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May 31, 2005

Today's Video Clip: Dan Goes to Gatlinburg

Watch here.

(Quicktime file. High speed connection required. Be patient.)

...MUCH more to come.

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May 26, 2005

Free Video Hosting and Bandwidth....FOR LIFE!!!

OurMedia.org is a grass roots project, offering to host -- for FREE -- any kind of media you want to post. They are at the leading edge of the video blogging/podcasting movement, and, frankly, what they are doing is nothing short of amazing.

I met the gentleman that founded the site at BlogNashville, and all I can say is that I'm blown away.

I have uploaded a video file for your perusal. (You'll need Quicktime and a high speed connection to view it). Now, it took a while (roughly a day) for it to be available for viewing, but they're working to speed up the process. I will be working feverishly over the next week to make even more -- MUCH more -- video available for viewing at this site.

Enjoy!

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May 22, 2005

The greatest comment EVER left on ANYONE'S blog EVER

This comment was left recently on one of my old, but still very popular ghetto prom pics posts:

"I hope yall you bi**es burn in hell with gasoline thongs on."

When you see such an unintended gem, you just have to stop and admire.

This link to an archived post should get you up to speed on my original posts and the war or words and wit that has followed.

And to think, my nice, polite nephew Stephan is to blame/thank for all of this...

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May 18, 2005

Softball Update

Over the last 2 weeks, our recently-augmented team has won three straight games. We've added three top-notch players who can not only hit for power, but play solid defense, as well. In last night's game, we even exceeded our home run limit, which would have led to 5 more runs than the 14 we won with. My elbow and knee problems seem to be a thing of the past, too. The slight crouch I've added to my approach at the plate has allowed me to stay back on the ball longer, and I've been succesful in hitting to all fields -- including a run-scoring double last night over the heads of, and between, the left-center and right-center fielders. I even threw a guy out at third (I play left field) who was trying to take an extra base on a base hit down the line.

We have bench depth (we actually have designated hitters AND a short fielder), two different pitchers and a lineup stacked with power.

The rest of the season should be much more fun than I thought it would be when we started. Yes, winning is always better.

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May 16, 2005

Raymond Post-Mortem

Tonight's Raymond finale was bittersweet, but perfect. I admit, I have too many parasocial relationships with TV people, but this show was different and made me feel less guilty about it. It reminded me very much of my family. I never watched the show at all until three years ago. I quickly became addicted. The writing was stellar, the performances were always great and when they added Fred Willard, Chris Elliott and Georgia Engel to the mix, it became almost unbearably great to watch. These three actors (who play Amy's parents and brother) would, along with Robert and Amy, make a great spin-off. Who knows if they'll do it.

I don't think that the sitcom is dead. I just think it's getting harder to find good ones. Everybody Loves Raymond was one of the good ones.

...now let's see what The Office and Scrubs have up their sleeves.

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Raymond Reminder

Tonight will mark the series finale of Everybody Loves Raymond on CBS. An hour-long restrospective will air from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., with the final 30-minute episode airing at 9 p.m.

More later from me on this.

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How much do you hate Wal-Mart?

Now, I'm no huge Wal-Mart fan (I prefer Target), but Thomas Sowell's recent column about the mass outrage against Wal-Mart is so dead-on-the-money that I had to mention it.

"It would be devastating to the egos of the intelligentsia to realize, much less admit, that businesses have done more to reduce poverty than all the intellectuals put together. Ultimately it is only wealth that can reduce poverty and most of the intelligentsia have no interest whatever in finding out what actions and policies increase the national wealth."

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, Thomas Sowell is my favorite writer in the universe. Good God.

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Bringing a black eye to our family...

My nephew Bryce was fooling around at school on Friday -- exchanging handfuls of thrown mulch with a girl -- when he was hit in the eye with a clump of mulch containing a rock. He got a black eye. It didn't keep him from going to the Lookouts game, though.

He looks miserable, eh?

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May 02, 2005

Would somebody please buy the rights to Tony Campbell's blog and publish it -- unedited -- in book form?!?

I mean, just read his blog. It might be my most favorite blog EVER. Such passion. Such struggle. Such spelling. You go, Tony!

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The Direction of This Blog

Because punditry seems to be a bit of a clogged market these days, you will see this blog gravitate more towards the personal from here on out.

Just as The Pulse Blog is sort of the alter-ego of The Pulse, this blog will now be the alter-ego of all my other writing efforts, leaning more towards the personal, the trivial, and the fun.

I'm hoping the upcoming BlogNashville conference will further help to inspire, organize, and direct my future blogging activities.

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