Monthly Archives: June 2008

The Lost NBA Travesty

Posted on June 14, 2008 by epthnation

In light of the rumors regarding NBA refereeing irregularites, sports personality and radio host Steve Czaban has crunched some numbers on the “lost” screw job, the 2001 Eastern Conference Finals between Philadelphia and Your Milwaukee Bucks. A few little numbers: … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | Tagged 2001, Bucks, fixing, Gay, Iverson, NBA, referees | 4 Comments

X-Tra Special Bonus Picture: NCAA Tournament as Seen Through My Head

Posted on June 13, 2008 by epthnation

(right-click and select “view image” in Firefox to see full-size. If you happen to be using Internet Explorer, save and view in Windows, I guess.)

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Got Tired of Squinting

Posted on June 13, 2008 by epthnation

Since I hate sunglasses but drive in the land of EverSun, I decided on a compromise: Only wearing John Lennon-style glasses. After fruitlessly looking in gas stations all over the area, I finally found them by looking up “John Lennon … Continue reading →

Posted in Epth Blog Network, Miscellaneous | Tagged cute dog, john lennon, mike pape, sunglasses, was a commie | 3 Comments

More Technical Stuff You Don’t Care About

Posted on June 12, 2008 by epthnation

I finally made the leap to WordPress 2.5.1, after seemingly years of the blog screaming at me to update. One thing I like about my template, Ngatini, is that is seems to be upgrade-proof. You all will have to let … Continue reading →

Posted in Apologies, Miscellaneous | Tagged free software, pointless, scribefire, wordpress | Leave a comment

Ubuntu Deals Firefox 3 to Me in the Night

Posted on June 11, 2008 by epthnation

When I booted my dual-boot Win2k/Ubuntu machine into Linux today, I got a message that Firefox had to be restarted because of an update. Guess what? When I restarted that Firefox and looked in the “about” section, it turns out … Continue reading →

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Movie 13: I Am Cuba

Posted on June 9, 2008 by epthnation

(This tiny picture doesn’t really do this shot justice. Trust me, it’s majestic.) Watching I Am Cuba is a bit like seeing an NFL films recap of last year’s New England Patriots season that paints a Super Bowl championship as … Continue reading →

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Various Little Posts That Make Up One Slightly Bigger Post

Posted on June 7, 2008 by epthnation

I’m just going to start, and not stop until I’m done here. Or finished. Turkeys get done, people get finished. 1) I don’t think I ever commented on my trip up to Wisconsin for a family reunion a couple of … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | 3 Comments

Things That Are OK

Posted on June 2, 2008 by epthnation

It’s ok to be dumb. It’s ok to be sad. It’s ok to be bad at something. It’s ok to try and fail. It’s ok to fail again. It’s ok to be poor. It’s ok to be hungry. It’s ok … Continue reading →

Posted in Jesus, This Insane World | 2 Comments

I love it when a plan comes together…