December 2007
“Hey man!”
– Mike, to Steve Yzerman tonight at Joe Louis Arena.
Million Dollar Babies - CollegeHumor video →
howardowens.com: 2008 objectives for today’s... →
great rundown of just how damn easy it is to find, create, share, organize, and publish… it’s crazy how little “non-wired journalists” can/know/are allowed to embrace these.
“But what disturbs me most is the lack of strategic ambition and imagination the...”
– Jeff Jarvis, responding to the J-School Dean op-ed in today’s NYT arguing for certain local broadcast and content regulations.
Democrats Make No Child Left Behind an Election... →
Also, read the caption that accompanies the header photo… Cheerleaders and Bill Clinton… anybody got any jokes?
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Michael Wilbon, Trib legend and ESPN guy: “I’m old,” the 49-year-old Wilbon told me repeatedly. “You build up your reading habits over a lifetime.” FanHouse sports blogger David Michael Smith concludes his post with this: “I don’t think Wilbon is ever going to feel fully comfortable with blogs, just like I don’t think Shirley Povich ever would...
Attorneys to contest ex-coach having to pay $4M to... →
Updates on RichRod…
“Joyous creation is the future of entertainment!”
– Paul Buchheit: “Perfect” is the enemy of “good enough”, and “…I hope you already know that” writes PB. Holy shit did I need this post. Because I didn’t know it (no sarcasm, that was my dead on reaction). But its the kind of thing that I felt or...
Following...
I just added a ton of people over everyone that reblogged the ebay post. I’m trying to keep following double the number of people that follow me. And with so many interesting tumblelogs out there I never have a problem surfing notes and seeing who I come across that holds my interest. I’ve come to the conclusion that every tumblelog in existance has at some point: posted a XKCD comic ...
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Hova - All I Need A favorite Jay track. The beat...
“New York and Ottawa have ordered 1,052 diesel-electric hybrid buses from Daimler...”
– Detroit News: Daimler gets order for 1,052 hybrid buses I wish Detroit was so on the ball that they would be the side presenting new, clean transportation options to local municipalities (and consumers of course) rather than the government/trans authorities coming to them with orders. Not that...
(via NYT) On Facebook, Scholars Link Up With Data →
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“There are very few Michigans. When you coach at West Virginia you walk on water...”
– Don Nehlen, a coach under Bo at Michigan and mentor to incoming Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez while he was WVU’s head coach. (U-M picks West Virginia’s Rodriguez)
“THE WEEKLY STANDARD has learned that Sen. Joe Lieberman, the 2000 Democratic...”
– Billy KristolBREAKING: Kristol: Liberman to Endorse McCain
The McCain campign should just save the money and e-mail a press release telling everyone that John and Joe had a spectacularly amazing presser somewhere in N.H. and that this is the kind of “bi-partisan” team American needs. ...
MICHIGAN COACHING SEARCH: STRIKE IT RICH: West... →
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Lil’ Wayne - Kush
click to play or...
“I’m running this, and I can jump the hurdles
I feel like I’m racing...”
– Lil’ Wayne - Kush
but inside i'm ok, i can live without your time.....
Mold of the fawn
I’ve been frozen here for days
With your lights reflecting in my face
I must be cold on your lawn.
But inside I’m ok,
I can live without your time
Where snowmen never melt
Instead they always shine
If you don’t believe in fantasy
then don’t believe in fantasy
but do you not believe in fantasy
because it gets you down?
If you don’t...
Welcome to winter. Almost...
Welcome to winter. Almost every other car on the road had a shovel in front of it. And of those cars with no shovel, half of them are stuck in the side of the road. listen
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“DETROIT — Michigan and Michigan State could be taking the “Cold...”
– U-M, MSU: ‘Cold War II’ in works
I went to the first “Cold War” at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing and it was fucking unbelievable. 75,000 Michiganders freezing their asses off for a game that broke the world attendence record. Let’s do it again!
Tumblr can change lives
Phil: 15 people are following me on tumblr!
Phil: I'm so excited
Phil: I feel so happy now
Phil: this is great
Phil: i was in such a horrible mood too
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i think 1 person is following me, but i'd rather not check because i enjoy the mystery of "am i posting into blank space or to someone or to a million people?"
if i don't know how many people are following, then for all i know, my tumblog is THE spot that EVERYONE is visiting and following.
Watch
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Binary Star - “New Hip-Hop” (from...
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“With the 35 mile-per-gallon standard by 2020 heading for President George W....”
– Detroit Free Press: Mileage rules mean new era for Detroit 3
I wish the Big 3 would stop bitching about these mileage rules that they’ve fough so hard to undue and go full throttle into next-gen automotive. Hopefully, they realize that these benchmarks shouldn’t be the target goals, but...
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“Scorsese and Denzel are not tied to the films they make, so people see the...”
– Jay-Z via Nah Right: Jay-Z in Stop Smiling Magazine
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“Dontrelle “loves (Rasheed) Wallace,” Sosnick said. “It got to...”
– New Tiger Dontrelle Willis has huge ‘man crush’ on Rasheed
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BuzzMachine » Entrepreneurial lessons →
Jeff Jarvis does a great job covering the evolution of journalism through new media.
However you define “journalist” nowadays, it’s pretty amazing to think about the possibilities and opportunities to be found in mapping out the journalist’s role in this new media culture.
This is Jarvis’ recap of the entrepreneurial journalism course that he cooked up at CUNY....
2 column tumblr theme →
Bill Israel created the design for my tumblr theme. Several people have asked me about a two column theme as well. Bill just created a new theme called Letterhead. And it has two columns and looks beautiful in my view. Very sleek and clean. — bijan
Cheers guys!
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The Morning After...
… a heartbreaking loss, that is.
My Detroit Lions played one hell of a game against Dallas yesterday, but… but… they’re still the Lions. Having started the season at 6-2, the Lions have now dropped five straight and are looking at the playoffs from the wrong side.
It’s always strange when, after a loss like this, you wake up the next morning void of any...
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“I don’t care if they call me crazy, the new time will go ahead.”
– Hugo Chavez responds to critics of the new “Venezeulan time zone.” Beginning today, per orders of the Bossman, Venezuela has set its clocks a half-hour back. (BBC News: Venezuela creates own time zone
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Ryan Adams - Dear Chicago
I bought RA’s...
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Les... Still In It
So I took a bit of time after linking to ESPN’s “Les Miles Signs Contract Extension with LSU for blah blah blah blah” story the other day. I’ve been brewing it over in my head for a bit and its pretty clear that Les is still in the running for head coach. He’s probably-still-the frontrunner. A hodepodge of reasons:
He’s the best qualified candidate.
He’s...
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ESPN: LSU extends Miles' contract through '12 →
I was still holding out, assuming Les still had it in him to wait for that UM offer.
It’s OK, wishful thinking anyways.
Even though I’m crying.