Trick pickoff move now a balk in MLB (Yahoo Sports) Under a rule change imposed by Major League Baseball, pitchers will no longer be allowed to fake a pickoff to third base and throw to first as a way to dupe a runner on first base into breaking for second. Next season, that move would be …
I got a yo-yo for Christmas (how old am I again?) and I was able to re-learn my old tricks. And now that I finally have a modern yo-yo with bearings, I’m able to take it to the next level. I’m still a beginner, but better than before…
For last year’s project 365 I used an iPhone app called My365. It’s made by a Japanese company, and as a result there a lot of Asian users. In many of the photos, people flash the peace sign in addition to (or instead of) smiling at the camera. I find it somewhat bizarre, and I …
Three hundred and sixty-six photos later, Project 365 is complete! You can view my December photos here. I don’t think I’m going to do the same thing for 2013 — I’ll still be taking photos and posting them to Flickr and/or Instagram, but I’m not going to be making myself post one every day. If …
Another year, another soundtrack project mix. I have a lot of my usual suspects (Beatles, Wire, People Under the Stairs, Rush) and some artists that have followed me since high school (New Order, Simple Minds, Beastie Boys, Rush). The trend I see is that when I started this project in 2005 my taste in music …
ABBA: The Album
NRA Press Conference: Wayne LaPierre Calls For Armed Police Officers At Every School The nation’s largest gun-rights lobby is calling for armed police officers to be posted in every American school to stop the next killer “waiting in the wings.” In case anyone forgets, the NRA’s objective is to sell guns, not protect people. Turns …
I haven’t been using Instagram much over the past few months, as my square iPhone photos have been going into my daily My365 app for my photo-a-day project. And after the recent terms of service fiasco, I may switch from Instagram back to Flickr for 2013 anyway. But still, I need to rant about one …
I’m in the home stretch now! November’s photos brought more fall shots and the start of the holidays. Less than a month to go to complete the project…
This fall my brother built me an awesome bike. (You didn’t know that Brian builds custom bikes? Then check out Chapman Cycles now!) I pretty much just asked for a bike I can ride around (with the kids and without), gave him a rough idea what I was looking for (including the color), and turned him …