http://www.markksullivan.com An insight into Mark's daily life Fri, 23 Nov 2007 06:33:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Amazon has come out with a fresh groceries in the Seattle area.  It's a pilot program called AmazonFresh where they provide fresh food (meat, dairy, vegetables, fruit, etc) for delivery or pick-up.  Lee & Sachi tried it recently and on their recommendation, I tried it as well.  First impression: AWESOME!  The ... http://www.markksullivan.com/?p=147 Hey everyone.... The laptop got lost for awhile.  Well actually, the blog got pushed aside while my life focused on work.  I've been debating keeping/losing the blog, since the Internet is more social communities rather than individual blogs these days.  Everyone is into Facebook or MySpace or some other form ... http://www.markksullivan.com/?p=146 When I'm rooting for a team, whether it be the Eagles, Seahawks, Phillies or Mariners to name a few, I cheer for the team when it does good and boo the team when it does bad.  What?!?! You boo at teams you root for?  Yes, I do.  I want them ... http://www.markksullivan.com/?p=144 Not to sound like advertising, but my friend Margaret has started a new business selling handmade jewelry.  I think they look awesome and I know she's going to do very well with this new venture called Baby Duckles.  Check it out if you're looking for cool looking handmade earrings (with additional ... http://www.markksullivan.com/?p=143 Twitter is a cool application that takes blogging in a new direction.  Instead of posting a whole entry onto the blog, I can just capture a moment, an activity, or a thought as it happens, through Twitter.  When I'm doing something, or have an interesting thought, or want to share a ... http://www.markksullivan.com/?p=142 I know people always say they need a break after a busy weekend... but bumbershoot really means it.  The 3-day music & arts festival in Seattle had 10 continuous stages of various acts all weekend.  The big draw was Wu Tang, Fergie, John Legend and Joss Stone.  One cool thing about ... http://www.markksullivan.com/?p=141 This is an update for those who weren't able to watch the Game Show Network this weekend.  My friend Michelle beat John Carpenter to advance to the semi-finals in the game show Grand Slam.  Carpenter received his fame by being the first person to win $1MM on "Who wants to ... http://www.markksullivan.com/?p=140 The Mariners don't normally make it to the playoffs.... in fact, if Seattle is still mathematically in contention come September, that's considered a good year.. heck, a GREAT year.  As of today, the Mariners are 3.5 games behind Anaheim in the AL West.  But, we are 1st place in the Wild ... http://www.markksullivan.com/?p=139 The Game Show Network has started a new game show, called Grand Slam.  This game is like the all-star competition of past game show winners.  The contestants are top winners from other game shows.  They include Ken Jennings ($3 million winner from Jeopardy), John Carpenter ($1 million winner from "Who ... http://www.markksullivan.com/?p=138 Tonight's game lasted over 4 hours, but in the bottom of the 12th inning, the Mariners finally pulled it off.  The game seemed well in hand in the 7th inning, with a good 3 run cushion on the 1st place Angels.  The 8th inning went off without a hitch and ... http://www.markksullivan.com/?p=137