RustedRobot

News roundup:
This article is a little shocking. Essentially, 1.3% of the males in the U.S. have been to prison. Think about it – you indirectly encounter hundreds of people each day of your life – for every 75 people you cross paths with, 1 has spent time in jail. Weird.
There is SO MUCH wrong with [...]

One thing I’ve neglected to mention so far this year is which video baseball game I decided to go with for my PC. In case you’re new to the blog, each season I buy a baseball game and play out a season. A whole season. A couple of seasons ago, I went ballistic and played [...]

Oh, how I love the Onion:
Bush Posts Classified Ad For 90,000 Troops
WASHINGTON, DC—In an effort to relieve the burden on his overextended armed forces in Iraq, President Bush placed a four-line classified ad in the Monday edition of 75 U.S. newspapers. “WANTED: motivated, dedicated, obedient people looking for career in growing field of nation liberation,” [...]

I’m sure the front office of the NHL is excited about their 2004 Stanley Cup Finals – Calgary vs. Tampa Bay. While it may be a great series featuring two exciting teams, the NHL is in real trouble right now and it’s a shame. The beginning of the end came back in the early 1990’s [...]

Back home, yo! Lots o’ crap tonight!
Google mania may have reached a new high. Or should I say a new low? I’m completely neutral on the topic, myself, but the things people are doing to get a GMail account are simply ridiculous. I wish such effort could be directed towards eradicating racism, or getting George [...]

OK, so let’s try to understand corporate America. AT&T was in the wireless business at one point. I can personally attest to the utter atrociousness of their service. Overpriced, underperformed and just plain crappy. In what seemed like a perfectly smart move, they bowed to better services (Verizon, T-Mobile) and sold that wireless business, network [...]

Hi. I’m in San Francisco now after spending the weekend in Newport. While in Newport, I found, perhaps, the best restaurant I’ve ever eaten at. The decor put it over the top. Anyway, more later…..busy times. Maybe I’ll employ my friend Dave to post a couple of times as I’ll be hoppin’ around the state. [...]