Ever wonder what Nintendo characters do on their days off? I didn’t either.

(9MB MPEG)

I’ve posted a new restaurant review: Sumo 2 (formerly Fusion Sushi-Boat).

Here is an example of why Ken Macha is a great manager:

On the bus ride back from Tucson on Saturday, A’s manager Ken Macha had the driver pull into a Dairy Queen, where he paid for the team’s treats. ‘We all went in uniform and people looked at us like maybe we were a softball team,’ Macha said. ‘I went to the counter and said ‘I’m the coach of this team, please total everything up and give me the bill.’ It was a little over $50. When I was 8, cones were 10 cents, so for 13 players it was $1.30.’ OF Nick Swisher said he ordered ‘the biggest Blizzard I could get, with chocolate chip cookie dough.’

This is just weird.

(3.5 MB WMV)

As far as Web browsers go, I am quite happy with Opera and am awaiting the upcoming 8.0 release. However, I readily grant that it’s very different from IE and has a bit of a learning curve. Plus, it’s not free (open source) or free (no-ads version requires payment). For those who want a free/free browser that works more like the familiar (but horribly vulnerably and dangerous), my number one recommendation is Mozilla Firefox. And the first thing you’ll want to do after installing Firefox is customize it.

Firefox straight ‘out of the zip’ is ok, but there’s a lot you can change, modify and improve. From performance to looks to usability, Firefox tuning gives you the power to make a browser specific to your needs and taste.

This article describes easy ways to improve the aesthetics and performance of Firefox, and is a must-read if you’re making the jump.