The Green Bay Packers have added a former Greenville College football coach to their staff as the “Offensive Quality Control” coach. This comes as a part of the Packers recent head coaching change. Ty Knott coached at GC in 2001 and has prior NFL experience, as well.
I have gotten a lot of traffic to my blog from people looking for the Mutemath “Reset” video that has mysteriously disappeared. It is still there, but not linked to from mutemath.com ( The “Chaos” video is still there, too)
For the second time this week, basketball is in the technology news. This time it is the NBA putting every minute of every game into a searchable archive online. So, how long until free (ad supported) live game coverage and full archives are available for all of the major sports? I hope the other jump on the NBA and NCAA’s recent ideas.
CBS will be offering free NCAA basketball coverage over the internet. It will be supported by advertising, just like normal TV. This is a good step in the right direction, but they really need to offer hockey this way. Too bad Comcast has the rights to the NHL and won’t let non-subscribers stream games. If only Altitude would do this, then I could see my Avalanche play.
SBC’s merger with AT&T was approved today, so I am now an employee of “The New AT&T.” The new corporate logo will be revealed on Monday. See the press release for more info.
Preface: I most often do not read chain emails, and I do not pass them on for numerous reasons.
Last night I received a chain email by the title of Jimmy Crack Corn… And I Don’t Care (read it here). I know this email reflects the feelings of many Americans, but it is appalling to me both as an American and as a Christian.
As an American I care because:
As a Christian I care because:
On Thursday night I went to see Mutemath and Mae in concert at Mississippi Nights. Mutemath was amazing. They played some new songs (from their upcoming full length album) as well as familiar songs from their debut EP. It is hard to convey the energy present in the show. Paul Meany (lead vocals and synths) jumped on top of his Rhodes for a while and then climbed into the rafters and hung there for a while. Darren King (drums) duct taped his headphones on…and much of it came off by the end. Unlike most bands, the front of the stage is shared by the drums and synths, while the guitar and bass are placed off to the side and rear. They have a live video of Reset up on mutemath.com.
Edit: Mutemath has started a video blog which includes highlights of the St. Louis show.
Not too long ago the big debate among web designers was whether splash pages were good or bad. Of course the answer is that it depends on the website. Lately though, I have been noticing an increasing number of sites showing a large ad before letting you enter their site. I don’t mind ads within a webpage - they help keep the content free, but do they really want me to leave before I even get to their content?
I haven’t been giving my blog enough attention. I think it is lonely.
Tonight I cleaned out Duncan’s (my newt) aquarium. It, like my blog, needed some serious attention. I replaced all of the aquarium gravel to give it a new look. Black stones now cover the water section of the aquarium. The land is a nice rich blue. The backdrop that had been on the aquarium was severely faded from the flourescent light, so I need to find a good replacement.
Last weekend I went to Albuquerque, NM for a funeral. Jaime’s uncle had an unexplained heart attack the previous Monday and passed away on Wednesday. I had met him twice and was looking forward to getting to know him better, but that won’t happen now. He was a software developer at Sandia National Labs working on artificial cognition for use in robots. Prior to that he worked at Honeywell and developed software for the B2 and Boeing 777 among other things. He also wrote a number of books on scripture, had much of the New Testament memorized, and lived out his faith. You can find out a bit more about him at his website: www.scumoftheworld.org.
Two weeks ago I helped Jaime move back to GC. It was really good to be back and to see my friends that are still there. I played ultimate frisbee on Saturday. It is only the second time I have played, despite there being daily games on Scott Field. The other time was during choir tour in Indiana.
Two and a half years ago I took the photo that you see in the header of this weblog. Little did I know that I would be riding the MetroLink every day from the very same location on my way to work. Lately I am unable to find time to be creative. After work (and the commute), there isn’t much time (or energy) left to do photography, programming, or music. I hope that I can adjust to the schedule and get back into some of my interests outside of work.