Archive for January, 2009


Tecmo Super Bowl – Super Bowl 43 Simulation

In order to scientifically predict the outcome of this Sunday’s Super Bowl I ran five simulations of the game using an updated version of Tecmo Super Bowl for Nintendo with 2008-2009 rosters.

The only adjustments I made were in terms of injuries. I benched Hines Ward for Pittsburgh who by most accounts will be mostly ineffective [...]

Carter, Volume 0, Issue 9

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You are now nine months old.
They say that history is written by the winners, but in your case it is written by the parent with the nice penmanship. Your baby book is kept up-to-date by your Mother, which lists everything from what the weather was like the day we brought you home from the [...]

I Hate That Desmond Howard Is Giving the Heisman With A Pizza

Papa John’s is offering people a chance to pre-register for a 25 cent large pizza if the opening kick-off for the Super Bowl is returned for a touch down.
This has happened once in Super Bowl history, just two years ago when Devin Hester returned the opening kick-off for the Bears against the Colts. The [...]

Nolan Ryan and Robin Ventura RBI Style

A mock-up of the classic Nolan Ryan/Robin Ventura fight done in RBI Baseball. (from Dee-Nee)

A link to my updated list of active RBI Baseball, Tecmo Bowl, and Tecmo Super Bowl players.

Long Exposure & A Laser Pointer

The other day I finally received my last Christmas present that unfortuntely shipped late and missed the holiday. My sister bought me the high powered laser pointer I asked for, and my wife immediately asked me what I planned to do with it.
The product description says it can be used for skypointing, projection on low [...]

Vince Offer

One of my favorite infomercials of all-time due to the amazing amount of sexual innuendos is the Slap Chop. The host of the infomercial is Vince Offer, who proves that you don’t have to be Bobby Brown to wear a headset. A look at his Wikipedia page shows that he’s into some bizarre movie making.
Update:
Below [...]

Jarret Johnson Dunk

Jarret Johnson from Anderson University had one of the better in-game dunks you will ever see last night.

It still fails to even compare to Vince Carter’s Olympics dunk, and my personal favorite — Tom Chambers with what seems like his entire upper body over the rim.

Obama Inauguration

I recommend checking the Inaugration photo pool on Flickr over the next couple of days for photos from individuals on the ground in D.C.
The Boston Globe also has some amazing photos online.
Joost has online an all Obama channel, with clips from various shows and his speeches. They will also be streaming the inauguration tomorrow. [...]

Bonk!

Carter – Volume 0, Issue 8

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You are now 8 months old and you have reached a major achievement: you are now completely mobile.

Long gone are the days of simply putting you on the bed with Tigger while your Mom and I put away laundry. Now, as soon as I plop you down anywhere you are immediately crawling, in some cases [...]