Archive for January, 2010


Ref Bias: Winning Team Gets More Calls Against Them

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Just finished watching Kentucky beat Vandy today. What sticks in my mind was how bad the referees were; on both sides! But remember:
Refs favor the home team, the academics say. They’re big on “make-up” calls. They make more calls against teams in the lead, and the discrepancy grows if the game is on national TV. [...]

Should the iPad Be Your 2nd Computer?

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

My wife is constantly on Facebook and does send some emails. Maybe this would be great for her? (Note of honesty: That just be me trying to justify a purchase… I certainly won’t deny it.)

Dojo Info 1/27/10

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

UK 7-year-old raises tens of thousands for Haiti
Only thing cooler than this would be if the 7-year-old was a student at UK.
Dutch adoption plane airlifts 106 Haitian kids
I’m sure there are other countries doing the same thing. Awesome!
CBS Faces Pro-Abortion Pressure to Scrap Pro-Life Ad Featuring Tim Tebow
If you want to present a differing opinion, [...]

Flash Animation Gone Wild

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Terrific stuff! Go watch it now!

Sherlock Holmes a Jolly Good Time

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

I don’t see many movies, which is a good thing and a bad thing. I like movies so I wish I could see more, but at least the ones I do see have the most potential to be worthwhile.
I thought Sherlock Holmes was terrific. And because of that, I’ve now lost faith in the Net [...]

Spreading UK Love in Iraq

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Just saw this over on Kentucky Sports Radio.
The above picture is of a long-time KSR reader David Kaelin, who has been in Iraq and Afghanistan for some time and presented a Patrick Patterson jersey to two members of the Iraqi Government last week.
How cool is that?

Obama Wants to Own You

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Scary, scary stuff here. Obamacare is socialistic medicine… no question about it.

Dojo Info 1/17/10

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Steam Account Sells for $1,000 on eBay
Why would this crazy resort to utter madness? “I am going to try to spend more time with my family and doing other hobbies.” Oh. That’s fair… I guess.
Dylan Cuthbert: Game Funding Model Is “Fundamentally Broken”
Publishers hold the power and will only bank of titles they believe have sure-fire [...]

T-Mobile Commercial Takes a Different Tact

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Very different road to customer loyalty, wouldn’t you say?

Triumph Rules Low Brow Comedy

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

While I further contemplate the meaning of the universe (and this blog’s role in it) take a few minutes to laugh. I heard somewhere that laughter is good for you.

John Wall on the Cover of Sports Illustrated

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

I’ve been giving it a lot of thought and I’ve decided to devote this entire blog to John Wall. So with that in mind, I give you…

I still might change my mind, but for now… let’s run with this.

Paladin Does 2010

Monday, January 4th, 2010

What to do… what to do… I’m not sure really.
I’ve been blogging since 1996 and wonder if there’s truly nothing new under the sun. I may take this site in a completely different direction… or maybe not. I’ve not yet decided but it seems there may be a need to ramp things up.