Recently by Joseph M. Jamison

Bored? Have some fun with the Browser Ball experiment. It's both ridiculous and pointless, yet fun and addicting.

It comes with a warning, however:

I make no claims as to the physical accuracy of Browser Ball. I have very, very little experience writing collision detection systems, and so, quite frequently, the ball will freak out for almost no discernable reason. All I can do is apologize profusely for my many, many shortcomings.

I keep trying to make the ball bounce all the way down a series of windows like a slinky down a flight of stairs. I get so excited when it almost makes it and then...OHHH! It stops!!!

Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling retired today via his blog, 38 Pitches. (via mlb traderumors)

The game always gave me far more than I ever gave it. All of those things, every single one of those memories is enveloped with fan sights and sounds for me. Without the fans, they would still be great memories, but none would be enduring and unforgettable because they infused the energy, rage, passion and "feel" of all of those times. The game was here long before I was, and will be here long after I'm gone. The only thing I hope I did was never put in question my love for the game, or my passion to be counted on when it mattered most. I did everything I could to win every time I was handed the ball.

This past weekend's NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships featured upsets galore. The most remarkable upset, however, came in the 149 lb. championships in which NC State's Darrion Caldwell dominated Iowa's Brent Metcalf, the current poster-boy for collegiate wrestling.

Coming into the match, both wrestlers were 37-0. Metcalf was the returning NCAA champion, and Caldwell was a returning All-American, placing 5th last year.

In Metcalf's 3rd career NCAA match in the early part of the 2007 season, Caldwell pinned Metcalf, which was considered a fluke, catching him by surprise with a spladle.

So why was this considered an upset? Since losing to Caldwell, Metcalf was 69-0 and has completely dominated the competition, including a technical fall (which is basically a mercy rule) of Caldwell earlier this season. Metcalf has never been behind to start the 3rd period.

At the conclusion of the match, Metcalf interrupted Caldwell's celebration by pushing him in mid-air while Caldwell was transitioning from a cartwheel to a backflip.

Some thought it to be classless, but I personally did not. Metcalf has been trained to wrestle until the whistle blows and that's what he was doing. Caldwell started his celebration a bit too early and Metcalf was trying to score points. Metcalf defended himself, saying, "If I was trying to push him, I would've pushed him off the entire platform." Caldwell had no issue with it either.

Part 2 of the match is after the jump.

Part 1

It's no secret that I'm a HUGE Ben Harper fan. His new band, Relentless 7, is releasing their debut record, White Lies for Dark Times, May 5. If you haven't heard them yet, you take a few minutes to do so.

Ben Harper & Relentless7 - Shimmer and Shine

I'm currently in St. Louis, MO for the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, and boy is this town boring. But is that such a bad thing?

According to Rick Reilly of ESPN, we're about to find out if Tiger Woods will end up the best golfer ever.

Huh?

I hate when sports writers and fans use stats to compare players. Not only is Tiger Woods the best golfer ever, he may be the most dominant athlete ever. Period.

This is what it was like in my house as a young lad with my two brothers on St. Patrick's Day. I hope that everyone enjoys themselves safely today!

Every Wednesday, from 12:30 to 2:30, Purdue University sophomores Cameron Brown and Brett Westcott, better known as the "Compliment Guys, " stand outside the chemistry building with their "Free Compliments" sign, rain, snow or shine to cheer up the student body.

Along a central walkway on Purdue University's campus, two students are on a crusade to make people happy.

To a passing guy dressed in Purdue sweats they say, "Love your school spirit."

To the woman carrying the trendy black bag: "Very nice purse." "It's very large."

And for the student who ran past them in knee-high leather boots: "I like your hustle." "I like your boots, too."

Jon Stewart has a history of holding people accountable. For the past two weeks, Jon has been hammering CNBC their poster boy, Jim Cramer (although Jon admits this was a little unfair). If you have 15 minutes, I suggest you watch the interview.

Oh, and in January, I said that the Colbert Report surpassed the Daily Show. I take that back. The Colbert Report, I think, is funnier, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's better.

Parts 2 and 3 on the interview are after the jump.

Part 1

All I want to know is who the hell over at Charmin thought it would be a good idea to promote their new toilet tissue as preventative measure for avoiding dingleberries? If my mother ever followed me around the house with a dustpan and brush I would've been quite upset.