thesixtyone’s turning a new page.
bout that time
trouble.
Perhaps when Eli Manning was comparing himself to Tom Brady a few weeks ago, he was referring to how both he and Brady would have batted passes go for interceptions in the first week of the season.
Jason Cole
Google has adopted the Facebook doctrine at the very moment in which the figleaf slipped, when people all over the world are noticing that remaking ancient patterns of social interaction to conform to advertising-driven dogma exposes you to everything from humiliation at school to torture in the cells of a Middle Eastern despot. There could be no stupider moment for Google to subscribe to the gospel of Zuckerberg, and there is no better time for Google to show us an alternative.
Cory Doctorow
goose bumps
There just gets to be a point where you’re in a zone and you’re playing so well that the game does slow down and you’re seeing things at a different speed and you’re able to think about a million things in a really quick period of time. I think it takes a little bit of time to get into that mode, it’s not just a one-game thing. It’s a string of games where you’re really seeing things the way you want to. It takes going through a season to get into that zone, and once you get there it’s tough to stay in it. You have to maintain those things that you do at that time.
But that’s what all quarterbacks are chasing – that feeling of being in control.
Aaron Rodgers
- Jim: Do you take requests?
- Andy: Sure!
- Jim: Please stop.
“Obviously, what we were doing wasn’t working — all of us, me included. That is the definition of insanity, right? Doing the same thing and expecting a different result.”
Alex Smith, discussing the new 49ers offense
Ya know that waist-level bargain bin of neither new nor classic DVDs at Walgreens? That’s what Netflix Instant is.
Today I was approached by Beyonce who had just finished setting up at the studio. She said to me, “Excuse me hon. You haven’t seen my phone have you? It’s pink with a ‘Bubblicious’ cover on it.” I said, “No, sorry. Have you tried calling it?” She said, “No. I put it on silent.” I said, “If you liked it then you should have put a ring on it.”
