Media Correction of the Year…

One of the year’s most coveted awards goes to none other than Dave Barry. Here’s how the famous humor writer chose to correct a misspelling he made in a column published by the Miami Herald:

“In yesterday’s column about badminton, I misspelled the name of Guatemalan player Kevin Cordon. I apologize. In my defense, I want to note that in the same column I correctly spelled Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarak, Poompat Sapkulchananart and Porntip Buranapraseatsuk. So by the time I got to Kevin Cordon, my fingers were exhausted.”

Read more about winners of related dubious media awards for 2008 at RegretTheError.com.

What If There Was an NCAA Football Playoff? It Would Look Like This…

Check out this college/NCAA Football simulation (which is still going on at the time of this posting).

WhatIfSports.com is really a great site for sports fans who enjoy the idea of pitting players and teams from different eras against each other, along with a typical fantasy sports experience. They have leagues for baseball, football, basketball & even hockey. Additionally, they have “Dynasty Leagues” for college basketball & football, pro baseball, racing & soccer.

I’ve played 3 or 4 baseball seasons on the site (about$10/season for 162 games–with 3 games played/day). The stats for each game can be viewed, all-stars are chosen, trades can be made, players can be added from waiver wires, and more. But, you can try these games for free as well–just not full seasons.

This NCAA Football sim is just something to watch, not participate in, but it’s a smart way to market their services.

Oh, and if someone over there at FOX Sports is reading this (they created & own the site), please feel free to send over a free season code my way at mherman[at]inbox.com.

(Shameless…I know, I’m shameless)

Hilarious!

Seriously funny stuff.

Magazine Picks America’s Healthiest Airport (PHX wins!)

Health magazine has researched and chosen their top U.S. airports according to healthy environments.

Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) leads the pack, and I agree with them. I’ve used the airport at least a dozen times in the past year since I moved here.

This is the criteria they used.

Come to Phoenix and see for yourself!

Top Money-Saving Tips & Ideas…

Money-Saving Tips from Bargainist.com

• How to Use Online Reviews
• How to Find Back-to-School Bargains
• How to Reduce the High Cost of College
• Get Beautiful on a Budget
• Find Deals from Olympic Sponsors
• How to Do More with Your Money
• Free Online Tools for Managing Money
• How to Ask for a Raise
• How to Avoid Sneaky Fees
• Five Daily Habits for Saving Money
• Ways to Earn Extra Income
• Save on Your Daily Commute
• How to Have Free Friday Night Fun

I also HIGHLY recommend their free daily enewsletter!

Jones Soda Chanukah Soda 4-Pack…

Apple Sauce soda?

Celebrate the holiday season with a special four pack of Jones Soda Chanukah flavors. Each pack includes a bottle of Latke flavor, Apple Sauce, Chocolate Coins, and Jelly Doughnut. Have even more fun this year when playing the dreidel while sharing an ice cold Jones Soda.

MikeLINKS ::: Links of Interest…

Enjoy the birth of this regular feature which offer links dipping into nearly anything from nearly anywhere:

• How Do Famous People Organize Their Days :::
  This list of successful people and their daily routines dips heavily into the literary world, but includes the likes of George W. Bush & Ernest Hemingway. Check out the list of categories to the right side of the page to find people up your alley.
• 100 Portable Apps for your USB Stick (both for Mac and Win)
• 13 Bargain Websites That are Cheaper than eBay :::
  You’ve heard of some of these, but not all of them. Save some $$$ on Christmas gift shopping!
• Headline of the Day ::: Woman Who Hid Sedated Monkey on Flight Convicted
• What’s worse than not donating to charity?
• What Can ‘Brown’ Do for You?
• Woman Accused of Trying to Smoke Pot Near Officer :::
  She must have been smoking ‘the good stuff’ if she was dazed & confused enough to try this move!
  

GOTCHA! Blogo Goes Down…

I don’t live in Illinois anymore, but I’m thrilled to hear that Gov. Rod Blagojevich (oops, that’s, “former governor”) has been taken into custody by the FBI.

He was nabbed for trying to essentially auction off the U.S. Senate seat to be vacated by Barack Obama. This happened while being under investigation for other crimes. He thought he was bullet proof.

He’s not.  🙂

What a tool.

The Top 10 Everything of 2008…

I would normally break down this kind of resource for easier, more direct linking…but I ain’t got that kind of time today.

So, I’ll let you jump over to the TIME magazine main page here and click around for yourself.

Perhaps we’re both better off this way…

Man Attacks Speed Camera with Pickax…

The statewide speed cameras are really getting people upset down here in the Valley of the Sun. Especially this misguided guy…

DATELINE: Arizona — A 26-year-old man faces criminal charges after being accused of using a pickax to attack a speed enforcement camera recently installed along a Phoenix-area freeway.

Other Strange News:

•	Dog tries to rescue dog that was hit by car
•	Neb. ‘Butt Bandit’ gets 13 months in jail
•	Frugal farmer leaves $2M to his tiny Pa. church
•	NYC fashion boutique: free soup, designer pants
•	Man arrested after cops find crack in his vomit
•	Man accused of stabbing himself to frame ex-friend
•	Man comes home, finds drunk man asleep on floor
•	Woman accused of trying to smoke pot near officer
•	Job seeker with MBA posts resume in taxi back seat
•	Students get sick after eating peer-prepared food

thx ::: snopes.com & myway.com