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  • General Stuff
  • Gator Stuff
    • Bill Belichick presents a stone face to the world, but succeeds in part because he is open to change. For the past two years, the Patriots have run an offense that is all but identical to Urban Meyer‘s Florida spread.
    • Stopping Tim Tebow isn’t easy, but it is possible.
    • Kirk Herbstreit on Tebow
    • Boom! – must-watch YouTube vid of big Gator hits
    • “Tim Tebow’s proficiency as a passer and rusher have placed him among the all-time greats after only two seasons as a starter,” according to statistical analysis done by Sports Illustrated’s Stewart Mandel.
  • Techie Stuff
    • Oh, hey! I didn’t realize you could create animated images with Photoshop!
    • Apple did a very smart thing when it priced Snow Leopard below the cost of a typical family visit to the movies.
    • Do you use any of the out-of-touch computer terms on this list at your office?
2024-01-15: Dead links in this post have been removed and/or updated.

  • General Stuff
    • President Obama was recently interviewed about his policies regarding education by a very good reporter. He loves mangoes.
    • Anil writes about another good reason to like the Obama administration.
    • It’s been more than four months since Merlin has posted a new 5ive. Where could he be?!
    • A new study suggests that the amount of sleep you need may be written in your genes.
    • Poor Jessica: “Saying your drinking was offending the Dallas Cowboys is like saying your anti-semitism was bothering the other guys in the SS.”
    • But what are you going to do with one million giraffes?
    • I love baby seals as much as the next guy, but I don’t think I could ever get tired of watching great white sharks eat them in high-def and slow-motion.
    • “Until the early 20th century, holding a mortgage came with a stigma. You were a debtor, and chronic indebtedness was a problem to be avoided like too much drinking or gambling. … During the wild late 1990s and the first years of the new century, the dream of home ownership turned hallucinogenic.”
  • Tim TebowGator Stuff
  • Techie Stuff

Sunbathing

  • General Stuff
    • Journalistic integrity: R.I.P.
    • Let’s talk about chicks, man.
    • It’s not as exciting as the fact that college football is coming soon, but it is Shark Week on the Discovery Channel. Set your DVRs.
  • Techie Stuff
  • Gator Stuff
    • I didn’t realize that Olympic swimmer Dara Torres was a Gator. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, though.
    • So Urban Meyer just signed a 6-year $24M contract, and LSU coach Les Miles just got a clause added to his contract stating that he will always be paid $1 more than the highest paid SEC coach. If Urban had that same clause in his contract, this could be some sort of end-of-the-universe infinite-loop catastrophe.
    • Re-Tweet from @CoachUrbanMeyer: “My family and I are dedicated to Florida and are excited to be a Gator for another 6 years. Its great to be a Florida Gator!”
    • “While other state universities like UCF and Florida State have seen their booster contributions and season-ticket sales plummet during this economic downturn, Gator football is printing money faster than the Obama administration.”

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