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one more reason to hate the yankees…from the New York Times’ Tyler Kepner, referencing Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling losing a no-hitter with one out left to go in the ninth inning yesterday…

The Yankees watched the end of Schilling’s game in the clubhouse Thursday afternoon. When Shannon Stewart broke up the no-hitter, the room erupted in cheers, players bursting from their seats and shouting.”

wow, i hate the yankees.

just for that, let’s get an update on the standings as we approach the middle of June.

TEAM WIN LOS GB
BOS 38 21 —
TRNT 28 31 10.0
BALT 28 32 10.5
NYY 27 31 10.5
TAM 26 32 11.5

ok, that feels much better.

There’s an interesting article over at Christianity Today on Donald Miller. If you enjoy his writing, or are just curious to know a little bit more about what he’s up to, go check it out.

I thought it was cool that the article linked over to the Burnside Writer’s Collective, where I’ve had a few articles published, and over to donmillerfans.net as well, the fan site that I run for Don. Hopefully they’ll both get more visitors and then I’ll be able to retire early (or not).

In other news…

+ my softball takes the field after a 17-day layoff tomorrow night with a doubleheader.

+ here’s a fascinating article on the sub-culture of Dunkin Donuts in New England…having spent most of my life there (something i’ll only be able to say for another 10 years or so…yikes) the piece rings very true. and now that there’s 2 D-and-D’s on the way to work…well, let’s just say i’m staring a a cup of their coffee on my desk right now.

+ Kylie’s last day of Kindergarten is today…does that make her a first-grader? crazy. Hard to believe we’re only about 15 months from having both of our kids in school for 5 full days a week.

i have a tough time criticizing anyone who is putting themselves out there and creating art. it is a scary thing to do. and i think it’s wonderful anytime folks are using their creativity to honor God.

that being said, i give you “I Don’t Need a Vice”

like i told michael, who first showed me this, “is it wrong that this video makes me want to do a tequila shot while injecting myself with heroin?”

(if you can handle it, also check out “don’t be deceived” and “the devil is a liar”)

a couple of interesting reads on them internets…

+ Chuck Swindoll’s radio program (a well-known minister) was dropped by an affiliate for his use of offensive words like “crap” and “heck”. pretty ridiculous. but it opens up a good dialogue about what exactly is a “swear” word these days. I enjoyed this read, which argues the point that cuss words have gone from being excommunicatory (damn, hell, devil) in pre-modern times to bodily-related in modern times (ass, d!ck, piss, sh!t,…) to exclusionary in post-modern times (think of any racial slur or misogynist term degrading women). whether you agree or not, i think you have to conclude that cuss words evolve as our culture evolves. i know some of you reading this almost never cuss. many of you do and wish you didn’t. some of you cuss and don’t really care. good food for thought…

+ in a related story, i found it interesting that the well-respected (and for good reason) pastor and author John Piper said that sometimes “God kicks our ass” at the Passion event earlier this year. He later apologized, saying that he could have chosen a better word, but I’m glad that he didn’t try to make some blanket statement about what words are right and which are wrong to say.

+ This was an interesting NY Times article about how Google works incessantly on tweaking it’s searched to provide the best results for everyone who uses their service. Their goal: that EVERYONE will find exactly what they are looking for. Pretty impressive.

+ Peter King of SportsIllustrated.com is picking the Colts over the Saints in this year’s Super Bowl. Can’t wait for football season.

+ Tiger Woods makes 100 million dollars in endorsements. that’s $100,000,000 dollars. see for yourself.

+ So, the launch date is official. The iPhone arrives on June 29th. Jordan and I saw the commercials last night during the Red Sox game.

I just got myself a Blackjack, so I’ll be sitting this one out. (the $600 price point had something to do with that). My buddy geof is waiting for the second gen, and i’m guessing his hesitancy has to do with the price, the measly 8GB hard drive, and the inevitable bugs that will need to be worked out. Apparently some Apple execs are a bit worried that expectations for the iPhone are TOO high (via the NY Times), and you’ve got to admit that they can’t possibly be higher. Should make for an interesting July. Keep an eye out on eBay for all those unwanted Treos and Blackberries going to the highest bidder.