Why work? Read a bunch of links today instead!
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Unrequired Reading: Jan. 2, 2009
It’s the first Unrequired Reading of the New Year, dear readers! Enjoy!
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NBA PREVIEW! AAIEE!
It’s that time of year, dear readers! The 2008-09 NBA season is starting tonight, so that means it’s time to check out the official Virtual Memories NBA Season Preview!
Sure, you might want to go straight to the team-by-team previews, but I think you really want to check out contributor Tom Spurgeon’s great intro essay, Where Amazing Flattened, first!
There’s nothing wrong with you that I can’t fix. With my stats.
Possibly the greatest basketball-to-comics non sequitur ever, courtesy of ESPN’s NBA preview article on Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey:
Morey grew up reading Bill James’ Baseball Abstract and later worked for the stats guru, but his geekier tendencies might actually have more to do with his boyhood love of comic book anti-heroes who cut against the grain, figures like Frank Miller’s Dark Knight. “In a league in which 30 teams are competing for one prize, you have to differentiate yourself somehow,” Morey says. “We chose analytics.”
What’s great is that this article is all about using calm, cool reasoning and “analytics” to explain the decision to trade for Ron Artest!
Bonus: Did I mention that the annual Virtual Memories NBA Preview will be posted on Tuesday morning, just in time for the debut of the 2008-2009 season? I just did!
Et Tu, Squatch?
I just couldn’t resist that headline after I saw this story.
Action Tank
Am I the only guy who didn’t know that Escalade is the younger brother of Mark Jackson?
Unrequired Reading: Sept. 12, 2008
Looking for a bunch of oddball links to ease you into the weekend, dear reader? You’ve come to the right place! Just click “more”!
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Unrequired Reading: June 13, 2008
Full circle!
I’ve long goofed that the Wall Street Journal’s standard headshot drawings look like they’ve been put through The Drew Friedmanizer. Today, the WSJ has a headshot by none other than. . . Drew Friedman!
That sad part of my “Drew Friedmanizer” reference is that Mr. Friedman hasn’t used his pointillist drawing style for more than a decade. But far be it from me to develop new material!
Anyway, the article is an interview with AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega about his view of the future of wireless (centered on the iPhone, of course).
What It Is: 5/19/08
What I’m reading: Lord Jim, Joseph Conrad, and the first 8 issues of the new Omega the Unknown miniseries, sorta written by Jonathan Lethem, whose prose I’ve never tried out. I oughtta sample some of his stuff on my Kindle
What I’m listening to: A new Mad Mix. More to come.
What I’m watching: Game 7 of Cavs/Celts, and wondering if the LeBron/Pierce matchup was going to live up to the ‘Nique/Bird shootout in 1988. It was pretty awesome.
What I’m drinking: Wet by Beefeater.
Where I’m going: Nowhere, not even for Memorial Day weekend. Sigh.
What I’m happy about: Getting out for a fantastic meal at Saddle River Inn on Saturday night, even if Dad raised the stakes on inappropriate conversation by launching into a discourse on the method used by my mohel. Seriously.
What I’m REALLY happy about: My pal Tina got married!
What I’m sad about: The Celtics won.
What I’m pondering: Microsoft’s strategy. Post to come.