I saw this last night and thought it was outstanding and definitely one of the best movies I’ve seen recently.  I’m no movie critic but I have good taste in movies.  Go check it out if you get a chance.  It’s available on movies on demand.

It’s really not that big of a deal.  You should really only be concerned if you’re really old or really young or have a weak immune system.   I’m no doctor nor have I done any serious research outside of google but I saw some people wearing masks outside and that is pretty ridiculous.  One of the things that most affects your immune system is stress so the more you’re worried about catching the flu, the more likely you are to actually catch it.  Let’s stop being hypochondriacs!

I don’t know if it’s just me but I find it absolutely necessary to shower immediately after getting a haircut.  My face, back, neck, and head are all covered in really itchy, irritating small pieces of hair.  I throw whatever shirt I wore in the laundry when I get home.  I think my hair is pretty average in most respects so I can’t believe I’m the only one.  I just know so many people who can go see a movie or go shopping right after getting a haircut.  I just don’t understand how this is possible.

It’s only 15 games into the season.  We have a great team.  There is no need to even bring up talk of firing or demotions to AAA (with the exception of Gary Sheffield and Livan Hernandez).

I was sent this link by a friend – http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2009/04/23/2009-04-23_mets_eye_major_shakeup.html

“Now, a more significant shakeup may be looming, with coaches on the firing line and Mike Pelfrey’s, Oliver Perez’s or John Maine’s rotation spot perhaps in jeopardy, the Daily News has learned.”

I find it laughable that three guys who are very clearly better than Livan Hernandez have their spots in jeopardy.  What about Livan?  The league hit over .340 against him the past couple of years.  He had a 1.667 whip last year.  Watching him pitch yesterday was painful.  There was simply no chance he was ever going to get Albert Pujols out.  He’s like the unathletic coach who tried to throw batting practice in little league.  Now, I have nothing against Livan Hernandez as he’s had a tremendous career and a memorable playoff start with the Marlins but let’s wake up and understand that Pelfrey, Perez, and Maine are a solid notch up from Livan Hernandez.

Also, Oliver Perez was the guy most pollsters wanted sent down to AAA.  Let’s assume that Pelfrey, Perez, and Maine are all of close to equal skill level for 2009.  Baseball prospectus’ projections confirm this.  Why would you want the most inconsistent guy to be the one pitcher who gets sent down out of three pitchers who are going to post approx. 4.0-4.4 era’s?  I’ll take the guy with the most variance and least consistency everytime.  Why?  Because you can pull the plug on him early on days where it looks like he simply doesn’t have it and let him work deep into the game when he’s got his good stuff.  For argument’s sake, let’s take two pitchers who if they started every game would pitch 200 innings and end the year with a 4.2 ERA.  One guy goes 6 1/3 and give up 3 runs every game.  The other guy is Oliver Perez.  He’ll get rocked in the first inning some days and he’ll pitch a complete game shutout other days.  You could probably take the worst manager in baseball and have him manage Oliver to a sub 4.0 era.  Sure, you’ll need more innings out of the bullpen, but you can’t have five Johans on your team.

Why must websites insist on forcing you to answer one of their security questions?  This is almost always a bigger security risk than simply not having them.  No one is going to guess my password.  Ever.  It’s got funny symbols and is not a word and adheres to all criteria required for a strong password.  I am the only person on this planet that knows it.  However, there are probably 100 people who know my first car, 10000000 people who know my mother’s maiden name, etc. etc.  I have stopped answering these questions accurately so hackers don’t even bother.

As previously mentioned, I’m a huge fan of pizza and am on a mission to try out pretty much every top pizza place in NYC.  A friend, who has equally good taste in pizza, told me there was a new place that opened up a couple of years ago in Carroll Gardens so we went to check it out yesterday.  Every pizza is made by the same guy.  I think it opens at 6 and you have to be there on the dot to put your name down or you won’t get a table.  If you show up at 7, they will be booked for the night.

Usually what happens with me is I’ll end up going to Patsy’s or Grimaldi’s or Lombardi’s and I will have a spectacular pizza and then start to question if that is indeed the best pizza I’ve ever had.  I’ve never done good pizza back to back to back or anything so the taste isn’t remembered enough for me to determine which is the best.  The pizza I had at Lucali’s is hands down the best I’ve ever had.  I still have not been to Di Fara’s in Brooklyn (it’s a trek) but I’ve tried all the other popular NYC places.  Lucali’s is a solid notch above the rest and probably a 1/2 notch above Grimaldi’s.  If you live in NYC, you absolutely must go here.  If you are visiting NYC, you must go here.