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Hola, mi amigos. (And no, that does NOT say "holla.")

Just wanted to turn you guys (and girls) on to a couple of things that have piqued my interest recently.

• Do you think blogs are way too verbose? Do you think you might be able to post the goings-on in your life if you were limited to... say, 140 characters? And if you could do it from your cell phone? Well, welcome to Twitter. Here's my profile. Go ahead and add me as a friend because if I know you well enough to "friend" you on MySpace, I know you well enough to "twitter" you, too. (That just sounds dirty.)        :)



• Oh, one caveat: you might want to disable text notifications unless you have a REALLY BIG texting plan on your cell. You can still set it to text you if someone sends you a direct message, but you don't want to get inundated with a million random postings.



• Speaking of twittering, I'll probably be sending out a few this weekend, as I'll be in Phoenix watching spring training and hanging out with a couple friends. As much as I hate to use the term, it is definitely going to be a man-cation, formerly known as the "weekend with the guys."



• Brandy and I had dinner with some friends last night. The Hard Knox Cafe has some of the best fried chicken in San Francisco, by the way. It's a little out-of-the-way, but it's completely worth the drive. I also recommend their fried catfish. And their smothered pork chops. And their collard greens (with plenty of Crystal). And their red beans and rice.



• I'm sorry I forgot to post this last week, but The Big Picture is holding their own March Madness tournament, and it has very little to do with basketball. They call it the "Would You Do..." tourney, and we're already into the Elite Eight. Here's the first post to give you some background.



• For the life of me, I can't figure out how Melissa Stark only got the 4-seed. That left-bracket semifinal between Stark and Erin Andrews is the true final matchup for me.