I'm still amazed by how many people are still browsing the Web with Internet Explorer. 70% of thingy visitors are using it. STOP THE INSANITY! Download the free and secure and virtually identical browser called Firefox. Here's an article that does a good job of explaining why it's extremely important.

I think Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is a pretty damn good show. It's funny, the work they do is always impressive, and the personal stories are usually entertaining. The knockoff, Queer Eye for the Straight Girl, isn't so good. The group just does not have the charm or wit of the Fab 4. Will the success and popularity of QESG keep QESG afloat? The shadow knows...but might not give a damn.

This Saturday is the college Senior Bowl, where preparations for the 2005 NFL draft begin in earnest. I don't know why or precisely when I fell under its spell, but I can't miss these pre-NFL draft events (not to mention the draft itself). I think it's a fascinating process and an intriguing contest of organizational will and analytical skill.

Every year, teams pick complete duds four rounds before a future hall of famer is selected by another team. One team's collection of highly-paid scouts and pro personnel executives will conclude that Joe Smith, outside linebacker from Ye Olde College, is well worth a second-round pick. Joe turns out to be a complete bust, while another outside linebacker selected in the 5th round goes on to be a perennial probowler. It's more than college production and measureables. How do you spot the player that has that undeniable "it"? How is it that Tom Brady is plucked from the sixth round, when Giovanni Carmazzi and Chris Redman (both out of football due to sucking) were taken in the third round? What did those scouts see that didn't exist in those two quarterbacks, and more significantly, how did 31 teams fail to see that Tom Brady is loaded with "it"?

It's fascinating. And it's fun to watch teams develop and grow with players you tracked and made modest predictions for. It might even warrant a thingy predictions board. Yes. Yes I think I so. Coming soon.

Speaking of the NFL...the Arizona Cardinals have updated their logo. They've gone from a birdie who looks annoyed and bent on nipping at your shins, to a birdie who looks determined to nip at your shins. Quite an upgrade.