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		<title>DirecTV almost won me over with the bigger big deal today</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 01:47:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am pretty sold on cutting the cable/satellite cord. Right now I pay for TiVo, Netflix, and Amazon Prime which requires using streaming services via a PS3 and TiVo Premier. However, today DirecTV almost won me over. The bigger big deal advertisements really seemed to sparkle. Joni and I definitely spent a bunch of money paying for DirecTV for years that we will never get back. The combination of access to an endless parade of cooking shows and live sports is pretty awesome. I&#8217;m pretty sure the promise of access to every NFL game during the 2012 season (NFL Sunday Ticket) was the main selling point.]]></description>
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		<title>A rainy Mother’s Day Sunday mixed with some NBA basketball</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 21:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nels Lindahl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joni picked up dinner yesterday from the best Thai restaurant in Colorado Springs &#8212; Arharn Thai located near North Carefree and Constitution. We mixed it up a little bit by ordering the Pad Prig Prow instead of the drunken noodles or Phad Thai. Overall we had: 3 Egg Rolls Crab cheese wontons Pad Prig Prow with beef (hot) Panang curry with beef (Thai hot) Bangkok fried rice with tofu (medium) This year most NBA games were broadcast on cable networks. Fortunately, the America Broadcast Corporation (ABC) executives via ESPN talent have been broadcasting two NBA playoff games a week on Sundays. LeBron James may have just received a 3rd NBA MVP trophy this year, but the Miami Heat team is still lacking a true center to anchor the backcourt. I cannot decide if I want to pop some movie theater butter popcorn or heat up the leftover Bangkok fried rice. The eclectic mix Indiana Pacers players have been able to create some interesting matchup problems for the all-star players on the Miami Heat. Other notes: In terms of technology related news, I’m quietly working on a review of my new Nikon D3200 digital SLR camera. Will the HTC EVO 4G [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NCAA Final Four Kansas vs. Ohio State &#8211; Fox and Hound Watch Party</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 22:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nels Lindahl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m getting ready for the big game. The sports commentators are picking Ohio State. Naturally, I always believe the University of Kansas basketball team will pull off the win. Is a new transformers movie coming out this summer? 7:13 the Jayhawks are not off to a strong start&#8230; Robinson has left 6 points on the floor by missing shots in the paint. 7:18 here we go!!! 7:58 so the first half did not go very well for the Jayhawks&#8230; The zebras were horrible&#8230; The Kentucky vs. Louisville game had way more contact with fewer whistles&#8230; 8:30 Bill Self must have given the halftime speech of the millennium. Throughout the tournament the Jayhawks have been without a doubt a second half team. 9:00 Did you say a comeback! Jeff Withey has taken shot blocked to the next level. Who has some additional questions to answer? NBA scouts that thought Jared Sullinger could dominate a shot blocking 7 footer. Joni, John Paul, and I watched the entire game at the Fox and the Hound. University of Kansas Alumni in Colorado Springs are always welcome to attend the Colorado Springs Jayhawks watch parties during basketball and football season. .]]></description>
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		<title>Getting ready for a KU watch party at the Fox and the Hound</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nels Lindahl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the course of the last year my focus on getting a new laptop has gone from a passing interest to an objective for the year. What is the point of buying an ultrabook? Most of the desktop replacement laptops don’t have enough battery life to truly mobile. Time management matters. My current schedule has become rather erratic. At 5:00 AM Mountain Time my alarm goes off and the day begins. Each day is pretty much the same as the next. Updating a Netflix disc queue used to reliably be a weekend activity for millions of people. If you don’t really mind have real-time content delivery, then Netflix can easily provide on demand media content via the internet. In preparation for the basketball game between the University of Kansas and the University of North Carolina, I decided to watch the Deep Space Nine (DS9) episode “Trials and Tibble-ations.” I had reserved a few hours of time this afternoon to write. Writing is a form of mental exercise. In a couple of hours, Joni and I are going to take little John Paul to a University of Kansas watch party at the local Colorado Springs Fox and the Hound (Sports, Spirits, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post St. Patrick’s Day KU Game Wildness vs. Purdue</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nels Lindahl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have about five hours of work to do today, but some distractions have surfaced. People really seem to enjoy and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. During the course of preparing for the day, I stated downloading the public release of Diablo III from the Battle Net servers. While I was waiting for the download to finish, I started cleaning up my desk area. I have a Fellows paper shredder that is nearing the end of its lifecycle. Paper shredders have gone from a specialized office technology to a common part of a home office. Like a growing number of people who are hyper-focused on protecting personal information, I put almost every piece of mail my entire family receives through a cross-cut paper shredder. I just received an email notice after completing a NORC (National Opinion Research Center) survey online that noted, “Certificate of Completion of the Survey of Earned Doctorates Questionnaire. This certifies that Nels Lindahl, a student at Walden University, has completed the Survey of Earned Doctorates on 3/18/2012.” The survey did not really delve into my personal experiences related to doctoral education. The researchers could have extracted most of the information they requested from the UMI system. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>St. Patrick’s Day March Madness started with a Guinness Draught</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 16:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The basketball games today start at 10:00 AM Mountain Time on CBS. The first 10 minutes of the first round NCAA tournament game between The University of Detroit Mercy vs. the University of Kansas were highly competitive. The Detroit Titans started the game with a level of intensity and commitment that was truly inspiring. Perhaps now that the game is complete and some time has passed Kansas Coach Bill Self will be able to communicate to the team that the capacity to achieve that level of intensity and commitment is a necessary element of winning consistently. Eventually, during the course of the NCAA tournament the team skill levels even out to the point where execution, intensity, and commitment make the difference between winning and losing. The second round NCAA tournament basketball game between Kansas State University and Syracuse is about to start on CBS. I’m going to go ahead and pour a Guinness Draught from a bottle into a pilsner glass in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. It looks like both teams will have players sitting out due to off the court issues.]]></description>
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		<title>March has almost more Madness than I can take</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 03:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two fifteen seeds won today during the 2012 NCAA tournament; Duke lost to Lehigh and Missouri lost to Norfolk St. Joni and I are watching the KU game via the CBS Sports internet feed. We connected a media center laptop to our Sony Bravia via a 25 foot HDMI cable. Apparently, the Detroit team actually has more McDonald’s All Americans. The Detroit coach has recruited a very talented team. I’m watching the game box score on the ESPN webpage. If both teams get an average number of possessions, then key stat to watch is the field goal percentage. Most college games are won in the paint. A few games each year in the NCAA tournament are decided by a team’s ability to hit an overwhelming number of 3-point shots. In the end a game with relatively even field goal percentages will probably be decided by free throws or 3-point shots. Thomas Robinson walked into halftime two rebounds short of a first half double double. With slightly better and more active footwork, Jeff Withey could have easily pulled down ten rebounds during the first half. Withey happens to be walking tall compared to the Detroit lineup. Detroit’s tallest player is 2 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Well I paid 4 bucks to watch every 2012 NCAA tournament game</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 02:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently acquired a 25 foot HDMI cable from Amazon to help stream the NCAA tournament games to my 60 inch Sony Bravia television from a laptop. This year I paid 4 bucks to have access to stream every NCAA tournament game. Originally my plan involved purchasing a wireless HDMI transmitter. However, purchasing a 25 foot HDMI cable was a significantly cheaper option. I paid about 15 bucks for the new HDMI cable on Amazon. Canceling our satellite subscription was difficult. I’m glad that CBS is allowing people to stream all of the games. Given that I only have access to broadcast television the option to stream every University of Kansas NCAA tournament games is more or less awesome.]]></description>
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		<title>Selection Sunday college basketball watching extravaganza</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You guessed it. It was bound to happen. March Madness is officially here. Today CBS Sports will be the first media outlet to announce the official college basketball brackets for the NCAA tournament. I started my basketball watching marathon today with the SEC championship game featuring Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt on ABC. I don’t actually miss the 24 hour sports or news coverage that cable provides. When I have access to 24 hour sports and news programming then I almost feel compelled to have either news or sports on in the background. Relegated to the background the media cycle becomes a secondary event. As a secondary event even major events are an afterthought unless the viewer is capable of truly multitasking. I’m still wondering if the University of Kansas will receive a #1 seed this year. Will the selection committee use head to head matchups to make seed determinations? A heads up win has to be considered when comparing teams. Here is a digital photograph of what the Pizza Hut driver delivered: Strangely enough a certain degree of civility still exists within the sports related arm of the media. Political reports gave up on maintaining any degree of civility long before [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John Paul cheers for the Jayhawks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well the game today did not start well for the Jayhawks. Bill Self is probably reading the team the riot act during half time.]]></description>
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