I just finished creating my league and team on mlb.com’s Ultimate Salary Cap fantasy baseball game. If anyone wants to join my league, just let me know and I’ll get you the password. This game is slightly different than other fantasy baseball games because the startup time is a lot shorter – just pick who you want on your team (max of $50 million) and you’re done, no long drafting process. It costs $20 for a team ($18 if you sign up within the next day), but if we get 10 people in the league then the winner will get $50. http://fantasygames.mlb.com/baseball/fullseason/ultimate/home.html

If you aren’t too hot on paying for it, they also have a free game which is similar but with fewer roster spots (9 versus 14), lower cap ($30m instead of $50m, and fewer prizes. I have a league and team setup there as well (Free Hot Stove/Free Dozers).

Should be fun for those of us that are baseball fans, even if our team(s) don’t do well during the year.

Tonight I bought a new shredder to replace the cheapo $10 one I have effectively killed. This one can handle a much larger load and cross cuts; should last a while. To break it in, I spent 2 hours shredding our “shred queue” – resulting in 2+ large garbage bags of shreds.

Ana and I are tossing around the idea of travelling down to Florida for a day or so to watch the space shuttle launch when it returns to flight. I’ve always wanted to see a launch and I will probably be in need of a short vacation from work around then, so when could be a better time to go?

Right now we’re just kicking the idea around, but the more I think about it, the more I like it.

As of Friday, Construx and St. Agnes Homes went out of business. They had filed for bankruptcy about a month ago but couldn’t come to an agreement with their debtors and had to close shop. I feel sorry for the few remaining employees that ended up getting screwed by the owner, but of the companies themselves I say good riddance! They were the first companies I’ve personally encountered that continually lied to my face and broke everything they touched.

Bye, bye Construx and St. Agnes!

It’s been one hell of a week at work and I’m utterly exhausted. So much so that it’s clear outside and I’ve decided to stay in and head to bed early; now that’s tired. I have more work to do this weekend but will just do that Sunday so I can get a day of rest in.

Jupiter came out pretty crappy because of air turbulance, hopefully I’ll get some better shots in the future.

This is my first attempt at any “deep space objects”. It didn’t turn out great but it’s something.