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Pretty crazy stats for mentalfloss.com…

That’s some rather impressive company. Of course, these stats are probably skewed, like home run totals in the steroid era. See the list here.

When I finally broke down and picked up a new MacBook, I was blown away by the Apple Store’s fancy, cash register-free checkout process. The instant I looked ready to buy, a lovable geek approached me with a scanning device, took my credit card, and asked where he should email the receipt. Almost immediately, my BlackBerry started to vibrate, completing our transaction. It’s harder to buy coffee.

Despite a crippling hard drive crash two months in, I still love my laptop. But I do have one complaint: Apple won’t leave me alone.

Like an overbearing acquaintance, Apple has sent me 41 messages since August 11th. I’ve been told the new Leopard operating system was coming; I’ve been told Leopard safely arrived. I’ve been warned three different times that there’s “no better time to buy.” I’ve learned that the perfect gift is an iPod Nano. No, wait, an iPhone! No, a whole new Mac!

I’ve been invited to attend the grand opening of the Lehigh Valley Apple Store, even though that’s roughly 75 miles from my house. And while I was writing this, they told me that time is running out if I want my gifts delivered by Christmas. Better get on that.

Decorating the tree is tiring work, especially when your role is official tree- and ornament-sniffer.

(This photo has landed Bailey on SnoozingPuppies.com, the internet’s #1 source for cute photos of tired dogs.)

Will, Mangesh and I drove to Atlanta from Birmingham on Wednesday. We were meeting with the CNN.com folks. I never made it to the CNN Center during my tenure as an Atlanta resident (2002-2003) and was thrilled to find a Chick-fil-A there.

You’ll be seeing a healthy dose of mental_floss content on their site. Like this.

Scenes from our drive back to Birmingham from Atlanta.

Eleven years ago today, Morris Knolls defeated Malcolm X. Shabazz 36-20 to capture their third straight NJ state title. I found this picture in my parents’ basement and borrowed a scanner from my in-laws’ garage. The crazy looking guy numbered 50 is me.

Eleven years ago tomorrow, this photo ran on the front page of The Star Ledger. Golden Eagle historians will recognize Bryan Pojanowski’s head behind my left shoulder. Poj was LaDainian Tomlinson before LaDainian Tomlinson (Poj is four months older), and far more deserving of full color ink. Over my right shoulder is Hemal Patel, whose five pass deflections in the previous playoff game helped get us back to Giants Stadium.

Surprised this isn’t getting more press.

[Yes, you've seen this before.]

Good times in Birmingham. We played a game of Guess My Seat, did some bowling, and had some fun in the office.

More to come…

Here’s a clip of Bailey from December of 2005. Not very exciting. But now that we know how to upload stuff to YouTube, you have no idea how much random crap I’m about to unleash on you.

I’ve created a Facebook Photo Album with some photos from my 2004-2006 stint at JWT/RMG Connect. This one’s my favorite.

See all the precious memories.