4/21/09 = .021164021...
* I can't seem to break the 135 wpm barrier on the Twitter typing game over at fast140 ( http://www.fast140.com/mookieghana ). Basically, it gives you someone else's tweets and you retype them as quickly as you can. As you will see, most of the messages are about Perez Hilton/Miss USA, Susan Boyle, Columbine and Chuck. Still #215 isn't a shabby standing, right?

* I have a Pigs in Space postcard in my cubicle. It rocks.

* I've been playing Fantasy NASCAR this season. I don't watch the races or really care about the results. The fun is in the picking.

PRESEASON
"Budweiser Shootout : 14 Tony "Stacker 2" Stewart
Rookie: Scott "IBS" Speed
Make: Chevy Kodiak
Champ: Cale Yarborough. Failing that, Nord Gordley. Failing that, Stroker Ace. Failing that, Jimmie Johnson. Failing that, Ichy McGhee. Failing that, Skinny Mike. Failing that, Tayler Malsam. Failing that, Hicky Dicky Doo. Failing that, Alaska Senator Ted Stevens.
Daytona 500: Mark Martin / Kurt Busch / Lothar the Destroyer
Duel 1: Jeff "I took a whiz on the World of Coke" Gordon
Duel 2: Elliot "Don't call me Hermie because I took a pill and got
that problem fixed" Sadler"

WEEK ONE:
Kevin "But Greg Biffled in my Childress!" Harvick
Aaron "Hey Kid, Want to buy some candy?" Fike
Jeff "Don't Call me Lance" Burton

WEEK TWO:
UNSCRAMBLE!
Rad Rads Clew (hint: "I married Iron Man's sister!")
Handymen Nil (hint: Nannerpuss!)

WEEK THREE:
pick #1: 03, 0C, 09, 0E, 14, 02, 0F, 17, 19, 05, 12
pick #2: 07, 12, 05, 07, 02, 09, 06, 06, 0C, 05
Where will Jason put you in? "03, 0C, 0F, 13, 05, 14"

WEEK FOUR:
Pretend that the car #s were in fact the current ages of my picks.

In eight years from now, the sum of their new ages would be equal to
twice the current age of older one of them. Conversely, nine years
ago, one was then three times older than the other one.

WEEK FIVE:
10 HOME
20 ?"WELCOME ROB!"
30 INPUT "Driver #1: ";X$
40 INPUT "Driver #2: ";Y$
50 IF LEN(X$)=11 THEN Z$=X$:X$=Y$:Y$=Z$
55 Z$=""
60 FOR T=1 TO 12
70 READ X
80 Y=ASC(MID$(X$,T,1))
90 Z$=Z$+CHR$(Y-X)
100 NEXT T
110 ? Z$
120 Z$=""
130 FOR T=1 TO 11
140 READ X
150 Y=ASC(MID$(Y$,T,1))
160 Z$=Z$+CHR$(Y-X)
170 NEXT T
180 ? Z$
190 END

300 DATA 15,8,-9,-2,-5,0,-4,8,-6,0,-4,11
310 DATA 2,-4,12,13,0,0,0,-4,1,-16,-45

DRIVER #1 is "SMELT DIGLEY" (all caps)
DRIVER #2 is "LARS GONE?!" (all caps, include the exclaimation point
and question mark)

WEEK SIX:
10 GR
20 HOME
30 COLOR=1
40 FOR Q=1 TO 2
50 FOR T=1 TO 3
60 READ X,Y,Z
70 IF T<>2 THEN VLIN X,Y AT Z
80 IF T=2 THEN HLIN X,Y AT Z
90 NEXT T
95 NEXT Q
100 DATA 10,30,10
110 DATA 5,10,30
120 DATA 25,30,5
130 DATA 10,30,30
140 DATA 25,30,30
150 DATA 25,30,25
190 ?"DRIVER #1":?"PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE"
200 GET X$
500 HGR
510 HCOLOR=3
520 HPLOT 10,10 TO 10,80
530 HPLOT 80,10 TO 10,40
540 HPLOT TO 80,80
550 HPLOT 90,10 TO 100,50
560 HPLOT TO 110,10
570 HPLOT 100,50 TO 100,80
580 HPLOT 120,10 TO 120,80
590 HPLOT TO 145,80
600 HPLOT 155,10 TO 155,80
610 HPLOT TO 175,80
620 HPLOT 155,10 TO 175,10
630 HPLOT 155,50 TO 175,50
640 HOME
650 ?"DRIVER #2":?"PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE"

WEEK SEVEN:
Solve these Gaming Puzzles and you'll find my picks!

XzzYzz & zzzz: (sequel was set on Funkotron)
zXYzzz zzzzzz: (has Abobo)
XYzz: (defeat "Mr. Big" - shoot the enemies or arrest them so they are "BUSTED")
zzzz zXzzY'z zzzzz zzz: (Soda Popinski haunts your dreams!)
Xzzzz zzzYzz: (join the Federation of Space Loonies)

Pick #1: XXXXX
Pick #2: YYYYY

all the z's are letters that can be ignored!

WEEK EIGHT:
Open a New Excel Spreadsheet

in cell B1 enter the formula on the next line
=CHAR(MID(A1,1,2))&CHAR(MID(A1,3,2))&CHAR(MID(A1,5,2))&CHAR(MID(A1,7,2))&CHAR(MID(A1,9,2))

then in cell A1 put this number in: 8479788983
replace cell A1 with 7565836989 to see pick #2