O'Reilly on Colbert

Stephen Colbert and Bill O'Reilly appeared on one another's show on January 18, 2006. On The Colbert Report, I couldn't help snicker at the following exchange:

O'Reilly: I am effete. I'm not a tough guy. This is all an act. I'm sensitive --
Colbert: You're breaking my heart, Bill. If you're an act, what am I?

On the Way Out ...

I never enjoyed watching Randy Johnson pitch in the postseason. In 1995, he came in from the bullpen to shut down the Yankees as the Mariners won game 5 of the Division Series. In 2001, he and Curt Shilling proved that 2 dominant starting pitchers can win the World Series. Fast forward to 2005 and 2006. Randy Johnson is still pitching, but this time for the Yankees. He loses all the playoff games he pitches in.

So, I'm not sad that Johnson has been traded. Neither is David Letterman:

"Maybe you heard about this: Randy Johnson, used to play for the Diamondbacks, came to play for the New York Yankees -- well, he's been traded back to the Diamondbacks. It's crazy. So, now this season, the oldest, most overpriced thing at Yankee Stadium will be the hot dogs."

Condo for sale

If you're looking for a condo close to UT, please consider this listing.

Why Clinton Has a Better Chance Than Obama

Both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are on the verge of declaring their 2008 presidential candidacies. The possibility of both running leads me to the question, "Who has a better chance of being elected President in America, a Black man or a White women?" In my mind, the answer is clear: a White woman.

While it's politically correct to publicly declare race and gender agnosticism, the evidence against such neutrality is damning. Despite accounting for 12.8% of the population, African Americans are woefully underrepresented in Congress: 1 Black Senator and 42 Representatives. Let's not forget the 0 Black Republicans in Congress.

Women in the 110th Congress fair somewhat better: 16 Senators and 74 Representatives. However, considering that women comprise 51% of the US population, this is pathetic.

Nevertheless, there is a 16:1 ratio of Female (White) Senators to Black Senators. Since I am a gambling man, I would bet heavily that Clinton receives more votes than Obama in the primaries.

Sorry, Barack. While Americans claim to be race neutral, their preferences are quite clear.

Gmail Annoyances

For the most part, I'm a happy Gmail user. However, there are some annoyances I wish they would fix.

• When I use a different from: address, recipients see the dreaded "On behalf of" message.
• Signatures - how about an option to not append one in a reply or forward? I hate having to scroll to the bottom of the message and manually removing it.
• Why are contacts automatically added when I email them?
• Can I please have a first AND last name field for a contact? This would make importing into my Blackberry so much easier.

The last time I wrote about Gmail, I asked for a calendar application and Google obliged. Come on, Googlers.

Wireless Power?

I can't tell if this is a joke or real.

Open Letter to Women With Large Sunglasses

You look ridiculous. How can a fashion accessory popularized by retirees in Florida leap across two generations? As with leg warmers and perms, you're going to regret the photographic evidence of your inability to think for yourself. Stop now. Save yourself from having to apologize for your poor judgment.

Soccer Ball

I got part of a soccer ball named after me in Peru. This is all part of Nick's humanitarian work in the remote villages of South America.

iTunes Add-On

For those Mac users not blessed with infinite screen real estate, You Control is a lifesaver. It puts the basic iTunes controls on the menu bar. Although Foxy Tunes offers the same controls on the FireFox status bar, You Control plays nicely with OS X overlays as tracks start.

Who Is This?

"[T]he most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully."

The God of the Old Testament, according to Richard Dawkins in The God Delusion