Technorati Tags

Oct 272005
 

This is mainly a test post to see how the Technorati tagging feature I just added is working.

What is Technorati?

from the Technorati: About Us page:

Technorati is a real-time search engine that keeps track of what is going on in the blogosphere – the world of weblogs.

Technorati displays what’s important in the blogosphere – which bloggers are commanding attention, what ideas are rising in prominence, and the speed at which these conversations are taking place. Technorati makes it possible for you to find out what people on the Internet are saying about you, your company, your products, your competitors, your politics, or other areas of interest – all in real-time. All this activity is monitored and indexed within minutes of posting. Technorati provides a live view of the global conversation of the web.

I’m using Bunny’s Technorati Tags plugin to display the tags. If you authors want to add tags, there’s a new text box on the “Post an article” page.

My Bottom 10 NFL Teams

Oct 272005
 

From worst to Best

1. Texans
2. 49ers
3. Saints
4. Cleveland
5. Jets
6. Ravens
7. Tennessee
8. Lions
9. Vikings
10. Packers

My Top 10 NFL Teams

Oct 272005
 

1. Colts
2. Steelers
3. Falcons
4. Broncos
5. Patriots
6. Eagles
7. Giants
8. Jaguars
9. Bengals
10. Chargers

Adios, San Antonio

Oct 272005
 

WASHINGTON – The Washington Post reports the NFL will consider relocating the Saints to Los Angeles if New Orleans is unable to recover from Hurricane Katrina.

The newspaper cites three sources familiar with the league’s deliberation on the matter.

The Saints have been based in San Antonio since they were forced out of the Crescent City by the damaging August hurricane.

But the sources say the league has no interest in the Texas city as a permanent home for the club.

Los Angeles is the second-largest television market in the country and has been without an NFL team since the Raiders moved back to Oakland after the 1994 season.

Wiliam Shatner’s Has Been

Oct 272005
 

I was running late this morning and in a crabby mood because I had nothing to wear.

As I set out walking to work, I hit the Shuffle Songs button on the iPod. The first song that came on was Nelly’s Ride Wit Me, which I promptly skipped. The first song off William Shatner’s newest album Has Been was next. And it immediately brightened my day.

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One, two…..zis on?

Oct 262005
 

Well, I have the dubious honour of posting capabilities, so here it is. From waaaaay over the Atlantic, I’m here to tell you….I just accidentally squashed chocolate down my T-shirt. It seems the kids were at my desk earlier playing on the computer, and left some chocolate crumbs on the desk. I’ve been squished against the edge of my desk for the past couple of hours playing DAOC. pulled back and noticed melted chocolate everywhere. Another T-shirt for the wash. I’m going through loads this week. It seems I put one on clean, and about 3 hours later I’m taking it off because I/the kids/the cat spilled something/put dirty hands/wiped dirty paws on me.

This week is the first time I’ve played DAOC for about 2 years. My how everything is changed, and yet remains the same. Loads of new graphical bits, spells and stuff – but the same old childish chat in the battleground /cg, lol.

I don’t know if I’ll stick around past the 10 days free play – there’s no-one left I know, and I really don’t have the time or commitment to find a new guild, etc. Surprised to see the MT guild house still there, but I hear it’s going to decay soon. I can’t pay the rent because I don’t have permission!

My 100th Post

Oct 262005
 

I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to stay interested in posting to this blog format for any length of time. But this post marks my 100th post.

Each and every post has been pure quality, too.

Yeah right.

In honor of the 100th post, here is this little annoying thing that is going around, which assigns a monetary value to your site, based on the links and references to it, indexed by Technorati:


My blog is worth $1,693.62.
How much is your blog worth?

Spam!

Oct 262005
 

Hopefully this will help solve the spam problem I was having awhile back.

The Spam Karma 2 plugin is now installed. I’ve turned off the registration requirement for comments, so comment away and let me see what happens.

Spam Karma 2 (SK2) is an anti-spam plugin for the WordPress blogging platform. It is meant to stop all forms of automated Blog spam effortlessly, while remaining as unobtrusive as possible to regular commenters. Spam Karma 2 is the proud successor to Spam Karma, with whom it shares most of the development ideas, but absolutely none of the code.

Atlanta’s got a theme song

Oct 252005
 

Here’s a clip, courtesy of the AJC and Brand Atlanta:

ATL mp3

Oh boy.
What’s so great about it, is that it puts all those other city’s theme songs to shame: When the Saints Go Marching In and New York, New York are so overrated.

The ATL is awesome 4 real!

No mention

Oct 242005
 

I’ve been reading ESPN and Sports Illustrated online today to try and find some more information about the call that ended the Saints’ chances for a win yesterday afternoon.

This is what it gets on ESPN:

Mike Furrey’s 67-yard interception return with 1:55 to go wrapped it up for the Rams (3-4), who are 1-1 in the last two games, both without Martz.

The Saints wanted to challenge the interception return but couldn’t because they were out of timeouts; although the play ended with 1:55 left, it began with 2:10 to go and the NFL only takes over after the two-minute warning. Tight end Ernie Conwell claimed he had been down before losing the ball.
“I would bet — well, I’m not a betting man — but I feel 99.9 percent confident that I had possession of the ball and that I was down by contact,” Conwell said. “I went over to the official and told him I had possession, that you guys have got to review that.”
Referee Mike Carey said the crew saw a “bobbling pass reception with no control. While the ball was still loose, it was taken away by the Rams for a touchdown.”

Sports Illustrated ran the exact same AP story.

Where’s the opinions here? Why is there not more criticism of the NFL for an obviously botched call that cost one of the teams the game? Oh that’s right. The Saints’ tenure as “America’s Team” is over. Remember Be a Saint? But not after they lose that “home game” to the Giants.

Chris Behrman did mildy criticize the NFL on the call on SportsCenter, but that was about it. The Saints, much like the Bengals, are expected to lose. It’s not worth making a big deal over. They would have lost anyway. Right?

Welcome to another week of Saints fans asking themselves if a Patriots, Steelers, Falcons, or Eagles tight end would have been down by contact.


Eli

What would the refs call if this guy had thrown that pass?

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