET.com posted an item yesterday listing the top 10 can't miss, tech-related clips on YouTube. For various reasons, I felt like sharing four of the clips here on TWR. As you may have noticed, I posted one yesterday that showed Jon Stewart hilariously discussing Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens' "the Internet is a series of tubes" speech during a recent episode of "The Daily Show."Today, I would like to

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CNET.com posted an item today listing the top 10 can't miss, tech-related clips on YouTube. For various reasons, I felt like sharing four of the clips here on TWR. One is hysterical, another is funny and the other two are "historical" clips of Steve Jobs—one from a 1981 news segment and another from the Macintosh introduction on January 24, 1984 (no, not the Super Bowl commercial).I will post all

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In an effort to beat the heat at the Jersey Shore, I went on another 21-mile bike ride a little earlier than usual this morning. Ride time was 81 minutes and my average speed was again about 15.5 miles per hour. However, on one of the side streets I take near the beach, a permanent "your speed is" sign was recently installed. The sign said I was doing 20 m.p.h. when I went by it, but I was

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Well, I redid the lead vocals for this song and made some changes to the backing vocals, as well. Still not satisfied with the vocals, but I'm tired of recording them and tired of remixing them so this will be the final demo version of this song that I publish.What Would You Say? (Version 3) - 6.3 MB/4:21

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Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard, the 2005 National League Rookie of the Year, won this year's Century 21 Home Run Derby during All-Star Game festivities at Pittsburgh's PNC Park on Monday night.He is the second Phillie to win the event in as many years, joining teammate and 2005 Derby champ Bobby Abreu.Way to go, Ryan!

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Who is Kyle MacDonald...and why am I congratulating him?Well, Kyle is responsible for one of the most ambitious and entertaining projects thus far in Internet history. About a year ago, the Canadian came up with an idea to make a series of trades with the ultimate goal of trading for a house. The dream started with the most usual of items...one red paperclip. Hence, Kyle started a blog devoted to

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I have wanted to post a couple of times this past weekend, but just never got around to it. So here is a wrap-up of the weekend.Tour de BK '06 Ride #4I rode another 21 miles on Saturday, averaging 15.5 miles per hour in what were really ideal cycling conditions...in the 80s with cloud cover and hardly any wind at all. That brings my total amount of miles logged this year to 74. I would like to

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I was going to head out to the Jersey Shore last night so I could stay at my parents' place and go on a bike ride today. Well, I'm still heading out there today for a bike ride, but my plans last night were changed by a phone call from my friend Jimmy.Jimmy has a pretty good job that every now and then gives him access to tickets in the second row of Citizens Bank Park...RIGHT behind home plate.

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I finally got around to writing lyrics and recording vocals for one of the two songs I wrote during Memorial Day weekend, when I was basically confined to my apartment thanks to car problems. Hence, the instrumental "Untitled 2006-05-27" has now become "What Would You Say?"Enjoy!

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What does "Nineteen Forever" mean?Well, it's a title of a kick-ass song from Joe Jackson's underrated 1989 album, "Blaze of Glory."So why "Nineteen Forever?"Well, it includes this lyric:You better believe it - you know my dream's still aliveYou can love it or leave itBut I'm never gonna be 35And, today, I turn 35.That line of the song always stuck with me...like I was supposed to accomplish

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Just a quick update...rode another 21 miles Tuesday in 88 minutes so my average speed was around 14 miles per hour. Still not great, but it was good to log about 53 miles on the ol' bike over the extended Fourth of July weekend.I'm hoping that by the end of the summer, I will feel up to taking on the 36-mile round trip between my parents' place in Toms River, N.J., and the Point Pleasant Beach

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In case you haven't heard, the state of New Jersey has effectively closed for business thanks to a political showdown over the state budget.That means no lottery in New Jersey. Now, while the lottery's revenue supposedly goes toward services for the elderly and higher education, it's really not a big deal that there isn't a lottery for the time being.Then again...you have these New Jersey

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Ever since the announcement a couple of years ago of a big-budget, live-action/CGI "Transformers" movie, I have been excited to see it finally come to the big screen. And with Steven Spielberg as executive producer, what could possibly go wrong? Right?Well, Michael Bay was hired as director...that's not a good sign.Over the past few weeks, details about the vital Autobot character of Bumblebee

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Went on a little ride of about 11 miles today to see a friend of mine. My right knee was killing me from yesterday's 21-mile jaunt and I learned the hard way that most of the roads I took to get to my destination had pretty decent inclines on them...and any acceleration I picked up on the declines were short-lived thanks to inconveniently placed sharp turns or stop signs. The ride there took me

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...well, it's not the sky...it would be more accurate to say that planes are falling out of the sky. Two of them, in fact, needed to make emergency landings...today...within a couple of miles of each other here at the Jersey Shore. Of course, they were sign-towing planes...a fixture over the beaches in the summer.I apparently just missed seeing one of them, but I turned off the road before I got

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Back in the VUE after approximately 21 miles on the bike. The return trip into the wind and with tired legs took 49 minutes, so my total ride time was 84 minutes (I took a 15-minute break at the Point Pleasant Beach side of the Manasquan Inlet to rest and post update #1). That means I was averaging 15 miles per hour, but I'm usually closer to 18 miles per hour.Not bad for the first ride of the

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To the inlet in 35 minutes.

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Well, I'm packing my 12-speed in the ol' VUE and bringing it with me to the Jersey Shore this holiday weekend. Considering I spent the Memorial Day holiday confined to my apartment and writing songs (which came out pretty good), I feel the need to enjoy the outdoors this extended weekend.Before I take off on my first ride of the summer, however, I must get a flat rear tire repaired. Once that is

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As I mentioned in my previous post about the flooding near me, today is my friend Katie's birthday. Well, actually, there's only about an hour left of it.Anyway, I decided to write her a little birthday song a la "Happy Birthday, Lisa" from "The Simpsons."Enjoy.

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UPDATED - June 29, 2006; 7:30 a.m.The above graphic is from the National Weather Service's Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service shows the current level of the Delaware River in Trenton, N.J., and its projected level within the next couple of days.As you can see, the Delaware is currently over what is considered flood level, which is set at 20 feet. Even though the worst of the rain and storms

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While this weekend may belong to "Superman Returns," it is the teaser trailer for next year's "Spider-Man 3" that has blown me away.If you haven't seen the teaser for Spidey 3 yet, watch the embedded YouTube movie below or click on the headline above to choose which QuickTime version you want to see.But this movie is going to rock...black costume, alien symbiote, Sandman, Harry as a quasi-Green

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Former Rider University pitcher Kevin Barry made his long-awaited major league debut for the Atlanta Braves Monday night by pitching three scoreless innings of relief against the New York Yankees at historic Yankee Stadium.The 27-year-old Barry, who graduated from Rider in 2001, was promoted by Atlanta from Triple-A Richmond when reliever Phil Stockman went on the disabled list with a strained

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...at Rider!Yeah, so Rider University is holding its Alumni Reunion this weekend and the Phillie Phanatic paid a visit for an hour during a welcome reception this evening. My job was to serve as the Phanatic's escort and to make sure he and "his friend" had everything they needed, especially water.Apparently, though, part of my duties involved the Phanatic throwing a wrapped strawberry shortcake

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I went to a Wendy's to pick up a bite to eat for lunch today and saw this in the parking lot...I looked inside the Wendy's and it appeared the McDonald's truck driver was enjoying his meal.

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Well, I made it out to my ol' stomping grounds of Ocean County, N.J., this weekend and saw the Atlantic Ocean for the first time this year (not including seeing it from a plane). Above is a picture taken from the boardwalk in Seaside Park, N.J., looking at Funtown Pier in Seaside Heights.Prior to my stroll on the boardwalk, I got a haircut...but that didn't come easy. My barber took a walk-in

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Life and death are subjects that fascinate me. Life is so valuable...each one of us gets one chance at it. And, yes, it sucks that one day it's going to end for all of us.As a child, I used to think about death all the time even though none of my loved ones have yet to pass away—only members of my friends' families and co-workers, etc. For some reason, though, I experienced many sleepless nights

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I was wasting time on YouTube and searched for some Peter Gabriel videos. I happened to come across a couple of clips of his performance at the June 15, 1986, finale of the Amnesty International Conspiracy of Hope Tour at Giants Stadium...a concert I attended. I was with my sister on the field and not that far away from the stage...I mean, we were close enough for a guy five feet away from us to

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This is just a test to see if my AudioBlog posts show up in my newly created RSS podcast feed. Don't bother listening.UPDATE: After a slight delay, this did make it into the podcast feed...I love FeedBurner!

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As Memorial Day Weekend draws to a close here in 2006, I have to say that my self-imposed sentence for writing decent new songs seems to have been a success.Here is one I started writing Sunday and continued working on today. It kind of came out of nowhere. I mean, it has a horn part. I don't usually do horns (probably because all the horn sounds in GarageBand suck), but the song started out

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So I'm watching Comedy Central this morning and I see a commercial for an ABC Family movie called "Karate Dog" that is airing on Memorial Day. As with the much-anticipated "Snakes on a Plane," the title pretty much tells you what you're going to get in this movie...a karate dog. Oh, and not only does the dog know karate, it also talks...with a voice provided by Chevy Chase. More on that in a

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Instead of hanging out at the Jersey Shore this weekend, I am stuck here in Bucks County, Pa., because I didn't want to risk driving my car long distances until I have the wheel bearing replaced Tuesday night. Fortunately, with my MIDI setup working again, I decided to use this long weekend to try to write some new songs...and quality ones...not like the "foolin' around" stuff I have been doing

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OK, I'll start with the bad news.I got my car back today...the transmission problem was fixed for a surprisingly minimal expense, which would have been great news...EXCEPT...something else was found. Apparently, I have a wheel bearing that needs replacing and that's going to cost $360. I'm getting that done Tuesday.The good news?I managed to get my wi-fi connection restarted...and my MIDI adapter

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Well, over the weekend, it was the MIDI adapter that stopped working.Tuesday morning, my wi-fi Internet connection crapped out.So, of course, what happens Wednesday? Yup, the car again.I noticed the ol' VUE making a weird noise while driving it early Saturday morning from the train station after the Apple Store adventure.I kept hearing the noise this week while driving to and from work and

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...my Airport Base Station isn't allowing me to wirelessly connect to the Internet for a reason I haven't stumbled across yet.As noted in the previous post, I woke up this morning and my PowerBook could not connect to the Internet. I even hooked it up via the Ethernet cable (rather than using the wi-fi connection) and it still didn't work. However, while I was troubleshooting the problem this

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