RIP: Roy Sceider

Unfortunately, Roy Sceider passed away at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences hospital after going through several treatments for multiple myeloma. I knew of his work in the French Connection, Marathon Man and All That Jazz. Most of his successful acting career was in the 70′s, but never found the spot light in the [...]

Obsessed with Lost?

For the record… I’m not there yet, but I know others that are. I just started watching the old seasons last week. They are interesting, and get better as more and more stuff comes to light. The mini stories, where other random cast members appear give me the willies… whatever those are. Well Hurley appeared [...]

Witch Fire

Almost 4 years to the week after the Cedar file raged through San Diego Country, the Witch Creek fire found its way from Ramona into Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Santa Fe, Escondido, Poway. It threats communities as far west as Solona Beach and South as Mira Mesa. It appears that Mike’s house was spared, but 40% [...]

Birthday Music…

Have you ever sat down, listening to some tunes, and wonder what the popular music was the number one song on the charts the day you were born. I found http://www.thisdayinmusic.com, while digging for some lost tracks and it answers the question. I would of like to think I would have some Floyd or Zepplin, [...]

"Banish It!"

When Marc Ecko bid $752,467 for Barry Bond’s 756th home run, he knew exactly what he was going to do with it, he didn’t know what the voting public would do. Ecko placed the ball up on his website vote756, where 10m votes were cast deciding the fate of the ball. The public was given [...]

RIP: Colin Mcrae

Colin Mcrae passed away along with his 5 year-old son in a helicopter crash on Saturday. The 39 year old, was the first briton to win the Word Rally Championship (WRC). His agressive driving style tore-up the WRC curcuit for years, and recently has participated in the X-Games Rally Event. In addition to WRC he [...]

Burning Man from above…

A huge 8698 x 8735 pixel (7.32 MB) jpeg of Black Rock City, during the recent Burning Man Festival has been released. The eight day gathering take place in Black Rock City, an spontaneous city Northwest of Reno. Ending on Labor Day, the event promotes radial self-expression, and self-reliance, resulting in a woodstock like chaos. [...]

MLB 2007 Predictions

For what its worth… Here are my predictions for the 2007 MLB Season. Shane’sNLW: Padres / Dodgers / D-Backs / Giants / RockiesNLC: Cardinals / Brewers* / Astros / Cubs / Reds / PiratesNLE: Phillies / Mets / Marlins / Braves / Expos ALW: Angels / A’s / Rangers / M’sALC: Twins / White Sox* [...]

Pi Day Again…

Happy Pi day everyone… I guess the geek in me just loves the mathamatical holiday. Observed on March 13 (3/14) at 1:59 PM, many school and universities celebrate by throwing parties. Food generally includes pie, pizza pie, and other round foods. Check out the Wikipedia Article on it or this helpful Pi Video March 14 [...]