The Modernish Father

Here’s a quick look at what I was reading online from Jan. 27th to Feb. 4th:

Pet detectives actually do exist
I love my dog, but if she ran away I don't think I could fork over $95/hour + travel expenses so someone else could look for her. Best part of the article – the woman actually didn't find the dog. Money well spent.
Tags: texas animals houston

Folding car dealers sticking it to buyers
Traded in a car that you hadn't paid off? Bought a used car? Better hope your car dealer doesn't go under. Amazingly enough, car dealerships aren't required in many states to take care of liens before reselling a car – meaning if they go under, the original owners or the ones who bought it used could end up getting stuck with a bill they didn't count on.
Tags: stupid business automobile

National pastime? A look at the numbers
What is America's national pastime? Each of three major sports can make their own case. As much as I love baseball, I think it's pretty clear that it's definitely been supplanted by football over the past fifty years.
Tags: baseball basketball football mlb nfl nba

Controversy brewing over Nixon tapes transcription
A handful of historians and authors maintain that the most authoritative transcripts of the Nixon tapes include significant omissions and misrepresentations that could influence interpretations of the Watergate incident and its subsequent cover-up.
Tags: history presidents

WBC adopts lame extra-inning rule
I understand MLB's rationale for instituting pitch-count limits in the World Baseball Classic, but I don't understand why they have to have this incredibly lame rule: every half-inning after the 13th will start with base runners on first and second. And don't give me any crap about speeding up games. This is supposed to be baseball, not intramural softball.
Tags: baseball mlb wbc

Soon you’ll be able to smell like a Vulcan in heat
Star Trek has always been just a few steps behind the Star Wars franchise in terms of slapping their name on everything that could be conceivably sold, but it looks like that might be a thing of the past. Now you can finally play Uno with Scotty staring back up at you while you wear that the scent of illogical animal passion, Pon Farr. And the least exciting tie-in ever: Star Trek Scrabble. (Unless it's in Klingon. That would be hard.)
Tags: star_trek business movies

Olsen Field in line for extreme makeover
I love Olsen Field, but even I recognize that it's sorely in need of some serious updating. Looks like it's finally going to happen. I'm honestly not thrilled about the proposed "play station" – I hate things at ballparks that cater to people who don't want to watch baseball. I suggest these people not go to baseball games.
Tags: baseball stadiums aggie_baseball ballparks olsen_field

Hackers crack into TxDOT road sign
Transportation officials are scrambling to prevent hackers from changing messages on digital road signs after one sign in Austin was altered to read, "Zombies Ahead."
Tags: technology funny texas

USPS thinking about cutting back on mail delivery
With the economy in the crapper, mounting costs and lower traffic, the U.S. Postal Service is asking Congress to remove the requirement that the agency deliver mail six days a week.
Tags: economics government business congress usps

LEGO ballplayers ready for action
Kevin Youkilis, Jonathan Papelbon, David Wright, Carlos Delgado and Jason Giambi immortalized in LEGO. Well, Giambi not so much.
Tags: baseball funny yankees mets red_sox lego

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