Monthly Archives: April 2010

FriendFeed: Settlement reached in …

Brendan Loy (Twitter/FriendFeed) April 21, 2010 Comments Off

FriendFeed: Settlement reached in Reggie Bush civil case

Twitter: USPS tracking says …

Brendan Loy (Twitter/FriendFeed) April 21, 2010 5 Comments

Twitter: USPS tracking says my “new” (old, used) cell phone has arrived! YAAAY!! Soon I’ll be able to dial 1, 4 & 7 and text GHIPQRS again! #femkebey

The Superconference Megatournament, or, the End of College Basketball

Brendan April 21, 2010 26 Comments

I’ve made clear my opinion, in the face of some dissent, that, unless done right (which it won’t be), expansion of the NCAA Tournament to a 96-team field is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad, wolf-face crazy idea that would reward mediocrity, squelch tournament magic, and generally destroy the greatest sporting event ever created. But, well, okay, did I… Read more »

FriendFeed: “Before Facebook, I …

Brendan Loy (Twitter/FriendFeed) April 21, 2010 Comments Off

FriendFeed: “Before Facebook, I would never have learned that my high school marching band drum major’s daughter’s friend’s domesticated bobcat had been toilet-trained.” http://bit.ly/atscPA

CotW: Offered Without Comment #2

Tim Stevens April 21, 2010 2 Comments

Michael Bay attended and graduated from Wesleyan University. Steven Spielberg graduated from California State University Long Beach some 34 years after he first began attending it.

Earth, (solar) wind, and fire

Brendan April 20, 2010 2 Comments

Of all the volcano-related photos I’ve seen recently — including the beautiful gallery of Eyjafjallajökull pics on the Boston Globe‘s always-awesome photoblog, The Big Picture — this one is my favorite. It was taken by Arnþór Ævarsson of Hveragerði, Iceland, on April 5, and it shows the volcano in the foreground… and the aurora borealis in the background. The volcano… Read more »