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Weekly Cool Links #5 – 05.15.09 edition

Oh well look at that there, my site has a new design. It’s still a work in progress but it’s a good start. So I was on vacation last week and didn’t get around to posting any new links, I don’t have a ton this week but I have a couple neat ones. Before I start the links a little about what’s going on. We’ve been working a bunch on the home still, we were able to get the garage all cleaned up and we also got a new garage door and opener installed, so now we park our cars in the garage overnight! Other then that the house is coming along great, I’m meeting with our contractor next week to finalize some stuff regarding our master bathroom and soon we will have two working baths! We got annual passes to Disneyland during our vacation (this isn’t the first time), so expect some posts about the park, and pictures from it eventually.  I’d love to hear what anyone thinks about the site redesign, it allowed me to make some nice personal headers (the top graphics) of things from the last couple years, I will be adding more.  Ok now on to the links!

I have a little bit of a perdicament, a year ago I registered the domain LetsGoDodgers and at first I was going to make a Dodgers blog, but I’m not committed enough to continue something like that, since I really do have a life outside of the internet.  The problem now is that I have 19 days to decide if I want to continue owning the domain, I think it could be a nice site to own and develop someday so I don’t really want to let it go, I even registed LetsGoTrojans sometime after that, but did even less there.  So I’d love to hear comments from anyone that reads this as to what I should do with either of those sites.

First off probably the best site I’ve found this week, thanks to Bill over at Dubious Quality for Awkward Family Photos!  There are some real gems there.  For those of you in California, thougth I would pull a oldie from my own links I like to visit, California Highways, can pretty much tell you everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the roads we travel on here in the CA.

Kelly and I both enjoy watching Talk Soup and now after watching this preview for Community and I’m really looking forward to seeing Joel McHale (and even Chevy Chase) in the fall.

Here are some links I found through LifeHacker this week.  TrueCar will help you find out if the price you are getting for that new car is actually a good deal compared to what others are getting.  I can tell you we got a great deal on our G35 looking at the price of the new G37.  If you are looking for a book review site, you might want to check out Book Army, which will make suggestions basted on users with similar tastes of yours, I’ve signed up and will work on adding books, since I’d like to start reading more.

DUKE NUKEM IS DEAD! One of the biggest computer game stories of the century and yet it took me nearly a week to actually find this out.  3D Realms has closed for business.  “Shake it baby…”.

My webhost Dreamhost is having a wonderful special going on right now.  If you signup for webhosting using the promotional code ” SAVETHEDEVIL” you will not only get $50 off your signup but they will also donate $50 to the Save the Tasmanian Devil program.  All you have to do is click on this link to check out my host and use the promotion code, they are a great host that does great things.

Who wouldn't want to save this cute guys?

Who wouldn't want to save this cute guy?

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Fantasy Baseball!

I got a new baseball book a couple days ago, Fantasyland.  It’s a great read, I’m already 100 pages into it.  Pretty much it’s non fiction book about fantasy baseball.  Anyone that enjoys baseball and fantasy baseball should give it a read, it’s a fun book .

So after 1 year away from keeper league fantasy baseball, I’m back on the wagon, or is that off the wagon?  My best friend Doug who I’ve been in a fantasy baseball league of some quality since high school started a league with another friend of ours last year, after the previous keeper league we did died.  Well one of the guys that is a mutual acquaintance  ended up dropping out, and Doug asked me if I wanted his team.  After thinking about it for awhile I decided to take over the team.  Unfortunately this team will require a big make over to become the type of team I’m proud to call my own.  This is what I got to work with so far.  Take into consideration that this is the full roster, of which I have to select 17 to keep by next weekend.  Those that are bold are the ones I’ve currently decided to keep (things may change).  But I don’t know all the league rules regarding positions to make a completely educated decision yet.

Travis Hafner 1B
David Wright 3B
Victor Martinez C / 1B
Todd Helton 1B (would like to trade)
Jermain Dye OF
Felipe Lopez 2B / SS
Scott Podsednick OF
Coco Crisp OF
Orlando Cabrera SS
Brad Hawpe OF

Dustin Pedroia 2B / SS
Xavier Nady 1B / OF
Melky Cabrera OF
James Loney 1B
Cameron Maybin OF
Adam Jones OF

Derek Lowe SP
Brandon Webb SP
Pedro Martinez SP (would like to trade)
Noah Lowry SP
Greg Maddux SP
Boof Bonser SP
Luke Hochevar SP
Edison Volquez SP
Bran Hennessey SP / RP
Adam Wainwright SP / RP
Jeremy Accardo RP
Matt Capps RP
BJ Ryan RP (from interviews I’ve heard with him, he’s still out till June/July)

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