how to boil a perfect egg

Yes, this is a bit too thorough, but it should bring consistent results at sea level. “Changing hard-boiled ways”


the rise of the ticket bots

Recently, there was quite a bit of uproar over internet presales for the U2 tour. People ended up losing their early-access tickets not only to insiders and scalpers, but also something that Ticketmaster has tried hard to prevent: bots. So consider yourself very lucky if you managed to score good seats to U2.


workout log: 4 april 2005

Activity: road cycling Location: Washington, DC Duration: 0820-0831 hrs. and 1704-1714 hrs. Distance: 4.2 mi. Weather: party cloudy, 46 degrees (morning); sunny, 65 degrees (afternoon) Max HR (bursts): 180 (beats in 10 seconds x 6) Type: anaerobic First bicycle commute since last fall. Lotsa rust, and started the morning ride way too quickly, resulting in


first game at rfk

The first game was a blast – a cold blast. The Mets beat the Nats, 4-3. Our seats (in section 427) were quite good. We could see most of the action, save for the deepest part of left field. The weather managed to remain dry, but bitterly cold and windy. I defnintely underdressed for the


’tis the season for the ____balls

Since it’s baseball (and soon in DC, softball) season, it seems like the perfect time to post these gems by Terry Cashman. Enjoy!


play ball (almost)!

Only a little less than 10 hours to go until the opening pitch between the Washington Nationals and the New York Mets at RFK Stadium I can hardly wait!


tag des april dummkopfs

German: Willkommen zum Tag des April Dummkopfs, zu einem Tag der witty Sabotage und zur kreativen Täuschung. Italian: Benvenuto al giorno dello sciocco di aprile, ad un giorno di sabotaggio witty e ad un inganno creativo. Russian: Добро пожаловать к дню дурачка в апреле, дню шутливого вредительства и творческому обману. Dutch: Onthaal aan de Dag


boring boring

Happy AFD, suckers! Links to follow throughout the day. Boring Boring Ski Racing: “Hermann Maier To Become U.S. Citizen” iTreoPod Review BlogCritics WhiteHouse.org NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day iPotty Dock Scientific American: “We Give Up!” Wikipedia: Encyclopedia Brittanica To Take Over Wikipedia Linux Looks To Paris Hilton For Exposure Google Gulp The Register: “Bush


a citizen’s stadium

Given that a new stadium will be built for the Washington Nationals, a lot of people are speculating about the design. Andrew Clem, a big-time baseball fan, has come up with his own proposal for a D.C. stadium. His design is quite interesting: unique, not a cookie-cutter “neo-retro” stadium that was the wave of the


the silent (musical) majority

Interesting tactic for noise abatement: a “silent disco” will be tried at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. In response to complaints from neighbors, festival attendees will listen to late night music on wireless headphones (each with individual volume controls). For some reason, I don’t think this idea will work at my usual summer music festival. But