So we got rained out of the Saints game last night (at least the Saints didn’t lose!), but the storm that provided the rain also brought much cooler temperatures. Highs in the 70s instead of in the 90s are a very happy thing. Of course the rain-out means two games today, and as I didn’t remember until late yesterday afternoon, today’s game is scheduled as a day game. So I’m expecting that for tomorrow’s update, I’ll probably have received far too much sunshine and will be feeling pleasantly cooked.
On the work front, I spent yesterday promising a client some web-work, figuring that I had a designer lined up to help with the work. Well, the designer backed out, and I’m now looking for some help. If you’ve got the graphic-design chops to put together a new logo from a pretty darned sketchy client description, maybe you should drop me a note. Thanks!
- There’s a new bookseller on the internet: Bill of Rights Press offers things that are too “controversial” for other booksellers. [endwar]
- The Top Ten Reasons You Should Fear the Transit Searches in New York City, even if you don’t live there, never plan to visit, and think New York’s noxious nuts are finally getting what they deserve. [endwar]
- The Google Maps Pedometer will actually let you measure distance no matter how you’re travelling it. Just put in the points where you turned, and it’ll figure out the distance. You can also use it to map a route and get a tinyURL to email to someone. Useful! [colby cosh]
- Here’s another way to deal with spammers: Russia’s Biggest Spammer Brutally Murdered in Apartment. Not that I’m condoning such behavior, but it would seem to solve the problem. As Mort Sahl said,
I’m for capital punishment. You’ve got to execute people. How else are they going to learn?
[vowe] - Finally, in local music news, HowWasTheShow is providing “live” photo blog coverage of Mallman 7 day party Mark Mallman began 7 nights of shows at the Hexagon Bar Sunday night with Ouija Radio as his first of many guests of honor. Many in attendance claimed they were going to do their best to make all 7 nights, a testament to the kind of love this community has for the man who is celebrating 7 years of live performing and 7 albums with this latest marathon-like event.
HowWasTheShow has set up a live photo blog to which poeple can submit photos and comments on both their own and other people’s photos. The hope is that by the end of the week we’ll have a communal and comprehensive photo essay on the entire show. [David de Young]