I have so much stuff running through my brain lately, it's all logjammed into a pile of cubism. So, in no particular order, braindump commences.
- My 'remix' of Sen. Obama's 'race relations' speech is up. I'm still digesting a few particulars of this speech.
- I'm starting to check out Google's 'android' mobile device platform. It'll be very interesting to see if this software platform actually makes it into the market on the 'open' 700Mhz bands. The presence of Java worries me; if their VM (or the one they've borrowed) is actually that efficient, that VM should be running just about everywhere. In either case, it's a Linux kernel underneath, so if the app. layer fails, there's plenty of opportunity to rebuild.
- In the 'garden', the oregano has exploded over the past two weeks; I blame the worms I dropped in the pots. Both oregano and parsley will be harvested for salad, shortly.
- Gold hit $1000, and promptly dropped back to $900 after the recent Fed actions. This looks like the start of a buying opportunity. I'm also scoping out agricultural commodity ETFs , but those are all futures-based.
- On the gaming front: I finally, to the shock of my playgroup, fielded a deck with cards that were printend within the past year or so. Shocking! After wielding the power of some of these cards (can you say 'broken'?), I'm going to have to reevaluate my deckbuilding strategy. Simply put, if one minion, without help from your deck, can hold off another player, your game has leverage issues.
- I actually
doodled on filled out an NCAA hoops bracket this year, if I actually hit more than half my picks, I'll be shocked.
- The big FCC auction went off, with absolutely no real surprises. AT&T and Verizon claim the bandwidth, and the slow undeath of the Internet will continue unabated. Thanks go to Kevin Martin and the other two cronies for making this possible.
- Opening Day is a week from tomorrow. I will celebrate by attending training in the exurbs for two weeks. With the advent of baseball season, it's time to look at the Braves; that closer look will come next weekend.
- The Hawks are making a legitimate playoff run! This is crazy. After watching the 40-point (ok, it seemed that way) loss to the Lakers, I need to see at least one better game before season's end.
- Hey, remember that whole "Drought" thing that's still going on? Yep, expect to hear increasing noise by Friday, as we aren't expected to receive any rain until next weekend. Twice-weekly showers, indeed.
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