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Dan

We ratfucked 'em, ---- GM

About Me

baseball writer. dork. pretty open minded. likes all types of entertainment. did i mention dork? that's because i'm a confident dork.

My Interests

president of the Matthew McConaughey Fan Club

I'd like to meet:

I've been told by someone at work that I'm too old to have a MySpace account ---- so basically anybody that's cool but that guy.

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Music:

Everything

Movies:

Grandma's Boy, Blow, Shawshank Redemption, Heat, Batman Begins, Anchorman, Fight Club, The Big Lebowski, Almost Famous, Wedding Crashers, Caddyshack, Kingpin, The Departed, Borat, Children of Men.

Television:

Heroes, Entourage, Lost, Grey's Anatomy, The Sopranos, The Office, Family Guy, How I Met Your Mother, House, Knights of Prosperity (until it's cancelled), The OC (until it's cancelled), Studio 60 (until it's cancelled), Friday Night Lights (until it's cancelled) and The Wire (it's not getting cancelled).

Books:

Moneyball, Catcher in the Rye, Ender's Game, The Bretheren and The Firm.

My Blog

It's interesting here...

but not really. If any of you are thinking of moving to Phoenix I'd highly recommend not doing so. Scottsdale is filled with people who think they live in Del Mar, Beverly Hills and places of that so...
Posted by Dan on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:05:00 PST

Jerk stole my idea...

After Sunday's two-touchdown pass effort, I thought about changing my name to Peyton Manning. I was that good. I swear it.   But no. Instead, some Bears fan lost a bet and is going to g...
Posted by Dan on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 01:25:00 PST

A conversation I will never have...

I was in a new Thai restaraunt on El Cajon Blvd. earlier tonight when two guys waiting for takeout orders started up a conversation. Even though I was 30 feet away I could clearly hear them talking be...
Posted by Dan on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 02:52:00 PST

Marissa, por que? Por que?

Marissa's dead. I realize this is an admission that I'm hooked on The OC. I don't care. Everyone has something dark and terrifying in their own closet, and watching The OC is one of mine. It's a tota...
Posted by Dan on Fri, 19 May 2006 10:34:00 PST

Hero worship...

I was busy last week, but I had to write about this. It's a story of courage and grace under pressure ---- and it's one that needs to be shared. Last weekend, while at a Padres game, my frie...
Posted by Dan on Tue, 09 May 2006 04:45:00 PST

Chew with your mouth closed...

I guess I'm a little picky, but I gotta vent. I've always tried like hell to keep my mouth closed while I eat food. I had a babysitter when I was a little kid who used to smack us around if we didn't ...
Posted by Dan on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:44:00 PST

The Mansion

  Editors note: I was going to write a story about going to The Playboy Mansion from a reporters point of view. But as I finished with the original version I realized how absolutely boring it was...
Posted by Dan on Wed, 12 Apr 2006 09:54:00 PST

The Super Bowl re-lived (about 19 days late)

Editor's note: Unfortunately, the staff writer covering this event suffered from a severe case of laziness and spent most of February sleeping after attending this party which resulted in the delayed ...
Posted by Dan on Sat, 25 Feb 2006 11:08:00 PST

Obscure references...

My nephew turned 1 the other day, and in his honor I've decided to change my name each and every day of the week. See what happens when you have too much time on your hands at work? Yep. No little kid...
Posted by Dan on Thu, 26 Jan 2006 11:13:00 PST