From Iran to Grants Pass

Good thing I don't call myself a blogger. Not much text going up lately.

I heard Michael Jackson died and the internets nearly exploded.

Things are happening in Iran. That's a big understatement as I sit so cozily housesitting for a professor out on Cardwell Hill. Twitter has served the people of Iran well, but let's keep it in perspective, please.

And by the way, I'm drinking a Pike Kilt Lifter ruby ale from Seattle. Gets my full recommendation, for what that's worth.

The NBA draft came and went with the Blazers doing little but moving Sergio and swapping picks with Sacramento.

Also in Oregon, a marijuana clinic will be opening in Grants Pass, the same place where we stopped for pizza a couple of weeks ago. I can't speak for the beer there, but the pizza is average and the Wild River Brewing and Pizza Company is one ugly, ugly place. Time to replace the carpeting with wood floors.

Well, I've really digressed, from the death of a pop star whose sales totaled 750 million albums and the crumbling theocracy in Iran to the floors of a pizzaria in Grants Pass. I don't know why I'm including so many pointless links today.

iPanic

Art from The New York Times: iPanic.

Recent Jenkins interview

Henry Jenkins discusses the problem of schools blocking computer and internet access. Pointed and accurate.

MOB: LBJ and I run isolation in different circles

Check out my latest entry to Monster on the Boards.

Here's hoping the Magic play just as well against the Lakers.

New bars on the bike

In the fall I ordered clubman handlebars for my '78 Honda CB 550. Well, at last, they're on the bike, thanks to Josh.

"A Vision of Students Today"

Many of you may have seen this already, but if not, check it out.

Anxiety/Excitement: Missing Girl Talk?

The Sasquatch Music Festival weekend is fast approaching. We leave for the Gorge in Washington at 7 a.m. on Saturday, two cars, six people, two tents, five pounds of peanut butter, and a few tubs of sunscreen.

I'm getting excited. So many great bands, five great people to join in the drinking and dancing and driving. But it is nearly 6 hours away, so a few people are going to want to head back before the 7:15 performance by Girl Talk on Monday night. I don't know how to convince a car to stick around that long, since I'm not driving, but I'll keep saying how he'll be one of the best performances of the entire weekend. Fingers crossed.

2008-2009 slam stats

All the dunk stats you can digest, thanks to Roto Evil.

Great work. And check the disclaimer at the bottom.

Blazers had the 5th most dunks this season. As noted on Roto Evil, the team should stay near the top of that list with all those young legs, despite the slow (and effective) offense they run.

MOB: Recovery of the Roy Boys: Stage One -- Acceptance

My latest Blazers piece for Monster on the Boards.

In the future I'm going to write occasional shorter correspondences from Roy Boy Nation.

Where Will Amazing Happen This Year?