Play Ball

Here’s your “Awww, that’s nice” moment for the day: a story about a baseball league for kids with disabilities. somebody should have told the writer to ease up on the word “handicapped,” but otherwise it’s a cute story. I remember doing something similar when I was at an MDA-sponsored summer camp near Milwaukee many years ago. Of course, the best part of the experience for me was having an attractive woman stand behind me to help me hold the bat. Guess I haven’t changed much since then.
After reading about yet another security flaw in Internet Explorer, I’ve been asking myself whether I should switch to another browser like Firefox. My geek street cred is probably compromised by the fact that I still use IE. But part of me doesn’t want to go through the hassle of converting my bookmarks. I know, I’m pathetically lazy. Maybe I’ll make that one of my projects for the upcoming long weekend.
Matt Drudge, that paragon of journalistic integrity, is reporting that Kerry may offer the veep spot to Hillary Clinton. I’d be okay with that, but I think the story is bullshit. First, Hillary would mobilize the Democratic base, but her selection would also stoke the fires of the far-right wingnuts who would do their damnedest to turn out even more votes. Furthermore, I don’t think Hillary wants to be put in the position of possibly waiting eight years before she can make her own run. Nope, it’ll be Edwards or Gephardt, preferably Edwards.
I’m giving myself the day off from working on the book, so I think I’ll indulge in some gaming. At the rate I’ve been progressing through Knights of the Old Republic, I’ll finish it sometime before the end of the decade. I like to get my money’s worth from my games.