http://geoffism.com your home for infinite wisdom and useless information Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:35:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en How much do you love this time of year? Everyone gets into it. Even the people who try to be over-cool and act like they don't care. We just passed the two most un-productive days in the working calendar - and I'm including the day before Xmas ... http://geoffism.com/march-insaneness/ You have to "sing" that headline. Commmm-cast...Commmm-cast... Honestly, I'm not really surprised. Its all about making money, right? Forget corporate responsibility or community awareness. That would be too much to ask. So, as you may know, my girlfriend and I were evacuated out of our loft ... http://geoffism.com/comcast-comcast-you-suck/ So, the "Tornado of 2008" has come and gone. It definitely left its mark on Atlanta. I live (I say that loosely because my place might be unlivable upon further review) in a loft in downtown Atlanta - Cabbagetown, for those of you outside Atlanta (and some of ... http://geoffism.com/holy-tornado-batman/ Now, if you can’t tell, I’m a little bit of a hockey nut. Yes, I know its hard to figure out, but sometimes the subtleties slip through the cracks of obviousness. When the trading deadline gets about a week away, you start to scan the teams’ news sites, ... http://geoffism.com/nhl-trading-deadline/ Toys and technology. Its amazing how some things, when you finally break down and get them, how much easier stupid things can get, and it leaves you wondering “how did I get along without it?”. As you roll back in time in your head, think about mobile phones ... http://geoffism.com/god-bless-tivo/ It just doesn’t buy you what it used to. Lets see, you could buy 2.8 million junior bacon cheeseburgers and help Brad & Angelina feed small African nations. How about half ownership of Baske Afair, the Arabian stallion that is supposed to fetch $5M (stud farm anyone) later ... http://geoffism.com/what-does-28-million-get-you-today/ I’m generally pretty excitable about hockey. You could pretty much have the two worst teams in the league playing and I’d rather tune into that than any reality show, any day of the week. You get a couple of corn & beef fed Canadians, mixed in with some ... http://geoffism.com/hockey-in-the-south/ I'm trying to understand what makes the braintrust of college football world go round. Well, at least the bowl season. Does anyone think this needs to be fixed or organized a little better? I just went through the 2008 BCS bowls (I LOVE college football), watching a bunch of ... http://geoffism.com/the-bcs-bowl-chaos-situation/ I'm a sucker for live music. I'll pretty much go see about any band play. I admit though, I got a little spoiled in NYC, able to go see a good band basically on any night. Such good clubs - CBGB's, Knitting Factory, Mercury Lounge, Bowery Ballroom, ... http://geoffism.com/the-editors/ Hey everyone. Happy New Year. Yes, its 2008 and ready for another 365 days of joy, chaos, and devolution (that's reversed evolution for those of you who don't subscribe to my dictionary). I was so busy doing Xmas shopping, traveling back and forth to New York for interviews, xmas ... http://geoffism.com/welcome-back/