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Dodger Fans, Run it Off

While the front office hallways might be filled with more suits and legal personnel nowadays, what with certain former female CEO's sleeping around the office and all, and amidst an increasingly ugly divorce battle turned custody battle for the organization, why not go for a run?  Let off some steam.  First off, let me make this clear, I am not going to be running the 26 miles from the depths of Chavez Ravine to the seas of Santa Monica.  I just ain't in the shape for that. But I did go to ab...

It’s Vista, but Works

The boys in Redmond finally seem to have figured things out. Maybe it just stopped raining all day, every day on the big giants campus up North, maybe not...probably not. The bottom line is, Windows 7, the successor to the clumpy, bloated, and obnoxious Vista that just seemed to never work, seems to do just the opposite - that is, it works. Every major new OS release seems to bring its problems. Remember when XP came out with some major security flaws? By Service Pack 2, though, XP has been a s...

Are You Ready?

Are You Ready?. Originally uploaded by DownTown Pictures As is tradition every spring, March has come to an end. April has begun and baseball is abound. Roster decisions are being argued upon for virtually every team and the gates open Monday for the start of the 2009 Major League Baseball season. This offseason has been one of economics for many as free agents found it the most "interesting" offseasons to find themselves a job. Many players held out looking for higher paying offers, and...

Golden Gate Sunset.

Golden Gate Sunset. Originally uploaded by iBichon in Studio Beautiful capture. As today marks 300 views to this blog, a small number, but a milestone nonetheless, I wanted to share a picture I found on my Flickr homepage. It's linked back to the creator's Flickr for larger viewing. This image has creative composure and captures the sunset at one of America's landmarks perfectly. I'm diggin' the bokeh.

State Budget Crisis Affects University of California

Continuing my unfortunate trend of reporting on the harsh economic climate we find ourselves in today, I find myself troubled by the lack of resolve over the State of California’s 2009 Fiscal Budget. We are in a state of flux right now, with no budget set and a deficit that is estimated to be at over $40 billion. The State is facing massive cuts, ranging across all departments. Public school systems are being threatened with a dramatic decrease in funding, including higher education instituti...