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Rock - Paper - Scissors

2006-08-07T13:19:00.000-04:00

Good bar trick.

This is good for suckering people out of money or drinks.

Opening a beer bottle with paper.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrXmDiYHUY0

The Lammie Blog is dead...long live the..er, nevermind...

2006-08-07T08:41:00.000-04:00

I meant to discuss this with the powers that be during OBFT 14, but got sidetracked or stuck in the tarpits of apathy. However, it seems to me, and a number of others out there, that the blog format or medium is not the best one for the idle/stupid/crazy banter that we used to see with the e-mail list. The e-mail list is still active (I won't post the address here for fear of a spammer picking it up and spamming us all) and we probably should start using it. The blog will still be active and is the desired place for posting pictures or movies.

Let me know what you think, yes all two of you that read this...

--paci

Shredding

2006-07-20T10:56:00.000-04:00

I caught myself wasting about 30 minutes at work browsing real and pretend guitar shredders. Dive in.

World's Fastest Guitar Shredder: Michael Angelo Batio

Neo-sumo air guitarist

Jump 300

2006-07-10T10:04:00.000-04:00

Hey fellas, a buddy of mine took this the other day while knocking out the last few jumps toward number 300. If any of you would like to come down and jump, its a pretty good time. Usually cookouts, beers and horseshoes once it gets dark. Let me know.

OBFT

2006-06-28T16:23:00.000-04:00

So what's the deal with the OBFT this year.

Got my tickets and new liver. So I'm ready to go.

At least they're trying...

2006-06-18T10:22:00.000-04:00

Russian police arrest 2 rugby squads and fans after mistaking match for brawl...

Shocker? I don't even know her.

2006-06-12T09:20:00.000-04:00

No self-respecting frat guy should be without one.

Class of 92 .... oh and Whit too

2006-05-24T12:44:00.000-04:00

Had to go to Nova this weekend and while at my Dad's place found these two pictures from Wine & Cheese (I think its from the infamous Chilean Death wine year) and graduation that year.

Shakira! Shakira!

2006-05-15T08:04:00.000-04:00

I've watched this video about 169 times in the past week. There's something about this chick that makes me want to speak Spanish...

Can anybody record XM streams?

2006-05-01T11:00:00.000-04:00

Bob Dylan's new XM radio show - "The Theme Time Radio Hour With Bob Dylan" starts next week and I'm itching to hear it though I do not subscribe to XM. Does anyone out there, who subscribes to XM and has ReplayRadio or another stream recorder, have the cohenes to record the online stream for me?

herb

Mind of Dragon

2006-04-26T17:03:00.000-04:00

Comprehensive analysis of what makes Tastee taste so good-- but you forgot to mention the clincher.

Although the cold cuts aren't Boar's Head, they are the key ingredient in their sandwiches. Tastee sub uses the uniquely tasty "long pig" to get their trademark flavor.

Most people either don't want to know this, or they know it subconsciously but don't want to accept it: Tastee subs are made of people . . . Tastee subs are made of people!

The Market is Always Right

2006-04-20T12:54:00.000-04:00

Next time the science "experts" in the Bush Administration try to tell us that global climate change isn't supported by research, we'd do well to consider the implications of this article. Basically, the world's major insurance companies, who have a massive financial stake in getting this right, are estimating significant increases in expected losses due to climate change-related severe weather. Follow the money, boys, it's usually right.

Gnarls Barkley

2006-04-10T14:10:00.000-04:00

Check out this Danger Mouse/Cee-Lo collaboration. "Crazy" is their first single and they have a Violent Femmes cover. Not your typical hip-hop group.

Friday Levity

2006-04-07T14:56:00.000-04:00

This has been going around the internet for a while but I may as well post it.

Some poor Canadian slob recorded himself doing interpretive dance with a pretend lightsaber at school. Someone found it, digitized it and sent it round the Internet .

While the original video is more sad than funny, the parodies are pretty amusing.

Original

Parody

Parody2

Story

Deep Knee Bends

2006-04-03T17:11:00.000-04:00

Anyone catch the song that played over the credits after the Sopranos last night? Made me right giddy.

Switchgrass

2006-03-30T11:30:00.000-05:00

Does anyone still read this blog? If so, there's a good editorial in this month's Car and Driver that explains why switching from gas to ethanol to fuel cars isn't likely to take off any time soon. There's also an interesting article written by a former new car salesman explaining how to avoid getting ripped off through hidden costs when you buy a new car. Somewhere out there Weenie is cringing.

Another Negative for the Blog Format

2006-03-16T16:41:00.000-05:00

I really miss the email NCAA Tourney updates from Overton. Even though I could (and did) just go online to get constantly updating scores, I always thought it was cute that MattyO took the time to keep us all up to date.

Oh, and in keeping with every other web posting I've made this week, Billy Packer and Jim Nantz can eat my ass.

Corcoran Little one in the House

2006-03-16T08:27:00.000-05:00

Just got a Birth announcement in the mail from Smoking Joe.

He and Trisha are proud parents of a baby boy:

James Rogers Corcoran
Feb 13th; 7 lbs. 5 oz.

NCAA Tourny

2006-03-16T08:25:00.000-05:00

Wainwright sent this out via email. For those you not on the 'old' LammieNet here is the info.


		Hello wainwrightmd, Welcome to Yahoo! Sports Tournament Pick'em. You have created the Private Group called Lumpless Gravy and entered the team called wainwrightmd in that group. To allow other people to join this group send them the Group ID# (58044) and the Password (mrs tell). Remember, it is the Group ID#, not the group name, that other people must use to join your group. If you would like to leave this group, simply go to the game front page and remove yourself via the Edit button located within the "My Groups" module. Thanks for joining. See you on the court. -- Yahoo! Sports Tournament Pick'em Commissioner http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com

fantasy baseball

2006-03-07T21:24:00.000-05:00

Come on... who's up for fantasy baseball this year? I must crush Fischel.

Gheorge

2006-03-01T11:16:00.000-05:00

Anyone interested in seeing Ghoerge lace them up again? See below.

On March 5, 2006, the Maryland Nighthawks will be hosting a game against the Harlem Strong Dogs at their home arena at Montgomery College in Rockville, MD. John Rambo and other wrestlers from the NWL/HOUSE of PAIN will serve as "ceremonial security guards" at the March 5th game, and the Nighthawks will distribute NWL/HOUSE of PAIN information.

Alexander Wolff, Senior Writer for Sports Illustrated, and Gheorge Muresan, 7'-7" Romanian basketball star, will be "guest" players for the Nighthawks.

Olympic Ski Jumping is for Pussies

2006-02-21T20:22:00.000-05:00

Check out this idiot.

Computers for Dummies

2006-02-20T11:37:00.000-05:00

Fratres:

How would I go about adding RAM to my home PC? My machine's got 128Mb of RAM, and I've been told that adding another 128 would substantially improve system performance (in an unrelated note, Whitney's been told that drinking fewer than 17 beers in an evening will improve his performance in another venue). I went online to look at options for adding RAM, and it appears to require that I open up the CPU and do some rejiggeration. True, and if so, how hard is this to do?

Fraternity suspended over goat incident

2006-02-17T09:22:00.000-05:00

This is what happens when you keep a (4-legged) goat in your basement.

TV Star among us ..... Get those TiVo's ready

2006-02-11T16:29:00.000-05:00

For those with a few minutes (hours) Tough Skins and family will be on CNN Sunday morning between 9:00 and 10:30 (then repeated about 100 times throughout the rest of the day).

They will be on a segment for couples who marry later on in life. And supposedly ties in with Valentines day.

Someone jam him.

The Best Web Site Ever

2006-02-09T16:48:00.000-05:00

Safe for work. And very, very funny.

Google Home Page with RSS feeds

2006-02-06T17:29:00.000-05:00

Anyone can now set up an Ajax based home page at www.google.com/ig

Pretty cool. You can manipulate the 'modules' by dragging them to any location the page.

And you can add the Lammie blog.

Looking for Saunders

2006-02-06T13:57:00.000-05:00

Does anyone know how to reach Jay Saunders? I am trying to reach him and would like his phone number.

Politics Crap

2006-02-01T20:26:00.000-05:00

I was pleasantly surprised, though mildly skeptical, to hear the President propose efforts to reduce our dependence on foreign oil in last night's State of the Union. As it turns out, the skepticism seems to be well-placed, as noted here.

Stereotypical Bush-bashing aside (it's far too easy, frankly - like making fun of Teejay's haircut), I'm interested in your thoughts on alternative energy. I've come to believe that reducing our dependence on fossil fuels is one of the most important things our generation can do for those that follow us, for a variety of economic, environmental, and national security reasons. Thoughts?

Frat-tay Office supply sale

2006-01-24T13:24:00.000-05:00

Staples has select office supplies on sale for $0.69 each.

Clicks.

Dendy is alive

2006-01-18T19:48:00.000-05:00

For all of you that were worried about Dendy, you needn't be, yet. He has surfaced in Louisville, KY in hand, er I mean, Kentucky and is working at some law firm. He's been there a day and he's already sick of it. So, as of right now, the Dendy scale of entropy is at 0. If, for some reason, he winds up on the radar screen of the Louisville branch of the Latin Kings, the scale will shift toward the positive side (even though it's a negative, that's how science works, get over it).

I have his e-mail and phone number. Just contact me and I'll get it to you...

Your William & Mary Tribe

2006-01-18T09:01:00.000-05:00

D.C.-based Lammies take note of the following Tribe sports action:

Thursday, 2/26 - Tribe Hoops, scuffling along in customary mediocrity, takes on George Mason at the Patriot Center starting at 7:00. Fratre Krug and I plan to make our annual pilgrimage to watch W&M get demolished.

Saturday, 9/2 (never too early to plan) - Tribe Football invades Ralph Friedgen's house, taking on Maryland in both teams' season opener. Yes, the Tribe will get drummed, but this should be a pretty good excuse to get out of the house for the better part of a Saturday and isolate and consume with your fratres. More to come on this one, as I'm certain somebody with better planning and follow-through than me will organize a tailgate.

Oh, and I like the email list better.

Is the Lammie Blog worth it?

2006-01-15T10:49:00.000-05:00

It seems to me that the lammie.blog is falling victim to PLA (Pi Lam Apathy). Who wants to go back to the e-mail list?

What TV do I buy?

2005-12-29T21:04:00.000-05:00

Laddies, I am in the market for a nice TV. What's the consensus these days? Plasma? LCD? DLP? I have done a little research and am now thoroughly confused.

Plasma's lifespans are unknown, and they burn images onto their screen at times. LCD's have lamps burn out. DLP's have some other problem, I guess.

I want something in the range of 42" or a little larger, flat panel, HD ready, and kick-ass to watch. I will head to the retailer soon (advice on where?) to peruse the selection but wanted a little more insight. Thanks.

Call the doctor...the skiing is sick

2005-12-22T09:32:00.000-05:00

For the few of you who ski or ride...the Colorado ski resorts have been absolutely pummeled with snow this season. Best year in decades. Most of the resorts have received 12-14 feet of snow so far this year and it ain't even January. My place is always open for anyone who wants to come out.

Jason

Move over Beer Bong

2005-12-09T11:26:00.000-05:00

Now we're talking. All the buzz without the bloated 'I can't drink another beer' feeling at 2am.

This new machine (thanks to a UK company) that mistifies Vodka or Whiskey with oxyegen so you can inhale your booze. It supposedly allows your system to absorb the alcohol quicker.

Can't imagine the damage this could have led to at good old Unit M.

Jazzfest Questions

2005-12-08T16:45:00.000-05:00

I plan on having a bachelor party in New Orleans over the second weekend of Jazzfest (5/4 to 5/7). It appears that the city will be moving forward with this event. Any folks who will be in the area are welcome to join in on the revelry/debauchery.

I had a couple questions and I thought you NoLa experts (ie, Whitney, Corcoran) might be able to chime in with a couple options.

1) Can folks recommend a good, reasonably priced hotel in the French Quarter? I've called a couple places that have quoted me Jazzfest rates, so I know some places are up and running now and looking to book rooms that weekend.

2) Any restaurant recommendations? I know a few places, but not many. And I'd rather avoid the overpriced tourist traps like Emeril's restaurant.

Thanks in advance for any recommendations.

Tim

Just plain wrong

2005-12-06T12:10:00.000-05:00

If you need a laugh and have ever heard of Black Metal, continue reading.

The site links to some silly pictures of guys who need a lot of counseling.

The last picture reminds me of a rugby practice where Cary (the coach) was kneeling down in a huddle. For some reason , he decided to freeball in a pair of rugby shorts which happened to have the crotch ripped open.

Only the first 9 pictures are work friendly.

Bill O'Reilly is a fucking idiot

2005-12-05T15:23:00.000-05:00

From billorielly.com:

A Message from Bill: Media Operations that Traffic in Defamation

The following media operations have regularly helped distribute defamation and false information supplied by far left websites:
- New York Daily News
- The St. Petersburg Times
- MSNBC

Isn't accusing a really good, non-corporate newspaper of dishonesty when it's pretty much telling the truth that Bill Orielly is a fucking idiot considered defamation? I seriously cannot believe that anyone takes this clown seriously...seriously! The St. Pete Times rules!

O'Reilly also has some ridiculii list of department stores aorund the country to do and do not use the words "Merry Christmas" in their advertising - like it some kind of anti-christian (which he laughbaly thinks is the same as anti-american - ever hear of a fucking deist Bill?) plot. He wants people to boycott these stores. what a tool.

herb

LammieNet Classics

2005-12-03T12:43:00.000-05:00

I was digging around on my computer this morning and came across LammieNet: The Missing Years -- e-mails going back to March 1997. I believe I now have a continuous record of the LammieNet going from 1997-2005.

Here is a sample of Classic Goddard from 7 years ago:

fratres-

The hypocritical republicans blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Tribe hoops schedule blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah NBA players blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah no good lazy immigrants blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Mrs. Spurrier blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah fucking communists blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Orange, Va. rednecks blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah and that's all I have to say about that.

-herb

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Santa Stumble?

2005-11-29T14:11:00.000-05:00

Any word on the Stumble (DC or NYC) for this year?

At last, "Beer Goggles" explained - scientifically to boot!

2005-11-25T15:31:00.000-05:00

Travel Agent Recommendations?

2005-11-25T09:53:00.000-05:00

Can anybody recommend a good travel agent for a trip to the South Pacific? I want to go to Tahiti in '06 and I'm hesitant to make plans w/o the help of an agent who knows the area. An agent with knowledge of Hawaii would work as well.

Please post any recommendations you may have. Gracias.

Meddlesome radio

2005-11-23T13:38:00.000-05:00

You gotta love it. I'm sitting here listening to Sigur Ros on KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic and the person at the controls busts out One of These Days (which apparently has been remastered and reissued). But then he follows it with some Allison Moyet crappy 80's type shit. What the fuuuuuuccckk??? Nonetheless, you gotta love it.

Everyone drive/fly/gorge safely.

herb

Does he live in a van down by the river?

2005-11-23T09:50:00.000-05:00

W&M sent me a newsletter about their fundraising efforts. On the front page is a photo of the new W&M President Gene Nichol, who looks like Chris Farley with a brown wig. Inside are a few more photos of Nichol wearing what I think is that dead woodchuck Rezvan found on Harrison Ave during Blowout '96. Can we get the Office of Development to buy this guy a new rug, or maybe some hair plugs? Would you buy brake pads from this guy without a guarantee on the box?

Sammy will be interested to note a photo of Nichol, his family, and his hairpiece posed in front of a banner welcoming him "home," with a green and gold seven under a crown and a sword. I guess you have to wear a toupee to join a secret society.

World Toilet Day, 19th November 2005

2005-11-18T09:27:00.000-05:00

Thought I'd heard of everything but the World Toilet Organization which promotes all things custodial has an official World Toilet Day which coincides with the last day of its annual conference.

So be kind and gentle to your porcelain friends tomorrow.

jump 200

2005-11-16T09:01:00.000-05:00

Hey guys, I knocked out jump number 200 this past weekend with a big tracking dive. You can download Kevin 200th.mpg to check it out. Im the guy who comes into the left side of the frame at the 47 second mark with the teal, black and red jumpsuit. You can also download the Shanes bigway.mpg to check out the jump pictured above. Im the one with spindly white legs, tevas and black helmet.

Coolest Guy Ever

2005-11-11T13:46:00.000-05:00

Make sure you have your speakers turned up for this guy. And he's not cool just because he's Jon Lovitz. He's way cooler than that.

I'm with Herb

2005-11-10T21:22:00.000-05:00

A little provision entitled "Miscellaneous Amendments Related to Mining" has been tucked away deeply into the current federal budget. It would appear that the GOP is ready to begin the fire sale of our public lands as their ship sinks. NATIONAL PARKS will have portions available for purchase, for shit's sake. Read this link. It's disgusting.

Venezuelans Should Outsource Chavez

2005-11-08T16:46:00.000-05:00

I know most of you don't go to Information Week for its humor, but this one is well worth the trip. This short piece by Paul McDougall covers quite a bit of ground and is pretty funny. If you're too lazy to click on the link, look below for my favorite snippet:

Chavez, accompanied for some reason by Diego Maradona, the world's second most famous cocaine addict next to Kate Moss, chastised President Bush for even thinking about giving Venezuelans access to American-style jobs and prosperity, calling the free trade plan a pretext to "invade." Chavez believes his people will be better off if he forges closer trade ties with economic dynamos like--Bolivia and Cuba.

Free Spyware courtesy of Sony BMG

2005-11-08T16:37:00.000-05:00

Heard about this over the weekend but it looks like it is getting more press lately.

Nothing like violating someone's privacy and then creating chaos on your computer without your consent or knowledge. Man, is the music industry going to get it by illegally tracking pirating. I guess two wrongs do make a right.

20 recent SONY BMG titles have a hidden program that installs itself when the disc is used in a windows pc (mac and linux/unix machines are safe). Sony says it’s to protect itself against copyright infringement. Problem is the app supposedly transmits information (little sketch here but cd title, IP address, and listening habits of other artists/albums) back to Sony and its partner First 4 Internet without the users consent.

CA (Computer Associates) has listed the program officially as a trojan spyware program. And there is no uninstall mechanism in place to remove the hidden files within the cd. Sony has recently released a patch to uninstall the app. But there is still a question if it may cause windows to crash if the files are removed via spyware cleaners. The uninstall patch on their website requires name, email address, cd title and name of their first born (jk) to download the file. Nice touch Sony. Sony is of course downplaying the whole thing. But there are people lining up to file a class action suit against them. Should be interesting to see how this plays out.

And in a bizarre twist, even if you could remove the spyware it might be against the DMCA because it might be considered circumventing an anti-copying mechanism.

Wonder what Newbury Comics will say if I try to return the new Franz Ferdinand cd I just bought because it has spyware on it. Guess I'll have to only buy cd's via i-tunes or other web outlets from now on.

Never too old to shotgun

2005-11-08T12:00:00.000-05:00

When was the last time you shotgun-ed a beer? I can't really remember but it certainly marked my precipitous decline in fratitude.

Why did you stop?

Maybe it's just because nobody looks (or smells) cool doused in canned beer.

Or maybe people don't shotgun as they get older because they need accouterments - a snifter for brandy, a stem glass for wine - to disguise the fact that they still only drink to get drunk.

That barrier has now been removed by the Shotgun Beer Opener. Imagine the envy of your friends when you bust this out at your next company picnic.

Booyah!

Cue the Arcadia

2005-11-08T11:25:00.000-05:00

I once knew this guy. His name was Ethan. People called him Herb, and it was funny. He was very politically-minded, and though it was always apparent on which side of the fence he stood, every Election Day he'd encourage you -- the folks from every tick along the political spectrum -- to get out there and vote. That was his thing. Like clockwork every year. And then he moved to Florida and now he just doesn't give a damn. Oh, he still cares about politics. He just doesn't give a damn about you people. But you should probably go vote, anyway.

Good times in the 'Burg last weekend, except for losing to friggin' JMU on a late field goal. Lammies of all ages turned out to reprove the adage "It's not how old you are, it's how old you are and you're still smuggling airplane bottles of Jim Beam into W&M football games???"

Behold the progress of science and the useful arts

2005-11-02T11:20:00.000-05:00

I'm sure there's a witty title for this post, but I can't think of one. This is a real patent; note that the patentee engaged in market testing. I feel sorry for the examiners who had to write responses to the application.

Hokie tIcket

2005-11-02T09:54:00.000-05:00

Fellas,
I have a free ticket to the Tech/Miami game in blacksburg this weekend along with free accommodations, free ride from Orange. Puckett was going to go with me but bailed for unknown reasons. Imagine that. At any rate, first come first serve to anyone who would like to go.

KR

Another Music Service

2005-10-31T11:27:00.000-05:00

Last.fm is another music service that launched a few weeks back. It requires you to download some software, but it works well and better than Pandora, it's free.

I think this service will be big.

For those of you finding it harder and harder to feel the pulse of new music, you should try it.

Remember this guy?

2005-10-26T15:23:00.000-04:00

He graduated in 1996.

Homecoming I in the Books

2005-10-24T12:26:00.000-04:00

Homecoming: The Original came and went this past weekend, with the Tribe smashing Towson while a small but dedicated collection of Lammies relived the old days of overconsumption and underachievement. A handful of fratres from the class of '90 reconvened for its 15th year milestone, among them Brothers Day, Eckert, Weaver, Tell, and Karn. After kicking off Saturday at Coby Beck's tailgate, I, along with younger fratres Gibson and Guy, joined this group in a visit over to the House Formerly Known As Pi Lambda Phi. After half a beer on the back porch, we made our way into what is now just a dorm and hunkered down for several hours, innumerable beers, a few shots of Wild Turkey courtesy of the current inhabitants of the suite, and the worst round of Z ever played. Sitting in the bar area with a good drunk on amid bad jokes still takes me back.

Friday and Saturday night the Delly was stuffed with returning alums, sprinkled with a few current students. I enjoyed hanging out with Al Haniman, pretending he was Cliff Krug (the likeness is uncanny), and letting him re-blaze the Ho Chi Minh Trail on the porches of both Pi Lam and the Delly. I was able to chat up old Lammie gals Bridget Falls, Debbie Cerrone, and Liz Rucker with all of the drunkenlust of the old days, but the only nipple I saw belonged to a leggy, blonde 6'1" student who couldn't manage to stay in her wildly inappropriate top as she talked to Weav and me. Good times.

Evan, Lud, Scoop, Matthias, and Jim Connor all received multiple toasts and dutiful acknowledgment at the alumni brickyard. Always worth a quick walk by there.

There were plenty of other stories for the weekend either too tame or too sordid to detail here, but I had yet another great trip back for Homecoming. I've only missed one in 12 years, but it kind of bums me out that the Pi Lam Homecoming numbers continue to wane. Yes, common sense says that this is the inevitable pattern and there's no amount of rallying one guy can do to reverse the trend. Clearly I have never been one for such common sense, so I'll be bugging you douchebags next year to come back all over again.

We've got a serious marketing problem here...

2005-10-23T18:49:00.000-04:00

I was browsing around the web thinking about the next level to take the LammieWeb/LammieNet thing to. While lammies.blospot.com is a nice address, I was thinking we needed better branding. So I go to http://www.lammies.com to see if the domain may be available only to find a dog food site.

What is the world coming to. I wouldn't be so miffed right now if there were boobies or some other such content, but no. It's a half-assed web site with a cheesy dog next to a cheesy fire hydrant.

Piss me off.

On the Move

2005-10-19T13:54:00.000-04:00

Boys, looks like I'm moving to Norfolk within a month or two. We'll be back up in the DC area as much as our schedule will allow so we can keep up with old friends, but it will be a strange adjustment for me. 12 years in NoVa/DC; good times with bad beer, good friends with bad habits. For those I don't see at Homecomings I or II, I hope to catch up with you soon.

Cheers.

iPod problems

2005-10-19T11:20:00.000-04:00

Anyone out there have any problems with their iPods when they update the versions of either iTunes or the iPod itself?

I've had to restore my iPod to factory settings twice now after updates because it wasn't syncing up to the iTunes properly. I've also tried to fix the problem by removing and re-installing iTunes a couple of times. It works great for awhile, but then, SOS.

Any thoughts on why this might be happening or any troubleshooting ideas?

Right now, I'm just going to not accept any updates unless someone else knows what the story is.

Nine Inch Nails Tix

2005-10-17T15:03:00.000-04:00

One of my colleagues has 2 floor seats to the 11/2 NIN show at the MCI Center in DC. Face value is $120 - make an offer if you're interested.

Raise a glass to Dooger

2005-10-15T08:54:00.000-04:00

Gormley is getting married today and what a memorable day it will be...for me. Manuela and I got up this morning to find an inch or two of water in our basement...joy.

Anyway, this isn't about me, it's about Craig.

Good luck!

Fred Smoot for social chair?

2005-10-12T12:32:00.000-04:00

I wonder if Ron Mexico was invited on this cruise?

And now for something completely different (WORK HOSTILE)

2005-10-07T19:53:00.000-04:00

I can't even start to comprehend the trouble we could've, would've, and probably should've gotten into in college had we had access to today's modern technologies like cheap digital cameras and the Internet.
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Never Too Early to Think About the Stumble

2005-10-05T09:47:00.000-04:00

No excuses for lame costumes this year for the Stumble...

Relax . . . the idiots are coming

2005-10-04T21:29:00.000-04:00

I, for three, will be at Homecoming. Dutch "The Douche" Eckert will be my wingman, and DreamWeaver, his. In concert, we are berating the Paisley Prince himself to post and make an appearance. Who knows what may happen?

Fifteen years since I walked the campus--hard to believe. I don't know many of the younger guys who participate in the old L-net, but many of the older guys, at least when we were at school, were very negative on the College of Knowledge. Guys like Fatty, Jake, Jehr-dog, Random Violence, even my year, like Chef Tell, always seemed down on the place.

Not me--I loved it. The college gave me the four best years of my life, and the best friends I have ever had or could have even imagined. I cannot think of anyone who is as close to his college classmates as I am--even those I know who graduated from Annapolis and West Point. I guess that says quite a bit about the pledge program we used to run--"I'll take my goats over your plebes any day!"

On top of the social benefits I reaped, I loved my classes, too. Here, I know my views diverge from many of my contemporaries who took the Econ Highway, translated into Spanish, right on out of the Burg. I doubled majored in English and Government, and might have gone for a third in Religion, History, or Philosophy if I had had the time. Don't get me wrong--I was not any smarter than guys like Billy K. Frieder--I just enjoyed it--but I think I was right up there.

I have a good life now. I love going to work everyday. I have a great family and love coming home every night. However, from 1986 to 1990, I lived, literally, within a stone's throw from my best friends. I could not have been luckier. Perhaps, I can reclaim a little bit of that during this Homecoming.

I hope so.

Hey, Idiots

2005-10-04T10:26:00.000-04:00

See, when I bother to write up a Homecoming-related post, I sort of expected that at least one person might chime in that they would be there. I guess my question is: Is anyone out there actually going to Homecoming this year?

The info is contained within the Homecoming 2005 link at right under "Highlighted Posts." Nary a comment has been made, so if you are thinking about returning to the 'Burg once again, go ahead and let us know. It doesn't look like anyone is organizing a massive golf outing, but if someone wants to play, I am game.

And for those who can't make it down on October 21-23, there is always . . .

Homecoming II: Electric Boogaloo
November 5, 2005
William & Mary vs. JMU under the lights at Zable Stadium

Checking In

2005-10-03T16:07:00.000-04:00

Been out of town two of the past three weeks on vacation and traveling for work. A few tidbits...

1. Got to spend bar time with Lammies Mike Paci, Craig Gormley, and Cap Noonan in Boston, Mike Scott in NYC (as well as Little Sister Clare Ludvigsen), and Doug Malone in San Fran. All good times. Thanks to you dudes for humoring me with a few hours of beer-drinking and chuckles. Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, and Kansas City coming up in a couple of weeks.

2. The Angry Men softball team died while I was on the road. Pitiful.

3. Does anyone else see this guy David Clowney on Virginia Tech's football team and not start laughing every time? I always think of Weenie' twanged barbs at Jonathan Downey with the "Clowney" epithet.

That's "offensive" ... did a West Virginian Hick write it?

2005-10-03T10:37:00.000-04:00

Topeaka Mayor finds "CSI: Topeaka" greetings card offensive.

"The birthday card produced by Hallmark bears the title "CSI: Topeka" and features a cartoon of two people standing over a corpse, with one saying, "Looks like he was bored to death."

Inside the card is the message, "Hope your birthday is anything but dull.""

The mayor is quoted as saying "I find it offensive," Bunten told The Topeka Capital-Journal. "It's probably drawn up by somebody from West Virginia who hasn't been here."

Got to love the pot calling the kettle black.

MVP Question

2005-09-30T09:25:00.000-04:00

Anybody have any opinions on who should win the AL MVP?

Loyalty aside, I believe that A-Rod should get the nod over Big Papi simply because he also contributes in the field (I'm pretty sure he is up for a Gold Glove this year). It is hard to set aside the numbers that Ortiz has put up (especially the fashion in which he has put them up - late-inning game winners), but the fact of the matter is that he is a detriment in the field and I find it hard to award someone with the title of Most Valuable Player when he can't field a position.

As a Yankees fan, I know just how awesome a hitter he is and how much he means to the Sox (or how much he could have meant to us - damn!). What makes it harder to vote against him is watching what he did last night to keep the Sox 1 game back going into this weekend, but unless they change the award to read Most Valuable Offensive Player, it has to go to a full-time player.

Should be a great sports weekend.

Go Brooks Bollinroethlisbrady!

Yankees 25 Man Roster

2005-09-30T09:03:00.000-04:00

I recognize there are about 5 people who may be interested in this post, but I'm throwing it out anyway.

I don't want to jinx anything, but I was thinking about how the Yanks' roster would look if they had to come up with a 25 man squad. Here's what I have:

Hitting definites (11): ARod, Jeter, Cano, Giambi, Posada, Flaherty, Matsui, Sheffield, B. Williams, Martinez, Sierra

Pitching definites (9): R. Johnson, Small, Wang, Wright, Mussina, Chacon, Sturtze, Gordon, Rivera

Other hitters (3): Crosby, Womack Bellhorn

Other pitchers (2): F. Rodriguez, Proctor

Left out: Lawton, A. Phillips, Embree, Franklin, Leiter, Mendoza

The way I see it, you have to have Bellhorn on the roster because you need a back-up infielder. Womack makes it as a pinch-runner, Sierra makes it as a pinch-hitter and Crosby makes it as a defensive replacement/pinch-runner. You could make the case for Lawton over Crosby, but I think Torre likes Crosby a lot, based on the playing time he's earned over the last few weeks.

As far as pitching goes, the Yanks will have a tough time figuring out what to do with Mussina, who's been unbelievably inconsistent. Small's versatility makes him a weapon out of the bullpen, but he's probably the team's #3 starter at the moment, after Johnson and Chacon. Proctor got some big outs in the 9th last night and may hang around to pitch the garbage innings.

This weekend's series will start October's playoff push. If the teams split Friday and Saturday's games, I feel the Yanks will have a let-down b/c they know a loss on Sunday won't end their season. I would love to see them drive a stake through Boston on Friday and Saturday, allowing the Massholes to focus on the Pats on Sunday.

Summer of Festivals

2005-09-29T22:46:00.000-04:00

My summer of hippie music festivals is over. (Link to article about Telluride Blues and Brews in title). Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Blues and Brews, and Widespread Panic at Red Rocks. The fitting end to the summer was riding up the Telluride gondola on a full moon night with six potheads filling the tiny space with Cheech & Chong-like quantities of smoke and laughing to the point of near-asphixiation when one of them declared we were all riding in a "ganjala." They were agog with excitement when I told them that the denziens of Telluride would soon be voting on a town ordinance which would make enforcement of misdemeanor marijuana crimes the "lowest priority" of the local police department.

Now it's time to ski. Unfortunately no snow yet.

The Black Crowes at Blues and Brews were absolutely amazing. Full on freak & roll. They more than made up for the pitiful druken display they made of themselves 10+ years ago when I saw them last. If you have a chance to see them on this tour I would highly recommned it. Seems like they finally got their shit together.

Jenn and I are planning to get a house or condo for the full Bluegrass Festival next year, June 15-18. It's as much fun as Jazzfest, but with perfect weather and much better scenery. If anyone is interested let me know, sooner the better.

Jashe

Interesting article in USA Today - The Global War on Women

2005-09-29T08:09:00.000-04:00

While I don't agree with everything in the article and feel a couple of the analogies are a bit sensationalistic, it's a different perspective on what the War on Terror is also about -- the Global War on Women.

I don't believe any of you out there in the LammieShpere believes that women should not have the same opportunities and rights that we as men enjoy in our society. Yelling "gaesh" and verbally abusing college-aged women aside, we as a group can rationally conclude that any society that categorically excludes 50% (give or take) of it's population from contributing to both the social and the economical fabrics cannot succeed and flourish in a global economy.

A few snippets:

The sudden transition of women from men's property to men's partners in our own country unleashed dazzling creative energies. In the historical blink of an eye, we doubled our effective human capital — and made our society immeasurably more humane. Our half-century of stunning economic growth has many roots, but none goes deeper than the expansion of opportunities for women.

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In traveling the globe, I've witnessed far more instances of the mistreatment of women than I care to recall, but the one that always leaps to mind is local and superficially benign: In the southern heat of a Washington summer, it's common to see a male Middle Eastern tourist comfortably dressed in a polo shirt and shorts trailed by a staggering woman wrapped from head to toe in flapping black robes, eyes peering out through a mask. It offends me to meet that image in my country — or anywhere.

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We do not think of our troops abroad as fighting for women's rights. But they are. This is the titanic struggle of our time, the liberation of fully half of humanity. Islamist terror is only one aspect of it. But we can be certain of two things: In the end, freedom will win. And no society that torments women will succeed in the 21st century.

I'd like to hear some of your views on this facet of the War on Terror.

(I guess Carles' post just below this one throws a monkey wrench into some of my conviction.)

Fun in the shower

2005-09-27T10:48:00.000-04:00

Looking for ways to spice up your shower rub? In need of inspiration? Want to piss off your lady?

Shower Breasts

Baseball Books

2005-09-26T14:43:00.000-04:00

October is nearly upon us, so what better time for booksellers to market and remarket books about baseball to us. And since I am expecting the inevitable $50 Barnes & Noble birthday gift certificate from mom & dad to arrive in the mail in a week or so, I thought I'd oblige. Tim McCarver offers up his five best linked to above. I am ashamed to say that I have not read any of these. Does anybody want to second any of these recs or offer their own?

Also, I'd like to offer this note of detente as the Yankees-Red Sox tension level heightens over the next week. I recently saw my favorite Yankee, Graig Nettles, speak at a charity dinner. Some tidbits he gave the crowd: best all around player he ever played against - Carl Yastrzemski; best pitcher he ever faced - John Tudor; his baseball idol - fellow San Diegan Ted Williams. Savor that Peace, Love and Understanding for 3 seconds.....................OK. Boston Sucks!

Fit to be Jammed

2005-09-23T17:18:00.000-04:00

Hello Lammies. I write this missive from Athens, Greece, where I am wrapping up a kick-ass 10 day vacation. I spent 8 days in the Greek Isles before returning to Athens, where I will fly home on Sunday. I am giving my strongest white to the Greek Isles. It was amazing out here. I am currently drunk and alone at an internet cafe. The girlfriend is sleeping off a cold with some Benadryl and I'm chugging beers alone at a techno internet cafe alongside Greeks with faux-hawks.

The point of this e-mail is to tell those of you out there who care that I dropped the hammer and asked Maryellen to marry me. She agreed, like the sweet, naive soul that she is. What makes this story so funny is that I did it in Mykonos, the "party island" of Greece. And I did it at 3 AM, while somewhat hammered, after a night of partying. It's amazing how a couple liters of wine can create some resolve in a poor sap like myself. There have been at least 50 better times to do it since then, but I needed to pass the rock before I lost it.

Pondering a "Welcome Back New Orleans" Bachelor Party in 2006,

Tim

Best Bad Food

2005-09-23T11:59:00.000-04:00

Whit, Pellicane and I spent last Saturday night indulging in a 2:00 am repast at Giovanelli's in New Brunswick, NJ. Setting aside for a moment the gastronomic wizardry displayed by Mr. Lester, our glee in shoving really tasty but grossly unhealthy cholesterol bombs into our faces got me to thinking. What's the best really bad food you've ever had? Where would you go if you needed one really greasy, really artery-clogging, and really sublimely satisfying meal? I really enjoy the White Spot in Charlottesville, for one, and the aforementioed Giovanelli's has a menu marked by diversity and excess in equal portions. Let's hear it from the assembled gastronomes.

oops i did it again

2005-09-23T11:11:00.000-04:00

Hey folks, I dont know how it keeps happening but Corie and I are expecting our third kid in May. This one kinda snuck up on us but we're super excited about adding one more to our growing herd of children. Lauren was excited when we told her and she has already issued the edict that she wants it to be a little boy.

Just a thought...if you pay me enough, Ill name it after you. Kind of like a stadium licensing agreement!!!!

Show Him Some Love

2005-09-22T15:12:00.000-04:00

Today is the 35th birthday of everyone's favorite raconteur, Whitney Lester, shown a few posts below in all his 230-odd pound splendor. He's moving a bit slowly today because he got trucked by a 140-odd pound 3rd-baseman in our softball game last night. For that reason, please be gentle while jamming him.

Tribe Football Makes Stewart Mandel's CNNSI Column

2005-09-22T12:04:00.000-04:00

The jist is Kansas State sucks because they barely beat Marshall who didn't crush W&M. Ouch.

Just Tell Me What to Buy

2005-09-19T21:23:00.000-04:00

My 6th wedding anniversary is Sunday. My wife wants a digital camera, and a digital camera she shall have. I don't want a technical discussion, because I'm quite possibly the least tech-savvy adult male in America. I'm looking to spend $400-$500, and I want a solid, reliable camera. Tell me what to get.

WTF MNF?

2005-09-19T18:03:00.000-04:00

Can anyone explain to me how the decision to move a Saints home game against the Giants to the Meadowlands is fair at all to the New Orleans franchise? And by "at all," I mean how it isn't the most stupefying kick in the balls to a team who's already down. Seriously, why not just tell the Saints that their dome is inaccessible because it was used to house thousands of city residents in a hurricane disaster, so they have to forfeit. If anyone can explain this to me in a rational manner, I'm all ears.

iPod for Novices

2005-09-19T13:33:00.000-04:00

Guys,

My soon-to-be wife got me an iPod. I am clueless about it; other than I know I can play my digital music collection on it.

What are the must have accessories? Any tricks or hints on getting the most of it would also be great.

Restaurant Picks in Cambridge, MA

2005-09-19T13:07:00.000-04:00

Can anyone familiar with Cambridge recommend any restaurants for a business dinner? Any kind of food is fine, preferably not the most expensive but not too cheap either.

The Internet

2005-09-16T17:34:00.000-04:00

I don't get to see the Chappell Show much but this is hilarious.

The Internet

Rated PG 13

Instant Replay

2005-09-15T21:15:00.000-04:00

Fellas, is it just me or are they screwing up damn near every instant replay call in College Football? It seems as though the officials are going out of their way to overturn correct calls on the field with bullshit calls via IR. Any thoughts... Overton???

giant elk

2005-09-15T18:11:00.000-04:00

I can't believe this guy killed this elk with a bow and arrow.

Here is the link.

Whaletastic - Boston

2005-09-15T13:21:00.000-04:00

Had a minor meeting of the Boston Area Lammies (Paci, myself and Cap; no Spector) in honor of Whit being in town. The original plan was to grab some beers at a local watering hole, JJ Foley's, and then drink some more while Whit babysat his two girls. Well, the JJ's didn't happen till much later. But we did get to send some quality time at the Raddison roof-top pool drinking beers out of styro-foam coffee cups which led to the great white whale sighting or a half naked Bruce Springsteen. Still can't get the image out of my mind.

Eventually we made it out to JJ's and proceeded to drink Guinness and do multiple Jameson shots. I lost track after the first three. Paci and I took off about the same time to leave Whit and Cap in their quest to finish off the Jameson bottle.

I'm still hung-over this minute and probably should have booted in between cars at the train station like Paci. But I went to see a band called Portastatic. They put on a great show. Mac, the guy from Superchunk, is in the band. If you like alt-rock check them out.

Now time to take a nap. Man do I enjoy working from home.

Clicks for me!!!! Jump #169 (and 170) in the books

2005-09-14T10:34:00.001-04:00

Fellas, I made jump 169 this weekend. Click on the URL if you would like to see a flying weenie. The video is big but it shouldnt take too long to download if youve got a t-1 or DSL. The video is actually of 2 jumps. First is me sit flying with the cameraman. The second is a tracking dive. A tracking dive is when a bunch of people chase one guy and the majority of the dive is spent traveling horizontally (as well as the inevitable vertical travel.) Im wearing the same cool jumpsuit in the second jump as in the first one. If you look closely on the tracking dive you can see one guy get caught in anothers burble (draft for you racin' fans) and take him out with what looks to be a well executed elbow smash. Also, check out the horizontal speed as I blow past the cameraman!! Good stuff!!!

Roberts is a rock

2005-09-13T11:21:00.000-04:00

I doubt anyone else is toolish enough to be watching C-SPAN right now. Kennedy is busily trying to bust Roberts' balls with minimal success; Roberts is unflappable. Meanwhile, Roberts' wife is in the camera frame behind him and she looks like she's going to swallow her tongue whenever Kennedy rips into Roberts' memos from the 80's. Kennedy is coming across as a bit of a schmuck.

Longhorns say "Ooooh, that 'shoe place was SCARY!"

2005-09-12T10:59:00.000-04:00

OSU was not the only Big 10 team to see the back of the Big 12's hand, with Iowa taking a red-headed stepchild beating from Iowa State. And 100,000+ stadiums didn't prove very effective all around as Mich went down to the Irish.

Another Saints Season Ruined Before It Begins

2005-09-08T13:00:00.000-04:00

From The Onion:

NEW ORLEANS - Front-office executives of the New Orleans Saints football team provided a much-needed dose of normalcy Monday when they announced that, for the 23rd year running, the Saints season had been ruined before it began. 'I'd say this is even worse than when Mike Ditka traded away all our draft picks to get Ricky Williams,' said Saints vice president of pro-personnel operations Bill Kuharich. 'But there's one thing we Saints can always rely on: our chances for a winning season being shitcanned before we play a single down. We're proud to have carried on with this tradition despite everything.' The National Football League has declined the Saints' 'mercy rule' request to be allowed to forfeit all their home games, saying the team must set an example for its home city by being blown out in every contest."

And you thought Dancing with the Stars was ridiculous

2005-09-07T21:43:00.000-04:00

The only potentially redeeming thing of this show could be seeing Todd Bridges trying to skate with Nancy Kerrigan.

Globe Article

Shocker? I don't even know her

2005-09-07T12:30:00.000-04:00

I realize most of us are married now, but for those of you of fewer obligations and slightly larger right forearms, I recommend The Complete A**hole's Guide to Handling Chicks.

You may learn :

How a five-dollar date can get you laid
How to stop being friends with girls and start getting them in the sack
Where you’ll have the best odds of finding a one-night stand, and how to get rid of the chick the next morning
How to trick a woman into thinking you’re classy, even if you have holes in your underwear
Why fat chicks always try to keep you from banging their hot friends, and how to finally stop these evil creatures
How to stop your wife from nagging you into an early grave
Why it’s possible to watch six hours of football, put the moves on your neighbor’s hot daughter, and leave the toilet seat up in the same day

lammienet email addresses

2005-09-07T12:12:00.000-04:00

Does anyone (Paci?) still have the email addresses for the old lammienet list? If so, could you forward it to me? I'm sure other folks are interested too. Thanks.

Gettin' Angry

2005-09-01T14:35:00.000-04:00

The latest from your favorite Lammie-dominated softball team is one click away.

Bad Tims in NOLA

2005-09-01T09:49:00.000-04:00

The New Orleans catastrophe keeps getting worse and worse. I've heard countless brutal stories already, and I know it's only the tip of the iceberg. I've heard that hundreds of students have decided to transfer out of Tulane, and it's hard to blame them. I wonder if they'll change their mascot name now...

When was this planned NOLA bachelor party supposed to go down? And who is Squeaky? And who is Donnycusa?

I just broke my blog cherry. Wow, that was exciting.

The 'Burg cracks the Top 235 !!

2005-08-30T14:19:00.000-04:00

Although clearly there is something wrong with this seeing as how #10 probably has more championships to its teams' credits than 1-9 combined (and the Top 8 has driven off a combined 4 NFL franchises). Even so, I wonder if TSN has taken into account the new home of the Tribe sluggers, the beautiful confines of Joseph J. Plumeri Field (Park? Stadium?)? Is there any better place to watch America's pastime?

Smuggling Skittles

2005-08-30T12:19:00.000-04:00

So a few of you mocked my idea for the "Frosted Jock" - underwear that is cooled to keep your balls and yoni from sweating - at OBFT.

Well, your sweaty balls may get some reprieve if the water cooled bikini takes off.