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I hope Ben is okay. We can go a game without him - Charlie Batch can run a little bit better and, at times, is a good thrower of the ball. The Jaguars love a Big Ben style game, so keeping them guessing is fine. Heck, even two weeks would be okay, as the Bengals game will be more about the defense than the O.

The game was what it was. What I'd like to discuss is the absolute debacle that was "the refereeing." Perhaps you saw one play in particular - Charger Sproles waved for a fair catch on a punt. The ball then hit his face mask, bounced off of his hands, and leapt out of reach. Steeler Iwuoma, five yards away as the ball hit Sproles' facemask, grabbed for the ball that was flying towards him and muffed it himself before gathering the ball back as it became trapped between Sproles and Iwuoma. In other words, to everyone with common sense, it appeared that Sproles muffed the punt catch and that Iwuoma recovered.

Oh, but no, instead Iwuoma gets a 15-yard "fair catch interference" penalty because he did not "give the receiver a chance to catch the ball." Watching the ball bounce off of someone's facemask and hands and then fly out of their range is apparently not sufficient "opportunity" in the NFL.

Bullshit. The Steelers would have had the ball on the 11 - a sure three and a probably seven points. Instead, the Chargers got their own field goal. And that wasn't the only blown call that evening. A few went the Steelers' way, but the majority seemed to favor the Chargers.

Question: Have you ever hosted a Monday Night Football party?

My Answer: Last night's does not count, but once, in Florida, I had six or seven friends over for Monday Night Football. The Steelers, naturally, won. 🙂

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Question: Will Notre Dame upset USC? Will PSU beat Michigan?

My Answer: No (but they'll come close) and yes.

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Question: Have you ever had to dispute a charge on a credit card? What was the outcome?

My Answer: I have. Despite submitting proof, they charged it right back to me. So now I have to dispute the dispute, or something…

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Question: Have you ever dyed your hair? If so, what color(s)? Did you like it? Is your hair dyed now?

My Answer: No, n/a, n/a/, no. 🙂

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Despite David's Holy Assholy-ness, Inquisitor is pretty nifty. And, for now, that's about all I have to say about that.

For whatever reason, when we bought the Touareg, VW would not give us the $500 customer loyalty bonus. They said the Beatle we owned already didn't count. 😛

Question: Do you use cron?

My Answer: Yes, and frankly, it's one of the best things to happen to the Mac OS. God forbid you try to run something scheduled in Mac OS 9 - it wouldn't happen if you were logged out, the machine froze or crashed too frequently, etc.

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This winter, I had hoped to join a racquetball league during the day to stay in shape, stay busy, and stay active. I can't golf much, after all, and traditional winter sports don't appeal to me.

I first stopped by Westwood Racquet Club on Zuck. They're tennis-only, and the only daytime leagues they offer are for women.

Nautilus Fitness and Racquet Club is $49 or $106/month (single, couples) for a two-year agreement. It's open 24 hours, and leagues run 8-9 weeks. One just started this week, so I'd have to wait until the next set.

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Question: Will the 'M' in 'iTMS' mean "Movies" as of October 12, 2005?

My Answer: Everyone seems to think so, and that's about all I can say on that without getting into trouble. 😉

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Question: Where is your iTunes Window? What size is it typically?

My Answer: Top right and "medium" sized. It's collapsed to the smaller size, but it's also as wide as it can get.

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And so it goes. Today, PulpFiction gets a leg up, unencumbered by the behemoth. 😉

Question: What is the capacity and form factor of your largest media card (largest in terms of storage, not physical, size)?

My Answer: A 512 MB CompactFlash card. One is going back today.

P.S. iPods don't count.

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Yeah, camera phones really don't take the greatest photos, do they?

Question: What's the largest object you've ever driven?

My Answer: Just a conversion van. I've never driven a bus, a boat longer than 24 feet (I guess that's bigger than a conversion van, eh?), an airplane, etc.

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