On this, the last weekend of Blopping, I'd like to state for the record that weekend posts are for the birds. Everyone knows blogs are meant to be created and enjoyed on your employer's dime -- especially when you spend your Saturday mornings watching your little boys run around in circles and summoning the strength to take them for yet another extended WrestleMania in the park.
The Berts' love of committing acts of violence on their father conjures the image of Yahoo's new SpamGuard defense, trumpeted on its sexy new mail interface. The text promises to "put the hurt" on spammers and offer award-winning "protection" against viruses, and the logo looks like a shiny, golden nutshell.
Since I value my man-frame and my mainframe almost equally, the imagery is apt.






