Congrats Joe, Good Luck Joe

After yet another frustrating baseball season for Yankee fans, it is official; Joe Girardi will be the successor to Joe Torre, as the new Yankee manager. While I am sad to see Torre go, I could not be more pleased with Steinbrenner's decision to hire Girardi over Mr. Baseball, Don Mattingly. While Mattingly was one of the greatest first basemen and hitters for the Bronx Bombers, he does not have the fiery and motivational attitude that Girardi has (in my opinion, of course). Girardi will provide the necessary spark to turn the Yankee's around and that may be exactly what the Yankees need next season. While I have nothing but praise and respect for Joe Torre, I think he was tired of the front office B.S. and pressure handed down from the Steinbrenner family, and think it was time for a change. Torre is rumored to be the next Dodger manager, replacing Grady Little. How nice would a Yankees/Dodgers World Series be? Just like back in the Tommy Lasorda/Billy Martin days...Good Luck to both Joes, and on a side note; adios A-Rod. Hope the $ was worth it.

Durango Concierge

I have been spending a great deal of time building my new business, Durango Concierge, which I am excited to grow. Durango Concierge provides property management, second-home watchdog service, personal assistance, caretaking, and errand services to residents of Durango, Colorado and the Four Corners Area. It is my goal to become the go-to guy in Durango to take care of the little things in life that slow people down.

While I have spent many intimate hours with iWeb '08 creating my website, I am having trouble creating a polished banner that is eye-catching and classy. If there is anybody out there reading this blog who is quick with Photoshop, who might assist me in creating a nice banner? Any input or help would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance.

Pre-Order Leopard

To pre-order Mac OS X Leopard, click the picture of Steve Jobs explaining how 'awesome' and really 'incredible' and 'how excited we are' and this is the best 'we' have ever done. The fact is he is usually right. Leopard has some pretty cool features. See all 300 new features here. The price for the new Mac operating system is $129 for single user and $199 for family 5-pack. See Steve explain the pricing and a stab at Vista's ridiculous multiple versions here. From the ads, Leopard appears to be visually amazing, but functionally, it offers some great tools. I am particularly excited for Spaces which cleans up the Desktop, and the new Finder seems very simple and efficient. Time Machine for backing up seems very simple and important, but we'll see just how easy it is to use on October 26th. The wait for Leopard is almost over and I personally can't wait to try it out. Enjoy.

Vista Sucks

Fake Steve, despite his 'outing' a month or so ago, is still funnier than ever and still hatin' on Microsoft. Check out this pretty funny video from Blimp.TV bashing Vista. Does anyone like Vista??:

Farewell, Miss Moneypenny

Miss Moneypenny, the loyal and seductive secretary to Chief M in the James Bond movies, died at the age of 80. While Miss Moneypenny was not the 'standard' Bond girl, she appeared in 14 Bond films, and was as key a role as the gadget guy, Q. I think most fans of the spy films secretly wanted to see a saucy scene between 007 and the old secretary, but, that thought is soon erased as soon as Pussy Galore or one of the million other Bond girls hits the big screen. Despite the fact that Miss Moneypenny never earned a centerfold in the Bond's girls calendars, she was a memorable and likeable character in the greatest spy movies of all time. Farewell, Miss Moneypenny.