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TBS Screws Up Broadcast Of ALCS Game 6

Posted on October 18, 2008
Minutes before ALCS Game 6 (Sox vs. Rays), TBS went blank and started showing "America's Funniest Home Videos." Losers. TBS should never be allowed to broadcast another MLB game.

Epic Comeback: Red Sox Win ALCS Game 5 Over Rays 8-7

Posted on October 17, 2008
Down to their last 7 outs and trailing 7-0, the Boston Red Sox staged one of the most amazing comebacks in history. And I was there. The Game I was lucky to be at Fenway Park last night for the Sox thrilling 8-7 victory over the Rays. My friend John emailed me earlier in the [...

Amazon Commits Feed Malpractice

Posted on October 16, 2008
More reasons to proofread your feed. I subscribe to Amazon's New Music Releases feed, but Amazon omits basic information from its feed, such as the name of the artist. The NAME. Of the ARTIST. Is NOT IN THE FEED. This is feed malpractice. Ray LaMontagne's new album "Gossip In The Grain" is getting [...

Sox Are Down 9-1 In The 9th: As McCain Would Say, We've Got 'em Right Where We Want 'em!

Posted on October 13, 2008
Still, I'm watching every inning of ALCS game 3. Eight runs in an inning? Could happen.

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You Had Me At Play Ball

Posted on October 10, 2008
MLB screws another generation out of watching the post-season. The ALCS starts tonight: Red Sox at Rays. No matter how little or how much baseball I've watched during the season, I watch every inning of every game of the playoffs (and World Series) when the Red Sox are playing...

Gmail Fail: Account Lockdown: Unusual Activity Detected

Posted on October 10, 2008
Gmail locks me out daily for READING my mail too quickly. Gmail locks me out of my email every day for reading my email too quickly. And I am using the paid Google Apps version of email! Here's how it happens. I use a service that send me lots of email every day...

Independent For Obama

Posted on October 10, 2008
Breaking my political silence. I am an independent voter and have never been a member of any political party. I have avoided talking about politics on this blog. Today I have added a "politics" category (for those who want to avoid it) and I explain why I'm voting for Barack Obama for president...

Erik Heels Email

Posted on October 02, 2008
Email addresses for Erik J. Heels. I've had many email addresses through the years. I'm listing them all here (in plain text) because: I think the list is interesting, and it doesn't matter if spammers get them, because: email has ceased to become a reliable form of communication, and spammers will get your email addrress whether you "cleverly" hide [...

Political Domain Typos

Posted on September 24, 2008
Registering domain misspellings is cheap insurance. I read a blog post today in Google Reader (via Rick Klau's shared items feed) from Obama headquarters about using VoteForChange.com to make sure that you are registered to vote. When I clicked through on VoteForChange...

Migrating FeedBurner Feed To Google And Adding AdSense Ads

Posted on September 23, 2008
But what will happen to my FeedFlare? I'm writing my latest nothing.but.net column for the ABA Law Practice magazine. I'm tentatively writing about Google-related stuff. In preparation for the article, I'm migrating my feed from FeedBurner to Google and then adding Google AdSense ads to my feed...

whois heels.com

Posted on September 19, 2008
Whois Record for Heels.com Registrant: GiantPeople LLC 6 Knowlton Dr. Acton, Massachusetts 01720 United States Domain Name: HEELS.COM Created on: 02-Aug-95 Expires on: 31-Dec-12 Last Updated on: 05-Aug-08 Administrative [...

LawLawLaw 2008-08-17

Posted on August 17, 2008
Technology, Law, Baseball, Rock 'n' Roll, Etc. Intro Stuff The opinions expressed in LawLawLaw do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Clock Tower Law Group, its employees, or the author. Do not taunt happy fun ball. I lived the life of Dilbert when I was in the Air Force...

Top 17 Most Commented Articles

Posted on August 10, 2008
It takes a village to blog. Unlike most bloggers, I don't typically disable comments on my articles. You can comment on nearly any article on this blog at any time (with the possible exception of my copyright notice). Today, I received the 100th comment on one article...

Old Schwinn vs. New Schwinn

Posted on July 07, 2008
Sometimes older is better, sometimes newer is better. I am selling my 37-year-old Schwinn Typhoon bicycle on eBay (auction ends tomorrow). The old Schwinn has been great, but selling it on the (older) eBay has been frustrating. Last week, I gave away a 6-month old Schwinn Elliptical 418 on craigslist...

A New Blog For My Birthday

Posted on June 06, 2008
Out with the old blog, in with the new. Happy birthday to me. I'm 42 today. While 42 is not prime, it is the answer to life, the universe, and everything. So I got that goin' for me. No need to buy me a birthday present. I bought myself a new blog...

American Idol S07E41: Top 2: Battle Of The Davids

Posted on May 20, 2008
AI season 7 episode 41.

American Idol S07E39: Top 3

Posted on May 13, 2008
AI season 7 episode 39.

Vacation From My Email And Cell Phone

Posted on May 12, 2008
Enjoying a tech-free Mother's Day weekend. Every now and again, I take time off from my email and cell phone. In fact, the last time I did so was about a year ago. Could you live one weekend without email? Without your cell phone? I think that Mother's Day weekend is a good time [...

American Idol S07E37: Top 4: Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame Songs

Posted on May 06, 2008
AI season 7 episode 37. Three of them have been number one in the votes? That's what Seacrest said. Best to worst. Numbers are singing order. 5. David Cook - "Baba O'Riley." The song, by The Whos, is often incorrectly called "Teenage Wasteland...

American Idol S07E35: Top 5: Neil Diamond Songs

Posted on April 29, 2008
AI season 7 episode 35. Best to worst. Numbers are singing order. 7. David Cook - "All I Really Need Is You." He opts for the acoustic guitar in round 2. This was a very solid performance. Rocking middle part, cool falsetto, smooth ending...

How To Find The Ideal Canadian Trademark Law Firm

Posted on April 24, 2008
Problem, meet process. I've been looking for a new Canadian trademark law firm for a long time. But it's harder than it should be to find the right fit. Clock Tower Law Group currently has 15 Canadian trademark matters in our docket. It's not a huge number, but more of our clients are considering filing [...

American Idol S07E33: Top 6: Anrew Lloyd Webber Songs

Posted on April 22, 2008
AI season 7 episode 31. 6. David Cook - "Music of the Night" (Phantom of the Opera). David grew up doing musical theater. Who knew? His eyes are closed. But his voice is strong. Plus he is singing for the camera. He's not trying to grunge it up...

Designer Shoe Sale At Heels.com

Posted on April 22, 2008
Great shoes, great prices, great service. I have heard that there are some shoe lovers who enjoy buying women's shoes. They should enjoy this announcement from Heels.com about on sale shoes: Everybody loves a good sale. Here are some of the shoe brands on sale at Heels...

American Idol S07E31: Top 7: Mariah Carey Songs

Posted on April 15, 2008
AI season 7 episode 31. My expectations were low for today's show. I have over 6000 songs in my iTunes library, but zero of them are Mariah songs. Mariah Carey turned out to be a very good vocal coach. The women generally disappointed, the men were generally pleasing...

Domain Name Experiment Update

Posted on April 15, 2008
The jury is still out. A few months ago, I registered a bunch of generic domain names, created a few more random domain names with the Web 2.0 name generator, and hired my 9-year-old daughter to blog about the names. What have I learned so far? That Heels...

Happy Spam Birthday

Posted on April 14, 2008
Spam turns 14 today. On 04/14/94, spam on the Internet was born when two Arizona attorneys flooded Usenet newsgroups with information about their green card services. It was the end of innocence, it was the birth of spam. Spam is now a teenager and as as annoying as ever...

Solving Rubik's Cube For Stress Relief

Posted on April 10, 2008
3-D puzzles and playing the piano are my outlets. Crazy hectic day today. A lot going on with Heels.com. All good stuff. I'll share more when I'm able. But hectic = stressful. After a long stressful day, I like to relax and let off steam...

American Idol S07E28: Top 8: Inspirational Songs

Posted on April 08, 2008
AI season 7 episode 28. 3. Jason Castro - "Somewhere Over The Rainbow." Complete with Jason playing the ukulele. I love this version of this song (by Israel Kamakawiwo`ole). He's not doing the "What a Wonderful World" half of the song, but the half he is doing he's nailing...

Happy Internet Birthday

Posted on April 07, 2008
The Internet turns 39 today. April 7, 1969, is the symbolic birthday of the Internet. The Internet is 39 years old today. I've been on the Internet since 1984 (24 years). The Internet is officially middle-aged next year. Start planning your 40th Internet birthday parties now!

Zoom Teeth Whitening Problems

Posted on April 03, 2008
My story (with photos) of teeth whitening gone wrong. Before my kids (grades 4, 6, and 8) go to school each day, I tell them two things: "Have a good day. Ask good questions." Asking good questions is a good way to learn things, and it's and idea that I got from reading [...

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