Hurricane Unleashes Attack Dolphins!

Attack Dolphins on the Loose!

Okay, this is kinda weird. And you know, if it inspires me to post on my blog, it's gotta be a strange event.

Apparently, some of the dolphins that the Navy trains to defend its ships against terrorists and mines were released by the Hurrican Katrina. The article tries to play up the danger to "Windsurfers" because the dolphins may be equipped with "toxic darts". So you know, take that with a grain of salt.

While I don't doubt the possibility that some of the animals may have been released into the wild, I'm intensely skeptical they were armed at the time. So, the danger to the human population is minimal...

... Until! They Return to Get Their Revenge. Drop your land-anchor kids, I think the Call is coming!*

*Only Laurie will get this joke

My Birthday

Hey, figured I should note in my blog that yesterday, Friday the 23rd of September was my 27th birthday. Nelly made me delicious dinner with potato pancakes and marinated chicken. Which made me feel very special. I had a great birthday, let me tell you.

Sky News: The Danger of the Caption

Kinda just speaks for itself, doesn't it.

Don't Drink the Water!

I came home to a friendly notice on my door this evening. Don't drink the water in Ramsey.

I thought it was tasting kinda funny lately.

Actually, it's tough to figure out the seriousness of this. I think it's likely that they're being super-cautious until they can figure out where the bacteria is coming from. And that most of the water is okay to drink (though I don't think it's gonna win any taste tests).

So, if you come to visit... no drinking out of the tap, okay.

New Issue of the Fed is Out

The latest issue of the Fed (Columbia's Subversive Newspaper) is out and about.

I should also mention that I have some quotes in there. Some intrepid Fed reporter interviewed a bunch of us post-Feddies. The results are compiled under the title "Columbia's Least Employable Grads". Check it out!

Chowdafest 2005

One more tournament in the books. The last tournament before Sectionals (September 17-18). Chowdafest takes place in Seekonk, MA (right next to Providence, RI -- or, as I like to call it, Ass Town) at these beautifully maintained fields for the Wheeler School.

I took a couple pictures of the aftermath (and the beforemath).

How'd my team (Redrum) do? Well... not so well. You can see the results for yourself. We wont only one game, but we managed to maintain the #3 seed in the pool because we lost so many tight games. We went up with, comparatively, a very small number of players. And that may have been the biggest factor in our performance. You can be assured that we'll be coming out all guns blazing at Sectionals.

An interesting thing the UPA has been doing just in the couple years is keeping track of the performances of the various teams throughout the season. They call their system score-reporter. It contains information about tournaments as well as individual teams. And, by the time the Fall Series rolls around, it can give you a pretty good idea of the relative strength of each team.

As for Redrum: you can see our brief history in UPA sanctioned events. Eventually, Sectionals and Regionals will fill in and be lit up with little Green boxes. Redrum! Redrum!