Boo Cam Cameron

Ladies and Gentlemen of Miami, your head coach Cam Cameron!





Yes, Cam Cameron in his first public appearance following the 2007 NFL Draft gets booed before he even gets to the podium. I'm not sure, but from the chants of "Brady...Brady...Brady!" I think the Dolphin fans wanted Brady Quinn. I would have at least picked some quarterback since the Dolphins' incumbent QBs are Daunte "I was just gambling" Culpepper and Cleo Lemon.

Movin' On Up

When I first started at Regenstrief in 2000, I was told we were moving into a new building soon. Finally, 6 1/2 years later, we finally relocated to a new building. Originally called MISB II, we're now calling our new locations the HITS building. Someone already pointed out that we need to be very careful in how we order those letters. The building is brand new (just finished a couple of months ago; some tenants moved in last month) and still has a "new building" smell to it. Everything is fresh and clean. The pluses of the new building are that it was not previously used as a clinic, I don't have to ride up the elevator with Wishard patients and/or inmates, it's on the Canal (great for the fall, spring, and summer...don't know about the winter), and there's a lot more space. The downsides are that my assigned parking (the Clarian X Lot) lot is six blocks away (I found street parking this morning, but that may very day by day) and nothing is working quite right. My access card did work on the front door, but some of the doors still don't recognize it. My phone wasn't working and after it was fixed it was discovered my voice mail didn't work. My computer was updated when it was moved and now two of my commonly used programs aren't talk to each other (Excel and SAS). Other than those minor things, the move went well. All of my boxes were outside my cube and my computer was hooked up. I spent lunch sitting on a bench on the Canal, so I can't complain.

Old building.

New building.

The Cheese Stands Alone

If virtual bubblewrap was just too exciting for you, you can now watch a web cam of cheese maturing. Let's all thank Al Gore for inventing the Internet so we can enjoy watch a block of cheese do, well, nothing.

If you like a little more excitement, here is a time lapse of the cheese maturing over three months. Rivoting.

Make sure to stay for the credits!

SI Package Has Arrived

My Sports Illustrated package for the WORLD CHAMPION INDIANPOLIS COLTS has arrived. Check out the contents:





Also, here is my little Colts corner of my Purdue room:

Bush now a Colt

Even though I knew the Colts were going to visit the White House Monday, when I first saw a "Bush" Colts jersey my mind immediately thought, "Holy cow! How'd we get Reggie Bush?" Unfortunately, the Bush that gets the Colts jersey is the President, George Bush (Nothing against the president, but I hear he can't match Reggie's 4.3 40 time). The Colts got to visit the White House and spend some time with the Washington big wigs.

My favorite part (I'll try to find the exact quote later) was an interview with Peyton Manning that he started off with "Oh, we just spent 20 minutes in the Oval Office." Can you imagine how many lobbiest and foreign ambassadors that would love to get 5 minutes with the President to discuss legislation or global issues? Peyton gets 20 minutes just to chit-chat! I also loved Bush's quote:

"A lot of people here in the White House compound have been really looking forward to seeing Peyton Manning," Bush said. "They wanted to see a guy who gets more air time than I do."

Say what you want about his presidency, but at least he has a sense of humor!

I understand why Bush got a Colt's jersey (it's pretty customary when a winning team visits the White House), but why in the world did the Colt's give him a cowboy hat?

Toilet Paper: We Only Need a Square

Not sure why Sheryl Crow is trying to save the environment, but, well, she is. One of her proposed solutions is to limit the use of toilet paper to one square per restroom visit.

Check out this quote:"I propose a limitation be put on how many squares of toilet paper can be used in any one sitting...I think we are an industrious enough people that we can make it work with only one square per restroom visit, except, of course, on those pesky occasions where 2 to 3 could be required."

I may be unusual, but I personally use two or three squares just to blow my nose. The toilet paper in my office is so thin that you can literally see right through it. In fact, "paper" might be an exaggeration in describing it. I'm not sure how anyone could actually get away with just using a square for anything.

Other great environmentally friends ideas from scientist...ooops! I mean ROCK SINGER...Sheryl Crow is a "dining sleeve" to wipe your mouth on your sleeve with a, presumably, cloth napkin attached to your sleeve.

Not sure these ideas are going to go over well in my household.

Colts Nation Rejoices

After the Indianapolis Colts won the Super Bowl, I knew they would receive lots of publicity. One piece of media I was hoping they would avoid is the cover of EA Sports Madden '08. The player on the cover of Madden in the past has met with all kinds of problems. A complete list is below, but no player on the cover of Madden since 2000 has had a good year. I could just see EA Sports wanting to ride the wave of Colts success and placing Peyton Manning or Dwight Freeney on the cover, only to have Peyton blow out a knew or Dwight to separate his shoulder. Thankfully, EA Sports has decided to let the Colts fans continue to enjoy their post-Super Bowl celebration. Not only will EA Sports pass on dooming a Colt player, they've decided to curse the QB of a division rival. Vince Young of the Tennessee Titans is going to grace the cover of Madden '08. Could it get in better? (Besides of course Tom Brady being on the cover, breaking both legs in the preseason and having Gisele Bundchen and Bridget Moynahan dump him) We can now start the pool of what week Vince Young will be injured. Week two they play the SUPER BOWL CHAMPION INDIANAPOLIS COLTS. I think I'll take that week for the curse to hit Young.

In case you don't follow this curse and don't believe me, here is USA Today's break down of all the doom that has fallen on those who have been on Madden covers:
• 2006 — Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander (2006): He broke a bone in his left foot early in the season and finished with 896 rushing yards.
• 2005 — Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb (2005): Eagles started out 4-5, and McNabb missed the final seven games because of a sports hernia.
• 2004 — Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis (2004): Suffered wrist injury, which caused him to miss a game and limited his production. It was the only season of his career in which he had no interceptions.
• 2003 — Atlanta Falcons QB Michael Vick (2003): Suffered a broken right leg during an exhibition game, causing him to miss the first 11 games of the season.
• 2002 — St. Louis Rams RB Marshall Faulk (2002): Missed two games with an injured ankle.
• 2001 — Minnesota Vikings QB Daunte Culpepper (2001): Missed the final five games with a knee injury after throwing almost as many interceptions (13) as touchdown passes (14).

Pacers Draft Oden???

There is a .7% chance of this happening. That's better odds than winning the lottery or getting killed by a tornado. Good luck Pacers!

Swimming to Europe

Apparently there is a small glitch right now in Google Maps. If you type in an East Coast U.S. City (such as Portland,ME or New York) and ask for directions to Western Europe (such as Paris) you'll be given the following driving directions:



Personally, I would suggest flying. It's good to know that Google thinks you and I could make it across the Atlantic in 29 days though.

Full map:

Cube-mates

Ever wonder what I look like at work or what my coworkers look at? My office is taking pictures of all the departments (I didn't quite understand the reasoning behind this. Something about the CEO wanting all of our pictures to show the board. Hopefully it will make us look like we all need to be paid more). Here is that picture, plus and old picture of us in Colts gear from a few years back.

WORLD CHAMPION COLTS Schedule

I plan on using the phrase "WORLD CHAMPION COLTS" as often as possible. Here is the newly released schedule. Five prime-time games means I'm going to be losing a lot of sleep. Oh well, GO COLTS!

1 Thursday Night 9/6 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 8:30 PM
2 Sunday Early 9/16 @ Tennessee Titans 1:00 PM
3 Sunday Early 9/23 @ Houston Texans 1:00 PM
4 Sunday Late 9/30 DENVER BRONCOS 4:15 PM
5 Sunday Late 10/7 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 4:05 PM
6 BYE 10/14 BYE -
7 Monday Night 10/22 @ Jacksonville Jaguars 8:30 PM
8 Sunday Early 10/28 @ Carolina Panthers 1:00 PM
9 Sunday Late 11/4 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 4:15 PM
10 Sunday Night 11/11 @ San Diego Chargers 8:15 PM
11 Sunday Early 11/18 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 1:00 PM
12 Thanksgiving 11/22 @ Atlanta Falcons 8:15 PM
13 Sunday Early 12/2 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00 PM
14 Sunday Night 12/9 @ Baltimore Ravens 8:15 PM
15 Sunday Late 12/16 @ Oakland Raiders 4:05 PM
16 Sunday Early 12/23 HOUSTON TEXANS 1:00 PM
17 Sunday Early 12/30 TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM

Director of the Human Genome Project's Take on God

Very interesting article from Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., who is the director of the National Human Genome Research Institute. Check out the article on CNN.com.

Has Troy gone to the Dark Side?

Yes, linking to a Dancing with the Stars clip is a bit unusual, but I think you'll see it has nothing to do with me become a Tango fan. Check out this clip:

Dewey defeats Truman!

Well, not quite. But my wife Rachel did beat all-comers in our annual March Madness Pool. Congratulations to you sweetie!

Not sure how she pulled this off. I pictured something life the SNL Peyton Manning skit where the blonde made all the correct picks ("Bulldogs are sooooo cute!"), but maybe my own mad basketball picking skills are rubbing off on her. Actually she revealed her secret as picking schools that she had heard of. Better luck to all of us next year. The results are below. As you can see from my score, I should probably get my wife to fill out my brackets next year.