I'm home the last couple of days this week because I'm radioactive. Yes, it's true. I had to sip radioactive iodine this morning to prepare for my annual thyroid cancer screening. I've been to the hospital three times this week for various injections … [Continue reading]
Chicago
Just got back from a two-day trip to Chicago. It was primarily a business trip -- meetings with Shop Local, a vendor for PittsburghLIVE. The highlight was a game at Wrigley Field. Even though the Cubs crushed the Pirates, 11-1, it was worth it just … [Continue reading]
Damning praise for Neilsen ratings?
From what I read, a lot of the buzz in marketing has to do with measuring the results. At Ad:Tech in Chicago on Monday, a Procter & Gamble marketing guy suggested the interactive industry come up with an industry-wide audience measurement tool like … [Continue reading]
Updated verson of Word Press
I just updated to a new version of Word Press. Apparently there was a security patch in the new version. Seems to have worked OK. … [Continue reading]
Pirates 5, Cardinals 4 (10 innings)
I told you I had a good feeling about this weekend series. The Pirates, thanks to a two-homer, four-RBI day today by Jason Bay, leave St. Louis with two wins in four games. i have to consider that a success, despite the ugly pitching by the starters … [Continue reading]
One of the strangest softball goofs I’ve seen
I coach my church's softball team. We've a got a group of well-intentioned 30-somethings and a few 40-somethings like me, most of whom have seen better playing days. Basically, we think we're pretty good, but we've only won two out of 13 games. I'm … [Continue reading]