A little bit of this and a little bit of that from my browser's recent history...
...JoePa is an investor/developer in a planned retirement community in State College, Pa. No word on whether or not first-year residents will be allowed to take part in bingo or relegated to the bench.
...My guess is that if you were to play golf with Jack McKeon he would cough or jingle change in his pocket during your backswing.
...Great t-shirt, by Fidra.
...Over the weekend, a good friend of mine gave me a tip on a great looking baseball simulation game, PureSim. The features look fantastic, and, the developer maintains a blog on his ongoing efforts to improve the game.
...Speaking of baseball simulations, one of my favorites, Diamond-Mind, has released the results of their simulations to predict the outcome of the season. Their predictions are usually pretty accurate, and this year, they identified the Phillies as the most likely team to win the NL East.
...I just love watching people do stupid things.
...Robert Redford will be playing Branch Rickey in a filmbiography of Jackie Robinson. The film is in the planning stages at this point, with a release date of 2006 or 2007 likely.
...A couple of days ago, I found myself in Charlottesville with some time to kill before meeting The Missus and some good friends of ours for dinner. Maybe I enjoyed Sideways (book and movie) a bit too much, but I decided it would be a good idea to hit a winery to sample some grape. Miles might have been disappointed by the abscence of Pinot, but I thought the Claret and the Chardonnay Reserve were pretty darn good. The Claret turned out to be an integral part in the nice little evening that ensued.
...Blue Merle is a recent discovery of mine. Their sound is reminiscent of Coldplay, Dave Matthews Band, and Bela Fleck. Check out "Burning in the Sun".
...And phinally, there is a new Philadelphia-sports blog, The 700 Level. Go check out Enrico's site, tell him I sent you.
