It’s a strikeout, ladies and gentlemen (Ken, too). I couldn’t come up with any research or articles that discuss the origin of the American custom or its’ growth.

Alas.

You know what’s funny?

What’s funny is when Ken mocks his failure to gain votes in a weblog awards poll by declaring a boycott of the poll, allowing him to “consider every vote I do not receive in the poll a tacit expression of support,” only to garner comments wholly in support of his boycott.

Now that’s funny!

(I’ve been trying to conceptualize how to bring out a line of Ken Goldstein toys, by the way. I’m still sorta chewing it over, but I thought maybe a plush doll, board game, and line of back-to-school supplies might be nice. Any other ideas?)

2003 Seattle Blogger Xmas Party: pix up now!

Great Googley Moogley! After a stunning and confusing series of reversals, we’re actually going to the Daymented Seattle Blogger White Elephant Party! Hang on to your hats, too, our White Elephant can kick your White Elephant’s patootie from here to Sunday!

Skot of Izzle pfaff! (who is appearing in a Christmas show this year, I must note) shares a charming tale of Christmas joy and the sweet, sweet agape that suffuses America’s bustling, happy retail districts this time of year. Don’t miss this very special Izzle Pfaff – it’s heartwarming fun for the whole family, from paring meter attendant to Grandma!

Fold Your Own Paper Airplanes: the NYT offers PDF downloadables of the world record holder and a model of the Wright Flyer.

It’s a part of a special section on flight.

As the Apple Turns: The CEO’s Worst Nightmare (12/4/03). Steve Jobs inbound to Disney board? Hmmm.

Is this a variation of the well-loved “Company X set to buy Apple” rumor?

Dan Sanderson‘s fifteen minutes have arrived in time for the holidays.

Dennis E. Powell predicts a speech from the President announcing, among other things, a return to the moon.

If true, it’d be great: might as well get one good thing outta the deal. I’ll be searching for the news. Of course, it’s likely to become another miserable failure.

(via MeFi)

OK. Testing accomplished.

I’ve re-installed MT-Blacklist, with some trepidation, as the initial install is what I think crashed the late, lamented bellerophon – grepping a series of long entries appears to have overheated the CPU.

The closest readings I can get from the project’s site are that the post-processing filter features are offline now (wise thought) and therefore I should not see the sorts of problems I’d encountered previously. MMM…. we’ll see.