Stuff Only I Care About LXXVIII

Weekly Random Thoughts On The New York Yankees

The Yankees went 3-3 the past week, bringing their record to 17-17. They are currently tied for third in the AL East and are 4 1/2 games behind Boston.

Set Your Tivos

Kristen from Motherhood Uncensored (who still carries the curse distinction of being the only blogger I've met face-to-face) will be talking about blogging on The Today Show on Wednesday morning.

Free Music

You can download another Nine Inch Nails album, The Slip, for free. All you need to do is give Trent your email address (I think he's planning on sending us all Blue Mountain e-cards this Christmas).

They Just Make This Shit Up, Don't They?

So I was watching MSNBC on Tuesday night, checking out the early primary results. With 20% of the Indiana vote counted and Clinton leading 131,782 votes to 97,998, they deemed the Indiana race too early to call. Yet with 0% of the North Carolina vote counted and Clinton leading 1,323 votes to 870, they called the North Carolina race for Obama.

How in the hell can they do this? And yes, that is a rhetorical question. I know they pay people to run exit polls. But didn't the media learn something from their early speculations during the 2000 Presidential election?

I Am Naïve

In my last post, I made a joke about receiving last-second calls from the candidates. Actually, I received seven calls on the day of the election (two after 5:00 PM). Obama rang my house four times to Hillary's three. Guess that's why he won the state.

But it was nice for Chelsea to call and chat.

Sunday Morning Hangover

Here are some of the more interesting/entertaining posts I've come across this week:
Song of the day: Kids In America by Kim Wilde