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  • 2010 Cardinals Update

    Well, after this weekend’s games, we’ll be approximately 25 games into the still young season.  As of right now, the Cards are 15-7, and looking pretty good.  Kyle Lohse is probably the most disappointing player on the team at the moment.  He has no wins and an ERA over six and a half.  Well, and…

  • Talkin' Smack

    Now that baseball season is here, and I’m planted deep in the middle of central IL, the baseball smack talk is in full effect. I root for the Cardinals, but I’m surrounded by a majority of Cubs fans in our neck of the woods.  I consider the Cubs vs Cards to be the best rivalry…

  • Cinderella's Dogs?

    Should the Butler Bulldogs really be considered a “Cinderella” on Monday night against the Duke Blue Devils?  “Of course they are!”  I can imagine you’re screaming this at your computer right now.  I’m going to steal a line from Lee Corso…”Not so fast my friend!” Listen, I don’t want to take anything at all away…

  • Site Updates

    I just finished updating my drupal install and all the out-dated modules that needed refreshed.  I’m also testing out the jQuery version of the TinyMCE editor with the wysiwyg module. I’d like to see what the code looks like from this editor after posting…so just ignore any wacky formatting I may have included in this…

  • Verizon iPhone: An Analogy, Analysis, & Predictions

    Let’s start with the Analogy. We’ve heard speculation about a Verizon iPhone for 2-3 years at this point. In the cell phone/tech/gadget world, that’s a lifetime. The Chicago Cubs have been trying to win the World Series for the first time since 1908, and yes, that too is a lifetime. My analogy? The Verizon iPhone…

  • Bum Ankle and Extra Time

    Okay, let’s just say you’re a web guy who has a few extra hours of time on your hands cause you’ve injured your ankle. What would you do with that time? Of course, I’m talking about myself, and my recent trials and tribulations on the basketball court. As a result, I am forced to stay…

  • Cassandra who?

    Do any of you know who Cassandra is? You probably use or see her every day and you don’t even know her. No, seriously, have any of you web folks ever heard of Cassandra? I’m going to go out on a limb here and say…no. Until recently, I hadn’t either. Who/what is Cassandra? The Apache…

  • What it's like to be a Cardinals fan…

    Simply great.  I love being a fan of St. Louis Cardinal baseball.  The Cardinals franchise is one of, if not the greatest, franchise in all of baseball.  I truly believe that statement, and not just because I’m a rabid fan of the team.  The only other franchise in all of baseball that can legitimately stake…

  • PS3 Bug Revisited

    Okay, if you’re not aware, the PS3 “fat” had a weird internal clock bug that limited some users’ ability to get onto the Playstation network (PSN).  The bug even prevented some from playing offline games too. At 9:22AM Sony posted the following to their twitter feed: http://bit.ly/cZQKpn At 6:07PM this update came across saying the…

  • jQuery

    As a web guy, I’ve experimented with and used all sorts of cool technology over the years. Recently, I’ve taken a delight in jQuery. I have been working through my “Learning jQuery 1.3” book written by Chaffer and Swedberg. Although I have only spent a few days working through the book (I am only into…