Behold the glory

My haiku skills have been recognized in other parts of the blogohedron. You can see my latest 17-syllable masterpiece* at Beer Haiku Daily. To those of you who clicked on the link for my blog from there, well, looks like you're caught in a neverending loop. Sorry.

*Not actually a masterpiece. More like a fingerpainting from a bonobo.

The Disappearing Bill

Anyone else notice that Bill Simmons is no longer on the front page of ESPN? He's still on Page 2, though. Strange.

Too bad he didn't call it the DePo Depot

Paul DePodesta has a blog! Paul DePodesta has a BLOG!

For those who do not understand my fanboy geekery, Paul DePodesta is the assistant general manager for the San Diego Padres. He is formerly the general manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers and assistant manager of the Oakland A's, where I first learned about him in Moneyball. He is the embodiment of the statistical revolution in baseball and I cannot wait to read his thoughts on a variety of topics. He's brilliant but got no support during his far too brief tenure in LA, so I hope this blog can show his abilities and ultimately propel him to another GM gig.

(h/t Dan Shanoff)

I would pay for this myself if I had the money

But until then, best of luck Mr. Alpert.

Just another urban hipster bragging point

I love not having a car anymore. I don't have to worry about unexpected repairs or rising gas prices. I feel good that I don't contribute to polluting the air. I get more exercise by walking to and from the metro. There are hardly any downsides to not owning a car.

But then, my address has a Walk Score of 85.

Walk Score is a new mash-up that shows all the available amenities within a (surprise!) walkable distance. It's my new favorite toy. Try it out and leave your Walk Score in the comments.

Update: The house I grew up in got an 8. And no, it's not because it's in Alabama, but because it's in the back of a hugeass neighborhood.

Is it eCleaning? iCleaning?

Change
Doing some spring cleaning 'round these parts - put up some new links, took down some old ones - so take a look around. Will there be more to come? Come back soon and find out!

/shameless plug

Thanks to allposters.com for the visual aid.

Please send The Mailman away

Karl Malone sucks at life.

First he told his illegitimate son, Demetrius Bell, that it was too late to be his father - at the venerable age of 18 - and now Fanhouse (via The Buffalo News) is reporting that Malone impregnated Bell's mother when she was 12 or 13 and he was a sophomore at Louisiana Tech.

What's the statute of limitations for statutory rape? I'd look it up myself but I'm afraid my censor overlords at work would see the search on my web usage and throw me out immediately (No, really: a search for "NBA Lottery" was blocked because the system thought I was looking up gambling sites). I would have to think it's an open and shut case: Malone has basically admitted to being Demetrius' father, and simple math will tell you how old Demitrius' mother was when she gave birth to him.

Thankfully the Bells' story appears to have a happy ending. But I don't think most stories like this do, and I hope Malone has to pay for his horrible actions.

Update: Malone cannot be tried on charges of statutory rape; the statute of limitations has expired. (Ed. note: Damn!)