Happy St. Patrick's Day

• My run this morning was a lot shorter than I wanted it to be but there was relatively pain. This is a goodness.

• Union beat Colgate last night and will face Harvard in the ECAC Championship. Union is currently ranked #3 in the country via the power rankings. (Behind BC and Michigan (who we beat in the fall)) Go Union!

• Enjoy your day today and be safe.

Two Interesting Pieces for the Afternoon

Slate has a long piece on "_why" and about Ruby in general. Where’s _why?

NPR's "Morning Edition" has an article about Steve Martin's brilliant Twitter feed. The Wild And Crazy 'Tweets Of Steve Martin'

Enjoy.

A Little Less Douche

First of all, that is a great phrase. It can be applied to so very many situations. Everything these days can be a little less douche.

This phrase comes from Shelton Films' "The Daly Show" on YouTube with is a series of web videos following the life and times of Tim Daly (Wings, Superman, Private Practice) and his son Sam Daly (Red Tails, The Office). This surreal look at life is wonderful.



Some of the scenes are so absurd, including Tim Daly's bizarre habits (measuring shoes, using a sling shot, buying a baby), Sam Daly's inexperience with the "Bases", Taye Diggs tasting of chocolate, and a baby as a Christmas gift.

There are guest stars, like the aforementioned Taye Diggs, and Nathan Fillion.



Subscribe on YouTube and watch these often. The laughter that will emit from your cube is worth it.

(Oh, and check out some of the other Shelton Films' shorts. "Running" be me in a fugue state and deeply saddened one of my good friends.

I can hear them chirping in the air tonight...

• I slept with the windows open last night and heard the birds, bugs, and other fauna chirp away. It was really nice even if it was quite chilly this morning.

• Most people that make it to my phone have their own text tone. It allows me to decide to be excited or not about what I am about to receive. Someone on set on MSNBC is using the same tone for texts and it freaks me out when I hear it through the television. Like a feeling of hope and dread at the same time. (No, it not my ex-wife. She has a great tone that was once mean spirited but now makes me chuckle.)

• Speaking of MNSBC, I love The Rachel Maddow Show and it is almost appointment viewing for me and when I am to tune in, I look forward to seeing...well...Rachel. Last night when I tuned in, I saw...Ezra Klein. Yes, he is a wunderkind. Yes, he is brilliant. No, he is not Rachel.

• "Luck" has been canceled. Why? Horses are dying like it is Free Burrito Day at Taco Bell. For a show that had so much promise and so many accolades, this has to be disappointing but, even though I hate horses (big, dumb, skittish) animals dying for entertainment is unnecessary.

• Finally, a very happy birthday to a good man. Happy Birthday, FAU!

Use a Password...a Strong Password

If you fail to have a good password on your phone, something will happen. Why will something happen? Let's face it, you (and by you, I mean me) are kind of an idiot who will lose his phone. They (and by they, I mean you) are mean spirited. Therefore, you (me) will lose your phone and they (you) will check it out. Q.E.D.

"Among people who found the phones, 72 percent tried to access photos, 57 percent tried to open a file called "Saved Passwords," and 43 percent tried to open an app called "Online Banking." Most of the apps on the phones were protected by passwords, but the username and password fields were already filled out, so that users could simply press a button to access them. Well over half of the people who discovered the phones, 66 percent, clicked those buttons to try and start the programs. The fact that the finders had to click a button to access the apps indicates that their attempts were likely intentional."

The Scary Consequences of A Lost Smartphone - Boing Boing