More This 'n That

- D-Mase got his cash money and he's going to Baltimore. Not a bad move for him. The Ravens had an excellent defense last year but needed some good hands up the field, which Mason should provide. However, Mason told a local sports-talk show this evening that he came very close to going to New England but decided to go for the cash. Interesting choice for the guy who was one yard from a Super Bowl ring five years ago. True, the Pats of next season will be minus some key players and two seasoned assistant coaches, but I daresay they're closer to a repeat than the Ravens are to making a return appearance to the big show.
- Dear Randy Moss, No, everyone doesn't love the Raiders; no, you won't be going to the Super Bowl; and you'd better be loving all this love you're getting from Al Davis, because the breakup's going to be ugly. Now put your pants back on and grow up.
- I am possibly the most naive, hopeless romantic on earth. Or maybe I just fell for the hype. I thought those crazy kids would make it. For her to file the papers in her sixth month of pregnancy, he must've really screwed up. And yeah, I'm jumping to conclusions, but past offenses are allowed in court.
- Several of us in the newsroom are devoted American Idol fans (well, I was, but I'm losing interest since the auditions are over and I don't have anything left to mock.) I decided to give Nashville Star a try, since it's local and the potential for wacky costumes is high. What a disappointment. With the exception of one guy who's doing a fairly good Buddy Holly act, they all look alike and sound alike and dress like they're onstage in LA, not Nashville. It really makes me wonder - would Johnny Cash have a chance starting out these days? Or Patsy Cline? Or anyone who doesn't have a perky smile and a trendy haircut and a prepackaged biography?
- Cool link: This copycat site gives you recipes to some of your favorite restaurant foods. And not just stuff like KFC chicken and McDonald's muffins (um, I might be missing something, but I've never had one of those I wanted to make at home.) They have a recipe for an Orange Julius! If you've had one but don't live where there's a Orange Julius stand, you probably know why I'm so pleased. But me, I'm more happy about the recipe to make Olive Garden's salad dressing. That stuff's addictive.
- Speaking of food, check out this very cool Flash site that teaches you how to make "fast food" with a French chef that resembles Ron Popeil. Not sure how the food is, but I want the house.
- Nice to see that some musicians are putting their names out there in favor of P2P file-sharing, at least for non-copywrited works. Not surprised to see that it's artists like Steve Winwood and Heart, who undoubtably have seen their highest-gross years in record sales come and go. But they're making the point that I've been screaming for years - P2P opens up new kinds of music to people that they wouldn't normally have any access to, and once you get into it, you start spending money on it. I'm thankful to Napster for opening my eyes and ears up to all sorts of electronic music, especially European trance that isn't exactly on the shelves down at Ye Olde Wal-Mart. Good times. All obtained legally, of course.
- There should be more, but somehow it's hard to blog on a day after events like this.