AND NOW, A WORD FROM DOYLE....

For all the tens of people who might have the (apparently unexpressed) desire to know what I have been up to, here goes:

Most of my time has been devoted to, well, not competing. Every day, I ask myself, "What can I do today to not compete?" So far, I've been pretty pleased with my lack of effort on that front.

I also rounded up all the books I've bought over the years but didn't have time to read and put them in a big stack. I then moved the stack to where I couldn't see it anymore so I wouldn't feel guilty about not reading them.


You know those daunting projects you think about doing, but you don't start them because you know you don't have enough time to finish them? Even though you know the project will enrich your life, benefit you and your family, and possibly nourish your soul, the sheer magnitude is too overwhelming and the chances of completion are too remote for you to even begin? I've undertaken one of those and am proud to report that, to this point, I have unlocked 12 of the 41 Historic Teams in NHL 2K8 for the Playstation 3, including the '52, '97, and '02 Red Wings. The '63 Maple Leafs were particularly difficult since you have to score on a power play and there's just no way to make the other team commit a penalty. I am hopeful that I will have them all unlocked by the time I actually get a job.

A couple of months ago, I took a trip to Colorado and New Mexico with my oldest son; if you are desperately bored, you can see pictures of that trip here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bildo17/collections/72157604357756986/ ...but be warned- they are mainly landscapes and would be extremely dull to most people.

Congratulations to Nicole Salem on making it to the "Exotic Eight" in the WRIF Rock Girl competition! Oh, and sorry your rat, Trevor, died. I was wondering, did you use poison or a trap? I know the poison is more effective, but with the trap, you know exactly where to find their disfigured corpse. If you used a different method, let me know. Thanks!

I enjoyed reading the "Rudy Gets So Drunk He Goes Into The Wrong Apartment" story. Rudy's antics used to have a certain "Animal House" quality to them; now they seem more like "Leaving Las Vegas" (without, I assume, the Elizabeth Shue butt-rape scene).


I was going to give my take on "Lost" so far this season, but I think I'll save that for next week; I'm kinda spent from unlocking the '87 Oilers today.

Oh, and while you all certainly have my permission to ignore most things CBS, please listen to "Pwned Radio" with Shane Hamelin on Sunday nights at 8 (except this Sunday 5-11-08 when it will be pre-empted because they are supposed to be moving the studios). Shane's lifelong dream was to host a radio show about video games and he made it happen (even though CBS didn't pay him or me before, and what they pay him now literally doesn't cover his gas to get there and back). Anyway, Shane's a good man and deserves your support.

OK, I have to get back to selling my stuff on Ebay and, of course, not competing.


That's all I have to say about that.

Bill


PS. Rudy's gay