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i watched a ton of the tour de france this year. it was mainly just so i could see france again and dream of being over there again. but it's also because lance armstrong is one of the few people that it really feels to good to root for. he's real, down-to-earth, and someone you can relate to just because you know his story. i root for my chicago cubs and my colorado avalanche, but it doesn't feel the same as when you root for lance. you're not rooting...

Dear Mr. Hoover, After reading this article and this one, I must admit that I was wrong for making fun of you for voting for Gore in 2000. Republican shouldn't be my cap of choice. My bad. Sincerely, Regan Ps. I still wouldn't have voted for Gore, but maybe you weren't so wrong....

So last night I’m spending about ten minutes trying to adjust the soaker hose just so on the back yard so my most recent seedlings can get just the right amount of water per blade for precisely seventy-nine minutes. And I think back to the days when I tried to convince Trash that we should attempt a “prairie conversion,” my code for “screw it and whatever can grow back there is welcome to try.” The days when we considered applying for Superfund status. The days when we thought the yard...

1) I was talking to a sheriff's deputy that i know at work. I asked him if he'd shot anyone or written anyone a ticket today. He laughed, and calmly explained that he writes very few tickets, and that the Sheriff's dept. as a whole probably writes about 25 times less than the Lubbock Police Department. I was dumbfounded as he explained that since the Sheriff is an elected official, they treat everyone really nice. His exact words were "you don't write a voter no ticket." So speed past those...

This picture scares me a little....

I've always been really frustrated with Microsoft Windows. No matter what flavor of the OS you use, it's always guaranteed to be a piece of shit. Every computer I've ever owned until recently ran a version of Windows. I started out on Windows 3.1 on an old 486. It was probably the fastest computer in the world at the time my dad bought it, but when i inherited it (probably around 94) it was already showing it's age. I actually found some old diskettes from the Windows 3.1 days. I...

One thing i've learned from working in management at a grocery store is that people try to use their status or their bank accounts as some sort of ballast against the oceans of life. For example, a local judge comes in and tells everyone who he is and why he ought to be able to write an $800 check for cash simply because he's a judge and we know who he is. We don't do that kind of thing for many people, only in weird or extreme situations. Yesterday, a...

i finally got a .mac subscription. it's actually a little cooler than i thought it would be. as my first project, i put my dallas pictures on my .mac picture page. check it out!...

I'm in the Apple store in Highland Park, TX and it's so amazing. James and Adam, you'd be in heaven here with me. They have entire video editing rigs set-up and demo's of everything the mac is used for. They don't have any G5's since they aren't shipping yet, but it's still very amazing. Don't worry, I'm taking pictures!!...

Going to see Dave Matthews in Dallas!...

MEMORANDUM TO: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL FROM: 22 YEAR OLD CUBS FAN RE: ALL-STAR GAMES All-Star games are stupid. This baseball fan watched more of the WNBA All-Star game, than the MLB one. Take a hint. More Cubs v. Yankees please....

Matt Haughey has started a new blog dealing with PVR's. Personal Video Recorders are amazing and I'd never give up my Tivo. It'll be a great resource for us all! If you've never heard me blab on and on about my Tivo, you're missing out. It's formerly the greatest thing that i ever purchased; only eclipsed recently by my iBook and iPod....

my old windows machine, which is currently my mom's email and surf machine, as well as the tivo media server, is a pain in the ass. today alone, it has crashed 10+ times. I remember reading that Windows XP was going to be the most stable operating system microsoft ever offered. well, so far, it's been the most worthless piece of crap i've ever used in my entire life. to print three pdf files (our printer is an old school laserjet and only has a parallel port), the windows POS...

I believe the heart's a theatre, and that the actors on its stage are playing dreams but they're imposters and that the devil pays their wage. I believe the passion of that drama that we're certain is for real is a diversion for our senses while the director comes to steal. And ever since I was a little kid, I didn't want to run away, But it scared me half to death to think that I might have to stay. I've had a hundred scarecrow certainties. I've built a wooden...

BECKLEY, West Virginia (AP) -- It was canine intuition when an injured black Labrador retriever did a doggone good job of getting medical attention. The dog, apparently struck by a car on July 4, found his way to Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital, hobbled through the sliding glass doors and waited for assistance in the hallway. "It's the darndest thing," said Ted Weigel, marketing director at Beckley. "The dog limped in and laid down where people could see it. It seemed to know exactly where to go for help." Hospital workers...

Inside A U.S. Election Vote Counting Program A very interesting how-to change votes and change election results with a very common voting machine. It's interesting to read because of how simple and how little security those machines have....

A little background first: Lubbock is a pretty good sized city; about 208,000 people inhabit this place according to the city limits sign. There are probably 10-20 small towns within easy driving distance from lubbock; even New Mexico is close by small-town standards. Lots of these small-towns teenagers come into Lubbock on the weekend nights and make Lubbock dumber. They park their cars in empty parking lots and talk. Then they all decide to go to a different parking lot; so they hop in their awesome (by small town standards)...

If I were your wife I would put poison in your coffee. - Lady Astor And if I were your husband I would drink it. - Churchill The Lost Art of the Insult...

If I were your wife I would put poison in your coffee. - Lady Astor And if I were your husband I would drink it. - Churchill The Lost Art of the Insult...

You know you do it. I find myself doing it all the time. I'm talking about the glance you take when walking by someone else with an iPod player. Need further explanation? Here's a scenario: You walk off your morning train and join the herd of fellow commuters as you walk into the hustle and bustle of the train station. You see a businessman, mid-30's bobbing, his head to music and walking just a few people in front of you. You walk a little faster, dodging and weaving until you...

You know you do it. I find myself doing it all the time. I'm talking about the glance you take when walking by someone else with an iPod player. Need further explanation? Here's a scenario: You walk off your morning train and join the herd of fellow commuters as you walk into the hustle and bustle of the train station. You see a businessman, mid-30's bobbing, his head to music and walking just a few people in front of you. You walk a little faster, dodging and weaving until you...

Welcome to the family, Mr. iPod!...

Welcome to the family, Mr. iPod!...

Most of our universities, including Texas Tech, do not give scholarships to high academic achievers. Many with grade point averages above 4 point get no scholarships. They must pay their own way. Some students from low-income families receive stipends in the form of grants. Many graduate, not facing a lucrative sports contract, but facing large student loan debt. The expansion article (A-J, 5-25) indicates that tuition-paying students are taking it on the chin again. Six sources of revenue are listed that will pay for Jones SBC Stadium expansion. The second...

Most of our universities, including Texas Tech, do not give scholarships to high academic achievers. Many with grade point averages above 4 point get no scholarships. They must pay their own way. Some students from low-income families receive stipends in the form of grants. Many graduate, not facing a lucrative sports contract, but facing large student loan debt. The expansion article (A-J, 5-25) indicates that tuition-paying students are taking it on the chin again. Six sources of revenue are listed that will pay for Jones SBC Stadium expansion. The second...