2007 July Archive Page

Bill Walsh 1932-2007 - July 30th, 2007

As a Dallas Cowboys fan, Bill Walsh the former head coach of the San Francisco 49ers was the head coach I loved to hate. He had our number, but I always had respect for him. I guess time is passing faster than I thought, I never imagined that Bill was in his 70′s, it seems [...]


Tom Snyder 1936-2007 - July 30th, 2007

Tom Snyder of late night television fame passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2007. He had been battling with Leukemia since 2005, he was 71 years old at the time of his death. Tom was a leader in late night television and has been given credit for his work by such greats as David Letterman. [...]


Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn - July 29th, 2007

Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn entered the Baseball Hall of Fame today. An amazing fact is that both these men played their entire career with one team. I wonder if that will ever happen again? Cal played in a record 2,632 consecutive games during his career and earned the nickname “Iron Man”.


Drew Carey – Price is Right - July 24th, 2007

Last week there was speculation and rumors flying that Drew Carey would replace Bob Barker on the longest running game show on TV, The Price Is Right. Well, let’s put that one to rest. Drew made an announcement on David Letterman that he is in fact the new host. Congratulations to Drew. This should liven [...]


Simpsonize yourself - July 23rd, 2007

Technology at it’s finest, and the marketing aspect is killer too! With the Simpsons Movie release the Simpson marketing machine has hit a home run with simpsonizeme.com. You upload a photo and Simpsonize yourself. Here are some pretty good examples at the AfterEllen website. simsonizeme.com Official Simpsonizeme.com link.


More signs of old age setting in… - July 22nd, 2007

Everyday it seems I get another wake up call to age taking it’s toll on me. Both my wife and I have to make sure we have our reading glasses with us before we leave the house. Without them we can not even order off the menu at a restaurant. Then to make matters worse, [...]


Tim Donaghy - July 20th, 2007

ESPN has reported that the NBA referee under investigation for gambling on games and fixing the outcomes is Tim Donaghy. The fact that there is someone doing this does not surprise me, not sure why, but it doesn’t. I lost most interest in professional basketball a few years ago. With the exception of a few [...]


California Earthquake - July 20th, 2007

There was a 4.2 magnitude earthquake this morning in the Oakland – San Francisco Bay area. Not sure how that measures up to other earthquakes in the area, but when things start falling off the shelves, I think it is time to move. Of course, to natives of California, it was probably no big deal, [...]


Recalls highlight the news today…. - July 19th, 2007

Seems it must be some kind of National Recall Week. Toshiba, Easy Bake Ovens and Castleberry Chili are all reporting a recall on selected products. Toshiba Recall : Toshiba warns that even if you participated in the earlier battery swap back then, you still need to deal with this recall if you have one of [...]


Mississippi closing only Ice Skating Rink - July 17th, 2007

In a move that I must admit really hurts me to the core, Mississippi is losing it’s only Ice Skating rink. The Ice Park is scheduled to lock their doors and turn off the equipment on August 8, 2007. I moved my family to this area in 1997, and both my daughters started Ice Skating. [...]