My favorite NBA blog is, as I’ve explained before, FreeDarko.com.
When a short comedy film that I had not seen in about five years percolated into my Facebook newsfeed, I felt compelled to send along the link to the editors of Free Darko along with the descritpion: ingmar bergman + mike dunleavy = free darko?!!!?
At this [...]

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My best prediction for the First Round of March Madness is that I will not get up from my couch in the next 36 hours.
First Round Predicted Winners:
FL, AZ, ODU, MD, Notre Dame, Oregon, GA Tech, Wisconsin / Kansas, Villanova, VA Tech, SIU, Duke, Pitt, Indiana, UCLA / UNC, MSU, USC, Texas, Vandy, Oral Roberts, [...]

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DJ MegaPickles: Sweet & Sour Hour
Download mp3 from Mediafire (60 minutes of awesome)
My very first very own radio show now available for download! As promised, I’ll post this show up on a weekly basis. My show has been approved, now I just need to find a timeslot that works. It’s always nice to have live [...]

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Posted a piece over at the W&M ACS Blog. It’s all about nerdy tech law stuff. Are you worried that the government is going to track everything you do on the Internet? You should be. Soon, they might know that you come to my blog everyday hoping that I’ll post pictures of me hanging out [...]

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I’m a big NBA fan, but had mostly given up on the League when I went to college. It was tough to simultaneously care about the intricacies of Duke’s bball squad, the ACC, Dick Vitale’s aphorisms and at the same time manage to understand the big league movement. My college idealism and amateur appreciation for [...]

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They Might Be Giants…
Originally uploaded by themarkpike.

I received this message today. Basically, I’m going to be famous in the minds of french canadian 10 to 12 year olds.
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Hi,
We are publisher of a french canadian scientific and educational magazine for children from 10 to 12 years old called Les Débrouillards.
In our upcoming issue we would like [...]

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Thoughts While Watching the 2006 World Cup

Baseball broadcasters shouldn’t be allowed to do soccer commentary.
In some parts of the world, having a mullet is not only acceptable, it appears to be encouraged.
I might start faking injuries during my daily life. “Mark, could you type up this memo for me and have it on my desk [...]

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Originally uploaded by themarkpike.
This is a meta-photo of our Preakness experience. We were on the outside looking in, but it was amazing people watching.
Faced with the choice of standing in the muddy infield, or rubbing elbows with the hat-wearing air-conditioned box seat ticketholders for cheaper; I went with the hats.
My [...]

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I wrote this for the fine folks at Cdigix, a company that digitally distributes music to college kids.
The Top 5 Contenders in the NBA Playoffs As Explained Through the Medium of Popular Music
1) San Antonio Spurs- The U2 of the NBA. Formulaic and methodical with their success. Dynasties. Seeing Bono lift another Grammy is about [...]

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Posted on Craigslist yesterday…
WANTED Wizards vs. Bucks - $1
Does anybody have an extra ticket for tonight’s must-win game? A free one would be greatly appreciated, but I can hook you up with $20 and a super-sweet high-five (negotiable). I’d love to have the opportunity to cheer on the Wizards, and sarcastically yell “nice shot” at [...]

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