Losses piling up lately for area’s scalpers at Fenway Park

The Sox have had 600 straight sellouts, but scalpers are getting pinched. Face value prices have steadily risen, therefore the Sox are both growing ticket revenue and capturing a greater percentage of the value they create.

The Boston Globe is: a) Owned by the same group that owns the Sox b) Going out of business c) Sympathetic with the scalpers d) All of the above

The answer’s “d,” and my head hurts.

I made an impulse purchase at the company store. Whoops.

I made an impulse purchase at the company store. Whoops.

2 out of 3 Bains surveyed were enjoying their Saturday night. [Sorry for consecutive sofa posts]

2 out of 3 Bains surveyed were enjoying their Saturday night. [Sorry for consecutive sofa posts]

It’s a crowded couch in the Bain house.

It’s a crowded couch in the Bain house.

Here’s a trailer for a sweet new iPhone/iPad game called The Incident.

The game’s designer, Neven Mrgan, has done an unreal job depicting familiar images through 8-bit animation. It’s worth playing the game just to admire his art.

Don’t Be Ugly By Accident!

I might as well be the 10 millionth person to link to this.

The Kansas City Chiefs have the portable toilet drill, in which a receiver enters a portable toilet in full uniform, sits down and waits for the door to be opened by another player, at which point a football is fired into the opening and the receiver must catch it. The goal is apparently to increase concentration.

From a Boston Globe article on NFL training camp hijinks.

It also says that the drill originated with the Pats.

I love the use of the word “apparently.”

Even on his honeymoon, Adam can’t escape his wise-ass younger brother.

Even on his honeymoon, Adam can’t escape his wise-ass younger brother.

I was interested in picking up Ferber’s canonical book on sleep training, but I noticed that 4% of parents who view the book, known for promoting the “cry it out” method, end up bailing to buy The No-Cry Sleep Solution. The internet’s got something for everyone.

I was interested in picking up Ferber’s canonical book on sleep training, but I noticed that 4% of parents who view the book, known for promoting the “cry it out” method, end up bailing to buy The No-Cry Sleep Solution.

The internet’s got something for everyone.

LittleBain.com

It’s come to my attention that I never actually mentioned my son’s website on this site, and that some readers were unaware of the premium content available over at LittleBain.com.

I apologize for the mix up. I promise that an adorable video coming later tonight will make us even.

[He’s also on Twitter, by the way.]

[His site looks great if you stretch your browser as wide as it can go on a big monitor, BTW.]

Part of why we chose the name Oliver was we believed it was familiar, but not overly so. Perhaps we should have looked to see if the data agreed with our suspicion, but I don’t think it’ll be a problem :-) On a side note, my buddy Randall has a theory that it’s only a matter of time before a college football player has the first name Lexus. According to the site, we’re likely to see college athletes with the name soon, but probably playing field hockey.

Part of why we chose the name Oliver was we believed it was familiar, but not overly so.

Perhaps we should have looked to see if the data agreed with our suspicion, but I don’t think it’ll be a problem :-)

On a side note, my buddy Randall has a theory that it’s only a matter of time before a college football player has the first name Lexus. According to the site, we’re likely to see college athletes with the name soon, but probably playing field hockey.

I’ve been taught that this sort of situation requires a Snickers bar.

I’ve been taught that this sort of situation requires a Snickers bar.

The coldest winter I ever knew…

The Mark Twain quote “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco,” has always bothered me. Partly because he never said it, and partly because it’s statistically unfair. I pulled some data from Weather Underground to prove it.

In terms of pure temperature (I use daily high, not daily average here, because I think it’s a better test of whether or not you could BBQ), September is the best month, although the summer months (June, July & August) collectively average 1º cooler than September. I pulled the last 5 years worth, and show their average in a thick blue line.

Avg. Max Daily Temp (Fº)

I’ve mentioned this to people in the past, and the immediate retort is always: “Yes, but the Fall is much less foggy.” Well, not in terms of visibility…

Min Visibility Miles

But maybe in terms of cloud coverage (as judged from 1-10)…

Cloud Coverage (1-10 Scale)

If you create a stat that weighs these factors equally (temp * visibility ÷ cloud coverage), September wins, although the summer months still fare quite well:

My Formula

My point is that it’s fair to say that September is the best time of year in San Francisco, but it’s unfair to describe the summer as “winter.”

For those of you who enjoy follow-up, back in May, I ran into Teresa Strasser, the co-host of my aural obsession, The Adam Carolla Show podcast. I was with then pregnant Lisa, and Ms. Strasser was with her husband and newborn, Buster. She couldn’t have been more kind to us, and as the host of a terrific parenting podcast, was interested in Lisa, a pediatrician, becoming a mom. She asked us to send her baby pics when Tiny O was born, we did, and she kindly replied.

For those of you who enjoy follow-up, back in May, I ran into Teresa Strasser, the co-host of my aural obsession, The Adam Carolla Show podcast.

I was with then pregnant Lisa, and Ms. Strasser was with her husband and newborn, Buster.

She couldn’t have been more kind to us, and as the host of a terrific parenting podcast, was interested in Lisa, a pediatrician, becoming a mom.

She asked us to send her baby pics when Tiny O was born, we did, and she kindly replied.

How to win Rock-paper-scissors every time

This is fantastic. How can there be so much data around rock-paper-scissors, but everything surrounding your child’s birth is decided by the whim of Zeus?