Today, just about everything’s in the links. I could ramble on, but I’ll give y’all a break this time.
- While Lileks was tuning into Apple’s website and bleating about the new video iPod, I was trying to get the audio from Mike Veeck’s press conference in Sioux Falls talking about the new league the Saints are going to be in. I guess I’m not a very good geek. [lileks]
- Speaking of the Canaries Press Conference (and another in Sioux City), Mike Veeck told the media about the plans for the new league. The Saints will be playing in the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball in 2006. The Saints say New League Name Has Familiar Ring To It, and the St. Paul paper says Saints to play in American Association and offers the additional tidbit that the new league will meet in Dallas on October 23rd and 24th. There’s a bit more from the Sioux Falls Argus Leader, specifically mentioning a problem that may exist with the leases in Sioux Falls and Sioux City, though I think this is FUD from the Northern League. There’s a lot more information scattered through the NLFan Discussion Boards.
- In other baseball news, Wayne Terwilliger retires from the Fort Worth Cats last week. More stories are linked to at his official site.
- I’d heard that the radiators are coming to town. Turns out their shows are scheduled for Bunkers for an acoustic night and the Holiday Inn Metrodome for two electric nights. Mrgh. Neither falls in my mental list of “good” venues.
- Evan does a product comparison between Video iTunes Vs. Piracy. Piracy wins, except for the
having to wait all night for the download
problem. [101-280] - As if writing to me, Joel says the way to get ahead writing software is to Set Your Priorities. But what if I like running down to the store to get blue file folders?
- This week, Warren’s thinking about how Press Getting Upgraded to Elite-level Citizenship. With proposed
shield laws
, and McCain-Feingold, there are definitely two classes of people when it comes to political speech. For example, it might be illegal for me to say thatyou should vote for LuAnn Wilcox instead of Walt Dziedzic if you’re in this district
now because we’re only three weeks from the election. So I guess I won’t say that, and instead will just point you to the list of candidates for Park, Library and Estimate and Taxation Board Candidates for Minneapolis, and remind you of who wants to rent out the Stone Arch Bridge. [coyote blog]