thank god for espn.com

just a little shout out for espn360.com.
with all the storms and freaky weather, cable here in NYC has been spotty at best- pixelated, intermittent, especially on HD channels.
they had the spain- italy quarter final streaming online for free.
thank you sports gods for saving me from missing even a second of the game.
oh, and vaya espana!!! [...]

random tips and lessons learned.

the fine people at wordpress set up the site so that one may see what search terms are used when chance readers are directed to ones site.  these can be very surprising.  i get a lot for “empire strikes back,” “neurologist,” “traits of an assassin,” none of which are surprising to me.  the last because [...]

nyc hs kids should get smartass credits

from one of my two saintly teaching fellow friends, tackling nyc teens with tough love and a sense of humor:
 The other day, one of my favorite hooligans shared with me his plan to get back at security officers on the last day of school.
Here is genius at work…
“Miss- You have to hear my plan.
On the [...]

how do you mourn the man who taught you to silence a gun with a potato?

oh no, you guys!  mr. wizard died today.  i’m so sad; he was awesome.  he’s probably the reason i love science so much. 
i do not want to hear from you kids who don’t remember when a cable box resembled a blender, except the buttons brought you to hbo, espn, cnn, a fuzzy porn channel and nickelodeon [...]

because manufacturing meth is such a hassle…

Hold The Coffee! Caffeinated Donuts and Bagels Could Provide That Morning Buzz!
DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — If that cup o’ joe you drink each morning to get moving is getting old, just wait. You soon may be able to get the same jolt from a donut or bagel. A North Carolina scientist has developed [...]