tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-307655 2011-01-25T22:16:56-08:00 n. (1) (slang) (golf) The condition of scoring an eight on any one hole, generally regarded as a very poor score, because the maximum number (par) for any golf hole is five. The origin of the term is in reference to what the number eight (8) looks like on its side. (2) The social observations, adventures and sliced tee shots of Marc Levin, friends and family. TypePad 34.218654-118.625389http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/fb_pwrd.gif tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d5d6f53ef0147e1fa47db970b 2011-01-25T22:16:56-08:00 2011-01-25T22:16:56-08:00 marc db levin Published in The New Yorker 9/12/2005 by Alex Gregory<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?a=_oDnQKKyI1I:XLqxbHVKOMU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?a=_oDnQKKyI1I:XLqxbHVKOMU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?a=_oDnQKKyI1I:XLqxbHVKOMU:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DogballsBlog/~4/_oDnQKKyI1I" height="1" width="1"/>http://dogballs.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/01/incessantly-barking.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d5d6f53ef0120a846febe970b 2010-02-01T22:02:33-08:00 2010-02-01T22:02:33-08:00 marc db levin <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?a=UJFH0ffLLeQ:sWO7cy94uNI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?a=UJFH0ffLLeQ:sWO7cy94uNI:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?a=UJFH0ffLLeQ:sWO7cy94uNI:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DogballsBlog/~4/UJFH0ffLLeQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://dogballs.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/02/jordan-on-the-prowl.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d5d6f53ef0120a53160aa970b 2009-08-29T19:26:17-07:00 2009-08-29T19:26:17-07:00 marc db levin P042409PS-0122 Originally uploaded by The Official White House Photostream<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?a=ikYaIZpa8n0:UhPLLdEFd_s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?a=ikYaIZpa8n0:UhPLLdEFd_s:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?a=ikYaIZpa8n0:UhPLLdEFd_s:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DogballsBlog/~4/ikYaIZpa8n0" height="1" width="1"/>http://dogballs.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/08/tempo-swing-right-shoulder.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d5d6f53ef0120a557677e970c 2009-08-17T23:26:50-07:00 2009-08-17T23:32:06-07:00 marc db levin The annual back-packing trip with the UCSD kids brought us to Cottonwood Lakes and eventually to the top of this rock... Mount Langley. This had to have been the toughest hike I've completed... more challenging than this one or this...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?a=tV1y9ge_AQs:pP-ibyEhwLA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?a=tV1y9ge_AQs:pP-ibyEhwLA:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?a=tV1y9ge_AQs:pP-ibyEhwLA:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DogballsBlog/~4/tV1y9ge_AQs" height="1" width="1"/>http://dogballs.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/08/14000-feet.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-64787847 2009-03-28T16:35:42-07:00 2009-03-28T16:35:42-07:00 marc db levin Pico Jumps Originally uploaded by mylerdudeone in an occasional series<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?a=XHa1-Pe7Jgg:tgFIysASZd8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?a=XHa1-Pe7Jgg:tgFIysASZd8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?a=XHa1-Pe7Jgg:tgFIysASZd8:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DogballsBlog/~4/XHa1-Pe7Jgg" height="1" width="1"/>http://dogballs.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/03/flickr-photo-of-the-day.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-63667245 2009-03-04T22:42:04-08:00 2009-03-04T22:43:47-08:00 marc db levin <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?a=KAMVvHZrEyE:4v4hGGJ8nxU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?a=KAMVvHZrEyE:4v4hGGJ8nxU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DogballsBlog/~4/KAMVvHZrEyE" height="1" width="1"/>http://dogballs.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/03/elephant-video-of-the-day.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-63180583 2009-02-21T20:36:43-08:00 2009-02-21T20:37:20-08:00 marc db levin My design for Twitter's "over capacity" screen Originally uploaded by Mykl Roventine I wonder how many people have neglected their blogging "duties" in favor of quick hits on twitter. I definitely fall into that camp and I'm not happy about...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?a=As1JI-Hph2Q:09X-xnrcHe0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?a=As1JI-Hph2Q:09X-xnrcHe0:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DogballsBlog/~4/As1JI-Hph2Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://dogballs.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/02/twitter-killed-my-blog.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-63150451 2009-02-21T09:35:55-08:00 2009-02-21T18:38:04-08:00 marc db levin Takin' it to the BANK$Y Originally uploaded by guano It has always frustrated me to see companies act in their long-term worst interests only to satisfy the large investors and Wall Street that pressured them. In this context, it's never...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?a=iw9d7SFReYQ:QtXFJv6b5Go:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?a=iw9d7SFReYQ:QtXFJv6b5Go:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DogballsBlog/~4/iw9d7SFReYQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://dogballs.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/02/-thank-you-wall-street-.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-62572571 2009-02-08T20:51:37-08:00 2009-02-08T20:51:31-08:00 marc db levin The tag-line, "To serve man" was already taken and had a lasting impression that we were serving up people for food. ;-) CNN, instead, chooses to position itself as being able to: "Inform, Involve and Empower" it's customers wherever they...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?a=RUYg5uvzmIc:cj6vCF417Dc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?a=RUYg5uvzmIc:cj6vCF417Dc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DogballsBlog?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DogballsBlog/~4/RUYg5uvzmIc" height="1" width="1"/>http://dogballs.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/02/cnn-being-social.html