PHIL NGUYEN

The Apple verses Microsoft advertising war delights me. All those “I’m a PC” commercials are just downright bizarre. They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and I cannot say I disagree. It’s kind of like that kid in high school that leaves for summer break as a nerd and returns in the fall as a punk. Something just isn’t quite right. Of course, Apple responded directly to that strange set of events with two sets of advertisements that ask why Microsoft is spending so much on an advertising budget and less on the development of the software itself - a pretty fair point. Windows Vista is a poo poo platter if I ever saw one.

I am pleased with Apple’s new line of Macbooks, Macbook Pros, and 24″ cinema displays. Though, I’m not purchasing any of them, it is definitely a step in the right direction and it seems that their market share will continue to increase.

This is definitive proof that people are, indeed, very stupid. I don’t think the book is all that great to be honest - I think pretty much everyone is categorized as a douchebag. It’s more geared towards bad comedy than its blog counterpart (you can google that, since I’m lazy). The blog is fairly academic and makes some valid points about the evolution of men, but the book moves away from that ideology which is upsetting.

Malcolm Gladwell is fantastic, and his ruminations about different kinds of geniuses is worth the read if you have some spare time. It’s kind of academic at points, so skimming through part of it isn’t a big deal - but definitely check it out. It’s not too late for me to realize my own self genius! I especially enjoyed the bits about how Mark Twain and how he wrote Huck Finn.

I made a trade in fantasy football. I gave up the touchdown machine Jonathon Stewart in order to acquire the injured Joseph Addai. I already rostered Addai’s backup Dominic Rhodes, so that makes the trade a little less risky. Since the Indianapolis coaching is staff is notoriously coy about their injury reports, there is a fair possibility that Addai’s injury is more serious than currently being let on. But anytime you get a chance to add a featured top 10 running back on a pretty strong offense, you jump on it. My current roster is pretty robust for a 12 team league:

QB: Romo, Delhomme
RB: Westbrook, Addai, Rhodes, Buckhalter, Charles
WR: Marshall, R. White, M. Jones, A. Bryant, Avery
TE: Clark
K: K. Brown
DEF: NY Giants

If I can get some of these guys healthy, I am very excited about the prospects of this season. I have an excellent receiving corp. Marshall is a top 3 fantasy receiver, and White would probably be redrafted in the 7-10 range. My depth there is not bad either, as the other three are definitely serviceable. I like my set of running backs too. I crushed this week thanks to strong performances by Avery and Westbrook, so now I stand at 5-3, but with the second most points in my league.

I want to buy a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Here is a baby boy pictured below. This breed is playful and easy to maintain. Perfect for me.

I probably have to wait on that for a little while. I’m concerned about house training a dog in the winter and that whole transition of becoming a pet owner, so this will probably have to wait until the spring, but gosh, I am excited.