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• so the NFL is going with Prince as their halftime show entertainment? Color me disappointed. Not that i had high hopes or anything, but Prince? What, was Celine Dion already booked? Could Meatloaf not carve any time out of his schedule? Did UB40 back out at the last minute? Were Boyz 2 Men not returning any of their phone calls? Was George Michael locked up in jail somewhere? Well, he probably was, but you get my point. How irrelevant is Prince? Yikes.

• just listened to the LOST Writers Podcast from 12/6. Good to hear them again, despite more jokes about them being in love with each other. got me psyched for the rest of Season 3, that’s for sure. Sounds like they’re going to really move the story along and give some answers when we come back from the break. Not that I’m one of those people who only demand answers from this show, i dont mind when they stretch things out, i love the way they tell stories.

• Cow farts, apparently, are doing more damage to the environment than SUVs. Not kidding. Read for yourself.

• I spent 45 minutes on the phone with Comcast last night and it was well worth it. My parents are currently paying over $100 for their local phone, long-distance, and dial-up internet. yeah, dial-up…it’s terrible. there’s no DSL available in their area and they have Directv for TV. But the guy i worked with from Comcast was very nice and helpful. He offered me bundled high-speed internet and VoiP phone service from comcast for $70/month. (its a 12-month introductory rate that will go up to $85/month after a year). so 1 week from today they will finally get high-speed internet, and they’ll be saving over $30/month as well. very cool.

• Don Miller’s Searching for God Knows What, my favorite of his books, was just translated into Korean. He wrote a new Korean foreword for the book, that i really enjoyed. You can read it here.

• The Matsuzaka deal could go either way at this point. It comes down to how much power Scott Boras has. If it was the Red Sox and Dice-K dealing directly with each other, I imagine a fair deal would get done, because they both want the same thing: Dice-K in a Red Sox uni. But add Boras to the mix and it changes everything. Having Dice-K in a uni is not on his priority list AT ALL. He is only concerned with how he looks as an agent. He has sworn to get Dice-K the most $$ possible, and if he doesn’t get that done in his eyes, then he looks bad. He would rather walk away and say “i told you that no team is going to lowball one of my clients.” than “I know Matsuzaka is getting less per year than Gil Meche, but this posting system screwed us over.” I’m telling you, i just don’t see how Boras comes close to the Red Sox offer of 8mil per year without thinking he has failed. the only argument i’ll listen to is that if he doesnt get this done then no japanese players will ever want Boras as their agent…that could sway him to get it done. we’ll know soon enough. (although i just heard a report at 12:30pm that Boras and Dice-K are headed to Boston…that’s a good sign that this will get done.)

• The way Billy King has run the Sixers for the past few years, is anyone actually convinced that he is going to handle this AI trade with cleverness and smarts? I’m not. Moving AI is a win-win-win for everyone involved, the way i see it. The Sixers are finally realizing they need to look to the future and move on, Allen gets to play for a franchise with a better future than his (unless he goes to the Knicks), and whoever gets AI will have had the distinct pleasure of brokering a deal with Billy King. Something that GMs in the NBA probably fantasize about with regularity.

• Where do think AI is going? I’m guessing Boston, and I think it will happen after tonight’s Sixers-Celtics game.

just caught wind of this story…LOST is being moved to 10pm when it returns on February 7th. Why? Because ABC has decided not to pick a fight with American Idol for the 9pm slot on Wednesday Nights. Good move? I don’t know. Being a TiVo guy, It doesnt matter much to me. We used to start watching around 9:30pm and finish up by 10:15pm. Now we won’t start until 10:15pm and we’ll probably finish a few minutes after 11pm. No biggie really.

Personally, i think it’s probably a smart move. The die-hard fans will watch it no matter when it’s on. Casual fans would probably rather watch Simon Cowell berate someone. And of course you can always get the episode off of iTunes the next day.

I do have to say, i like this long layoff in the middle of the season compared to they sporadic schedule of last year. Being the compartmentalizer that i am, i’ve put my LOST box up on the shelf and havent thoght about it much lately. Come February, I’ll bring it back down again, happy to know that i’ve got 17 straight episodes to look forward to. Let’s hope that the show continues to deliver.

• my bro jordan pointed this out to me this weekend: if you read my ramblings post from September 14th, 2004, you’ll find an eerie prediction with regards to the Croc Hunter. Granted, I’m sure I’m one of 4,511 people who predicted he’d die doing what he loved, but still, I thought i should mention it. And while I’m here, I feel terrible for his family, who lost a loving father and husband. I can’t imagine having to deal with such loss.

• well Geof, i went with my gut instead of taking all dogs. with the Monday Night game pending I am 8-7 so far for the week. Not bad. Had i taken all the dogs in our pool (i think one game’s spread was listed incorrectly) i would have went 11-4. Much better. Oh well. still in third place and need the Rams to keep it close tonight.

• I’m happy to announce today that KevinLawson.com is live! This is the first website that i’ve ever been hired by someone to do, so I’m glad to have it finished. I think it looks pretty sharp and Kevin is happy with it, so that’s all i can ask for. I think i’ll not take on any more projects for a week or two to enjoy the holiday season and then start looking for work again as January rolls around. Nice to have that first one under my belt. Besides being a great guy, Kevin is an independent rockstar from Nashville, who’s latest CD, “Nashville To Jesus”, was produced by Caedmon’s Call’s Andrew Osenga. You should check him out…and his music too!

so this morning i…

…ran into the hardware store to buy some duct tape (don’t ask why. the story involves my side mirror, my garage, my trashcan, and my incompetence). the guy at the register who ran my credit card through was amish. you see that, amish folks are getting with it too! they might not use credit cards, but they know how to ring up customers who use them.

…went to the dentist. spent 10 minutes talking to the female dental hygenist about the chances the Eagles had of making the playoffs while we waited for the dentist to show up. And wouldn’t you know it, but i had no cavities! First time i’ve received a good report from the dentist in a LONG time. i celebrated with a coke and some sugary candy.

…avoided horsecrap that was all over the road.

…drove past a PA State Trooper going faster than the posted speed limit. 67 in a 55. didnt get pulled over, thankfully.

i submit to you that only in lancaster county, pa can you experience that in your morning.