DC or Bust

B and A and I are heading down to DC early Sunday morning. Trying to avoid the masses on 95 South, we'll seek less crowded pastures. A little Ravens football Image via Wikipediaon Sunday afternoon (I have no one else to root for now that the Giants, the Patriots and the Cowboys are all out, might as well make B happy). Then Monday, into the insanity.

We'll do a little touristy stuff on Monday afternoon mayhaps (feel free to follow me on Twitter: hollandtunnel). Monday night some dinner with CP and MK hopefully. Then some party party on Monday night.

Image by comicbase via FlickrAnd finally, the big day... It's about time. All the countdown clocks have reached their end and a new day is here. Now, the Inauguration of President Barack Obama. I'll be twittering all day long and hoping to meet up with my peeps after the swearing in (in the "purple" section thank you very much). The January drinking detox will be on hold as well (praise the Lord). Good times here we come.

A Short History of Nearly Everything Sports

Now, I'm a sports fan, though not a rabid, partisan one (owing mostly to the fact that most teams I support - at least in the college arena - usually suck bricks). I love March Madness (I'm winning my pool as we speak... at least for the next hour), I'm the first one to sign up to bring the chips and salsa to watch the SuperBowl, I'm game to catch a ballgame and enjoy a beer and hotdog, and I'll even watch golf on TV. But I'm not a fanatic, stats-wielding sports lunatic. However, SI's new Vault, is a great new site. It's also a perfect example of big media companies leveraging the long-tail in new and interesting ways. There are gems of stories from popular sports writers, like NPR Commentator, Frank Deford, dating back to the 60's, old SI covers, and video clips galore. Smartly, SI has partnered with eBay to offer up related, contextual memorabilia (1969 Topp's Kareem Abdul Jabar card, anyone?). This is a treasure trove of sports history. A perfect way to celebrate sports.