Triple Tri Blog

A topic near and dear to any Gamer's heart, is the raw deal we get from the manufacturers. Systems are epensive. Games are expensive. Memory is expensive. 50% of the time, the sweet new game you see isn't available on your platform, or not being released in your country. All those subscription fees to play online, and purchase online content.... don't get me started. Apparently, I'm not the only one who feels this way --- hop the link to read an article about the Top 10 times when the gamers really get taken.

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Another beautiful car for you to enjoy:

Lexus has finally chopped the top off its entry-level IS, and the result is nothing short of slam-on-the-breaks sexy. The Lexus IS Convertible ($38,500 and up) features gorgeous looks with performance to back them up. Powered by a 3.5- or 2.5-Liter V6 producing 306 or 204 hp respectively, the drop-top IS also features a retractable hard top, six-speed paddle-shift sequential automatic transmission, 17-inch, 10-spoke alloy wheels, push-button start, dual-zone climate control, iPod connectivity, an eight-speaker sound system, Bi-Xenon headlamps, LED taillights, an Adaptive Front Lighting System that helps illuminate around corners, an optional HDD nav system, and more.

Umm, yes please?

Bring the sports bar experience home with The Man Wall ($14,900). This all-in-one chunk of awesomeness features room for four TVs — one 52" and two 26" units are included — a 1200-watt Panasonic home theater with integrated speakers and wireless surround units, two 25-cigar humidors with gauges, a 32-bottle wine rack, a microwave, a live 7-foot sports ticker at the top with built-in computer, a full-size kegerator with tap, an iPod docking station, DVD player, and the ability to control it all via a single remote control. Feel free to grunt in approval.

This is pretty ridiculous. Why did they think that was a good idea?

Thanks to Mom for sharing .

I have become more cautious about this sort of thing over the past year or so. I really don't like the thought of texting while driving. This proves my point.

Texas linebacker Sergio Kindle was treated for a concussion after crashing his car into an Austin apartment building last week while he was either sending or receiving a text message, his attorney said Monday. Kindle's attorney, Brian Roark, said Kindle lost control of the car on June 24 while looking at the message.

After the wreck he just went home and had his injuries checked out by team doctors who said he suffered a concussion but did not need to go the hospital. He's very fortunate it wasn't any worse and that he didn't hit anyone inside the building or an oncoming car. At times it is difficult to make the decision to wait and read the text later, but this could serve as a reminder to us all...drive first!

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Bubbles is alive and thriving at the Center for Great Apes in Wauchula, Fla., according to the center's Web site.

The center reports that Bubbles was born in 1983 in a biomedical laboratory, and purchased as a young chimp by an entertainment trainer. The chimp was later acquired by Jackson and accompanied the superstar on his world travels. Bubbles retired at age six or seven, and thereafter lived at a California trainer's compound with his chimp buddy Sam until 2005, when he moved to the Center for Great Apes.

Bubbles is doing just fine. My favorite part of the article that brought a smile to my face:

The Center's Web site reports that while Bubbles "is able to throw sand with amazing accuracy, he is extremely gentle with the youngsters, especially infant [chimp] Stryker. In fact, the baby can often be seen riding around on Bubbles' back."

Not that I'm a boxing fan - but the graphics on this game were too good not to post here:

Sure, we're loving Punch Out!! on the Wii, but we'd be lying if we said we weren't itching for a rematch with Kid Dynamite at the end. Now you can both fight and play as Tyson in Fight Night: Round 4 ($57) for the PS3 and Xbox 360. Featuring an all-new physics-based gameplay engine, the game also includes a new Legacy Mode, where you grow the careers of legendary fighters from the amateurs to the pros, an updated heads-up display, and a ridiculous list of fighters, including Tyson, Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Roy Jones Jr., Manny Pacquiao, Lennox Lewis, Sugar Ray Leonard, and more.

Awesome stuff - would really like to give this a go.

This would have been an exciting game to see. I guess it depends on if you prefer a pitchers duel or a lot of runs. I prefer the latter.

The Lake Elsinore Storm and High Desert Mavericks combined for 51 runs and 57 hits in a California League game Sunday, won 33-18 by the Storm.

Lake Elsinore, a Single-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres scored eight runs in the first inning, six runs in the eighth and had two five-run innings.

A story on High Desert's Web site, attributed to MLB.com, said the 51 runs beat the old league record of 44.

The Storm had 32 hits and five home runs, including two by Matt Clark, who went 5 for 6 with seven runs scored and five RBIs.

Felix Carrasco drove in six runs for Lake Elsinore and was one of five Storm players with four hits.

High Desert hit five homers, two by Kuo Hui Lo, who was one of four Mavericks players with four RBIs.

James McOwen went 2 for 6 for High Desert, a Seattle Mariners affiliate, to extend his hitting streak to 36 games and break the California League record.

Lake Elsinore starter Jeremy McBryde allowed 13 hits and 11 earned runs in 4 2/3 innings. Matt Teague got the win in relief, allowing eight hits and three runs in 3 1/3 innings.

Starter Nathan Addock took the loss, allowing seven hits and eight runs while registering two outs.

Sounds way more exciting than the usual 2-1 games I get to see.

Hop the link to see a pretty cool video of Sister Hazel performing Change Your Mind before the Cubs and White Sox game at U.S. Cellular Field on 6/26, courtesy of MLB.com. Pretty cool stuff.

Brilliant

Check out these awesome "vinyl faces." Some of them look so real it's hard to separate the covers from the real people.