tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219831712024-03-19T04:29:29.729-04:00PH4H Blogdarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523353095030819242noreply@blogger.comBlogger654125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21983171.post-64197011848316175662011-04-05T11:59:00.000-04:002011-04-05T11:59:19.885-04:00Sixth Annual PH4H NCAA Tournament Pick-'em ResultsThe winner of the <a href="http://ph4h.blogspot.com/2011/03/sixth-annual-ph4h-ncaa-tournament-pick.html">Sixth Annual PH4H NCAA Tournament Pick-'em Contest</a> -- and the only one to correctly pick Connecticut -- is <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/14358499357744111506">Andy</a>.<br />
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Here are the final standings:<br />
<ol><li>Andy: 344 points, 31 correct picks</li>
<li><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/12523353095030819242">Dara</a>: 274 points, 36 correct</li>
<li><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/10221543211180439801">Aaron</a>: 202 points, 39 correct</li>
<li><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/18039764730051068489">Inbal</a>: 185 points, 38 correct</li>
<li><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/05079770401918392832">Dan</a>: 179 points, 34 correct</li>
<li><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/11518701063405534384">Rachel</a>: 163 points, 32 correct</li>
<li><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15041223839215625638">Justin</a>: 154 points, 32 correct</li>
<li><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/18323932600556808716">Jeff</a>: 141 points, 28 correct</li>
<li><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/14484133342056519781">Steve</a>: 91 points, 22 correct</li>
</ol><br />
If you had picked all the higher seeds, you would have wound up in 6th place overall with 168 points and 38 correct picks. Conversely, if you had picked all the lower seeds, you would have wound up in last place with 77 points and 7 correct picks.darahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523353095030819242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21983171.post-80454861042614365322011-03-14T10:38:00.002-04:002011-03-15T11:33:00.535-04:00Sixth Annual PH4H NCAA Tournament Pick-'emThe PH4H Tournament pool is back for the sixth straight year! <br />
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To make things random and exciting (allegedly), it utilizes a scoring system that uses a point multiplier based on seeding, which (allegedly) encourages participants to pick upsets. (We also encourage making picks based on loyalty to schools, or because you happen to like their mascot.)<br />
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And, in our inimitable fashion, the winners are the people with the highest and lowest scores (i.e., even if your picks stink, the only way you're not in the running is if you don't play).<br />
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So, if you played before, all you need to do is log in with the username and password you used before, and you should automatically be back in the user group. Then just make your picks before the tournament begins (for real, none of this "First Four" b.s.) on Thursday.<br />
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If you haven't played before, or if you want to invite others, go ahead. Just go to the league's website (<a href="http://ph4h.mayhem.sportsline.com" target="_blank">http://ph4h.mayhem.sportsline.com</a>), and enter the password "reverse."<br />
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Good luck!darahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523353095030819242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21983171.post-48451640354336053542011-01-13T17:21:00.003-05:002011-01-13T17:24:29.292-05:00Karaoke on H Street NE!Two places do karaoke up there, and this month there's a karaoke championship ... read more: <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:medium;"><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/goingoutgurus/2011/01/h_street_ne_becomes_dcs_karaok.html">H Street NE becomes D.C.'s karaoke capital</a>.</span>violindanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05079770401918392832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21983171.post-70393088060927878712011-01-07T12:10:00.003-05:002011-01-07T12:16:17.041-05:00PH4H Team of DestinyThe Seahawks are in the playoffs with a 7-9 record. The Onion is on the story:<div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); "><h2 class="title" style="zoom: 1; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 28px; font: normal normal bold 27px/normal Georgia, serif; text-transform: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/articles/seattle-coach-pete-carroll-seahawks-only-need-3-lo,18750/">Seattle Coach Pete Carroll: Seahawks Only Need 3 Losses To Reach Super Bowl</a></span></span></h2><div><br /></div></span></div>violindanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05079770401918392832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21983171.post-44177583028265098862010-11-30T11:38:00.002-05:002010-11-30T11:41:35.101-05:00Post column on panhandling<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; "><h1 style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.8em; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px; ">In today's Metro section—<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/29/AR2010112906006.html">Panhandlers and guilt: Dealing with uncomfortable truths and lies</a>.</span></h1></span>violindanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05079770401918392832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21983171.post-84305581876331054942010-10-28T21:27:00.000-04:002010-10-28T21:27:09.965-04:00Jose Guillen in the newsHey, did you hear <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/29/sports/baseball/29guillen.html?_r=2&ref=sports">the story about former National Jose Guillen being left off of the Giants' post-season roster because of a drug investigation</a>?darahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523353095030819242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21983171.post-55687343122701408922010-07-30T15:59:00.001-04:002010-07-30T16:00:55.001-04:00The last Cristian Guzman post?The Washington Post <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/nationalsjournal/2010/07/nationals_trade_cristian_guzma.html">reports</a> that the Nationals have traded Cristian Guzman to the Rangers.violindanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05079770401918392832noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21983171.post-78150811721198774832010-07-29T13:59:00.003-04:002010-07-29T14:07:39.209-04:00Miguel Batista in a swimsuit?Two words: No thanks. But it's a funny <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/28/AR2010072805933.html">exchange he has been having with Miss Iowa.</a> (Look for the second brief.) I do think we should go support Batista if he gets the start on Sunday, though.violindanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05079770401918392832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21983171.post-91560132236776760762010-07-07T16:35:00.001-04:002010-07-07T16:35:55.835-04:00Former National League Comeback Player of the Year . . .<a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2010/07/dmitri_young_says_his_marijuan.html?wprss=dcsportsbog" target_"blank">Dmitri Young was arrested for marijuana.</a>darahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523353095030819242noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21983171.post-7052746236541506452010-06-15T16:29:00.001-04:002010-06-15T16:31:08.312-04:00It's where they make lawnmowers. Right.Nice headline on Nationals.com today:<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "><div id="mw_flash" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></div><div disable_facebook="0" gid="" delay="" overlay="" content_id="9204232" link="/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2010_06_15_wasmlb_detmlb_1&mode=preview" thumb="/images/2010/06/13/6rRXSrRk.jpg" photo="/images/2010/06/13/KU9RIdld.jpg" id="mw_panel_2" class="mw_panels" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; "><div class="mw_kicker primary" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; color: rgb(186, 18, 43); letter-spacing: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; "><a href="http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2010_06_15_wasmlb_detmlb_1&mode=preview" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(17, 34, 91); font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold; width: 480px; height: 20px; ">Hot-hitting Nationals take a spin in Mowtown</a></div><div class="mw_blurb" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 6px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; height: 60px; ">Lost in Stephen Strasburg's start Sunday was a Nats offense that scored nine runs on 16 hits. Washington will try to keep swinging hot bats today at 7:05 p.m. ET in Detroit. <a href="http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2010_06_15_wasmlb_detmlb_1&mode=preview" class="rel_link" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(17, 34, 91); font-weight: bold; ">Preview ></a></div></div></span></div>violindanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05079770401918392832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21983171.post-2837011100140746002010-05-20T10:57:00.008-04:002010-05-20T11:42:04.278-04:00Cristian Guzman's triple play<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"></span></span><span><span>If this blog has any life left at all, we must note that <a href="http://ph4h.blogspot.com/search/label/Cristian%20Guzman">Cristian Guzman</a> hit into a triple play last night (see it <a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=8170279">here</a>). Of course, the blame lies mostly with the overeager baserunners, and perhaps a little with the umpires (who initially did not clearly rule that the ball was caught), but still.</span></span><div><br /></div><div><span><span>ESPN's news crawl noted that he hit into an "inning-ending triple play." You heard it here first: If there's ever a triple play that does not end an inning, I'll open an empanada restaurant. (I'll keep some recipes handy, because any Missouri football fan knows that the rules <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Down_Game_(1990)">don't always work</a>.)</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"></span></span></div></div>violindanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05079770401918392832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21983171.post-5597819798144042632010-03-29T14:34:00.003-04:002010-03-29T14:42:08.631-04:00Wesley Willis Goes to SchoolSo a few weeks ago my class was doing some arts and crafts work (yeah, I know, I teach English but sometimes you need to mix it up with the activities.) Anyhow, I thought it would be fun to listen to music at the same time. So for a while I played some of my own music but then I thought it would be interesting to see what my students are always listening to on their ipods. After telling them it must be school-appropriate, one boy plugged in his Ipod and proceeded to play Wesley Willis' <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp3Cs3tDuR8">"Rock and Roll McDonalds"</a> I was shocked! I let it run, and surprisingly the students liked it. I must say that was one of the weirdest moments of the school year. I thought you guys would like to know that the younger generation also digs Wesley.Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14484133342056519781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21983171.post-23944929836134430482010-03-17T16:38:00.005-04:002010-03-17T18:55:20.898-04:00Fifth Annual PH4H NCAA Tournament Pick-'emThe PH4H Tournament pool is back for the fifth straight year! As in the past, it utilizes a scoring system that uses a point multiplier based on seeding, to encourage picking upsets.<br /><br />As usual, the winners are the people with the highest and lowest scores (i.e., even if your picks stink, the only way you're not in the running is if you don't play).<br /><br />So all you need to do is log in with the username and password you used before, and you should automatically be back in the user group. Then just make your picks before the tournament begins on Thursday.<br /><br />If you want to invite others, go ahead. Just have them go to this website (http://ph4h.mayhem.sportsline.com), and enter the password "reverse."<br /><br />Good luck!<br /><br />(Oh, and as a side note, I can't run the NIT Challenge this year, seeing as I will be unable to keep score manually while on the road. Anyone want to take over?)darahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523353095030819242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21983171.post-82161099846202203792010-02-22T20:11:00.005-05:002010-02-22T20:16:48.764-05:00Help Wanted: Wienermobile DriverAnyone looking for a career change? <a href="http://blogs.herald.com/.a/6a00d83451587d69e20128773f6c33970c-pi" target="_blank">Oscar Meyer is looking for people to drive the Wienermobile.</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1NueVfjCUyBgwQEFcAGiPMNQzRrl_BXaRMqU0PeZi9YkFA74iDtHN9nyiEjFcIcQ0RseZqhZam-iAzdTMbNOQvT64ojknjO9SxEu6CK6Jpn5cPoqdsmm4Wz_qxv1RqdxJm_Nd1Q/s1600-h/wienermobile.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1NueVfjCUyBgwQEFcAGiPMNQzRrl_BXaRMqU0PeZi9YkFA74iDtHN9nyiEjFcIcQ0RseZqhZam-iAzdTMbNOQvT64ojknjO9SxEu6CK6Jpn5cPoqdsmm4Wz_qxv1RqdxJm_Nd1Q/s400/wienermobile.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441241137316551378" /></a><br /><br />Puns are apparently an extra added bonus.darahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523353095030819242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21983171.post-71072253358284584602010-02-04T21:56:00.004-05:002010-02-04T21:58:39.772-05:00In case of winter storm warningSnow in the forecast! Preparedness is the best defense ... YOU need <a href="http://snowpocalypsedc.com/">http://snowpocalypsedc.com/</a>.violindanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05079770401918392832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21983171.post-58802396132938639842010-01-21T10:44:00.002-05:002010-01-21T10:49:54.236-05:00Empanada sightingEmpanadas de leche and empanadas de piña at <a href="http://www.castrobakery2.com/">Castro's Bakery</a>, which has locations in Arlington (on Wilson Blvd.) and Falls Church (Wilson Blvd. at Seven Corners, even though the address suggests Rt. 50). The empanada de leche was mostly hollow but very good.violindanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05079770401918392832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21983171.post-30900200075394592312010-01-19T09:53:00.002-05:002010-01-19T09:56:08.753-05:00The president vs. the Super Bowl<a href="http://americabowl.net/">This</a> is awesome. As <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2010/01/18/100118ta_talk_paumgarten">reported</a> in the New Yorker.violindanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05079770401918392832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21983171.post-14909975804088990952010-01-11T16:44:00.003-05:002010-01-11T16:53:01.098-05:00Jiffy Lube LiveDoesn't that sound exciting? Well, <a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/clicktrack/2010/01/local_news.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz">it's the venue formerly known as Nissan Pavilion</a>. I think they should offer free oil changes while you're waiting to get out of the parking lot. I also think they should serve <a href="http://www.flatbranch.com/beers.asp?3">oil change stout from the Flat Branch brewery</a> in Columbia, Mo. (the first drink I had upon turning 21).violindanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05079770401918392832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21983171.post-59115470610802809252009-12-11T09:46:00.004-05:002009-12-11T09:55:12.298-05:00He should have bet an empanadaI thought about offering to sing "Hail to the Redskins" backwards if the Redskins had beaten the Saints on Sunday. As noted by the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/10/AR2009121004632.html">Washington Post</a>, a New Orleans man let his Facebook friends bring over their guns and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJzbIt37FVo&feature=player_embedded">take out his flat-screen</a>—because the <em>Saints </em>won.violindanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05079770401918392832noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21983171.post-82813130894625380852009-12-04T16:51:00.001-05:002009-12-04T16:52:29.474-05:00Oops!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFeuvokkc2KGssBp2xzBJi75bqczmQuto0i0hWbl8l7UA9MRHvdxUTxKoAN-z5D__9fmTcNVf11IeETx4W7kaB8IR-bz3cph8vwVzTYqpQUGMRVhikQX7XWkjmrwAldmdaxx9yA/s1600-h/wapo+correction.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 339px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFeuvokkc2KGssBp2xzBJi75bqczmQuto0i0hWbl8l7UA9MRHvdxUTxKoAN-z5D__9fmTcNVf11IeETx4W7kaB8IR-bz3cph8vwVzTYqpQUGMRVhikQX7XWkjmrwAldmdaxx9yA/s400/wapo+correction.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411501947000367458" /></a>darahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523353095030819242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21983171.post-24312626940550648012009-11-20T17:43:00.002-05:002009-11-20T17:47:47.631-05:00Empanadas are in the news!There's <a href="http://www.expressnightout.com/content/2009/11/empanadas-dc.php" target="_blank">a whole article</a> devoted to <a href="http://ph4h.blogspot.com/2006/04/ph4h-betting-manifesto.html" target="_blank">our favorite betting currency</a> in the Express.darahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523353095030819242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21983171.post-11392012431612591682009-10-28T12:31:00.002-04:002009-10-28T12:34:43.551-04:00Rock on!Yeah! It's a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qrMb7G6D1o&feature=player_embedded">music video</a> of ... the Society for Neuroscience meeting I covered Oct. 17-21? Yeah. It's not even very informative—recording is prohibited at most sessions.violindanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05079770401918392832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21983171.post-55553458354968182632009-10-08T16:41:00.001-04:002009-10-08T16:42:50.296-04:00Premeditated MascoticideEven Mets fans agree: <a href="http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/Mr-Met-Must-Die-63311367.html" target="_blank">Mr. Met must die.</a>darahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523353095030819242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21983171.post-10019617255638198932009-09-24T12:20:00.004-04:002009-09-24T12:50:43.821-04:00Anyone interested in Nationals playoff tickets?Someone might want to tell <a href="http://www.stubhub.com/washington-nationals-playoff-tickets/" target="_blank">Stub Hub</a> that they have made <a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/standings/" target="_blank">a grievous error</a>:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRAR9qCD_pOb_UWVsyYsclGBKmp7k5o8S395i76JNGDEERCycpwwkX_-UUsxA93myP0_PnCWsZn03EmQShY9QbonecK1Y7sioNeUUTnmWRhQeweb5_2UNfpZP5ZZs0P9EsNilRA/s1600-h/nationals+postseason+tickets.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRAR9qCD_pOb_UWVsyYsclGBKmp7k5o8S395i76JNGDEERCycpwwkX_-UUsxA93myP0_PnCWsZn03EmQShY9QbonecK1Y7sioNeUUTnmWRhQeweb5_2UNfpZP5ZZs0P9EsNilRA/s400/nationals+postseason+tickets.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385076571355908946" /></a>darahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523353095030819242noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21983171.post-16281331898165598952009-07-15T14:56:00.002-04:002009-07-15T14:57:28.444-04:00Ummmm.... maybe I should avoid Nationals Park for a while...At least according to this potentially not-safe-for-work <a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/news/baseball_fans_delighted_by_new?utm_source=EMTF_Onion">Onion article</a>.Justin S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15041223839215625638noreply@blogger.com0