Gladiator to be a reality?

Inside Line is reporting the possibility of a four-door, Gladiator-style, Jeep truck that may appear in 2008. My hope is that if Jeep brings a truck to fruition, it is as true to the Gladiator concept as possible, and not a truck version of the Wrangler. A four-door production Gladiator would wrest the Honda Ridgeline from the top spot in my truck wish list.
[Via Autoblog.]

What’s your name?

Courtesy of Brother Spikey Mace of Loving Kindness, according to the Unitarian Jihad Name Assignment Committee, you may now refer to me as The Gatling Gun of Compassion.

Tied for first

So at this past Sunday’s game, we learned that Faith Lutheran–the team which handed us our only loss–lost their game earlier in the day. A win on our part would put us in a tie with them at the top of the league.
Our game was called after the top of the 5th inning, due to our 11-0 score over the opposition.
I played all five innings, the first two at third, the remaining three behind the plate. I was much more comfortable on defense this game, and got in a good catch and a good throw to first during my two innings at third.
Offensively, I was a wee bit off. Only at the plate twice, and the first time up I struck out looking. The second at-bat was a single, right up the middle, which advanced a runner.
So in the past three games, I am now seven of eight at the plate. I’m really pleased with the way my hitting has picked up, and I’m convinced it’s because I’m choking up on the bat more. I really need to get to the cages for some workout with the new grip. My season average slipped to .667, and lifetime dipped to .583.
All games for this coming Sunday have been rescheduled, due to it being Mother’s Day. This means our second-game showdown with Faith Lutheran will now be the last game of the season. Depending on what happens in two weeks, it could be the game for all the marbles of the spring season.

Where’s my copy of Tiger?

So rather than futz around with having to mail in a rebate form by ordering from Amazon, I ordered my copy of Mac OS X Tiger from OWC. Having done business with them in the past, I have always been pleased with their level of customer service, and their prices are always competitive.
OWC sent out an e-mail last week to its customers explaining they were having issues getting stock of the new operating system, and would ship orders on a first-come, first-serve basis. Some orders might not ship until May 5th. Fair enough.
Please note I’m not upset with OWC here. I’m a wee bit ticked at Apple and/or Ingram Micro (or whichever distributor is responsible) for leaving out the smaller vendors in getting the stock they need, especially in light of MacMall having received and shipped Tiger to customers days in advance of the official release.
I realized my savings of $30 by ordering from OWC would likely mean I wouldn’t see the new OS until today. But at this rate it’s going to be next week. Live and learn…

Hitler was a leftist

So I noticed Tom posted his score on a “Are you a Republican?” meme. With the knowledge that I do lean to the right of center, and have voted mostly Republican since being old enough to vote, I knew my score would probably be higher than Tom’s, but went to look at the “test” anyway.
Question 4 seems to be a typical leftist shot at the right:

4) Hitler.

  • Typical of the Patriarchy.
  • The ultimate Republican.
  • A brilliant but sadly deranged leader.
  • He had the right idea.

The left likes to equate the current Bush administration, and any conservative they don’t care for, with Adolf Hitler. This is quite laughable, mainly because Hitler was a leftist.
Nazism was/is a left-of-center ideal. The term “Nazi” came from “National Socialist”. Socialism, as we all should know, is a left-of-center ideal, closely related to Communism. The original party, formed in 1919, was the German Workers Party (sounds very Karl Marx, doesn’t it?). After exerting major influence within the party, Hitler and his cabal changed the name to the National Socialist German Workers Party. Socialist. Left of center. The Nazis, through Hitler, nationalized most, if not all of Germany’s industry. How very Marxist/Leninist of them. Left of center.
Quite frankly, I’m tired of those of us on the right being compared to the Nazis. Right-of-center value systems didn’t spawn something on the order of 50 million people being killed in the 20th century. Left-of-center “value” systems did.

How’s that Honda soy?

Apparently, the higher-ups at Honda in the mother country love soybeans. A lot.

Microsoft fonts still in Tiger

John Gruber notes that the Microsoft fonts typically associated with and installed with Internet Explorer are still present in Mac OS X Tiger. Good news for web designers, and all those who appreciate a good font; Verdana and Georgia are among my favorites in their respective categories. Verdana is my default web and e-mail reading font, and I generally use Georgia for all of my styled text editing. As a matter of fact, it’s the font my resume is set in.

ATPM 11.05

The May issue of About This Particular Macintosh is now available for your reading pleasure.
Ellyn discusses generic vs brand-name, and though she never states it–and maybe I’m just reading my own bias in to it–I’m sure there’s a Mac vs PC thing in there as well. Wes’s romp around the Mac blogosphere covers Photoshopped Apple products, how more Unix-heads are turning to OS X, stupid accessory manufacturers offering cash for someone to write a Mac virus, Apple plagiarizing CSS tutorials, and oh so much more. Paul’s roaming through the ether reveals a solar-powered van, the excitement of watching lard via the web, the dumbest girl in on the planet (she’s riding through Chernobyl’s radiated zone), finding out just what the file extension’s application is, and where to find a place to get a cup of coffee other than Starbucks.
Tom Bridge checks in with this month’s Pod People, and for that, we are grateful. David Blumenstein looks at how he has turned the Apple Store SOHO in to his own private office. Matthew Glidden, though tempted by the Mac Mini, decides to upgrade his Cube instead. (Ah, another kept within the brotherhood!)
Cortland notes the Adobe-Macromedia “merger”, reader Bill Jastram shares photos he and his wife took in the Canadian Rockies, and Frisky Freeware takes the plunge with Cyberduck.
Chris Lawson continues his impressive slate of product reviews with Kensington’s Expert Mouse 7.0, the Keynamics Laptop Stand, and the latest 15-inch PowerBook G4. Wes puts MacJournal through its paces, Paul shares his thoughts on Mind Hacks, and yours truly reviews the TransPod FM.
As usual, the issue is available in a variety of formats for your reading pleasure.