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Friday, October 17, 2003
iTunes for Windows
Apple announced and shipped iTunes for Windows yesterday. It's remarkably like the terrific Mac version, including support for the iTunes Music Store. In fact, I'm surprised they didn't leave out a feature or two, just to remind folks to use Macs instead of Windows. Maybe in the future, new features will come to the Mac version first. Or maybe Apple is so into selling iPods now that they're willing to have application parity on Windows and Macs. Also, it plays nice with the Macs on my 802.11 network, letting me share music across platforms effortlessly. And it knows about my account at the Music Store, even warning me when I'm about to buy a song that I already bought on a Mac.
Thursday, October 16, 2003
No joy in Cubdom
Once again I refer you to Jayson Stark for the explanation.
Wednesday, October 15, 2003
These are the Cubs, masters of the unthinkable
The Billy Goat Curse is real. I know, because I watched it happen on TV last night. Last night's Cubs-Marlins game was going as expected -- the Cubs were on their way to their first pennant in 58 years, leading 3-0 in the 8th -- when the game suddenly moved into the Twilight Zone, or maybe the Curse script kicked in. Cubs left fielder Moises Alou (son of Giants manager Felipe) was prevented from catching a foul fly in the first row of the stands when a fan deflected the ball -- a Cubs fan. That's when thousands of Cubs followers knew it was all going wacky. Soon thereafter, the Cubs shortstop, Alex Gonzalez -- probably their best defensive player -- saw his glove turn to iron as an easy ground ball clanked off it for an error. Next, Cubs starter Mark Prior, who was almost unhittable before that, turned into toast. In minutes, the Marlins had scored 8 runs and the incredible (but inevitable?) had happened. Cubs fans, I feel for you. Hang in there. You have another chance today.
Tuesday, October 14, 2003
Goodbye to Pacific Bell Park
Bleh.
Good weight news
Some rare positive news about overweight in the U.S.
Flyby
Yikes.
In Dusty We Trusty
I ordered my In Dusty We Trust t-shirt yesterday, because I like the man and the team. I hope it gets here before the Cubs are done. ;-)
Monday, October 13, 2003
Lots more Americans are getting really fat
The number of obese Americans doubled from 1986 to 200 -- but the number of extremely obese Americans was up 500%. The whole story is here.
Rush Limbaugh's drug addiction
In case you missed it over the weekend, radio guy Rush Limbaugh came out as a drug addict on Friday. Here's an opinion on this announcement.
