Month: December 2007

First Thursday Art Stumble

I went on the downtown art walk last night and Bobby Fischer joined me. We started at my office building’s holiday party and had a few Mac & Jacks and then headed off to the galleries. Bobby drank harder than I’ve ever seen him drink (though I’ve only seen him drink a glass of wine or a beer at a time).… read more “First Thursday Art Stumble”

Survival of the Fittest

I just read a ten page story in the New York Times debating the environmental ethics surrounding a bird-watcher who killed a feral cat. Most environmental ethicists cited claimed that it was right to kill the feral cat, because it was a species unnaturally introduced into the environment.

That line of reasoning is complete bullshit. The most “natural” way is to just let things happen.… read more “Survival of the Fittest”

Good Eats and Drinks

Jason Robinett invited me over to his sister Rachelle’s place for wine and pizza and movies. We watched the entertainingly ridiculous “Live Free or Die Hard” and “Rescue Dawn” starring Christian Bale as a Viet Cong captive. We relaxed and shot the breeze, it was nice.

Tonight, the legendary chef Ian is coming over to my place to prepare a feast.… read more “Good Eats and Drinks”

College Football Bowl Schedule

Below is the college football bowl schedule, along with my predictions for who will win each game. Ones not highlighted are ones I have no prediction for. I am willing to take accept friendly wagers (such as lunch), especially on the national championship game. Bolded teams are my predicted winners.

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… read more “College Football Bowl Schedule”

Joel’s Relaxed Weekend

Ate Ethiopian food last night with Fletch and Rachel. Went home and spent the rest of the evening with the lady.

Tonight I went down south and watched Enchanted with my friend and her daughter. Interesting flick for a Disney kids’ movie. If you want to hang out with anyone under 12, that movie would be a good choice.

BCS BS

Once again, the top two teams in the Bowl Championship Series have been beaten. This means that Ohio State most likely will play for another championship against a two-loss team. Right now there are about 10 different teams with about equal rights to play in the championship game. How will this be decided? By a computer algorithm and a few voters.… read more “BCS BS”

Search Engine Optimization Basics

Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, is the process of making your website rank high in the search engines for selected keywords. A keyword is anything that a user could type into a search engine. Why would you want to rank high for certain keywords in search engines? Money is the number one reason. If you have the #1 position for mortgage loans, you can make tens of millions of dollars a day.… read more “Search Engine Optimization Basics”