Now they want me to grow a moustache???
Actually, I love the idea of men growing moustaches in November to show support for the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
They call it “Movember” (apparently they call moustaches ‘mo’s in Australia.)
Men’s health doesn’t get nearly as much attention as women’s health for a variety of reasons we really don’t have [...]
Archive for October, 2008
NO MO MO’
Posted in Health, Noticed, tagged men's health, mustache, prostate cancer on October 31, 2008 | 4 Comments »
A FAT WHITE GUY
Posted in Digital World, People, Politics, Sports, tagged Hartford Courant, Rob Lunn, UConn football on October 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
No, no, not me, though I fit the description. In this case we’re talking about Rob Lunn, self-described “fat white guy” who plays defensive tackle for the UConn football team.
Before you click away, this post isn’t about football. It’s about a bright young man who has a lot to say. And it’s worth hearing, or [...]
THE PHENOM
Posted in Digital World, People, Politics, Sports, tagged Baseball Prospectus, FiveThirtyEight.com, Harry Agganis, Nate Silver on October 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »
That’s what they call hot prospects called up to the big leagues, and maybe that’s what they should call Nate Silver.
Nate Silver can tell you whether Jason Varitek will make it worth the Red Sox’s while to re-sign him, and he can tell you which states John McCain and Barack Obama will win. And in all [...]
POLL ENVY?
Posted in Noticed, Politics, tagged Hamden, New Haven, polls, Quinnipiac University, Yale University on October 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
There are few brand names that open doors like Yale. Yale professors win Nobel Prizes and graduates become presidents and captains of industry (though that’s nothing to brag about right now.)
So why oh why would the Yale Daily News go pick on upstart Quinnipiac because QU has one thing of note that Yale doesn’t: a nationally recognized polling [...]
DISTRUBING DEVELOPMENT
Posted in Media, Noticed, Politics, tagged New Britain, spelling on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The typo in the title is intentional. A pet phrase of way too many television news writers is “disturbing developments.” But for some reason, “disturbing” is one of those words in which two letters are often transposed, in this case, the ‘u’ and the ‘r.’ For years, I’ve been threatening to say “distrubing” on the [...]
AS GOOD A PLACE AS ANY…
Posted in Digital World, It's all about me, Media, tagged Hartford Courant, nbcconnecticut.com on October 27, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Thanks for finding me. Until further notice (and there will be further notice), we’ll be meeting here in the “Around Town” section of nbcconnecticut.com.
In the days ahead, I should be getting a new temporary home in one of the “Our Partners” boxes at the bottom of the front page. (Again, until that spot is sold, [...]
NO, REALLY???
Posted in Noticed, People, tagged Amy Poehler, baby, grammar on October 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Just checking to see if we’d given birth to nbcconnecticut.com yet, and I saw this headline on nbc30.com’s entertainment section:
Amy Poehler gives birth to baby boy.
Well thank god she gave birth to a baby, huh? Bet it would have hurt like hell to give birth to an adult.
OK, I’m done.
I HAVE SEEN THE FUTURE
Posted in Digital World, Media, tagged nbc30.com, nbcconnecticut.com on October 26, 2008 | 5 Comments »
And it’s not bad at all.
At some point on Monday, nbc 30.com will become nbcconnecticut.com. I’m as resistant to change as anybody, but the new website is brand new, much different, and, I think, better.
It’s cleaner, and it will be easier to find things including, I’m told, this blog. Look for it on the front [...]
IT’S 3:59
Posted in It's all about me on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t know if that’s am or pm. But that’s the time that’s been on my watch all week.
Obviously, the watch needs a new battery. I’ve been wearing the watch as a reminder to get one. But I keep forgetting.
So it was 3:59 when I started writing this. And it’s 3:59 now.
Time stands still.
I SEE YOU
Posted in Digital World, Noticed, tagged cell phones on October 23, 2008 | 11 Comments »
You’re in the coffee shop. You’re at the post office. You’re in your car. You’re pacing the hall at work. You’re walking down the street.
Today at lunch I saw you in a restaurant, while your two kids ran all around the place.
You’re on your cell phone.
I have questions.
Who are you talking to? And why? Is it [...]
