Commentary

In today’s Monday Morning Quarterback column by Peter King, Peyton Manning and Colts’ president Bill Polian complained about a new rule for this NFL season. This year, the umpire (who usually spots the football after each play) will have to move 12 yards behind the offense before the ball can be snapped. The umpire used to stand behind the defense, now he stands behind the offense for his own safety. This simple change has made it difficult for the Colts to do their stupid no-huddle-but-wait-until-the-play-clock-is-almost-gone offense. So, Manning is unhappy about it.

What’s missing from King’s analysis, however, is how the Colts have frequently used that umpire like a pick in basketball in years past. When the umpire was in the defensive backfield, the Colts would run their tight end or one of their receivers right toward him, using him to create separation between the receiver and the defensive back. Now that the umpire is behind Manning, they not only have to wait for him to get into position to snap the ball, but they can’t use him to screen the defensive coverage anymore either. Since I hate the Colts, I love this rule!

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Seen tonight at Dexter Daze 2010:

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Whenever you write a document using a computer, you should basically never use tabs. Ever. If you are writing an outline, this is especially true; if you are going to send the document to another person for any reason, this is doubly especially true.

Also, you should NEVER press enter (or return for Macs) at the end of a line. EVER. Not in a Word document, not in an email. Nope, never. There is no exception to this rule. Ever.

For, you see, if another person needs to make the font bigger or smaller or doesn’t have the font you used, that nice looking little document of yours is going to look like it was produced by someone who is insane. It will be a mess. And, instead of easily formatting it for themselves using a handful of keystrokes, they will have to go line by line through the document reformatting it to make it look like you originally did. So, save everyone the effort and aggravation and learn a few simple techniques.

For more on this, please buy and read twice: The PC is Not a Typewriter or The Mac is Not a Typewriter.

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