http://phildzikiy.com ...is a writer. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:21:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Care to peek behind the curtain? Here are a bunch of posts that I started writing but never finished, and the odds of the posts still being completed at some point: The Hierarchy of Grade School Snacking: 35-1. This was supposed to be a collaboration post, but it never materialized. The ... http://phildzikiy.com/2010/09/07/unfinished-business/ I've recently signed on as a contributor to Behind The Steel Curtain, the biggest and best Steeler blog on the web. Therefore, you'll be seeing fewer Steeler and NFL posts over here (but many more over there). http://phildzikiy.com/2010/08/24/going-behind-the-steel-curtain/ NFL preseason games are, by and large, rather terrible. But we watch. Why? Two main reasons. First of all, we're football-starved and football-crazed. We want to watch football. But also, it's our time for scouting. Watching preseason games, you can't tell much from a team standpoint (limited schemes, veterans who don't care, ... http://phildzikiy.com/2010/08/15/kicking-off-the-preseason-with-skippy/ A friend of mine recently bought me a gift — A.V. Club's Inventory. As a frequent reader of The Onion's A.V. Club, and a list connoisseur, this was a great surprise gift. Even though I've seen a few of the lists before, it's no matter, because this is a solid ... http://phildzikiy.com/2010/07/25/music-criticism-getting-satisfaction/ I don't ride roller coasters. There. Glad that's out in the open. Before you start reading this, that's the first thing you should know. This will not be a "favorite coaster" list, because I don't ride the things. I have my reasons, such as these: Roller coasters give me headaches. ... http://phildzikiy.com/2010/07/10/my-top-20-amusement-park-rides/