Becky made an excellent point yesterday. When I get my new iPhone 4 next week*, it’ll be the first time I’ve ever owned a cell phone with a decent camera. (My 2006 vintage Sprint flip phone takes grainy 640x480s — a marked improvement over my previous, 2003 vintage Sprint flip phone, which took 384x256s.) And, by all accounts, the iPhone’s… Read more »
After the surprising 0-0 tie between England and Algeria, which was literally the best possible result for the Americans after this morning’s amazing comeback/referee screwjob against Slovenia, here’s where things stand, I think, in terms of the USA’s hopes of qualifying for the next round of the World Cup. Someone correct me if I’m wrong: * If we beat Algeria,… Read more »
On Twitter yesterday, Melissa Clouthier and I had another one of our epic back-and-forth tweet-debates, complete with multi-part tweets (mostly by me) and rhetorical fireworks. Melissa is on record as calling me her “blog husband,” so is it any wonder we bicker on Twitter like an old married couple? Heh. Anyway, this time, the topic was “unexpectedly” bad economic news… Read more »
Cult of Mac, 4:17 AM: “Reality Check: The iPhone’s Not Going to T-Mobile or Verizon Anytime Soon” Cult of Mac, 6:42 AM: “Report: Apple to Ship CDMA iPhone in Fourth Quarter” At this point, I’m rooting for the first story to be true, because if #2 is correct, I’m going to feel like a complete sucker for buying an AT&T-saddled… Read more »
Take a look at the above-the-fold front page of yesterday’s Denver Post: Do you think some headline writer, or editor responsible for page layout, was having a little fun at our “wannabe avenger” president’s expense? Heh.
Last night, I received a confirmation e-mail from AT&T — two of them, actually, one for my iPhone and one for Becky’s — titled “Your recent ATT order status.” They state: Dear Brendan Loy, Thank you for ordering iPhone 4 from AT&T. Your device has been reserved. Today was the busiest sales day in our history. Because of the incredible… Read more »
I may need to modify the countdown sidebar thingy at right. AT&T has confirmed that, thanks to “the busiest online sales day in AT&T history,” they’ve already sold out of pre-ordered iPhone 4s, and thus “people who got their orders in after 4:30 [PM Eastern Time] are expected to get their phones any time between June 25th and July 5th,”… Read more »
If Kyle Whelliston is right about the “Sports Bubble” — basically, the idea that sports (and “sportz“) are massively overvalued right now, and it’s all gonna break, and soon — I wonder if we’ll look back on yesterday’s events as the crest of the bubble’s rise, to be followed by a gradual, and then accelerating, decline as the bubble bursts…. Read more »
Commissioner Dan Beebe to Big 12 athletic directors: “Hold your ground, hold your ground! Sons of Texas, of Oklahoma, my brothers! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when the Big Twelve fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship. But it is not… Read more »
I wasn’t looking for them, but I just happened to catch a glimpse of Venus and the crescent Moon from our newly built patio this evening. Beautiful. A closer view: Clearly, even the Heavens are celebrating Becky’s birthday. 🙂