The top ten

(A list of things, in no particular order)

1. The Wire. "The Sopranos" is overrated. "The Wire" is simply great. Real people, with real problems. Wonderful dialogue and plot.

2. Sirius satellite radio. This should be standard in every new car. It will be in every car I buy from now on, certainly. If only it had MLB broadcast rights, it would be perfect. Can I trade Howard Stern for Jon Miller and Mike Krukow? Or at least the Brennaman family? Seriously.

3. Fantasy baseball. This year it's been a little rough. Let's just say that my team name is "Ow! My Septum!", but it may change to "Ow! My Lisfranc!" or "Ow! My Quad!" (and let's just pretend I didn't pick this guy early in the draft).

4. I Wanna Be the Guy, available free here. Worth it for the Zelda level and the Tetris level alone. Look it up on Youtube if you don't believe me.

5. Rock Band, PS3. A game that actually made me love music more. Also, I'm awesome at it. Especially when we get a mic stand and I play guitar and sing at the same time on expert difficulty. No one else seems to like hearing it, but I still like doing it.

6. Dinosaur Comics. My new favorite webcomic (not like I've tried that many, but still).

7. Milne's website. An invaluable reference. His course notes are well-written and down-to-earth. Whenever I encounter something basic that I should know but don't, that's the first place I look.

8. Daryl Hall and John Oates. No. I'm serious. Where are you going? Listen, the people who created "One on One" and "I Can't Go For That" get a free pass for life. Just listen to the first thirty seconds of "I Can't Go For That" sometime. It's just...perfect.

9. Futurama. In particular, "The Farnsworth Parabox" and the series finale, "The Devil's Hands are Idle Playthings," rank among the best TV shows I've ever seen. Plus I just got the first two seasons on DVD for my birthday. Which is great.

10. Bridge Squeezes for Everyone, David Bird. This is the book that everyone should learn squeezes from. Plain and simple. He recently wrote a followup book about endplays in a similar style, which I also recommend.